Stories to Caution the World is the first complete translation of Jingshi tongyan, the second of Feng Menglong's three collections of stories which were pivotal in the development of Chinese vernacula
Stories Old and New is the first complete translation of Feng Menglong’s Gujin xiaoshuo (also known as Yushi mingyan, Illustrious Words to Instruct the World), a collection of 40 short stories first p
Landscape architecture mediates between nature and buildings in its task to develop open spaces into habitats for people. Today, this task implies ecological problem solving in addition to aesthetics.
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Office construction is one of the largest building tasks today. Architects and designers face the challenge of creating buildings and spaces that are functional yet stylish. This title presents 170 of
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In the 34th installment, the Jazz Age is in full swing in New York, while the London General Strike calls for everyone to help out England in 1925 is prosperous; the nation has put the war behind it,
The addictive saga of the Morland family continues, now with its many branches spread across the Empire and the New World In 1919, as the euphoria of the Armistice fades, the nation counts the cost: m
Continuing the addictive saga of the Morland family, now with its many branches spread across?the Empire and the new world?1918: German troops flood back from the Russian front for an all-out assault
National Bestselling Author Dutch continues with part 2 of "Dynasty", the first urban soap opera! The Bells and Simmons are family. The Bells, a crime family in New York, have the cocaine market on lo
It’s 1917 and the Allies are determined to finally defeat a weakened Germany?everything is building up to the summer’s Big Push. Germany strikes back with U-boat attacks to starve England out, giant a
1916. England is at war and the Morland family is in the thick of it, with two men already in France and three more soon to go. Tragedy strikes Morland Place when Jessie’s husband Ned is reported miss
In the Morland Dynasty series, the majestic sweep of English history is richly and movingly portrayed through the fictional lives of the Morland family. It is 1908, and in the height of Edwardian spl