Wang: 1062 books
From Darkness to Sight
How One Man Turned Hardship into Healing
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016
***From Darkness to Sight***chronicles the remarkable life journey of Dr. Ming Wang, a world-renowned laser eye surgeon and philanthropist.
As a teenager, Ming fought valiantly to escape one of history’s darkest eras – China’s Cultural Revolution – during which millions of innocent...
International Young Physicists' Tournament
Problems & Solutions 20122013
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
Solutions to the 25th & 26th International Young Physicists' Tournament provides original, quantitative solutions in fulfilling seemingly impossible tasks. The book expands on the solutions required by the problems. Many of the articles include modification, extension to existing models in references,...
Accounting with Heart
China's Role in International Finance and Business
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2012
In the Western world, examination of business and finance can often be a dry enterprise. Wang Jun shows, through this extraordinary collection of writings, both the breadth of his world view and the connections which surely exist between the finance, the arts, philosophy and culture. His is a singular...
by Wang An-Shih
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
A selection of poems by the ancient Chinese poet and statesman Wang Ah-Shih, translated by David Hinton.
Wang An-shih (1021-1086 C.E.) was a remarkable figure—not only one of the great Sung Dynasty poets, but also the most influential and controversial statesman of his time. Although Wang...
International Young Physicists' Tournament
Problems and Solutions 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2018
International Young Physicists' Tournament (IYPT), is one of the most prestigious international physics contests among high school students. This book is based on the solutions of 2015 IYPT problems. The authors are undergraduate students who participated the CUPT (Chinese Undergraduate Physics Tournament)....
From Multiscale Modeling to Meso-Science
A Chemical Engineering Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Multiscale modeling is becoming essential for accurate, rapid simulation in science and engineering. This book presents the results of three decades of research on multiscale modeling in process engineering from principles to application, and its generalization for different fields. This book considers...
Innovative Production and Construction
Transforming Construction through Emerging Technologies
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2019
Throughout the 38 chapters, this must-have volume outlines essential information about the implementation of emerging technologies, from building information modeling and 3D printing, to life cycle assessment and information technology in construction and engineering projects.
It covers practical...
Never Forget National Humiliation
Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
How could the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) not only survive but even thrive, regaining the support of many Chinese citizens after the Tiananmen Square crackdown of 1989? Why has popular sentiment turned toward anti-Western nationalism despite the anti-dictatorship democratic movements of the 1980s?...
The Lyrical in Epic Time
Modern Chinese Intellectuals and Artists Through the 1949 Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
In this book, David Der-wei Wang uses the lyrical to rethink the dynamics of Chinese modernity. Although the form may seem unusual for representing China's social and political crises in the mid-twentieth century, Wang contends that national cataclysm and mass movements intensified Chinese lyricism...
The Teahouse under Socialism
The Decline and Renewal of Public Life in Chengdu, 1950–2000
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
To understand a city fully, writes Di Wang, we must observe its most basic units of social life. In The Teahouse under Socialism, Wang does just that, arguing that the teahouses of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, are some of the most important public spaces—perfect sites for examining...
by Jin-Ye Wang
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
With the increasing worldwide prevalence of tissue damage, there is an urgent, growing demand for tissue engineering materials to mimic autologous tissue for surgical repair. Many attempts have been made to produce long-lasting, biocompatible implants. To overcome the mechanical and biological limitations...
Endohedral Fullerenes
From Fundamentals to Applications
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
Endohedral fullerenes represent a novel family of carbon nanostructures, which are characterized by a robust fullerene cage with atoms, ions, or clusters trapped in its interior. Since the first separation of the endohedral metallofullerene La@C82 in 1991, a large variety of endohedral structures...
The Politics of Voter Suppression
Defending and Expanding Americans' Right to Vote
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
The Politics of Voter Suppression arrives in time to assess actual practices at the polls this fall and to reengage with debates about voter suppression tactics such as requiring specific forms of identification. Tova Andrea Wang examines the history of how U.S. election reforms have been manipulated...
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow
A Novel of Shanghai
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2008
Set in post-World War II Shanghai, The Song of Everlasting Sorrow follows the adventures of Wang Qiyao, a girl born of the longtong, the crowded, labyrinthine alleys of Shanghai's working-class neighborhoods.
Infatuated with the glitz and glamour of 1940s Hollywood, Wang Qiyao seeks fame in...