Theory of the Aphorism
An engaging look at the aphorism, the shortest literary form, across time, languages, and cultures Aphorisms-or short philosophical sayings-appear everywhere, from Confucius to Twitter, the Buddha to the Bible, Heraclitus to Nietzsche. Yet despite...
Theory of the Aphorism
An engaging look at the aphorism, the shortest literary form, across time, languages, and cultures Aphorisms-or philosophical short sayings-appear everywhere, from Confucius to Twitter, the Buddha to the Bible, Heraclitus to Nietzsche. Yet despite...
Study
A uniquely personal account of the life and enduring legacy of the Renaissance library With the advent of print in the fifteenth century, Europe's cultural elite assembled personal libraries as refuges from persecutions and pandemics. Andrew Hui t...
Introduction to Fiber-Optic Communications
Introduction to Fiber-Optic Communications provides students with the most up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of modern optical fiber communications and applications, striking a fine balance between theory and practice that avoids ex...
Architecture Portfolio Guidebook
The Architecture Portfolio Guidebook shows you how to make portfolios for both academic and professional needs to provide reviewers exactly what they are looking for. In school, architecture curricula nurture the knowledge and skills to develop de...
BL Game Rebirth: My New Life as the Hero's Younger Brother Vol. 1
When an office lady is reincarnated into the world of a spicy BL game she played, she's shocked to find out that she's now part of the story...as the younger brother of the main character! What's more, by the time "Akira" realizes what's...
It's Our Business to Make a Better World
It's Our Business to Make a Better World
Ultracold Atomic Physics
Ultracold Atomic Physics
Platform Sutra
The Platform Sutra occupies a central place in Zen (Ch'an) Buddhist instruction for students and spiritual seekers worldwide. It is often linked with The Heart Sutra and The Diamond Sutra to form a trio of texts that have been revered and studied for centuries. However, unlike the other sutras, which transcribe the teachings of the Buddha himself, The Platform Sutra presents the life and work of Hui-neng, the controversial sixth patriarch of Zen, and his understanding of the fundamentals of a spiritual and practical life. Hui-neng's instruction still matters the seventh-century school of Direct Awakening that he founded flourishes today, continuing to influence the Rinzai and Soto schools of contemporary Zen. Red Pine offers a sensitive, straightforward, and solid translation of this vital Buddhist text. His remarkable insight and commentary provide a guiding hand for seekers and students alike in their quest for dharma.
Thai Made Easy
Dive into Thai cooking with this delicious collection of more than 70 authentic, easy-to-follow recipes. With clear, uncomplicated instructions and accessible, supermarket-friendly swaps for traditional Thai ingredients, Thai Made Easy demystifies...
On the Existence of Digital Objects
Digital objects, in their simplest form, are data. They are also a new kind of industrial object that pervades every aspect of our life today-as online videos, images, text files, e-mails, blog posts, Facebook events.Yet, despite their ubiquity, t...
Machine and Sovereignty
Developing a new political thought to address today's planetary crises What is "planetary thinking" today? Arguing that a new approach is urgently needed, Yuk Hui develops a future-oriented mode of political thought that encompasses the ...
Art and Cosmotechnics
In light of current discourses on AI and robotics, what do the various experiences of art contribute to the rethinking of technology today? Art and Cosmotechnics addresses the challenge of technology to the existence of art and traditional thought...
Recursivity and Contingency
This book employs recursivity and contingency as two principle concepts to investigate into the relation between nature and technology, machine and organism, system and freedom. It reconstructs a trajectory of thought from an Organic condition of ...
Recursivity and Contingency
This book employs recursivity and contingency as two principle concepts to investigate into the relation between nature and technology, machine and organism, system and freedom. It reconstructs a trajectory of thought from an Organic condition of ...
Takeaway
SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORTNUM & MASON DEBUT FOOD BOOK AWARD 2023 _______________ 'A beautiful book: compellingly written, tender and thoughtful' Ruby Tandoh 'A warm, incandescent memoir about identity, food,...
End of the Revolution
Challenging both the bureaucratic one-party regime and the Western neoliberal paradigm, China's leading critic shatters the myth of progress and reflects upon the inheritance of a revolutionary past. In this original and wide-ranging study, Wang H...
China from Empire to Nation-State
This translation of the Introduction to Wang Hui's Rise of Modern Chinese Thought (2004) makes part of his four-volume masterwork available to English readers for the first time. A leading public intellectual in China, Wang charts the historical c...
Monte Carlo Simulation with Applications to Finance
Developed from the author's course on Monte Carlo simulation at Brown University, Monte Carlo Simulation with Applications to Finance provides a self-contained introduction to Monte Carlo methods in financial engineering. It is suitable for advanc...
The Spring and Autumn & Warring States Periods
'The Spring and Autumn & Warring States Periods, PART TWO' takes you deep into one of the most extraordinary periods in Chinese history, where legendary figures clashed and kingdoms rose or fell by the stroke of a pen or the swing of a sword. Discover the bold reforms of Shang Yang, the artful diplomacy of Su Qin, and the cunning strategies of Zhang Yi. Their brilliance shaped the destinies of states like Qin and Wei, while Sun Bin and Pang Juan's tactical genius inspired generations of military thinkers. Gui Gu Zi, the enigmatic master of strategy, and L Buwei, the ambitious merchant-turned-statesman, add intrigue to a world driven by power and opportunity. This book also brings the kings of the era vividly to life. Meet King Wu Ling of Zhao, who revolutionized his military with nomadic tactics; King Hui Wen of Qin, who laid the foundations of an empire; and King Zhao Xiang of Qin, whose leadership propelled Qin toward dominance. The narrative culminates with King Zheng of Qin,
