The other side of a revolution : stories untold. by Quek, Carolyn Sue Wen., Kok, Tse Wei., Tan, Renee Sze Khim.

“…We tap into the personal stories of former communists and shed light on an alternative view of history while adding to the readers’ understanding of our past.…”
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Books : The History and Future of Reading / by Price, Leah, author 656033, Hachette Books Group (Online service) 647103

“…From the dawn of mass literacy to the invention of the paperback, most readers already skimmed and multitasked. Print-era doctors even forbade the very same silent absorption now recommended as a cure for electronic addictions. …”
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Is Affirmative Action Fair? : The Myth of Equity in College Admissions / by Warikoo, Natasha Kumar, 1973-, author 655000, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…No matter what their perspective, readers will find themselves thinking anew and asking the deeper questions that underlie this emotive debate.…”
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Career Development and Counseling : Putting Theory and Research to Work / by Brown, Steven D. (Steven Douglas), 1947-, editor 370878, Lent, Robert W. (Robert William), 1953-, editor 370884, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…This book illuminates scientifically informed career practices from an interdisciplinary perspective, engaging readers with concrete strategies and practical tips for working with clients of all kinds. …”
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Counseling The Culturally Diverse : Theory And Practice / by Sue, Derald Wing, author 303141, Sue, David, author 202337, Neville, Helen A., author 234822, Smith, Laura, author 644198, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…The book examines concepts like “cultural humility,” the role of white allies in multicultural counseling, social justice counseling, “minority stress,” and microaggressions. Readers will also find: Expansive discussions on the implications of numerous subjects for real-world clinical practice; “Reflection and Discussion Questions” that encourage reader engagement, learning, and retention with the concepts discussed within; Access to an instructor’s website that provides PowerPoint decks, exam questions, sample syllabi, and links to other valuable resources. …”
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Ethical Hacking Workshop : Explore a practical approach to learning and applying ethical hacking techniques for effective cybersecurity / by Pillay, Rishalin, author 656363, Abutheraa, Mohammed, author 656364, Packt Publishing (Online service) 656336

“…Individuals who are part of security teams, blue teams, purple teams and not limited to security analysts will benefit from this book. The readers should have a good understanding of cloud computing and networking.…”
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Please, let me go / by Spencer, Caitlin, author 656310, Brown, Linda Watson author 656311

“…At a time when the abuse ring realities of young white women in Rotherham and other major English cities are coming to light, Caitlin's story will appal readers - not just because of the degree of horrific attacks which were perpetrated upon her, but also because of the ways in which the authorities refused to act. …”

Review of 3D printable hydrogels and constructs by Li, Huijun, Tan, Cavin, Li, Lin

“…Following this will be a summary and discussion of some frequently used hydrogels for bioprinting, and their respective limitations as well. The readers will be informed on the current limitations and achievements in 3D bioprinting. …”
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Translating decoration and symbolism of Chinese architectural works in tourism texts : a case study of Nan Hai Ming Zhu Tian Fu Gong (Pearl of the South Seas——Thian Hock Keng) by Koh, Qiumei

“…The analysis revealed despite domestication strategy promote minimal effort for target readers to understand foreign culture, foreignisation strategies had to be employed for terms involving some traditions and architectural features. …”
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Collection and annotation of Malay conversational speech corpus by Chong, Tze Yuang, Xiao, Xiong, Tan, Tien-Ping, Chng, Eng Siong, Li, Haizhou

“…The conversation is recorded from both close-talk and telephone channels, and both speakers' utterances are kept in separate tracks. Besides the word transcription, we also annotate linguistics phenomena such as fillers and disfluencies. …”
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The application of Zhou Yi in financial market prediction. by Chan, Khai Heen., Chang, Jin Ping., Cui, Wei.

“…Hopefully, this illustration will give readers some understanding of this Chinese prediction method and establish the foundation for further research and application.…”
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Art is an encounter : the nylon narrative. by Wong, Caroline Wan Ling.

“…The narrative of each trade is meant to be open, a work in progress; it aims to provide an alternative vantage point for the readers to encounter these businesses even if it might be their first time.…”
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An economic perspective of the privatization of the Public Utilities Board. by Chow, Soek Sian., Leong, Kit Yee., Tan, Chuu Ling.

“…This report presents to the readers the current situation in PUB's privatization plans. …”
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Mastering Voice Interfaces : Creating Great Voice Apps for Real Users / by Thymé-Gobbel, Ann, author 642940, Jankowski, Charles, author 642941

“…What the best practices for the various components of the voice-first creation process What are the consequences of design and implementation choices How to create truly great voice apps that users will love Who this book is for We expect readers to have had some exposure to voice apps, at least as users. …”

Schizophrenia in Singapore : the invisible illness. by How, Kay Lii., Lin, Xinyi., Tan, Melody Huizhen., Teo, Xuanwei.

“…After spending months interviewing several schizophrenia patients, each with their own unique stories and problems, the group have learnt that they can show readers a little about these people’s background, their past and maybe their present — but not their lives.…”
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Not Function but Function Conquered: Against a Functionalist Theory of Directives by Hill, John

“…Attitudinal theories of speech acts try to explain what it is to perform a directive in terms of a speaker’s beliefs, desires, and intentions. Nonattitudinal theories of speech acts try to explain directives in terms of something else. …”
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Inverse and pseudo-inverse prefixes in Kiranti languages: evidence from Belhare, Athpare, and Dungmali by Ebert, Karen H.

“…Although the number of speakers probably amounts to not more than 600 for Belhare and 2000 for Athpare. both languages are still regularly spoken in the villages. …”
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A model of intonational phonology of Singapore Malay by Diyana Hamzah

“…Using data drawn from a production experiment involving 24 Singaporean Malay speakers producing targeted sentences to wh-questions, this study analyzed acoustic measurements of suprasegmental features, including F0, duration and intensity. …”
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CET-4 Cloze passage personalized learning by Thoo, Emilene Shu Ping

“…The English language is vastly used in the world, with an estimated 360 million speakers. However, it is not a native language in every country. …”
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The differential substitution of dental fricatives : an anatomical perspective by Lin, Jingmin

“…Linguistic data was preprocessed in Praat, from which patterns of dental fricative productions across various L2 English speakers were identified, and logistic regression was employed to test the relationship between the anatomical variables and the general success in producing a dental fricative. …”
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