This captivating ethnography explores Vietnam's sex industry as the country ascends the global & regional stage Over the course of five years author Kimberly Kay Hoang worked at four exclusive Saigon hostess bars catering to diverse clientele wealthy local Vietnamese & Asian businessmen Viet Kieus (ethnic Vietnamese living abroad) Western businessmen & Western budget-tourists Dealing in Desire takes an in-depth & often personal look at both the sex workers & their clients to show how Vietnamese high finance & benevolent giving are connected to the intimate spheres of the informal economy For the domestic super-elite who use the levers of political power to channel foreign capital into real estate & manufacturing projects conspicuous consumption is a means of projecting an image of Asian ascendancy to potential investors For Viet Kieus & Westerners who bring remittances into the local economy personal relationships with local sex workers reinforce their ideas of Asia's rise & Western decline while simultaneously bolstering their diminished masculinity Dealing in Desire illuminates Ho Chi Minh City's sex industry as not just a microcosm of the global economy but a critical space where dreams & deals are traded ...

Depression is a common complaint in the doctor's surgery & 1 in 5 of the population that is 20 of people will have at least one major episode in their lifetime We are reassured here that just like our physical health we can go through good & bad emotional health But how does the Christian deal with this? It is so easy for us to be riddled with guilt but in this book the Christian is reassured that God knows & deals with us by grace He helps us move from guilt to grace Written from a Biblical & medical perspective ...

Dealing with Difficult People will help you navigate the bullies nit-pickers manipulators & complainers who drive you mad at work With example dialogue techniques & tips it will help you avoid horrible situations & keep your cool By understanding the motives & individual behaviours of difficult people you can learn to manage aggression reduce awkwardness & remain the better person This third edition of the best-selling Dealing with Difficult People provides the tools & techniques you need to get the best out of the worst including how to deal with difficult customers dealing with difficult people in the digital sphere advice on beating bullies at their own game & how to deal with a boss who drives you barmy The creating success series of books With over one million copies sold the hugely popular Creating Success series covers a wide variety of topics & is written by an expert team of internationally best-selling authors & business experts This indispensable business skills collection is packed with new features practical content & inspiring guidance for readers across all stages of their careers ...

Sometimes you can sort out a problem on your own But sometimes you need to ask for help This book helps young children to make this decision & find out about & understand what's happening when their parents divorce or separate It features eight case studies from children who have a range of issues from a girl who is angry with her parents to a boy who is worried about what will happen next The end of the book features a short playscript to act out & discuss The book has engaging illustrations throughout In this series case studies combine with sensible practical advice to help children aged 6 find out what to do in difficult situations ...

Sometimes you can sort out a problem on your own But sometimes you need to ask for help This book helps young children to make this decision & find out about & understand what happens when a new sibling comes into the family It features nine case studies from children who have a range of issues from being jealous of a new baby to worrying about a relationship with a step-dad The end of the book features a short playscript to act out & discuss The book has engaging illustrations throughout In this series case studies combine with sensible practical advice to help children aged 6 find out what to do in difficult situations ...

Sometimes you can sort out a problem on your own But sometimes you need to ask for help This book helps young children aged 7 to make this decision & find out about & understand life after someone dies It features seven case studies from children who have a range of issues from a girl who misses her mum to a boy who is worried he might die The end of the book features a short playscript to act out & discuss The book has engaging illustrations throughout In this series case studies combine with sensible practical advice to help children find out what to do in difficult situations ...

Dean Koontz's hit series returns! Detectives O' Conner & Maddison delve deeper into the mysterious life of Victor Helios trying to uncover his ultimate goal while members of Victor's New Race begin to show they are not as perfect as he assumed Randall Six continues his quest to escape from Hands of Mercy as Officer Harker descends further into madness & Erika Helios discovers some of her husbands' unfinished creations Mysteries are revealed & revenge is exacted as this horror epic reaches its apocalyptic conclusion From the masterly pen of New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz
- & featuring an adaptation by legendary comic book writer Chuck Dixon & gorgeous illustrations by artists Tim Seely & Scott Cohn
- Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Prodigal Son is a story filled with fast-paced action gripping horror & thrilling adventure

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Fear Nothing tells the story of 28-year-old oddball hero Christopher Snow who lives in the city of Moonlight Bay California along with his hyper-intelligent dog Orson his best surfing buddy Bobby & his late-night deejay girlfriend Sasha Snow has XP pigmentosum very rare genetic affliction that forces him to avoid light at all costs & will likely give him cancer later in life His parents died under mysterious circumstances & he now being stalked by the shadowy characters who want Snow to stop trying to find out how they died--or else they'll bump off his remaining loved ones Fear Nothing features all the pulse pounding thriller action & great character development Koontz fans have come to expect from his work as well as a bit of comedy & yes even an army of evil mutant rhesus monkeys! ...

From the celebrated imagination of Dean Koontz comes a powerful reworking of one of the classic stories of all time! Dynamite Entertainment proudly presents an all-new in-continuity story set within the universe of Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein novel series While healing from a beating she suffered at the hands of Victor Helios (the madman once known as Dr Frankenstein & her own maker) Erika Five decides to leave the comfort of her glassed-in porch & bottle of cognac to explore Victor’s secret home lab which she believes is an antechamber to something more sinister With the help of a decapitated head named Karloff Erika finds a secret lab & within discovers that Victor’s experiments are not limited to his attempts at creating a race of super-immortals No he has constructed a mirror-like portal to another universe… one of infinite realities that Victor is trying to bridge for his own horrible reasons! ...

From the celebrated imagination of Dean Koontz comes a powerful reworking of one of the classic stories of all time! Dynamite Entertainment proudly presents an all-new in-continuity story set within the universe of Dean Koontz&s Frankenstein novel series While healing from a beating she suffered at the hands of Victor Helios (the madman once known as Dr Frankenstein & her own maker) Erika Five decides to leave the comfort of her glassed-in porch & bottle of cognac to explore Victor&s secret home lab which she believes is an antechamber to something more sinister With the help of a decapitated head named Karloff Erika finds a secret lab & within discovers that Victor&s experiments are not limited to his attempts at creating a race of super-immortals No he has constructed a mirror-like portal to another universe one of infinite realities that Victor is trying to bridge for his own horrible reasons! ...