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Boring Asian Female

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“Thank you for your interest in our school, but we regret to inform you that…” You’re not special. You’re too average. You’re too boring.Elizabeth Zhang is well aware of her place in the world. She’s in the tenth percentile for likability, the seventieth percentile for attractiveness, and the ninety-ninth percentile for academics. While she’s never been the most beautiful or the most liked, she ... Read more

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“Thank you for your interest in our school, but we regret to inform you that…” You’re not special. You’re too average. You’re too boring.Elizabeth Zhang is well aware of her place in the world. She’s in the tenth percentile for likability, the seventieth percentile for attractiveness, and the ninety-ninth percentile for academics. While she’s never been the most beautiful or the most liked, she
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System Design Interview – An insider's guide

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( NOTE: THE ERROR ON THE E-BOOK FORMAT HAVE BEEN CORRECTED THANKS TO THE PREVIOUS REVIEW COMPLAINT SO ENJOY YOUR READ AND DON'T FORGET TO GIVE YOUR REVIEW) System design interviews are the most difficult to tackle of all technical interview questions. This book is Volume 1 of the System Design Interview - An insider’s guide series that provides a reliable strategy and knowledge base for ... Read more

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“Thank you for your interest in our school, but we regret to inform you that…” You’re not special. You’re too average. You’re too boring.Elizabeth Zhang is well aware of her place in the world. She’s in the tenth percentile for likability, the seventieth percentile for attractiveness, and the ninety-ninth percentile for academics. While she’s never been the most beautiful or the most liked, she ... Read more

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“Thank you for your interest in our school, but we regret to inform you that…” You’re not special. You’re too average. You’re too boring.Elizabeth Zhang is well aware of her place in the world. She’s in the tenth percentile for likability, the seventieth percentile for attractiveness, and the ninety-ninth percentile for academics. While she’s never been the most beautiful or the most liked, she
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The Past

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The poems in Wendy Xu's third collection, The Past, fantasize uneasily about becoming a palatable lyric record of their namesake, while ultimately working to disrupt this Westernized desire. Born in Shandong, China, in 1987, Wendy Xu immigrated to the United States in 1989, three days ahead of the events of Tian'anmen Square. The Past probes the multi-generational binds of family, displacement, ... Read more

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The poems in Wendy Xu's third collection, The Past, fantasize uneasily about becoming a palatable lyric record of their namesake, while ultimately working to disrupt this Westernized desire. Born in Shandong, China, in 1987, Wendy Xu immigrated to the United States in 1989, three days ahead of the events of Tian'anmen Square. The Past probes the multi-generational binds of family, displacement,
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The Idea of China

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An acclaimed historian’s bold response to two simple, yet vexed, questions: What counts as China, and who counts as Chinese?China became a capitalist superpower by investing in globalization. Now that it has established its credentials—and emerged as a major US competitor—its leaders are looking within, focused on suppressing dissent and fostering cohesion. The result has been an increasingly ... Read more

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The Infinity Particle

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Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Individualism in Modern China

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