#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Astonishing . . . one of those hard-to-put-down-until-four-in-the morning books . . . a story with characters who enter a reader’s life, take up residence, and illuminate the myriad decisions and stories that make up human history.”—Los Angeles Times In her most powerful novel yet, acclaimed author Lisa See returns to the story of sisters Pearl and May from Shanghai Girls, and Pearl’s strong-willed nineteen-year-old daughter, Joy. Reeling from newly uncovered family secrets, Joy runs away to Shanghai in early 1957 to find her birth father—the artist Z.G. Li, with whom both May and Pearl were once in love. Dazzled by him, and blinded by idealism and defiance, Joy throws herself into the New Society of Red China, heedless of the dangers in the Communist regime. Devastated by Joy’s flight and terrified for her safety, Pearl is determined to save her daughter, no matter the personal cost. From the crowded city to remote villages, Pearl confronts old demons and almost insurmountable challenges as she follows Joy, hoping for reconciliation. Yet even as Joy’s and Pearl’s separate journeys converge, one of the most tragic episodes in China’s history threatens their very lives. BONUS: This edition contains a Dreams of Joy discussion guide. Praise for Dreams of Joy “[Lisa] See is a gifted historical novelist. . . . The real love story, the one that’s artfully shown, is between mother and daughter, and aunt and daughter, as both of the women who had a part in making Joy return to China come to her rescue. . . . [In Dreams of Joy,] there are no clear heroes or villains, just people who often take wrong turns to their own detriment but for the good of the story, leading to greater strength of character and more durable relationships.”—San Francisco Chronicle “A heartwarming story of heroic love between a mother and daughter . . . No writer has better captured the voice and heart of Chinese culture.”—Bookreporter “Once again, See’s research feels impeccable, and she has created an authentic, visually arresting world.”—The Washington Post

In The Pursuit of Happiness Bianca C. Williams traces the experiences of African American women as they travel to Jamaica, where they address the perils and disappointments of American racism by looking for intimacy, happiness, and a connection to their racial identities. Through their encounters with Jamaican online communities and their participation in trips organized by Girlfriend Tours International, the women construct notions of racial, sexual, and emotional belonging by forming relationships with Jamaican men and other "girlfriends." These relationships allow the women to exercise agency and find happiness in ways that resist the damaging intersections of racism and patriarchy in the United States. However, while the women require a spiritual and virtual connection to Jamaica in order to live happily in the United States, their notion of happiness relies on travel, which requires leveraging their national privilege as American citizens. Williams's theorization of "emotional transnationalism" and the construction of affect across diasporic distance attends to the connections between race, gender, and affect while highlighting how affective relationships mark nationalized and gendered power differentials within the African diaspora.

Back cover This book finds ways, either through personal stories and dreams, on how human beings can navigate and surpass these unbearable things that seem to engulf individuals’ happiness. This book can also be relevant in any institution or academic departments such as theology, literature, or behavioral science in teaching the most important goal of all humankind. It adds value to the body of literature, and it will help to stimulate students ’mind that happiness is the fundamental goal of all human beings. This book may be useful for academe or not; nevertheless, it is specifically designed to give more meaning to life and that all human beings’ desire to live happily is achieved. In addition, it gives courage and hope to all people that the world is still a beautiful to be in, despite the commotion annihilating it. For anybody who can reason logically and for anyone who believes that every human being deserves to be happy, this book is for you.

Shanghai, 1937. Pearl and May are two sisters from a bourgeois family. Though their personalities are very different - Pearl is a Dragon sign, strong and stubborn, while May is a true Sheep, adorable and placid - they are inseparable best friends. Both are beautiful, modern and living a carefree life ... until the day their father tells them that he has gambled away the family's wealth, and that in order to repay his debts he must sell the girls as wives to two 'Gold Mountain' men: Americans. As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, the two sisters set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the villages of southern China, in and out of the clutches of brutal soldiers, and even across the ocean, through the humiliation of an anti-Chinese detention centre to a new, married life in Los Angeles's Chinatown. Here they begin a fresh chapter, despite the racial discrimination and anti-Communist paranoia, because now they have something to strive for: a young, American-born daughter, Joy. Along the way there are terrible sacrifices, impossible choices and one devastating, life-changing secret, but through it all the two heroines of this astounding new novel by Lisa See hold fast to who they are - Shanghai girls.

An unforgettable portrait of individuals who hope, struggle, and grow along a single street cutting through the heart of Shanghai, from one of the most acclaimed broadcast journalists reporting on China. Modern Shanghai: a global city in the midst of a renaissance, where dreamers arrive each day to partake in a mad torrent of capital, ideas, and opportunity. Marketplace’s Rob Schmitz is one of them. He immerses himself in his neighborhood, forging deep relationships with ordinary people who see in the city’s sleek skyline a brighter future, and a chance to rewrite their destinies. There’s Zhao, whose path from factory floor to shopkeeper is sidetracked by her desperate measures to ensure a better future for her sons. Down the street lives Auntie Fu, a fervent capitalist forever trying to improve herself with religion and get-rich-quick schemes while keeping her skeptical husband at bay. Up a flight of stairs, musician and café owner CK sets up shop to attract young dreamers like himself, but learns he’s searching for something more. As Schmitz becomes more involved in their lives, he makes surprising discoveries which untangle the complexities of modern China: A mysterious box of letters that serve as a portal to a family’s—and country’s—dark past, and an abandoned neighborhood where fates have been violently altered by unchecked power and greed. A tale of 21st-century China, Street of Eternal Happiness profiles China’s distinct generations through multifaceted characters who illuminate an enlightening, humorous, and at times heartrending journey along the winding road to the Chinese Dream. Each story adds another layer of humanity and texture to modern China, a tapestry also woven with Schmitz’s insight as a foreign correspondent. The result is an intimate and surprising portrait that dispenses with the tired stereotypes of a country we think we know, immersing us instead in the vivid stories of the people who make up one of the world’s most captivating cities.

Dr Wayne Dyer was affectionately known as 'the father of motivation' by his fans. This book, which draws on his audio lectures from the 90s and 00s, offers Wayne's long-term fans the chance to rediscover some of his inspirational talks and for his younger followers to read his classic teachings. One of Dr Wayne Dyer's favourite quotes was- 'When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change'. In this collection of his classic teachings, published for the first time in writing, readers will find a novel solution for any problem they may encounter at this time. As Wayne liked to say- 'There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way'.

Everyone sleeps and dreams, yet most people have no idea as to why we dream, how we dream, what our dreams mean, and what they can do for us. Based on the latest science on dreaming and the psychology of dreams, Bei Linda Tang draws parallels between real dreams and true stories from her life to highlight the role of dreams in providing free and personalized mental health solutions and transform interpersonal relationships."This book is an excellent guide to the practice of dream interpretation, but don't let that fool you. In addition to providing a wealth of information about sleep and dreams, it weaves together an amazing variety of literary genres, and does so in a way that brings a distinctive, magical touch to each one. Whether you are a newcomer to the realm of dreaming or an experienced traveler, Navigate Life with Dreams will help you clarify the path of future growth and discovery that is beckoning in your own dreams." - Kelly Bulkeley, Ph.D., Director, The Sleep and Dream Database, and author of Big Dreams, The Science of Dreaming and the Origins of ReligionBEI LINDA TANG is a wife, mother, Zen practitioner, avid dreamer, and the Owner/Creative Director of Dream Designs dreamdesigns.ca, a Vancouver, Canada based brand maker of organic natural healthy mattresses, beddings, bath, and yoga products. She was born in China, immigrated to the US in her teens, and relocated again to Canada in 2003. Prior to her current role, she worked in Investment Banking in New York and Hong Kong. She lives near the temperate rainforest of the North Shore Mountains with her husband, two young children, and her parents. This is her first book.