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A cunning, ruthless boy does whatever it takes to leave his mark on the world in this swords-and-sorcery tale! (And don’t miss the manga, also from Seven Seas!)Noel longs to be a Seeker like his heroic grandfather, slaying the beasts that emerge from Abysses and exploring far-off lands. Unfortunately, it turns out he's nothing but a measly Talker--a job with no combat skills whatsoever. Undaunted, Noel sets out to establish the strongest clan ...

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»Nur wenn ich sang, begrüßte ich den bittersüßen Schmerz der Erinnerungen wie einen Freund.« Vor vier Jahren verließ die Sängerin Florence mitten in der Nacht alles, was ihr je etwas bedeutet hat: ihre Band, ihre Heimat, ihre Familie und schließlich auch ihre Identität. Alles, um ihm zu entkommen. Inspiriert von der Schildkröten-Auffangstation ihrer besten Freundin, keimt in ihr der Gedanke, eine Umweltschutz-Organisation in Shore Mana zu g...

A blast of nostalgia that harkens back to a simpler time with addictively witty essays on NSYNC, Passions, and The O.C.—from the beloved pop culture critic and host of the Keep It podcast.In this inviting and joyfully raucous collection of sixteen original essays, written with a rare combination of humor and sharpness, Ira Madison III combines memoir and cultural criticism to offer an updated pop-culture manifesto. As a teenager in the early 2...

A revealing look at how the Orpheus myth helped Renaissance writers and thinkers understand the force of eloquence In ancient Greek mythology, the lyrical songs of Orpheus charmed the gods, and compelled animals, rocks, and trees to obey his commands. This mythic power inspired Renaissance philosophers and poets as they attempted to discover the hidden powers of verbal eloquence. They wanted to know: How do words produce action? In The Trials ...

Ghika's evil hand is closing in on Ichika! Ichika is living her best life with Aria, a vampire girl whom she has feelings for. However, she can't help but notice Alcamirl Ghika, who is after the sacred sword, is hiding in the shadows. Aria and her friends plan a strategy to seal the sword. But when they proceed with their plan Ichika is taken away by Ghika!

Half of the population—the female half—is getting healthcare based on myth rather than evidence. Going Menopostal is Amy Alkon’s mission to change that.This book started with a flash—Alkon’s first hot flash. Drenching night sweats and horrible insomnia soon followed, along with shame—at being inexplicably wired and enraged at everyone and everything. Alkon, an award-winning science columnist and author, wanted to turn to her doctor. But there ...

How to pray is unnecessarily mystifying to most of us. Jesus gave us six specific examples of how he prayed in the Gospel of Matthew and from his teaching, and we can all learn the patterns and simplicity of prayer.

Now with an anime adaptation from Maho Film (I'm Standing on a Million Lives), now streaming on Crunchyroll!Ryota Sato gets the surprise of his life when he's suddenly transported into another world and nearly clobbered at the hands of the young, pretty adventurer Emily Brown. This new world revolves around defeating monsters and profiting off whatever they drop—food, money, items, and more. Unfortunately for Ryota, he has no skills to speak o...

With disruptive technologies on the horizon, traditional employment models are becoming outdated. How will your organization adapt to the evolving landscape of work?Business is on the cusp of an inevitable and profound transformation. Conventional work paradigms are failing to adapt to the evolving needs and expectations of the modern workforce. Simultaneously, the emergence of disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, coupled w...

The Twelve Days of Christmas" is sung in churches, houses, and concert halls throughout the Christmas season. It would be hard to imagine a Christmas celebration without it. From the partridge in the pear tree to the five golden rings to the twelve drummers drumming, carolers enjoy taking turns singing different verses.Gennady Spirin's sumptuous paintings bring new life and spectacular beauty to this classic song, making it a gift to be treasu...

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The Work That Reconnects empowers people to transform despair into constructive, collaborative action. Coming Back to Life, Third Edition is the essential guide to using the Work in group settings to create life-sustaining and equitable human culture while addressing systemic racism, injustice, and oppression.

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Revised edition: This edition of February Fever includes editorial revisions.

Will AI murder us all or will it save us? Our fears about AI might tell us more about class struggle today than technology in the future.There has been an explosion of everyday conversation and media coverage on artificial intelligence. In much of the narrative, AI technologies are discussed as existential threats to humanity, in which, inevitably, the AI might turn on us, and enslave or destroy us. Multiple open letters in this spirit have be...

The new dragon on Old MacDonald's farm puts all the other animals, and the farmer, in peril.

In the spring when trees unfreeze and grass grows green and pansies say, "Please plant me!" Nell and her dog, Rusty, can't wait to dig in dirt just right for digging. But Norman, their neighbor, says "Ewww!" to digging and dirt.Until Nell and Rusty begin to dig up unexpected treasures: a pretty striped marble, the mini stegosaurus that Nell lost last summer, and most intriguing of all--part of a tiny china doll. Who played with it? Is there mo...

A tour de force. Brilliant. Passionate. Deeply caring." -Eddie S. Glaude Jr., New York Times bestselling author of Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own "There are stories that must be told." Acclaimed novelist and scholar Daniel Black has spent a career writing into the unspoken, fleshing out, through storytelling, pain that can't be described. Now, in his debut essay collection, Black gives voice to the e...

Half of the population--the female half--is getting healthcare based on myth rather than evidence. Going Menopostal is Amy Alkon's mission to change that.This book started with a flash--Alkon's first hot flash. Drenching night sweats and horrible insomnia soon followed, along with shame--at being inexplicably wired and enraged at everyone and everything. Alkon, an award-winning science columnist and author, wanted to turn to her doctor. But th...