An innocent love becomes a bloody hell in another superb collection by master of horror Junji Ito. Ryusuke returns to the town he once lived in because rumors are swirling about girls killing themselves after encountering a bewitchingly handsome young man. Harboring his own secret from time spent in this town, Ryusuke attempts to capture the beautiful boy and close the case, but...Starting with the strikingly bloody "Lovesickness," this volume collects ten stories showcasing horror master Junji Ito in peak form, including "The Strange Hikizuri Siblings" and "The Rib Woman."
Ouvrage de Grammaire en français langue étrangère (FLE), dans la collection Progressive destinés aux grands adolescents et adultes, niveau débutant complet (A1.1).NOUVEAU!Entrainement et évaluation en ligneprès de 200 exercices interactifsun véritable parcours d'évaluation de 20 tests auto-correctifs Ce qui fait le succès de cet ouvrage de grammaire :une grammaire simplifiée et entièrement illustrée une organisation claire : la leçon sur la page de gauche + les exercices d'entrainement et des activités communicatives sur la page de droiteUne introduction aux règles de la langue française avec un vocabulaire de base (Niveau A1.1 du Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues)Un apprentissage progressifUn usage souple : pour la classe ou en auto-apprentissageUn CD audio avec près de 50 documents sonoresUn livret de corrigés est proposé à part (ISBN 978-2-09-038452-9)
Miguel de Cervantes's mock-epic masterwork, "Don Quixote" was voted the greatest book of all time by the Nobel Institute, and this "Penguin Classics" edition is translated with an introduction and notes by John Rutherford. "Don Quixote" has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant and pursue bold adventures, accompanied by his squire, the cunning Sancho Panza. As they roam the world together, the aging Quixote's fancy leads them wildly astray, tilting at windmills, fighting with friars, and distorting the rural Spanish landscape into a fantasy of impenetrable fortresses and wicked sorcerers. At the same time the relationship between the two men grows in fascinating subtlety. Often considered to be the first modern novel, "Don Quixote" is a wonderful burlesque of the popular literature its disordered protagonist is obsessed with. John Rutherford's landmark translation does full justice to the energy and wit of Cervantes' prose, and this edition of "Don Quixote" won the 2002 Premio Valle Inclan prize for translation. His introduction discusses the traditional works parodied in "Don Quixote" and issues of literary translation.Miguel de Cervantes Saaverda's (1547-1616) life was occupied with a struggle to earn a livelihood from literature and humble government employment. As well as "Don Quixote", he wrote a number of plays and a collection of highly accomplished short stories, "Exemplary Tales" (1613). If you enjoyed "Don Quixote", you might like Homer's "Odyssey", also available in "Penguin Classics". "John Rutherford makes "Don Quixote" funny and readable ...His Quixote can be pompous, imposingly learned, secretly fearful, mad and touching". (Colin Burrow, "The Times Literary Supplement").
From multi-million-copy-bestselling author Jeneva Rose comes the definitive edition of her shocking breakout thriller, The Perfect Marriage. Fully reedited, it features a sneak peek of the first three chapters of the upcoming sequel, The Perfect Divorce. Sarah Morgan is one of the best criminal defense attorneys in Washington, DC.With a perfect case record and having made named partner before the age of thirty-five, her life is going exactly as she planned. However, the same cannot be said for her husband, Adam, a failed author, who's grown to resent his wife's meteoric success as he feels it's come at the expense of their relationship. For almost two years, Adam has kept his affair with Kelly Summers a secret, but everything changes when her body is discovered at the couple's lake house and Adam is arrested on suspicion of murder.Sarah now finds herself facing her most challenging case yet when she vows to defend her husband--a man accused of murdering his mistress. While Adam is certainly guilty of sleeping with Kelly, the question remains: Is he guilty of killing her too?
The best-selling marketing guide is back with new chapters, new examples, and new strategies to help groundbreaking high-tech entrepreneurs reach the mainstream audience.
Deeper than the ocean is a book of poetry diving into all the emotions of grief, love, and heart break. The book is divided into two chapters, before the death of a loved one and the life changing moments after. Emma tells her story beautifully, a story I believe a lot of people could relate to. And I believe reading something so relatable has a true healing essence to it.
An action-packed comedy about a fake family that includes a spy, an assassin and a telepath!Master spy Twilight is unparalleled when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions for the betterment of the world. But when he receives the ultimate assignment―to get married and have a kid―he may finally be in over his head!Yor is assigned to bodyguard a mafia family on a cruise ship by the secret organization Garden. But with Lloyd and Anya also on board thanks to a giveaway they won, Yor is starting to have doubts about her secret life as an assassin...
An epic, gripping romantasy debut which will steal your heart and take your breath away . . .--WHEN THE EMBERS OF AN ANCIENT PROPHECY ARE REIGNITED, IT UNLEASHES A STORM WHICH WILL SAVE THE REALM, OR DESTORY IT COMPLETELY.In war-torn Anwyvn, fear of maegic plagues every corner of the kingdom and halflings like Rhya Fleetwood are hunted and killed.When Rhya is sentenced to death, her execution is interrupted by an unexpected saviour, The mysterious Commander Scythe.But he is far more terrifying than the hangman's noose.In the clutches of this new enemy, Rhya finds herself fighting for her life in the barren Northlands. Yet the further they travel, the more she learns that nothing is as it seems.For Rhya is no ordinary halfling. The strange birthmark on her chest and the wind she instinctively calls forth means she is a Remnant. One of four souls fated to restore the balance of maegic . . . or die trying.But mastering the power inside her is only the beginning.A forbidden desire for the Commander burns just as fiercely as the tempests beating against her rib cage for release.And Rhya must choose: smother the flames . . . or let them consume her.--READER'S CANT GET ENOUGH OF THE WIND WEAVER:"Julie Johnson does not disappoint" - Reader review"Johnson writes so beautifully and vividly that you can actually feel the sun's glare on your face and the gritty sand and rough terrain under your feet" - Reader review"Seriously nobody does this better than Julie Johnson" Reader review
Fall in love with this emotional New York Times bestselling romance between two tortured souls who find their chance at happiness in the most unexpected way.Named one of the "Top Romance Novels of All Time" by Goodreads! A New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller!I wanted to lose myself in the small town of Pelion, Maine. To forget everything I had left behind. The sound of rain. The blood. The coldness of a gun against my skin. For six months, each breath has been a reminder that I survived -- and my dad didn't. I'm almost safe again. But the moment I meet Archer Hale, my entire world tilts on its axis . . . and never rights itself again.Until I trespass into his strange, silent, and isolated world, Archer communicates with no one. Yet in his whiskey-colored eyes, something intangible happens between us. There's so much more to him than just his beauty, his presence, or the ways his hands communicate with me. On me. But this town is mired in secrets and betrayals, and Archer is the explosive center of it all.So much passion. And so much hurt. But it's only in Archer's silence that we might just find what we need to heal . . . and live.Includes an exclusive extended epilogue from Archer's POV!
Harper Lee was born in 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama. She attended Huntingdon College and studied law at the University of Alabama. She is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird and has been awarded numerous literary awards including the Pulitzer Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. 'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.' A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl.Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice. But the weight of history will only tolerate so much.To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming-of-age story, an anti-racist novel, a historical drama of the Great Depression and a sublime example of the Southern writing tradition.
A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom!Wakana and Marin make it through their very first cosplay event, and not long after, Marin's heart undergoes a change...?! But that's not going to stop her cosplaying! To research their next project, the duo decide to watch the anime it's based on...but on screening night, they wind up alone together...?! And with JuJu, another gorgeous cosplayer, dropping by Wakana's house...it seems like a love triangle is abrew!
Subaru Natsuki is summoned to another world where he has gained the most inconvenient magical ability of all--time travel, but he has to die every time to use it.
Frank Herbert's Final Novel in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All TimeThe desert planet Arrakis, called Dune, has been destroyed. The remnants of the Old Empire have been consumed by the violent matriarchal cult known as the Honored Matres. Only one faction remains a viable threat to their total conquest the Bene Gesserit, heirs to Dune s power.Under the leadership of Mother Superior Darwi Odrade, the Bene Gesserit have colonized a green world on the planet Chapterhouse and are turning it into a desert, mile by scorched mile. And once they ve mastered breeding sandworms, the Sisterhood will control the production of the greatest commodity in the known galaxy the spice melange.But their true weapon remains a man who has lived countless lifetimes a man who served under the God Emperor Paul Muad Dib...
Explore the transcendent world of unity and ultimate beauty in Edgar Allan Poe's verse in this complete poetry collection. Although best known for his short stories, Edgar Allan Poe was by nature and choice a poet. From his exquisite lyric "To Helen," to his immortal masterpieces, "Annabel Lee," "The Bells," and "The Raven," Poe stands beside the celebrated English romantic poets Shelley, Byron, and Keats, and his haunting, sensuous poetic vision profoundly influenced the Victorian giants Swinburne, Tennyson, and Rossetti.Today his dark side speaks eloquently to contemporary readers in poems such as "The Haunted Palace" and "The Conqueror Worm," with their powerful images of madness and the macabre. But even at the end of his life, Poe reached out to his art for comfort and courage, giving us in "Eldorado" a talisman to hold during our darkest moments - a timeless gift from a great American writer.Includes an Introduction by Jay Parini and an Afterword by April Bernard
The author of the Sunday Times bestselling Outlander series returns with the newest novel in the epic tale.'Gabaldon's vast and sweeping account of the war is so intricately plotted and peopled that one is amazed she could conceive and write it in only seven years' Independent'Go Tell the Bees is packed with everything readers love about the Outlander series' Guardian'Gabaldon is a gifted world-builder, and her attention to the unglamorous details of life in the past, like digging privies, plus authentic portraits of marriage and relationships lift her series' Daily TelegraphJamie Fraser and Claire Randall were torn apart by the Jacobite Rising of 1745, and it took them twenty years to find each other again. Now the American Revolution threatens to do the same.It is 1779 and Claire and Jamie are at last reunited with their daughter, Brianna, her husband, Roger, and their children on Fraser's Ridge. Having the family together is a dream the Frasers had thought impossible.Yet even in the North Carolina backcountry, the effects of war are being felt. Tensions in the Colonies are great and local feelings run hot enough to boil Hell's tea-kettle. Jamie knows loyalties among his own tenants are split and the war is on his doorstep. It's only a matter of time before the shooting starts.Not so far away, young William Ransom is still coming to terms with the discovery of his true father's identity - and thus his own. Lord John Grey also has reconciliations to make and dangers to meet . . . on his son's behalf, and his own.Meanwhile, the Southern Colonies blaze, and the Revolution creeps ever closer to Fraser's Ridge. And Claire, the physician, wonders how much of the blood to be spilt will belong to those she loves.
Die 15-jährige Eva ist dick und fühlt sich deshalb einsam und von allen ungeliebt. Ihren Kummer darüber frisst sie in sich hinein. Was der Michel nur an ihr finden mag? Eva ist zum ersten Mal richtig verliebt und erlebt mit Michel ein paar schöne Wochen. Und ganz allmählich begreift sie, dass es nicht der Speck ist, der sie von den anderen trennt, und sie beginnt, sich selbst zu akzeptieren.
The Ultimate Death Note Encyclopedia! Here, in one authoritative volume: everything you need to know about Death Note, the best-selling manga series. Featuring complete character biographies, detailed story-line summaries, production notes, and behind-the-scenes commentaries. Death Note 13: How to Read also includes exclusive interviews with creators Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata and a bonus manga chapter of never-before-translated material.Unless you own your very own death note, it doesn't get any better than this!
The English File fourth edition Workbook reinforces what is learned in each English File lesson, and can be used as extra practice during class, or set as homework.
For an impeccable gentleman's butler like Sebastian Michaelis, the word 'impossible' is just not in his vocabulary. Everything demanded of him under the English sun is well within his grasp. But do his talents extend to things under the scalding Indian sun?! As Harold West Jeb's plan to use Agni, Prince Soma's superhuman butler, in a curry battle to win himself a Royal Warrant is exposed, along with his role in the attacks on Anglo-Indians throughout London, Earl Ciel Phantomhive sets Sebastian to the task of creating an incomparable curry to defeat the despicable trader. But how can Sebastian possibly best Agni, the man with the Right Hand of God?! The Black Butler and the Yellow Butler face off in a climactic showdown!
Kafka wants to clean up kaiju, but not literally! Will a sudden metamorphosis stand in the way of his dream? With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream, he undergoes an unexpected transformation. How can he fight kaiju now that he's become one himself?!Kafka hopes to one day keep his pact with his childhood friend Mina to join the Japan Defense Force and fight by her side. But while she's out neutralizing kaiju as Third Division captain, Kafka is stuck cleaning up the aftermath of her battles. When a sudden rule change makes Kafka eligible for the Defense Force, he decides to try out for the squad once more. There's just one problem-he's made the Defense Force's neutralization list under the code name Kaiju No. 8.
A wedding in Spain. The most infuriating man. Three days to convince your family you're actually in love. . . Catalina Martin desperately needs a date to her sister's wedding. Especially when her little white lie about her American boyfriend has spiralled out of control. Now everyone she knows - including her ex-boyfriend and his fiancee - will be there. She only has four weeks to find someone willing to cross the Atlantic for her and aid in her deception. NYC to Spain is no short flight and her family won't be easy to fool. . . But even then, when Aaron Blackford - the 6'4", blue-eyed pain in the arse - offers to step in, she's not tempted even for a second. Never has there been a more aggravating, blood-boiling and insufferable man. But Catalina is desperate and as the wedding gets closer the more desirable an option Aaron Blackford becomes. . . The Spanish Love Deception is an enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating romance. Perfect for those looking for a steamy slow-burn with the promise of a sweet happy-ever-after.
Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks. But when Sir Henry Wotton visits and seduces Dorian into the worship of youthful beauty with an intoxicating speech, Dorian makes a wish he will live to regret: that all the marks of age will now be reflected in the portrait rather than on Dorian’s own face. The stage is now set for a masterful tale about appearance, reality, art, life, truth, fiction and the burden of conscience.Oscar Wilde’s only full-length novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a lasting gem of sophisticated wit and playfulness, which brings together all the best elements of his talent in a reinterpretation of the Faustian myth.
In a frozen dystopia where inhabitants eat flesh to survive, can the destructive powers of fire bring salvation?In the not-too-distant past, the Ice Witch blankets the world in snow, starvation, and madness, leading the inhabitants to seek their salvation in fire. With that, an unusual destiny unfolds for two young orphans, Agni and Luna, blessed with the ability to regenerate. But will this ability prove to be more of a curse than a blessing?Orphaned siblings Agni and Luna, like the Ice Witch who cursed their world, are two of the "blessed,” humans who hold special abilities. However, not all who are blessed are friendly, and after another of their kind attacks Agni and decimates the orphans' village, Agni fights to survive, vowing revenge.
Mizuki loves living at the shrine with Nanami, but he hates that he has to stay behind when she goes to school. He hates even more that Tomoe gets to go with her. But Mizuki isn't used to the human world, so Nanami thinks it's safer if he just stays put. Can Mizuki become a master of the mundane, or will his secret foray into town end in disaster?!
Following the eruption of the bloody Clone Wars at the battle of Geonosis, both sides remain deadlocked in a stalemate that can be broken only be elite warriors like Omega Squad, clone commandos with terrifying skills and a lethal arsenal.
DEATHS AND DECISIONSHis army starving for resources, King Canute schemes to confiscate Ketil's farm. Ketil and his sons become fugitives, barely escaping the capital aboard Leif Ericson's ship, but Canute follows in pursuit with his best men. Upon Ketil’s return, he finds his beloved slave Arnheid has helped her former husband, a runaway who has killed many of Ketil’s bodyguards, escape. Beset by betrayal on all sides, there may be no way out for Ketil, but Thorfinn finally has his freedom. Yet, the son of Thors feels bound to Denmark by his unfinished business with Canute…
Vite et bien s'adresse à des adultes pressés et impatients de communiquer avec succès en français ! Le vocabulaire est simple et usuel et les thèmes, variés, pour faire face, efficacement, à toutes les situations de la vie quotidienne et professionnelle. Livre + CD audio et corrigés inclus.La méthode rapide Vite et bien 1 permet à la fois d'apprendre le français et de découvrir la réalité de la vie en France, les différences culturelles, le langage de la vie quotidienne, le tout en un temps record. En effet, le premier volume couvre, en vingt unités, les niveaux A1 et A2 du Cadre Européen de référence (CECR). Ainsi, en 100 à 120 heures de cours selon les publics, il sera possible d'acquérir une bonne base de grammaire et de vocabulaire, claire, simple, fonctionnelle, et de se sentir à l'aise dans la communication orale et écrite.L'ouvrage s'adresse aux vrais et et aux faux débutants, constituant donc un outil d'apprentissage et/ou de rafraîchissement des connaissances.Chacune des vingt unités est dans un niveau de langue usuel sans être trop familier et porte sur un thème particulier. Elle débute par deux pages de situations de communication : dialogues à écouter et documents à lire, complétés par une liste d'expressions-clés de la conversation. Cette double page est illustrée, non seulement par souci de vivacité et d'agrément, mais aussi pour fournir des informations culturelles complémentaires: gestes, attitudes, vêtements environnement...
Once in a blue moon a book is published that changes irrevocably the face of things. White Heat is one such book. Since it was originally produced in 1990, it has gone on to become one of the most enduring classic cookbooks of our time. With its unique blend of outspoken opinion, recipes and dramatic photographs by the late legendary photographer Bob Carlos Clarke, White Heat captures the magic and spirit of Marco Pierre White in the heat of his kitchen. This 25th anniversary edition features brand new material, including photographs from the late Bob Carlos Clarke and contributions from James Steen, Lindsey Carlos Clarke and a host of high-profile chefs: Jason Atherton, Sat Bains, Mario Batali, Raymond Blanc, Anthony Bourdain, Adam Byatt, David Chang, Phil Howard, Tom Kerridge, Paul Kitching, Pierre Koffmann, Gordon Ramsay and Jock Zonfrillo.
Come one, come all on this multi-narrative collection of Gravity Falls stories!Perfect for fans new and old, this collection of tales consist of Dipper and Mabel’s recollections of the adventures they shared visiting their Uncle Stan’s Mystery Shack.The Gravity Falls twist? Each retelling is accompanied by a short "Grunkle Stan" version of the same story, written from his gruff, humorous perspective. Readers have the choice of reading the Dipper and Mabel version, the Grunkle Stan version, or both!Designed to parody a classic bedtime storybook, fans will love the playful twist on bedtime storytelling delivered by Dipper, Mable, and Grunkle Stan!If you like this, you may also love these other books:The Owl House: Hex-cellent Tales from The Boiling IslesGravity Falls: Tales of the Strange and UnexplainedGravity Falls: Lost LegendsGravity Falls: Don't Color This Book! It's Cursed!Gravity Falls: Journal 3Gravity Falls: Once Upon a SwineGravity Falls: Dipper's and Mabel's Guide to Mystery and Nonstop Fun!Gravity Falls: Pining AwayGravity Falls: Happy Summerween! / The Convenience Store . . . of Horrors!Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Magic Book of SpellsStar vs. the Forces of Evil: Star and Marco's Guide to Mastering Every Dimension
Sometimes a song can save your life.Love of music unites the four members of the band Given: hotheaded guitarist Uenoyama, playboy drummer Akihiko, gentle bassist Haruki, and Mafuyu, a singer gifted with great talent and burdened by past tragedy. Their struggles and conflicts may drive them apart, but their bond to the music—and to one another—always brings them back together again.As the band races toward their first live concert, Mafuyu struggles to write lyrics for their new song but can’t find the words to express the emotions burning within him. Meanwhile, Uenoyama hears rumors about Mafuyu’s past and is bewildered by his own feelings. The tension builds until the night of the show, when the band explodes into a raging, life-changing performance.
Because of the boyhood trauma of seeing his mother make love to another man in the presence of his dying father, Mizoguchi becomes a hopeless stutterer. Taunted by his schoolmates, he feels utterly alone untill he becomes an acolyte at a famous temple in Kyoto, where he develops an all-consuming obsession with the temple's beauty. This powerful story of dedication and sacrifice brings together Mishima's preoccupations with violence, desire, religion and national history to dazzling effect.
Have you ever thought why every workout you have ever done stopped at the neck? Or wondered why traditional yoga calms the mind, tones the body but forgets the face? Are you looking for a natural way to look and feel younger and healthier? Danielle Col
The Woman's Study Bible poignantly reveals the Word of God to women, inviting them to receive God's truth for balance, hope, and transformation. Special features designed to speak to a woman's heart appear throughout the Bible text, revealing Scripture-
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 336, Publishers: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S., Author: Armin A. Brott, ISBN-13: 9780789214041, Date of issue: 2021
Sometimes a song can save your life.Love of music unites the four members of the band Given: hotheaded guitarist Uenoyama, playboy drummer Akihiko, gentle bassist Haruki, and Mafuyu, a singer gifted with great talent and burdened by past tragedy. Their struggles and conflicts may drive them apart, but their bond to the music—and to one another—always brings them back together again.The final round of the music festival tryout is about to begin, but that’s not the only source of tension in the band. Mafuyu, who’s been spending a lot of time at Ugetsu and Akihiko’s place, learns about the complicated history between the two and realizes that Haruki’s heartbreak is part of that romantic tangle. Things come to a head during the band’s performance, where the emotions unleashed by Mafuyu’s new song will change the course of their lives forever.
Navigate is a brand new, six-level General English course tailored exclusively to adults. The course takes an innovative approach to reading and listening based on academic research as to how adults best learn languages.It teaches reading and listening from the bottom up, giving learners the skills they need to understand the next text they will read and hear, not just the one they are reading or hearing now. The content has been extensively piloted and reviewed in ELT classrooms across the world, giving teachers the confidence that it really works. About the course: Innovative skills strand takes a bottom-up decoding approach to listening and reading. Equal weight given to grammar and vocabulary learning with clear on-the-page practice. Vocabulary based on the Oxford 3000 and levelled against the CEFR, giving learners the relevant language they need to communicate in the world today. Clear aims and outcomes linked to the CEFR throughout the course. Learners are immersed in themes and issues from around the world through content-rich, authentic texts that are really relevant to adult learners. Focus on vocabulary systems and vocabulary-building techniques.Real world video content provides integrated listening practice – video lesson in every unit plus vox pops throughout the course. Speaking practice throughout each lesson to help learners become more confident at using new language in the real world.
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. There was a star riding through clouds one night, and I said to the star, 'Consume me' Six friends traverse the uneven road of life together in Virginia Woolf's most unconventional classic. Bernard, Jinny, Louis, Neville, Rhoda and Susan first meet as children by the sea, and their lives are forever changed.A poetic novel written in a lyrical way only Woolf could master, these narrators face both triumph and tragedy that touches them all. Throughout their lives, they examine the relationship between past and present, and the meaning of life itself.A landmark of innovative fiction and the most experimental of Virginia Woolf's novels, The Waves is still regarded as one of the greatest works ever written in the English language.
Sometimes a song can save your life.Love of music unites the four members of the band Given: hotheaded guitarist Uenoyama, playboy drummer Akihiko, gentle bassist Haruki, and Mafuyu, a singer gifted with great talent and burdened by past tragedy. Their struggles and conflicts may drive them apart, but their bond to the music—and to one another—always brings them back together again.Uenoyama realizes he’s in love with Mafuyu and steals a kiss from him backstage at their first live performance. But now he’s even more confused—he hasn’t shared his feelings with Mafuyu and has no idea how Mafuyu feels about him. In contrast to their naive romance, Haruki has been harboring a secret desire for bandmate Akihiko, who’s already entangled in an intense, conflicted relationship with someone else.
Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal es el primer volumen de la ya clásica serie de novelas fantásticas de la autora británica J.K. Rowling. «Con las manos temblorosas, Harry le dio la vuelta al sobre y vio un sello de lacre púrpura con un escudo de armas: un león, un águila, un tejón y una serpiente, que rodeaban una gran letra H.» Harry Potter nunca ha oído hablar de Hogwarts hasta que empiezan a caer cartas en el felpudo del número 4 de Privet Drive. Llevan la dirección escrita con tinta verde en un sobre de pergamino amarillento con un sello de lacre púrpura, y sus horripilantes tíos se apresuran a confiscarlas. Más tarde, el día que Harry cumple once años, Rubeus Hagrid, un hombre gigantesco cuyos ojos brillan como escarabajos negros, irrumpe con una noticia extraordinaria: Harry Potter es un mago, y le han concedido una plaza en el Colegio Hogwarts de Magia y Hechicería. ¡Está a punto de comenzar una aventura increíble!
A beautiful gift edition of the supernatural horror cult classic that inspired H.P. Lovecraft and the HBO hit series True DetectiveThe weird tales in this slim volume are all linked by a play, the second act of which reveals truths so terrible and beautiful that it drives all who read it to despair: The King in Yellow.These four macabre, uncanny and unsettling stories are some of the most thrilling ever written in the field of weird fiction, and since their first publication in 1895 have become a cult classic, influencing many writers from the renowned master of cosmic horror H.P Lovecraft to the creators of HBO's True Detective.
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.
In a frozen dystopia where inhabitants eat flesh to survive, can the destructive powers of fire bring salvation?In the not-too-distant past, the Ice Witch blankets the world in snow, starvation, and madness, leading the inhabitants to seek their salvation in fire. With that, an unusual destiny unfolds for two young orphans, Agni and Luna, blessed with the ability to regenerate. But will this ability prove to be more of a curse than a blessing?In order to absorb all life, Judah has been turned into a massive tree by the Ice Witch. And just as Agni loses his will to live, Judah’s sorrowful pleas for death echo in his ear. What will await the world after its destruction and rebirth is complete?
Sometimes a song can save your life.Love of music unites the four members of the band Given: hotheaded guitarist Uenoyama, playboy drummer Akihiko, gentle bassist Haruki, and Mafuyu, a singer gifted with great talent and burdened by past tragedy. Their struggles and conflicts may drive them apart, but their bond to the music—and to one another—always brings them back together again.Now that Given has an offer to record their debut album, each of the band’s members must decide whether to get serious about trying to go pro. Though Ritsuka doesn’t have a single doubt in his mind, Mafuyu isn’t ready to commit. Frustrated by Mafuyu’s indecisiveness, Ritsuka shifts his focus to playing in the band of his formal rival Hiragi, but Hiragi is having his own troubles with bandmate Shizusumi.
