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Rei Hitomi is a former schoolteacher and a self-professed misanthrope due to past trauma. Hoping to live a slow, relaxing life, he takes a new teaching job in the mountains. But it turns out that this place is actually an all-girls school for demi-humans who want to become full-fledged human beings!

Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 176, Publishers: Yen Press, Author: Kurusu Natsume,Airco Airco, ISBN-13: 9798855412420, Date of issue: 2025

The first book to bring together the key texts of modern Buddhism In the last hundred years, the world, especially the West, has increasingly embraced the teachings of Buddhism. A Modern Buddhist Bible is the first anthology to bring together the writings from Buddhists, both Eastern and Western, that have redefined Buddhism for our era. Forging a universal doctrine from the divergent traditions of China, Sri Lanka, Japan, Burma, Thailand, and Tibet, the makers of modern Buddhism saw it as a return to the origin, as renowned scholar Donald Lopez shows. ModernBuddhism is for them a homeward journey to the vision of Buddha himself. Putting far more stress on meditation and spirituality than on ritual and relics, it embraces the ordination of women and values of science, social justice, tolerance, and individual freedom. A Modern Buddhist Bible includes writing by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, T"ai Hsu, Cheng Yen, Shaku Soen, D. T. Suzuki, Alan Watts, Gary Snyder, Shunryu Suzuki, andothers who have played a role in the rich and complex movement that fused Eastern insight with Western consciousness. Donald S. Lopez, Jr. is professor of Buddhist and Tibetan studies at the University of Michigan. His most recent books are The Story of Buddhism: A Concise Guide to Its History and Teachings and Prisoners of Shangri-La.

Volume 1 of the fullest, most useful compilation of herbal material. Gigantic alphabetical encyclopedia, from aconite to zedoary, gives botanical information, medical properties, folklore, economic uses, more. 161 illustrations.

Volume 2 of the fullest, most useful compilation of herbal material. Gigantic alphabetical encyclopedia, from aconite to zedoary, gives botanical information, medical properties, folklore, economic uses, more. 161 illustrations.

(Berklee Methods). Leavitt's practical, comprehensive method is used as the basic text for Berklee's guitar program. After mastering the fundamentals from Volumes 1 and 2, guitarists will be ready to take their skills to a more challenging level. This book

(Berklee Guide). Improve your command of the guitar by mastering the essential scales and their fingerings. This reference will help you play scales up, down, and across the fingerboard, in all keys. You will learn multiple scale fingering options to suit

(Berklee Methods).Now guitarists can have all three volumes of this classic guitar method in one convenient book! Created by popular demand, this new edition of the method used as the basic text for the renowned Berklee College of Music guitar program is a complete compilation of the original Volumes 1, 2, and 3.Innovative solos, duets and exercises progressively teach melody, harmony and rhythm. Perfect for the serious guitar student and instructor alike.

You can't change the world, but you can prepare her for it. Your daughter is facing challenges you never dealt with at her age From skyrocketing anxiety rates to bullying on social media, the Enemy's lies are everywhere. How do you help t

Little known fact: Buddhist Monks are amazing at cleaning and tidying. In this one-of-a-kind guide to cleaning your home, Buddhist monk Shoukei Matsumoto reveals how to make your home as spotless as it is tranquil and peaceful. For Buddh

We're all on a search for happiness, but we're looking in the wrong places. Everyone looks externally to find contentment, we think material possessions will unlock our happiness. A Monk's Guide to Happiness explains how and why we need to look withi

This deluxe limited paperback edition features stenciled edges and special jacket effects - Includes an exclusive excerpt from the third and final book in the series!"Thea Guanzon's talent is limitless, and she is the kind of writer that comes around once in a generation. Mark my words: lives will be changed by The Hurricane Wars trilogy." - Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love HypothesisTwo hearts circle each other in the eye of the storm in this highly-anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller, The Hurricane Wars-prepare for more enemies-to-lovers romance, magical adventures, and political schemes in this Southeast Asian-inspired world.After a lifetime of war, Alaric and Talasyn were thrust into an alliance between their homelands that was supposed to end the fighting; however, being married to their sworn foe feels far from peaceful. Now Talasyn must play the part of Alaric's willing empress while her allies secretly plot to overthrow his reign. But the longer the couple are forced together, the harder it becomes to deny the feelings crackling like lightning between them. When the time comes to act, can she trust him, or must she ignore her heart for the sake of so many others?As the master of the Shadowforged Legion, Alaric has trained for battle all his life, but marrying a Lightweaver might be his most dangerous challenge yet. With tensions between nations churning, he needs to focus on the greater threat-the Moonless Dark, a cataclysmic magical event that could devour everything. Only he and Talasyn can stop it, with a powerful merging of light and shadow that they alone can create together. But saving their world from this disaster is a mere preface to his father's more sinister schemes, and his wife is a burning flame in the darkness, tempting both his loyalties and his desires.The Hurricane Wars aren't over. It's time to choose what-and who-to fight for. The world holds its breath amidst a whirlwind of new magic and old secrets that could change everything.

Order now and receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies lastfeaturing gorgeous sprayed edges with stenciled artwork, as well as exclusive endpapers and special design features. This breathtaking collectible edition is only available on a limited first print run.Thea Guanzon needs to be on every fantasy readers TBR list! Danielle L. Jensen,New York Times bestselling author of A Fate Inked in Blood"Thea Guanzons talent is limitless . . . Mark my words: lives will be changed by The HurricaneWars trilogy."Ali Hazelwood,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Love HypothesisTwo hearts circle each other in the eye of the storm in this highly anticipated epic fantasy follow-up to the New York Times bestseller, The Hurricane Warsprepare for more enemies-to-lovers romance, magical adventures, and political schemes in this Southeast Asian-inspired world.After a lifetime of war, Alaric and Talasyn are thrust into a political marriage between their homelands that was supposed to end the fighting; however, this forced proximity with a sworn foe feels far from peaceful. Now Talasyn must play the part of Alaric's willing empress while her allies secretly plot to overthrow his reign. But the longer the couple are trapped together, the harder it becomes to deny the slow burn romance crackling like lightning between them. When the time comes to act, can she trust him, or must she ignore her heart for the sake of so many others?As the master of the Shadowforged Legion, Alaric has trained for battle all his life, but marrying a Lightweaver might be his most dangerous challenge yet. With tensions between nations churning, he needs to focus on the greater threat-the Moonless Dark, a high-stakes cataclysmic magical event that could devour everything. Only he and Talasyn can stop it, with a powerful merging of their unique magic system of light and shadow that they alone can create together. But saving their world from this disaster is a mere preface to his father's more sinister schemes, and his wife is a burning flame in the darkness, tempting both his loyalties and his desires.The Hurricane Wars aren't over. In this epic romantasy, it's time to choose what-and who-to fight for. The world holds its breath amidst a whirlwind of new magic and old secrets that could change everything.

An unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor. From the final idea of award-winning author Siobhan Dowd--whose premature death from cancer prevented her from writing it herself--Ness has spun a haunting and darkly funny novel of mischief, loss, and monsters both real and imagined. Illustrations.

In J. L. Carr's deeply charged poetic novel, Tom Birkin, a veteran of the Great War and a broken marriage, arrives in the remote Yorkshire village of Oxgodby where he is to restore a recently discovered medieval mural in the local church. Living in the bell tower, surrounded by the resplendent countryside of high summer, and laboring each day to uncover an anonymous painter's depiction of the apocalypse, Birkin finds that he himself has been restored to a new, and hopeful, attachment to life. But summer ends, and with the work done, Birkin must leave. Now, long after, as he reflects on the passage of time and the power of art, he finds in his memories some consolation for all that has been lost.

From poet Courtney Peppernell comes the story of a very long winter, a month of dark and unforgiving Sundays, that will make you question your strength and the purpose of living. Bestselling poet and author of the acclaimed Pillow Thoughts series, Courtney Peppernell returns with a story of uncovering the light that resides deep within us all, should we only be brave enough to search the darkness to find it. A Month of Sundays is a tribute to surviving a long winter and a promise that, despite the darkness, the light will undoubtedly return.

A devastating indictment against international complicity in Israel’s genocide in Palestine

Un manifeste pour un moratoire sur les nouvelles constructions, pour envisager un avenir moins extractif, fait de ce que nous avons : ne pas démolir, ne pas construire du neuf, mais construire moins, construire avec ce qui existe, l'habiter différemment et en prendre soin.

What is God like? Toxic images abound: God the punishing judge, the deadbeat dad, the genie in a bottle-false gods that need to be challenged.But what if, instead, God truly is completely Christlike? What if His love is more generous, his Cross more powerf

Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 48, Publishers: Bloomsbury Publishing, Author: Vesper Stamper, ISBN-13: 9781547601103, Date of issue: 2021

In this gorgeous original fairy tale from the creator of Claris: the Chicest Mouse in Paris, a young girl called Poppy Grace discovers discover that her manor has secrets of its own … Young Poppy Grace has been dreadfully bored since her best friend Bella went away. They used to do everything together! But Poppy's boredom turns to wonder when something strange happens in her manor ... What will she discover? From the creator of the best-selling Claris series comes this gorgeous new picture-book collection about young girls discovering their own power. Sparkling with humor, charm and a mischievous twist, this delightful picture book will delight readers of Claris and fairy-tale fans alike! With more than a million children's books in print, Megan Hess's beautiful rhyming picture books are beloved all over the world. She is the creator of three best-selling picture-book series for children: Claris, World of Claris and the Young Queens Collection. Perfect for: Fans of the bestselling Claris series by Megan Hess. Readers aged 3-6 who love dress-ups, gentle adventure and friendship stories. Readers of all ages who love all things fashion and style! Fans of sparklingly fun picture books such as Eloise and Olivia. Gift-buyers looking for a dazzlingly beautiful, rhyming picture book. Discover more fairytales from the dazzling Young Queens Collection now: A Most Mysterious Manor ​The Velvet Messenger The Curious Crown

Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 384, Publishers: Harlequin Audio, Author: MARAIS BIANCA, ISBN-13: 9780778368601, Date of issue: 2025

Le Carre's fiercely compelling novel begins as a half-starved young Russian man is smuggled into Hamburg in the dead of night. Annabel, an idealistic German civil rights lawyer, determines to save him from deportation. Soon, her client's survival becomes more important than her own career--or safety.

Choco wishes he had a mother, but who could she be? He sets off to find her, asking all kinds of animals, but he doesn't meet anyone who looks just like him. He doesn't even think of asking Mrs. Bear if she's his mother-but then she starts to do just the things a mommy might do. And when she brings him home, he meets her other children-a piglet, a hippo, and an alligator-and learns that families can come in all shapes and sizes and still fit together. Keiko Kasza's twist on the "Are you my mother?" theme has become one of the most highly recommended stories about adoption for children.

Do you want to be a better wife and mother? To have more order in your life? To grow in union with God? Are you desperate yet? With your own copy of Mother's Rule of Life, you'll transform motherhood and its burdens into the joyful vocation it's meant to be. Learn from homeschooling author Holly Pierlot how to bring order and peace even to the most frustrating and chaotic household. With her help, you'll be able to craft a system that's right for you and your family and then use it to help God draw you, your husband, and each of your children into Heaven!

Breastfeeding is inexpensive and can save you money over the months and years. Not only does breastfeeding benefit your child's health, but it also has health benefits for the mothers to such as weight loss. Eating healthy is important for both the mother

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2025The grandson of Prince Genji lives outside of space and time and wanders the grounds of an old monastery in Kyoto. The monastery, too, is timeless, with barely a trace of any human presence. The wanderer is searching for a garden that has long captivated him.This novel by International Booker Prize winner László Krasznahorkai - perhaps his most serene and poetic work - describes a search for the unobtainable and the riches to be discovered along the way. Despite difficulties in finding the garden, the reader is closely introduced to the construction processes of the monastery as well as the geological and biological processes of the surrounding area, making this an unforgettable meditation on nature, life, history, and being.Translated by Ottilie Mulzet

Prepare for a laugh-out-loud adventure with A Mouse Just Ate My House! the latest tail from the multi-million copy bestselling children’s author Kes Gray. Mice eat cheese, right? Not this mouse! Our mischievous little nuisance is so hungry she will stop at nothing until she’s full up. She’s even taken a big bite out of this very book - just look at the missing piece and all the little nibble marks! In this hilarious story, a hungry little mouse simply cannot stop eating. From doors to sofas to chairs – even stairs! She has a rumble in her tummy that won’t go away. Her first course was my skirting board You know the shapes mice make I thought one hole was all she’d do, But that was my mistake! She waited till I’d gone to bed And then without me knowing She made another mousey hole And then just kept on going! Told from the perspective of a frustrated little boy whose house is being eaten bite by bite, A Mouse Just Ate My House! is a riotous rhyming picture book promises a joyous time for readers young and old.

Hunger makes monsters in this dark new tale in Nghi Vo"s Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle."Nghi Vo is so good."?NPR on The Brides of High HillWandering Cleric Chih of Singing Hills and their hoopoe companion Almost Brilliant come to the river town of Baolin chasing stories of a legendary famine. Amid tales of dishes served to royalty and desserts made of dust, they discover the secrets of what happens when hunger stalks the land and what the powerful will do to hide their crimes.Trapped in the mansion of a sinister magistrate, Chih and Almost Brilliant must learn what happened in Baolin when the famine came to call, and they must do so quickly... because the things in the shadows are only growing hungrier.The Singing Hills Cycle has been shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award, the Locus Award, and the Ignyte Award, and has won the Crawford Award and the Hugo Award.The novellas are standalone stories linked by the Cleric Chih, and may be read in any order.The Empress of Salt and FortuneWhen the Tiger Came Down the MountainInto the RiverlandsMammoths at the GatesThe Brides of High HillA Mouthful of Dust

Published for the first time as Ernest Hemingway intended, one of the great writer's most beloved and enduring works - his memoir of Paris in the 1920s.

Published posthumously in 1964, A Moveable Feast remains one of Ernest Hemingway's most beloved works. Since Hemingway's personal papers were released in 1979, scholars have examined and debated the changes made to the text before publication. Now this new special restored edition presents the original manuscript as the author prepared it to be published.§Featuring a personal foreword by Patrick Hemingway, Ernest's sole surviving son, and an introduction by the editor and grandson of the author, Seán Hemingway, this new edition also includes a number of unfinished, never-before-published Paris sketches revealing experiences that Hemingway had with his son Jack and his first wife, Hadley. Also included are irreverent portraits of other luminaries, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ford Madox Ford, and insightful recollections of his own early experiments with his craft.

From the bestselling author of Mudlarking comes a thoughtful examination of her year exploring the most overlooked part of the city through the changing seasons

Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 200, Publishers: Blackstone Publishing, ISBN-13: 9798212514309, Date of issue: 2026

Fans of Enola Holmes and Nancy Drew will love the exciting A Murder Most Unladylike mystery seriesall eleven books now available together in one collectible paperback boxed set!Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong both have a penchant for solving mysteries. In fact, outspoken Daisy is a self-described Sherlock Holmes, and she appoints wallflower Hazel as her own personal Watson when they form their own (secret!) detective agency. The only problem? There is nothing to investigate at the perfectly proper Deepdean School for Girls they both attend. Or is there? Follow Daisy and Hazel as they put their deductive skills and friendship to the test to solve a series of murders most unladylike! This entertaining paperback boxed set includes: Murder Is Bad Manners Poison Is Not Polite First Class Murder Jolly Foul Play Mistletoe and Murder A Spoonful of Murder Death in the Spotlight Top Marks for Murder Death Sets Sail Cream Buns and Crime Once Upon a Crime

Le Carre's second novel offers an exquisite, satirical look at an elite private school as it chronicles the early development of George Smiley.

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERAn Agatha, Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and Ohioana Award nominee!A Mystery of Mysteries is a brilliant biography of Edgar Allan Poe that examines the renowned author’s life through the prism of his mysterious death and its many possible causes.It is a moment shrouded in horror and mystery. Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7, 1849, at just forty, in a painful, utterly bizarre manner that would not have been out of place in one of his own tales of terror. What was the cause of his untimely death, and what happened to him during the three missing days before he was found, delirious and “in great distress” on the streets of Baltimore, wearing ill-fitting clothes that were not his own?Mystery and horror. Poe, who remains one of the most iconic of American writers, died under haunting circumstances that reflect the two literary genres he took to new heights. Over the years, there has been a staggering amount of speculation about the cause of death, from rabies and syphilis to suicide, alcoholism, and even murder. But many of these theories are formed on the basis of the caricature we have come to associate with Poe: the gloomy-eyed grandfather of Goth, hunched over a writing desk with a raven perched on one shoulder, drunkenly scribbling his chilling masterpieces. By debunking the myths of how he lived, we come closer to understanding the real Poe—and uncovering the truth behind his mysterious death, as a new theory emerges that could prove the cause of Poe’s death was haunting him all his life.In a compelling dual-timeline narrative alternating between Poe’s increasingly desperate last months and his brief but impactful life, Mark Dawidziak sheds new light on the enigmatic master of macabre.

"In this book, President Kennedy tells us what immigrants have done for America, and what America has done for its immigrants. It is one of the dramatic success stories of world history.... It can stand as a testament to a cause President Kennedy cherished, and which we should carry on."--..

THIS BOOK REVEALS an amazingly long-overlooked psychological reality that dawned on the author when he woke up from a dream and thought: "Suppose I had never woken up? Though others would know, how would I ever know it was over?" Based on cognitive science research and analysis, the author found that conscious­ness is not extinguished with death but, from a dying person's perspective, only imperceptibly "paused."Given this, from your perspective, you'll never lose your mind, self, and soul. And, given dreams and near-death experiences, you may experience a timeless natural-i.e., scientifically supported-afterlife, which can be a heaven of utmost happiness.Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection was an earth-shattering revelation about how life evolved. This book is about an equally earth-shattering scientific theory about how a human life ends, including its possible impact on society and on you.(The book is available in paperback, hardback, and eBook versions. In the latter two, some figures appear in color.)

Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 64, Publishers: FRANCES LINCOLN, Author: Jessica Roux, ISBN-13: 9780711290976, Date of issue: 2024

World Fantasy Award winner - Shirley Jackson Award winnerEmily Dickinson takes a carriage ride with Death. A couple are invited over to a neighbor's daughter's exorcism. A country witch with a sea-captain's head in a glass globe intercedes

Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 64, Publishers: FRANCES LINCOLN, Author: Jessica Roux, ISBN-13: 9780711260276, Date of issue: 2021

A Natural History of Sea Serpents, re-examines the cold-case enigma of sea serpents and monsters described by impeccable witnesses over three centuries. These reports have sometimes intrigued and puzzled the most eminent scientists of their times, yet often became the butt of popular derision.Naturalist Adrian Shine, best known for his fifty years examining Loch Ness as a "sympathetic sceptic", reveals how the loch actually held the key to the greater mystery. He exonerates the integrity of most witnesses, often remarks upon the accuracy of their observations yet offers bold and radical interpretations of what they have seen. The book digs deep into the roots of the legend and shows how expectations "evolved" from those "serpents" to prehistoric "monsters" during the nineteenth century. The book cites over a hundred reports and contains as many illustrations as evidence for its conclusions. His findings, stemming from knowledge of ships, the sea and the true monsters living there, cover the entire spectrum of reports, giving new insight, for example, into the famous HMS Daedalus episode of 1848, the description of a very unusual creature seen by two zoologists in 1904 and the serpent seen by hundreds off the coast of New England in 1817. Nothing daunted, he investigates reports of huge serpents seen battling whales and creatures which defy our understanding of vertebrate anatomy by bending both sideways and up and down, whilst under fire by the French Navy.This book will certainly generate debate within the cryptozoology movement, yet also challenges the theories of the preeminent sceptical writer on the subject, Dr. Robert France, who has proposed whales and other creatures entangled in pre-plastic era fishing gear as the cause of most sea serpent encounters. Nevertheless, the author shares this ethnobiological perspective and ends with a strong conservation message.

A Naturalist's Guide to the Dangerous Creatures of Australia is an easy-to-use introductory photographic guide to 280 species of dangerous creature commonly encountered in Australia. The species include terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.

A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Nepal is an introductory photographic identification guide to 280 bird species commonly seen in Nepal.

A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Australia is an introductory photographic guide to 280 butterfly species commonly seen in Australia. The 2nd edition includes extensive updates to the text, featuring revised taxonomy and multiple new images of the species covered.

A Naturalist’ s Guide to the Reptiles of the Philippines is an introductory photographic guide to 176 reptile taxa commonly encountered in The Philippines, and is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High quality photographs from the region’ s top nature photographers, some of species that have never before been published, are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include common and scientific names, size, identifying features, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers climate and biogeographical regions, habitats, conservation, topography and advice on snakebites. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the reptiles of The Philippines encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific name, IUCN status and CITES listing.

A collection of 800+ beautifully illustrated stickers for every nature enthusiast. Creatures of the forest and creatures of the sea. An artful meditation on the garden, a symphony of trees, colorful butterflies flitting among flowers, and a celebration of mushrooms. Filled with more than 800 lush and enchanting stickers, each lovingly hand-painted and beautifully detailed, from a single, charming hedgehog to a series of tiny, evocative landscapes, this collection is perfect for decorating a nature journal, an explorer's diary, or the pages of a favorite guidebook.

Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 240, Publishers: HELION & CO, Author: Donald Stoker, ISBN-13: 9781804512340, Date of issue: 2023

Having long abandoned any hope of making a match, twenty-six-year-old Beatrice Hyde-Clare finds herself a little overwhelmed by her engagement to the Duke of Kesgrave.Cloying society matrons clamor for her attention while her aunt reels off an endless list of servants she will have to oversee. Even the most intrepid female would quake at the prospect of managing eight footmen!Fortunately, Bea knows the perfect distraction-an intriguing mystery-and pays a call on the Countess of Abercrombie, who had promised her that very thing only the evening before.But her ladyship is reluctant to discuss the details with a newly minted duchess-to-be, and it dawns on Bea that the investigation cuts closer to home than she could have ever imagined. Because this time the murder victims are her own mother and father, who had died twenty years before in a seemingly straightforward boating accident.Alas, nothing is straightforward, and as Bea digs into her past, she discovers with growing horror that she has no more idea how to be a daughter than she does a duchess.

'I did have hallucinations, but did they harm anyone? Who did they harm, that's what I'd like to know!' This title features three disturbing tales of supernatural hallucinations, hysterical obsession and moral decay. It includes fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.