By the #1 bestselling history author in the world, Bill O'Reilly: A dramatic confrontation with good, evil, and the worst people who ever livedThe concept of evil is universal, ancient, and ever present today. The biblical book of Genesis clearly defines it when Cain kills his brother Abel out of jealousy. Evil is a choice to make another suffer. As long as human beings have walked, evil has been close by.Confronting Evil by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer recounts the deeds of the worst people in history: Genghis Khan. The Roman Emperor Caligula. Henry VIII. The collective evil of the 19th century slave traders and the 20th century robber barons. Stalin. Hitler. Mao. The Ayatollah Khomeini. Putin. The Mexican drug cartels. Collectively, these warlords, tyrants, businessmen, and criminals are directly responsible for the death and misery of hundreds of millions of people. By telling what they did and why they did it, Confronting Evil explains the struggle between good and evil--a choice every person in the Judeo-Christian tradition is compelled to make. But many defer. We avoid the life decision. We look away. It's easier.Prepare yourself to read the consequences of that inaction. As John Stuart Mill said in his inaugural address to the University of St. Andrews in 1867: "Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing."
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 12, Publishers: MEMA PUBLISHING, Author: MEMA PUBLISHING, ISBN-13: 9780648692737, Date of issue: 2020
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 12, Publishers: MEMA PUBLISHING, Author: MEMA PUBLISHING, ISBN-13: 9780648692744, Date of issue: 2023
Shindo L's emotionally brutal and twisted story reemerges as FAKKU's first-ever Hardcover edition! Metamorphosis: Hard Edition comprises: -Metamorphosis: The original story of Saki's heartbreaking downfall. -The Raw Side: Drafts and Sketches: early draft pages of the entire manga, annotated with author's thoughts on the creative process. Includes cut/alternate content not seen in the final edition. -Interview with Shindo L: Artist profile conducted by Kimi Rito that was first published in The History of Hentai Manga. -Pin-ups, illustration postcards, and a timeline of Shindo L's publication history. With 500-plus pages entombed in a sleek, hardcover presentation, The Hard Edition is the glow-up that Saki dreamed she could've had.
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She is a peasant. She is a student. She is a soldier. She is a goddess.When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to study at the academies—it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who always thought they’d be able to marry Rin off to further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was now finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard—the most elite military school in the Nikara Empire—was even more surprising.But surprises aren’t always good.Being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Rin is targeted from the outset by rival classmates because of her color, poverty, and gender. Driven to desperation, she discovers she possesses a lethal, unearthly power—an aptitude for the nearly mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive—and that mastering control over her powers could mean more than just surviving school.For even though the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied the Nikara Empire for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people in the Empire would rather forget their painful history, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away.Rin’s shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she finds out more about the god who has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her her humanity. And it may already be too late.
