#MAHIRUTIMEMayo hides behind the screen as "Mahiru"—but how long can he hide his true self?Compared to his radiant online alter ego—Mahiru, a bubbly VTuber beloved by thousands of fans—the real Mayo is gloomy, shy and plagued by self-doubt. And the more love Mahiru receives, the more Mayo feels the sting of isolation. Even Mr. Ogino—Mayo's affectionate, doting manager—seems to care more for the persona, not the rea...

#MAHIRUTIME #SHINYFESTMayo— AKA "Mahiru", the famous VTuber—is madly in love with his manager, Mr. Ogino! Now that they're dating and living together, their days are filled with sweetness... and plenty of spice.With Mr. Ogino's support, Mayo is feeling less gloomy these days! He's taking care of himself, trying new things, and doing his best to open up to his colleagues! It helps that his boyfriend is there to encourage him at every turn, even if they have to keep their rel...

For over six hundred cycles, the Network, an elusive power hidden deep within the planet has remained dormant. Few remember it exists. Even fewer understand the war that's been quietly waged in its shadow. Mia Jayne never asked to be part of that war. But when she discovers a forbidden book buried in the Archives of the Order of Vis Firmitas, everything changes. Compendium isn't just a book. It's knowledge. It's a weapon. And it brings a choice.Now, with the future of Lumi...

On the heavily forested planet of Lumin, the Network has slept, dormant, for over 600 cycles. Only a select few remember that it resides beneath the crust of the planet, waiting, and for those who do, the battle for Lumin's future has raged in the shadows.When Mia Jayne's path crosses with an ancient volume in the Archives of the Order of Vis Firmitas, this ancient battle moves from the shadows into the light. Compendium opens up a world of knowledge, and, for the first time since ...

Rooted in tradition, shaped by experience, and driven by creativity, Private Chef is more than a cookbook; it’s a life’s journey told through food.From the vibrant streets of Israel to the dynamic kitchens of Silicon Valley, a former economist turned chef shares the dishes that have defined his culinary path. Now based in Silicon Valley, he works as a personal chef, crafting custom menus and personalized culinary experiences for high-profile clientele.Each recipe tells a st...

Amazon #1 New Release and 5-Star Rated!"Middle-school-age-appropriate structure and vocabulary and fast-paced action make this an easy read for fourth to sixth graders, who will enjoy the descriptions of completely unempathetic adults." --The BookLife Prize"Andrew Luria, a real-life news and sports anchor, takes Charlie and Emma on a lively jaunt through space and time, and sports milestones, in this wonderfully-illustrated page-turner." --The ...

In GERI O SHIMASU: ADVENTURES OF A BAKA GAIJIN, Alia Luria takes readers on a candid, humorous journey through 2008 Japan as seen through the lens of an outsider. From grappling with cultural adjustment and the paradox of isolation in crowds to navigating onsen etiquette, public shame, and the peculiarities of love hotels, Luria's stories are a mix of laugh-out-loud moments and raw introspection. Whether she's tackling train etiquette, sampling strange foods, or reflecting on the unifying ...

Russian psychologist A. R. Luria presents a compelling portrait of a man’s heroic struggle to regain his mental faculties. A soldier named Zasetsky, wounded in the head at the battle of Smolensk in 1943, suddenly found himself in a frightening world: he could recall his childhood but not his recent past; half his field of vision had been destroyed; he had great difficulty speaking, reading, and writing.Much of the book consists of excerpts from Zasetsky’s own diaries. Laboriously, ...

Creativity and Humor provides an overview of the intersection of how humor influences creativity and how creativity can affect humor. The book's chapters speak to the wide reach of creativity and humor with different topics, such as play, culture, work, education, therapy, and social justice covered. As creativity and humor are individual traits and abilities that have each been studied in psychology, this book presents the latest information. - Explains how, and why, humor enhances creati...

This book is second volume of Mary Hays's Female Biography; a scholarly edition on the stories of real women's experiences, such as those of Elizabeth Bland and Boadecia. It attests to the existence of active, learned and powerful women who produced new knowledge and contributed to cultural capital.

Mary Hays, reformist, novelist, and innovative thinker, has been waiting two hundred years to be judged in a fair, scholarly, and comprehensive way. During her lifetime and long after, her role in the ongoing reformist debates in England at the end of the eighteenth century, intensified by the French Revolution, served as a lightening rod for opponents who attacked her controversial stance on women's intellectual competence and human rights. The author's intellectual history of Hays finall...

Mary Hays was a radical feminist whose writings brought her to the attention of her contemporaries William Blake, Thomas Paine, Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin. Her Female Biography is an ambitious and acclaimed work, covering the lives of 294 women.