Lio Min’s Beating Heart Baby is a “dizzying, sexy, and utterly heartfelt” (Mary H. K. Choi) love letter to internet friendships, anime, and indie rockWhen artistic and sensitive Santi arrives at his new high school, everyone in the wildly talented marching band welcomes him with open arms. Everyone except for the prickly, proud musical prodigy Suwa, who doesn’t think Santi has what it takes to be in the band.But Santi and Suwa share painful pasts, ...

He preached to thousands. Inspired heretics to return to the Church. Performed miracles. Lived in deepest intimacy with Christ.The story of Saint Anthony of Padua has been told many times. But never like this.In this compelling biography, Madeline Nugent, CFP, seamlessly unites historical facts with engaging narrative that reads like a novel. She draws on primary sources, scholarly research, time spent in Italy, and interviews with Franciscan experts to vividly present the ...

The one primer you need to launch, lead, and sponsor successful projects.We're now living in the project economy. As the number of projects initiated in both the public and private sectors skyrockets, project management skills have become essential for all leaders and managers. But despite this project boom, the failure rate remains extremely high. Why? Leaders have too many projects and too little visibility into them, and they lack the project implementation comp...

The cavalry is ready.And they're riding steel horses...The Misfits MC is known for maintaining the balance.Providing common ground.Protecting the innocent.However, when Adonis "King" Arthur embarks on the conquest to completely destroy a rival club, he unfortunately realizes the cost of victory may be too high....Warning: This book ends on a cliff-hanger.

A clear-eyed look at the instrumental role drugs have played in our cultural, social, and spiritual development.• First American publication of the surprising European bestseller.• Examines everything from the ancient use of ergot and datura to the modern phenomenon of "designer" drugs such as Ecstasy and crack cocaine.From remotest antiquity to the present era of designer drugs and interdiction, drugs have played a prominent role in the cultural, spiritual, and soc...

This in-depth biography of Italian intellectual Antonio Gramsci casts new light on his life and writing, emphasizing his unflagging spirit, even in the many years he spent in prison.One of the most influential political thinkers of the twentieth century, Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937) has left an indelible mark on philosophy and critical theory. His innovative work on history, society, power, and the state has influenced several generations of readers and political ac...

A powerful story of resilience, hope, and the bonds that unite us.Could you imagine being sent alone on an ocean liner at just ten years old for an eight-day journey at sea, with only the hope of seeing your family again one day?That's precisely what young Antonio Russo faces when he is placed on a ship in the Bay of Naples and sent from a small town in Italy into the abyss toward America, with nothing but the shirt on his back and a suitcase filled with sa...

Brought to you by Penguin.‘****'A moving and confident novel about the preciousness of life' Nikesh Shukla'A brilliant debut' (Ian McEwan) picked as one to watch by the Guardian, Observer, Vogue and StylistThree weeks ago I was only a schoolkid but now I’m a detective and also a tea-shop boy…Nine-year-old Jai watches too many reality cop shows, thinks he’s ...

Learn Django 2.0 with four end-to-end projectsKey FeaturesLearn Django 2 by building real-world web applications from scratchDevelop powerful web applications quickly using the best coding practicesIntegrate other technologies into your application with clear, step-by-step explanations and comprehensive example codeBook DescriptionIf you want to learn the entire process of developing professional web applications with Django ...

In recent decades, many philosophers and cognitive scientists have declared the question of consciousness unsolvable, but Antonio Damasio is convinced that recent findings in neuroscience, psychology and artifical intelligence have given us the necessary tools to solve its mystery.In Feeling & Knowing, Damasio elucidates the myriad aspects of consciousness and presents his analysis and new insights in a way that is faithful to our own intuitive sense of the experience....

In post-WWII South America, a struggling writer embarks on a murderous thought experiment to help kickstart his career in this next tale of longing from the author of Zama.The Silentiary takes place in a nameless Latin American city during the early 1950s. A young man employed in middle management entertains an ambition to write a book of some sort. But first he must establish the necessary precondition, which the crowded and noisily industrialize...

Marcantonio Colonna's The Dictator Pope has rocked Rome and the entire Catholic Church with its portrait of an authoritarian, manipulative, and politically partisan pontiff. Occupying a privileged perch in Rome during the tumultuous first years of Francis’s pontificate, Colonna was privy to the shock, dismay, and even panic that the reckless new pope engendered in the Church’s most loyal and judicious leaders. The Dictator Pope discloses that Father Mario Bergoglio (the f...