In the dark and distant future, Armageddon has given rise to an eternal war between the humans, lead by the Vatican, and the Methuselah Empire, the domain of the vampires!Astharoshe and Abel prepare to present their case to the Diwan, but the royal court is full of backstabbing intrigue, conspiracy and unpleasant surprises! Meanwhile, Ion and Esther get lost in the Methuselah capital, meet a strange young tea-seller and learn the horrifying truth that Radu may not be dead after all...

Yuzu Hiiragi and her father run a Dueling school that’s seen better days. If only they had a star teacher to bring in new students! When a rogue Duelist known as Phantom appears in the city, Yuzu may have found a savior, but Phantom will have to deal with the Leo Corporation’s special forces before he can get into any community service!

For fans of Studio Ghibli, artist Seiji Yoshida’s fantastical, award-winning art book is a perfect gift that transports readers to imaginary houses, each with their own story to tell. A book to unlock imaginations of both children and adults.In Houses with a Story, more than 30 imagined houses and the people who make them home offer unexpected worlds to wander through and explore. Who is the mischievous bridge-tower keeper? What does the witch grow in her ...

In the dark and distant future, Armageddon has given rise to an eternal war between the humans, led by the Vatican, and the Methuselah Empire, the domain of the vampires!When Abel and Esther arrive at Istvan, they are shocked to find the paparazzi descending on Esther. The Church has made her a "Lady Saint" for having saved Istvan from vampires a year ago. On this, the one-year anniversary of Esther's battle against Gyula Ka'Da'r, the town is staging an opera in her honor. But just...

The newly initiated Sister Esther has joined up with the warriors of the Vatican, but distrusts the relationship between the Cardinal Caterina and Abel...especially when Caterina starts to make friendly diplomatic gestures towards the Empire in the East, where vampires rule! When two emmisaries appear, suspicions are deepened once again - but just who are these mysterious men?

Rationality and Cultural Interpretivism: A Critical Assessment of Failed Solutions critically assesses cultural interpretivism by scrutinizing five different proponents of it and their solutions to the problem of rationality. The book examines the works of Peter Winch, Charles Taylor, Clifford Geertz, Marshall Sahlins, and Gananath Obeyesekere and their contributions to the so-called rationality debate in the philosophy of the social sciences. This debate began with Winch’s criticism of Ed...

When first published in 1995, this book was hailed as an absolutely indispensable contribution to the history of the Pacific War. Drawing heavily from Japanese sources and American wartime intercepts of secret Japanese radio messages, a noted American naval historian and a Japanese mariner painstakingly recorded and evaluated a diverse array of material about Japan's submarines in World War II. The study begins with the development of the first Japanese 103-ton Holland-type submergible cra...

Chapped lips and awful breath… If you want to solve those, this is the volume or you! They're in your intestines, on your skin, and in your mouth! What on earth are the good and bad bacteria which live in side you doing every day? Even though you put on lip moisturizer, why don't your lips get soft? Even though you brush your teeth, why does your breath still smell bad? What are things like inside the intestines of a baby? Read this official spinoff of the TV anime “Cells at Work!” and hav...

“The stage is set inside your body! The actors are the bacteria within!” The bacteria inside your body influence your health and beauty!? We've anthropomorphized the bacteria that live inside your body! Even though you brush your teeth properly before bed… why is it that your mouth stinks when you wake up!? You wash your hands, but the bad bacteria doesn't go away!? Your diet you're on is hell for the bacteria in your gut!? Enjoy reading while also solving your problems in this official sp...

The Samurai Sword is the essential illustrated guide to the Japanese way of the sword.Japan's famous samurai warriors were more than just soldiers — they were adherents to a strict code of honor who respected the deeper, spiritual meaning of the way of the sword. To the samurai, battle was sacred.This indispensable guide to theory and practice respects both the physical and spiritual aspects of martial arts practice with the katana. This s...

This is the final volume of the official “Cells at Work!” spin-off! The brave and adorable bacteria in your body are what allow you to stay healthy and beautiful! The host has a bout of diarrhea due to unknown causes, and the Clostridium Perfringens and Bifidum bacteria are locked in battle. Suddenly, a rain of arrows descends upon them. These arrows… are antibiotics!! This will be a decisive battle, where many good and bad bacteria will perish! Who will emerge victorious and rule the inte...

This book developed from the need to teach a linear algebra course to students focused on data science and bioinformatics programs. These students tend not to realize the importance of linear algebra in applied sciences, since traditional linear algebra courses tend to cover mathematical contexts but not the computational aspect of linear algebra or its applications to data science and bioinformatics.The author presents the topics in a traditional course, yet offers lectures as wel...