Shinba’s finally gotten himself a part-time job, but despite his determination to turn his life around, he can’t seem to stop messing things up! And on top of getting scolded by his teenaged coworker on the clock, Shinba can’t help but feel like his relationship with Hizumi is on thin ice too. Could a woman like her ever really love a loser like him? Maybe taking a couple’s trip to the beach is just what they need…

The life of a traveling merchant is a lonely one, a fact with which Kraft Lawrence is well acquainted. Wandering from town to town with just his horse, cart, and whatever wares have come his way, the peddler has pretty well settled into his routine-that is, until the night Lawrence finds a wolf goddess asleep in his cart. Taking the form of a fetching girl with wolf ears and a tail, Holo has wearied of tending to harvests in the countryside and strikes up a bargain with the merchant to len...

There are legends of a nameless goblin swordsman. Missing one eye, with no mastery of magic, and born from a low-ranking tribe, and yet he is well-spoken—and a warrior of peerless skill. With grace that matches his peerless swordplay, the tale of this wanderer from another world begins!

You’re an interesting one, aren’t you, Shinba? You have no job, talent, or money. You’re forgetful, your room’s filthy, and you only talk about games no one’s heard of. No matter where you go or what you do, you’re a complete embarrassment. Could being with such a loser ever make anyone happy? …Heh-heh. Don’t be so sad. I’m simply having a bit of fun. All I did was look at your pitiful face, but I’m sorry for making you anxious. I love you, so forgive me, okay? Ha-ha…

“After all, my goddess once told me that resting is part of an adventurer’s job.”After going deeper than they’ve ever gone before and surviving the dangers of the Dungeon, Bell and his companions have more than earned themselves a respite. In the warm sunlight and safety of the surface, everyone has a moment to sit and reflect on just how much they’ve changed. Bell’s thoughts return to the day everything began. Hestia remembers her trials after leaving the heavens. Lilly thinks of the cind...

Continuing their journey north, Lawrence and Holo stop in the village of Tereo in hopes of finding a local abbey where they might uncover more information regarding the fate of Holo's ancient home, Yoitsu. Soon after their arrival, though, the companions are caught up in a local dispute between Tereo and the neighboring town of Enberch that could cost Lawrence and Holo both their fortunes and their lives! With the Wisewolf's help, can Lawrence devise a way to save an entire town from ruin ...

There's an urban legend that says late at night, sometimes a young girl dressed in gothic lolita clothing will appear by garbage dumps to ask a question. Any who answer will, without fail, die a twisted death. And tonight, another young boy will find himself enveloped by this horror...

An investigation into the foundations of democratic societies and the ongoing struggle over the power of concentrated wealthMuch of our politics today, Paul Starr writes, is a struggle over entrenchment—efforts to bring about change in ways that opponents will find difficult to undo. That is why the stakes of contemporary politics are so high. In this wide-ranging book, Starr examines how changes at the foundations of society become hard to reverse—yet sometimes are...

Kraft Lawrence has been walking the lonely path of the itinerant merchant for seven years. His life changes forever when he meets Holo, the Wolf-God of the harvest, and the two begin traveling together. Soon they discover a unique business opportunity, but their plans go awry when a competing organization captures Holo and threatens to turn her over to the oppressive, monotheistic Church.Can Lawrence rescue his companion, and will the pair become more than just friends?

How did Americans come to elect Barack Obama—and then Donald Trump? Those choices capture what Paul Starr calls the American contradiction.The whole truth about America, Starr argues in this new history of the United States since the 1950s, has never been contained in one consistent set of values or interests. The nation was born in the contradiction between freedom and slavery. Today it is beset by a contradiction between a changing people and a resisting nation, ...

IT’S AN HONEST-TO-GODDESS DATE! After every Elegia, there must be a Goddess Festival. The celebration of the harvest is meant to clear away the somber mood hanging over the city and bring about joy and laughter. The festival promises to be anything but fun for Bell, though, after a love letter is hand delivered to him by a high-ranking member of Freya Familia-and it’s from Syr of all people! What’s Syr’s connection to one of the strongest familias in the city? Why did she choose this momen...

As Holo and Lawrence begin the final leg of their journey, Lawrence decides to accompany Holo to her ancient home of Yoitsu, if only to forestall their parting just a bit longer. Boarding a ship from the port of Lenos (much to the chagrin of the wisewolf, who is none too fond of water!), the pair's fate becomes entangled with that of a boy named Col, whose tale of his circumstances - combined with the gossip of the sailors - leads to a shocking revelation about Holo's homeland!