A fantasy manga about an adventurer who’s disowned for always being second best at magic, swordsmanship, and countless other disciplines, and yet that’s what makes him the ultimate jack of all trades!Cleo Farshid has been disowned from his noble family due to his inability to be number one in anything at the Royal Academy. Cleo decides to escape his stuffy life and live more freely, taking advantage of his skills to become an adventurer. Neither he nor his father h...

Saturn has been saying goodbye her whole life. As a soldier's daughter, she learned early that nothing stays — not houses, not friends, not home. Only music and books ever stayed constant, the one thing that never asked her to leave.She built a life out of impermanence: surviving bullying, grief, and the relentless pressure of the spotlight, always ready to walk away before anything could truly hold her. It was easier that way. Safer.Then she arrives in a city that feels li...

High above the blood- and mud-soaked trenches, a young girl pits herself against army mages in high stakes aerial duels with bullets, spells, and bayonets. Her name is Tanya Degurechaff and she is the Devil of the Rhine, one of the greatest soldiers the Empire has ever seen! But inside her mind lives a ruthless, calculating ex-salaryman who enjoyed a peaceful life in Japan until he woke up in a war-torn world. Reborn as a destitute orphaned girl with nothing to her name but memories of a p...

Work Smarter. Impress Your Colleagues. Master Microsoft Office 365!Have you ever looked at a colleague and thought, "How do they get everything done so fast?"The truth is, those who seem to work effortlessly with maximum results have just one secret: they know Microsoft Office 365 better than anyone else.Now it's your turn.Microsoft Office 365 Bible Productivity Boost...

This book was born out of a simple desire: to slow down a little.To take time to slow down, read, reflect, and breathe.In my search for ways to live a calmer life, I found Zen stories to be a resource that helped me slow down, stop, and listen to what remains when we make space for silence.Hoping that they might help others, I decided to compile 10 Zen stories that I particularly like in this book, accompanied by my own reflections. Not as someone who ...

'The truth cannot be spoken, but it can be shown', and Zen leaves no stone unturned along the way: Zen koans, the nature of satori, the Three Pillars of Zen, the Man Without a Title, the Great Doubt. And the landscape is vividly populated by extravagant figures: Joshu and his jokes, Chi Ch'ang, the master archer, Rinzai answering questions and striking the questioner. Meet Bankei, Bossui and Emperor Wu. Zen knocks down all sacred cows and strips away all illusions. "Zen is looking for the ...

Dear Friend,Think of the joy you would feel living a rich, fulfilling and abundant life. What if every day you work up with a wonderful feeling of peace, warmth, well-being and complete satisfaction? As a world traveled Doctor of Metaphysics for well over 30 years of my life, and as a student of metaphysics all of my life, I can tell you without doubt, that very life you crave is at your fingertips starting right now.This book showcases 7 powerful techniques of meditation th...

"As clear-seeing as a dustless mirror angled into a school of sun fish, the tiny poems of this book carry a multitude of reflections bright as mica, consummately free in spirit, and in equal measure comic and profound." -Jane Hirshfield, poet, translator, essayist After-"Best Book of 2006," Washington Post "Just what we need, and just when we need it: a holy madcap who wears ancestor Ikkyu's sandal for a rain hat, meets the world with wonder, laughs himself and everyone else awake, and pra...

**One of NPR's 50 Favorite Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of the Past DecadeMagic and mayhem clash with the British elite in this whimsical and sparkling debut.**The Royal Society of Unnatural Philosophers maintains the magic within His Majesty’s lands. But lately, the once proper institute has fallen into disgrace, naming an altogether unsuitable gentleman as their Sorcerer Royal and allowing England’s stores of magic to bleed dry. At least they haven’t stooped so low as to allo...

Guardians are defenders, carers and guides. Some look after individual people, others whole planets or universes, but all share a strong belief in their responsibility to protect their charges.The Guardian is an anthology of eleven science fiction short stories by writers from across the globe. It is part of the Newcomer series of scifi anthologies.The stories are:-Awakening - Alasdair ShawThe Lattice - Jeff TanyardBiting Shadow - C GoldGate of D...

A silly story with bright, engaging illustrations and expressive, rhyming text that children will want to read—and giggle through—again and again.In the tradition of its bestselling sister-book, See You Later, Alligator, this is the rhyming adventure of a very stylish crocodile. He has his suitcase packed, his scarf tied, and his favorite shades ready for the grand animal fashion show. But before he can leave, he simply must show off new outfits to each an...

Get moving with this fun and fanciful companion book to bestselling See You Later, Alligator**!**In the tradition of its bestselling sister-book, See You Later, Alligator, this rhyming adventure follows a friendly falcon soaring through the city—and he won’t stop until every animal does some exercise! From the sleepy bear to the sluggish sloth, the falcon swoops in with unstoppable enthusiasm, encouraging all of the animals to get...