In the aftermath of his battle with Goku, Vegeta retreats from Earth, vowing revenge. In search of a way to resurrect their dead friends, Kuririn, Gohan, and Bulma go into space in search of Namek--Piccolo's home planet where the Dragon Balls were originally made. But Namek has become a battleground, where evil emperor Freeza and his minions are slaughtering the peaceful Namekians to fulfill Freeza's wish for immortality! Stranded on a planet full of enemies, the three astronauts radio bac...

Trapped on war-torn Planet Namek, Earth's heroes Gohan, Kuririn and Bulma struggle to keep the Dragon Balls out of the hands of both Vegeta and the planet-destroying Emperor Freeza. But even a power-up courtesy of the Great Elder of Namek may not be enough to save them from Freeza's reinforcements: the Ginyu Force, the five strongest fighters in outer space, led by the supervillain Captain Ginyu! Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Gohan and Kuririn find themselves with an unl...

Chihiro drifts through life with no purpose, going from girl to girl, until one day he finds an abandoned kitten in a box. He quickly falls in love with little Shiro and couldn’t imagine his life without her. One evening, Chihiro finds Shiro has fallen ill. While searching aimlessly for an animal hospital, he runs into Kumazawa, a local vet who takes Shiro into his care. Watching Kumazawa in action, Chihiro realizes he wishes to learn the value of life and asks Kumazawa to consider hiring ...

In yet another naughty volume of Dr. Slump, Senbei and old man Tsun Tsuru-Ten head to the local public bathhouse sporting X-ray specs, not realizing that everyone there is already naked. And when Senbei is forced to explain Arale's existence to his grandfather, he pretends she was a free toy in a box of caramels…

The Shadow Student Council vs. Official Student Council Shoulder Wars competition begins, and the losers' side must disband! Vastly outnumbered, Mari's odds of winning are long, even with a partially resurrected Meiko to bolster their forces. To save the Shadow Student Council (and his date with Chiyo), Kiyoshi must rise to the occasion, fighting the army Kate has amassed...by going full mast!

An exciting fantasy about a ruthless mercenary with a unique sword-manipulating ability and his journey alongside unexpected companions.As the user of a new magic never before recorded in the history of magic, dubbed the "Swords Sorcery", that allows its user to control swords with magic, making them fly through the air and cut through the enemy, Aldis works as a mercenary who gets paid to kill, escort or investigate at his client's request.On his way back ...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A former boxer seeking redemption. A woman chasing freedom. A love story powerful enough to survive secrets, storms, and second chances.Lucian Vale traded his gloves for the gospel, burying a violent past beneath sermons and silence. Esme Reed is fiercely independent, balancing survival with ambition while guarding a truth no one sees. When their worlds collide, sparks fly—but so do questions neither is ready to answer.Set in a sto...

While studies of San children have attained the peculiar status of having delineated the prototype for hunter-gatherer childhood, relatively few serious ethnographic studies of San children have been conducted since an initial flurry of research in the 1960s and 1970s. Based on the author’s long-term field research among several San groups of Southern Africa, this book reconsiders hunter-gatherer childhood using “play” as a key concept. Playfulness pervades the intricate practices of careg...

Ichigo and Shinichi’s double date has gone off the rails, with Ichigo (in Shinichi’s body) even getting into a street brawl with some local jerks! But just when she was about to land a winning low blow…the two find themselves back to normal?! Imminent danger aside, both are overjoyed to be in their original bodies at last. But the question still lingers—why did Ichigo and Shinichi swap in the first place…?

Tragedy repeats itself.With Chtholly now gone, Second Officer Willem Kmetsch and the faerie soldier Nephren have been swallowed by the darkness. Their tale should have ended here, and yet, all of a sudden, Willem hears a voice calling out to him. It’s the voice of Almaria, a girl from Willem’s past who died many years ago. As scenes of an end long gone unfold before them, Willem and Nephren come to learn the truth about the organization known as True World……and in the black of night, a new...

This book discusses the essence, concepts, techniques, and applications of business intelligence. It also explores different aspects of crisis management, knowledge management and knowledge sciences, the applications of business intelligence in contingencies and crises, environmental issues and group intelligence.The book is divided into three parts. The first part focuses on the significance of business intelligence, competition and intelligence, competitive information strategy, conflict...

We weren't supposed to end up like this... Marriage can change a person. But those changes can also mean new arguments, a loss of respect for your partner, and sometimes, the ultimate betrayal -- an extramarital affair. Introducing a collection of tales depicting marriages on the brink of crumbling and women seeking revenge on their cheating, good-for-nothing husbands.