Winter break has arrived! Now bound only by their smartphones, Yamada and Kyotaro's relationship faces its greatest test yet. Is their budding love tough enough to survive the climate outside of school? And what does New Year's Eve hold for these two hearts yearning to beat as one?
SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR Winter break has arrived! Now bound only by their smartphones, Yamada and Kyotaro’s relationship faces its greatest test yet. Is their budding love tough enough to survive the climate outside of school? And what does New Year’s Eve hold for these two hearts yearning to beat as one?
Nanako can't stop thinking about Senbongi, but he's giving Nanako the cold shoulder, making Nanako feel lonely and jealous. Meanwhile, Akira seems to be getting along with Shiina with no intentions of switching back. Akira gives Nanako the OK to go out with a guy (or at least hold hands!), rubbing in the fact that she has no feelings toward him at all. Fed up with it all, Nanako agrees to go out with Senbongi and discovers that, to his surprise, he actually kind of likes it!
NOT SO SHY It’s winter time for Hitomi-chan and Usa-kun! Between a heavy snowfall and a special Christmas spent together, the supposedly shy Hitomi-chan begins to show her assertive side. As the two grow ever closer and their bond ever sweeter, this slice-of-high-school-life-rom-com steps it up to the next level!
Akari is a cute but somewhat inhibited teenage girl who attends high school with her childhood chums, Hiroyuki and Masashi. Though she regards these two along the lines of siblings, Akari finds her world becoming troublesome as her adolescent affection for the generous and warm-hearted Hiroyuki begins to grow onto something more. The complications only thicken when a beautiful senior, Serika Kurusugawa, steps into the picture. Akari finds her solution in an unlikely place: An android named Multi, who happens to be training to become a full fledged maid robot, just might be able to use her machined mind to help Akari overcome her shyness and win Hiroyuki's love!
A TWO-IN-ONE TEAM POLYCULE! "Shortcake" Sota was roped into becoming the hall director and coach for his sister's all-girl college volleyball team. Can the diminutive Sota stand up to--and service--all the girls on the team...even his older sister? Shenanigans ensue with meddling fathers, kinky amazons, and the posing of the eternal question: are boobs a skill?
Legends of the Guardian King Book 3- Karen Hancock has created a beautiful and powerful fantasy series that continues to win new readers and remind them of who holds their hopes and victories in His hands. In Abramm's world, God is close to his followers, evil takes many forms, and one must believe in the light to see the darkness. While Abramm's coronation is still underway, rival leaders are already plotting their return to power.Worse yet, as the hour approaches for Abramm's marriage to the Chesedhan crown princess--required to seal the desperately needed alliance between their two countries--he finds himself deeply attracted to her younger sister. Will Eidon give Abramm ultimate victory, or will his enemies succeed in destroying him and his beloved realm?
As a psychiatric term ‘depression’ dates back only as far as the mid-nineteenth century. Before then a wide range of terms were used: ‘melancholy’ carried enormous weight, and was one of the two confirmed forms of eighteenth-century insanity. This four-volume set is the first large-scale study of depression across an extensive period.
St. Birgitta of Sweden (1303-1373, canonized 1391) was one of the most charismatic and influential female visionaries of the later Middle Ages. Altogether, she received some 700 revelations, dealing with subjects ranging from meditations on the human condition, domestic affairs in Sweden, and ecclesiastical matters in Rome, to revelations in praise of the Incarnation and devotion to the Virgin. Her Revelations, collected and ordered by her confessors, circulated widely throughout Europe and long after her death. Many eminent individuals, including Cardinal Juan Torquemada, Jean Gerson, and Martin Luther, read and commented on her writings, which influenced the spiritual lives of countless individuals. Birgitta was also the founder of a new monastic order, which still exists today. She is the patron saint of Sweden, and in 2000 was declared (with Catherine of Siena and Edith Stein) co-patroness of Europe. Birgitta's Revelations present her as a commanding and dauntless visionary who develops a contemplative mysticism that is always interwoven with social engagement and a commitment to the salvation of the world. The varied styles of her revelations are dominated by frequent juxtapositions of memorable images and allegories that illustrate her fierce and fertile imagination, her sharp powers of observation and understanding, and her passionate and receptive storytelling powers. This fourth and final volume of the translation of the Revelations of St. Birgitta of Sweden, comprises The Heavenly Emperor's Book to Kings, The Rule, and Minor Works. While the complete collection of Birgitta's books--called Liber caelestis--ends with Books VII, the eighth book, also referred to as The Heavenly Emperor's Book to Kings, was added after her death. It was compiled by Alfonso of Jaén, and is prefaced by his own treatise, titled The Hermit's Letter to Kings, which examines the ways in which revelations are tested and proven to be true visions conferred by the Holy Spirit. This volume also contains the Birgittine Rule, the Matins readings intended for the nuns, four prayers, and a collection of scattered revelations that lie on the periphery of the main corpus of texts. The translation is based on the recently completed critical edition of the Latin text and promises to be the standard English translation of the Revelations for years to come.