No one can best the athletic Prince Leonhard in a race on foot--but it's no secret that in the race for the crown, his slow pace when it comes to his studies has left him in last place. Can the proud prince catch up to his brothers, or has he already been left behind in the dust? Read the latest installment of Higasa Akai's THE ROYAL TUTOR, the same day as it comes out in Japan!
Princes Kai, Bruno, Leonhard, and Licht have been making great strides thanks to an excellent education from Heine, the royal tutor. Even so, with the return of Prince Eins, the eldest of the brothers and heir apparent to the crown, the wall they must climb in the struggle to become the most qualified candidate for the throne looks more colossal than ever. Can the four younger princes stand up to their biggest rival?
Prince Leonhard has a portrait to pose for, and Prince Bruno faces a difficult decision... Read the latest installment of Higasa Akai's THE ROYAL TUTOR, the same day as it comes out in Japan!
Beatrix is back at the palace to see her betrothed, but what will she do when she learns that Kai's been keeping a secret from her? At the café, Licht has been learning more about the lives of commoners, but one night's lesson might turn out to be more than he bargained for... Read the latest installment of Higasa Akai's THE ROYAL TUTOR, the same day as it comes out in Japan!
Quiet Prince Kai faces a challenge on his military academy training trip: finding the right words to encourage his friend. Read the next chapter of The Royal Tutor the same time as it's released in Japan!
It's a trip to the zoo for the princes and Princess Adele! But despite all the spectacular animals on display, can any of them measure up to the friend she already has at home?
First published over a 100 years ago, Logan Turner's Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear: Head and Neck Surgery covers the whole otolaryngology in 70 chapters. This classic textbook has been completely updated and expanded to reflect the increasing sophistication of diagnostic and management skills. All subspecialties are covered with the content grouped into five major sections: Rhinology, Head and Neck, Otology, Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology and Radiology. Each chapter in this edition includes key learning points, references and suggestions for further reading. The contributors are leaders in their respective fields - a virtual list of 'who's who' of British otolaryhgology head and neck surgery.
The book is fundamental to both philosophical and religious Taoism and strongly influenced other schools, such as Legalism, Confucianism and Chinese Buddhism, which when first introduced into China was largely interpreted through the use of Daoist words and concepts. Many Chinese artists, including poets, painters, calligraphers, and even gardeners have used the Daodejing as a source of inspiration. Its influence has also spread widely outside East Asia, and is amongst the most translated works in world literature. This book strongly influenced New Thought movements in west including James Allen.
The first account of how Wagner's last years and his death in Venice have been mythologized in novels and other works of the creative imagination. The vast literature about Richard Wagner and his works includes a surprising number of fictional works, including novels, plays, satires, and an opera. Many of these deal with his last years and his death in Venice in 1883 -- andeven a fabricated eleventh-hour romance. These fictional treatments -- many presented here in English for the first time -- reveal a striking evolution in the way that Wagner's character and reputation have been viewed over more than a century. They offer insights into changing contexts in Western intellectual and cultural history. And they make clear how much Wagner's associations with Venice have become part of the accumulated mythology of "thefloating city." John Barker's Wagner and Venice Fictionalized: Variations on a Theme will be of interest to all lovers of opera, Venice, and European culture generally. John W. Barker is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, specializing in medieval (including Venetian) history. He is also a passionate music lover and record collector, and an active music critic and journalist.
An international team of twenty scholars under Edmondo F. Lupieri’s direction produced Mary Magdalene from the New Testament to the New Age and Beyond. While the historical figure of the Magdalene may be lost forever, the construction of her literary images and their transformations and adaptations over the centuries are a lively testimony to human creativity and faith. Different pictures of Mary travelled through time and space, from history to legend and mythology, crossed religious boundaries, going beyond the various Christianities, to become a “sign of contradiction” for many. This book describes a special case of biblical reception history, that of the New Testament figure of a woman whose presence at the side of Jesus has been disturbing for some, but proves to be inspiring for others.
