"Ever since our wild beach vacation, cross-dressing butler Konoe Subaru has been acting all awkward around me--which is really weird, given the promise we made. Why isn't she at least pretending she's happier?! Anyway, in these last few days of summer vacation, I get tricked by Suzutsuki's 'hiccups,' play video games that hit a little too close to home with my sister, listen to Nakuru's bizarre dating woes, and help Masamune at her part-time job in a maid cafe. The summer may be ending, but the sordid story of my life is just beginning..."
The moment of truth! For a guy with girl phobia, Sakamachi Kinjiro sure gets his fears stoked on a regular basis! Not one, not two, but three beautiful girls have declared their love for him. But instead of squabbling over him, Subaru, Kanade, and Masamune have arranged to live with him until the new school term, and are growing closer by the day. Jiro values his friendships with all three girls, but his deadline for deciding which of them--if any-- he's in love with is closing in. He must make a choice, despite the potential consequences... and at least one option could result in a transformation he never imagined!
This omnibus collection contains volumes 1-3 of Mayo Chiki!, a wacky and rollicking manga series. Sakamachi Kinjiro is a “normal” seventeen-year-old boy who happens to suffer from an abnormal fear of women, otherwise known as gynophobia. His phobia, which surfaces as an occasional nosebleed, has been kept more or less under control...until now. A fateful visit to the school bathroom turns Kinjiro’s world upside down, as he discovers the dashing and popular Konoe Subaru is actually a girl?! What’s worse, the principal’s cruel and domineering daughter, Kanade Suzutsuki, has every reason to keep this secret from leaking out, and makes it her life’s work to torment Kinjiro, while attempting to cure his gynophobia. Is Kanade simply sadistic or does she really want to help Kinjiro overcome his fears? It makes no difference to poor Kinjiro, because his life has just become a living hell.
The school festival has arrived! In order to quell rumors that Kinjiro and Subaru are dating, Kinjiro has agreed to pretend to date Usami for the length of the festival. But nothing ever goes as planned for poor Kinjiro. Feeling spurned, Subaru crashes the mock date. This, in turn, creates problems with Subaru's rabid fan club, as Kinjiro finds himself hunted across the campus by raging fangirls!
The Rouran Academy sports festival is coming up, and Sakamachi Kinjiro has a lot riding on one very special event…but there's one small problem. How do you prepare for a competition when your challenger won't tell you what it is? Narumi Schrödinger, one of the school's top athletes, has plans to make Jiro pay for going on a date with her little sister. The event she has in store for him will cost him dearly! Of course, that's the least of Jiro's troubles. After suddenly losing their home in a fire, he and his sister, Kureha, have to look for a new place to live. Suzutsuki Kanade offers a helping hand…but the price may be more than Jiro can handle.
Kinjiro Sakamachi is a "normal" seventeen-year-old boy who happens to suffer from an abnormal fear of women, otherwise known as gynophobia. A fateful visit to the school bathroom turns Kinjiro's world upside down, as he discovers the dashing and popular Konoe Subaru is actually a girl!
Kinjiro Sakamachi is a "normal" seventeen-year-old boy who happens to suffer from an abnormal fear of women, otherwise known as gynophobia. A fateful visit to the school bathroom turns Kinjiro's world upside down, as he discovers the dashing and popular Konoe Subaru is actually a girl! The basis for the popular TV anime series to be released on DVD in North America by Sentai Filmworks at the end of 2012.
An award-winning account of a crisis in railroad history: “This absorbing book takes you on an entertaining ride.” —Chicago Tribune A saga about one of the oldest and most romantic enterprises in the land—America’s railroads—The Men Who Loved Trains introduces the chieftains who have run the railroads, both those who set about grabbing power and big salaries for themselves, and others who truly loved the industry. As a journalist and associate editor of Fortune magazine who covered the demise of Penn Central and the creation of Conrail, Rush Loving often had a front-row seat to the foibles and follies of this group of men. He uncovers intrigue, greed, lust for power, boardroom battles, and takeover wars and turns them into a page-turning story. He recounts how the chairman of CSX Corporation, who later became George W. Bush’s Treasury secretary, managed to make millions for himself while his company drifted in chaos. Yet there were also those who loved trains and railroading—and who played key roles in reshaping transportation in the northeastern United States. This book will delight not only the rail fan, but anyone interested in American business and history. Includes photographs
A fateful encounter!In its endless war against the Demon King’s army, the capital faces a new crisis in the form of the enemy’s latest general—the dark god Wolbach. When Magumin learns of Wolbach’s approach, she drags Kazuma (against his will) to a fortress just on the edge of the front line so they can mount a defense. But to their horror, they discover that Wolbach is also a user of Explosion magic! Just what is this Explosion master’s relationship to Megumin..? And what could she possibly want with Chomusuke?!
Fat Boy and the Champagne Salesman offers a compelling behind-the-scenes exploration of the road to World War II and the invasion of Poland by the Hitler's Third Reich. Focusing on the personal power plays within Hitler's inner circle, author Rush Loving details the struggle for Hitler's approval, long before the battle for Poland had begun. The rivalry was between "Fat Boy," the moniker given to Hermann Göring by his fellow Nazi generals, and "the Champagne Salesman," Joachim von Ribbentrop, nicknamed for his previous career, and it was at the heart of Germany's plans for the expansion of the Reich into Poland. Göring, founder of the Lüftwaffe and the man who oversaw the armaments industry, was convinced that any invasion of Poland would lead to war with England and France, who were committed to its defense. Von Ribbentrop, Hitler's foreign minister, argued that the Allies would stand down and continue their policy of appeasement. Only one would be proved correct. An engrossing and dramatic tale, Fat Boy and the Champagne Salesman shows Göring and Ribbentrop playing a tug-of-war with Hitler's will. Loving's vivid narrative of the struggle between the two advisers lends a new understanding of the events leading to the opening days of World War II.
