"How about only for this moment, you truly open your heart to me?" Komaki gave up on her dream of being an architect and transferred to an office job where she's struggling with administrative tasks. None the less, she always tries her best while simultaneously dealing with Tatsumi, a colleague who for some reason treats her very coldly, and Mr. Sumeragi, her boss who is a rumored womanizer. After she gets wasted at a work party, Komaki wakes up the next morning in an unknown room with her naked boss by her side!
Sumire is a young woman who often makes mistakes at work and hasn't ever had a boyfriend in all her 25 years of life. She begins to wonder if her day to blossom will ever come. Then the day comes when Hayato, a young man who can speak 5 languages fluently and attends one of the country's most prestigious universities, enters her company as a new part-timer. Hayato ends up helping Sumire out numerous times and all is going well until he finds out… she's a virgin. What's she to do when he leans over her and tells her, "You wanna try it? I'm really good." And to make matters worse, he comes out and tells her that he is going to start living with her. Sumire's life was like a dried up desert but now things are about to get a lot more interesting! Vol.1, 50 page
Natsu stopped touching me. I don't want any other man to touch me, but the gap between us keeps growing. Then one day, a cheerful male transfer student named Shiraha appears in school and acts friendly toward me. Then, he suddenly tells me I'm cute, and attacks me when we're alone?! "That loyal dog doesn't have what it takes to satisfy you, does he?" What could he mean?!
Satori has been brought as a living sacrifice to the world that is home to the fox god, where she meets another godlike man. He makes Satori an offer, but...just what does Satori need to do every night in order to restore the fox god's divine powers?!
Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e, are the most recognizable Japanese art form. Their massive popularity has spread from Japan to be embraced by a worldwide audience. Covering the period from the beginning of the Japanese woodblock print in the 1680s until the year 1900, Japanese Woodblock Prints provides a detailed survey of all the famous ukiyo-e artists, along with over 500 full-color prints. Unlike previous examinations of this art form, Japanese Woodblock Prints includes detailed histories of the publishers of woodblock prints--who were often the driving force determining which prints, and therefore which artists, would make it into mass circulation for a chance at critical and popular success. Invaluable as a guide for ukiyo-e enthusiasts looking for detailed information about their favorite Japanese woodblock print artists and prints, it is also an ideal introduction for newcomers to the world of the woodblock print. This lavishly illustrated book will be a valued addition to the libraries of scholars, as well as the general art enthusiast.
Midori Nishikawa, an ordinary girl who leads an ordinary life without any purpose, starts to work at a historic hot spring hotel that her aunt owns. She meets Mr. Oishi, a very good-looking man, who yells at her not to use the front gate. It turns out he's going to be her trainer. He trains Midori day and night. She can't disobey his orders... Vol.2, 47 pages.
Akari couldn't think less of her school's karate champ, Abe-kun, despite him being the national champion. He's giant, uncouth, and couldn't be more different than her sweet angel and childhood friend, Takuto. But when Abe-kun injures his arm protecting her, she takes it upon herself to get him healed—after all, the school's pride is at stake—but finds the tables suddenly turned when he confesses to her! Now she's the goal he's aiming for, and she'll soon find out how driven a national champion can be!
Advances in geomicrobiology have progressed at an accelerated pace in recent years. Ehrlich's Geomicrobiology, Sixth Edition surveys various aspects of the field, including the microbial role in elemental cycling and in the formation and degradation of minerals and fossil fuels. Unlike the fifth edition, the sixth includes many expert contributors
Life history theory seeks to explain the evolution of the major features of life cycles by analyzing the ecological factors that shape age-specific schedules of growth, reproduction, and survival and by investigating the trade-offs that constrain the evolution of these traits. Although life history theory has made enormous progress in explaining the diversity of life history strategies among species, it traditionally ignores the underlying proximate mechanisms. This novel book argues that many fundamental problems in life history evolution, including the nature of trade-offs, can only be fully resolved if we begin to integrate information on developmental, physiological, and genetic mechanisms into the classical life history framework. Each chapter is written by an established or up-and-coming leader in their respective field; they not only represent the state of the art but also offer fresh perspectives for future research. The text is divided into 7 sections that cover basic concepts (Part 1), the mechanisms that affect different parts of the life cycle (growth, development, and maturation; reproduction; and aging and somatic maintenance) (Parts 2-4), life history plasticity (Part 5), life history integration and trade-offs (Part 6), and concludes with a synthesis chapter written by a prominent leader in the field and an editorial postscript (Part 7).
