Now that they’re roommates, Shiori and Alec are paving their way toward a beautiful life together. Alec has decided to face his past, and arranges a meeting with his brother Olivier as well as his former lover, Rebecca—to apologize, make amends, and look forward to a brighter future, one unburdened by regrets. Before that, however, he and Shiori start their search for a place to turn into an adventurer sharehouse and education center. As luck would have it, the perfect place has just lande...

Jini dedicates her life to the study of primates. One night, she helps rescue a bonobo that has escaped from a burning building. As she holds the bonobo in her arms on the way back to the Center for Primate Studies, an accident throws her through the windshield and a strange fusion takes place: while her body is taken to the hospital, between life and death, Jini's spirit takes refuge in the body of the little bonobo. Thus begins a fascinating coexistence between the two beings.Fro...

With their fierce battle over, the hit man brothers Natsuki and Haruo are ready to leave Asakusa behind when a mysterious figure approaches them... Meanwhile, the kindergarten staff decide to go out for drinks to celebrate Lyla’s safety in style! With the high-energy atmosphere of the party encouraging them, will Rita and Doug finally share their feelings for each other...?!

After refusing Ortwin’s proposal, Hannelore returns to her dormitory only to receive more bad news: she no longer has a say in whom she marries. Her father, the aub, has judged her too indecisive and made the decision for her. Hannelore racks her brain for a way forward. Having resolved to stay in Dunkelfelger, she reassesses her relationship with her retainers and considers what she needs from a partner who can stand beside her. But just as she finds clarity amid her tangled emotions, an ...

Your favorite Hololive VTubers like you’ve never seen them before!Magatsuhi-no-Kami, a great evil that once terrorized Yamato, may be on the brink of resurrection! Recognizing the need for stalwart allies, Kyubi dispatches Fubuki and Mio to Akihabara, a cultural hub where an ancient power slumbers. After resolving a local stigma incident, the duo meets an elite shrine maiden moonlighting as a popular idol. Could this Sakura Miko be the help they’re looking for?

2 COMPLETE PARENTING GUIDES • STEP-BY-STEP PREGNANCY SUPPORT • CONFIDENCE FOR FIRST-TIME PARENTSAre you excited about becoming parents but overwhelmed by everything you still need to learn?Have you spent hours searching Google, reading parenting advice, and asking others for guidance, yet still feel unsure if you are truly prepared?Are you tired of wondering whether you will be the confident, capable parents your baby deserves?You are not un...

Belladonna is stunned to discover that her would-be fiancé, the Crown Prince, is none other than her tavern companion, Will!But before she can come to terms with the shocking revelation, she realizes someone has poisoned the cake served at a tea party. Convinced that Will's uncle, Vincent, is behind the assassination attempt, Belladonna puts her immunity to poison and her botanical expertise to use in order to protect the prince from the deadly conspiracy closing in around him....

OVER 700 NOSTALGIC TRIVIA QUESTIONS & FUN FACTS • A JOURNEY THROUGH 90 YEARS OF MEMORIES • THE PERFECT 90TH BIRTHDAY GIFTAre you searching for a 90th birthday gift that feels truly special instead of another card, mug, or last-minute present?Have you spent hours looking through generic birthday gifts only to realize none of them celebrate the incredible life they've actually lived?Are you tired of giving gif...

This book critically examines the discourses and policy responses surrounding China’s success in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), offering alternative approaches to engaging with Chinese education through a nuanced understanding of its experiences and intellectual traditions.China’s exceptional PISA performance has ignited a global conversation on “learning from Chinese education.” Yet this discourse often reflects the geopolitics of knowledge and remains ...

In Singapore, a loudly ‘pro-family’ society, why is work-life balance so elusive? And why are parents so uneasy? What accounts for this gap between the lived reality and ideal narrative of Singapore families?Sociologist and bestselling author Teo You Yenn turns her eyes to the contours and rhythms of life inside families, exploring how ‘kiasu’ parents are made and investigating the ways in which inequality marks life in contemporary Singapore. Drawing from in-depth interviews with ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERThis New Edition of This Is What Inequality Looks Like by Teo You Yenn features a new Afterword by the author, and a Foreword by Kwok Kian Woon, Professor of Sociology at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.What is poverty? What is inequality? How are they connected? How are they reproduced? How might they be overcome? Why should we try?The way we frame our questions shapes the way we see solutions. This book does what appears to be a ...

With three members now in the rope arts club, the potential for hands-on practice and group bonding has improved greatly. Unfortunately, once the general public discovers what the club is up to, the three find themselves vulnerable to treachery from external forces they never knew were there.