A rebellious prince, once thought dead. A noble’s son, held captive by a deviant king. A bold plot that could change the fate of a kingdom.When Wolfgang is forced to move into the royal palace and take up his rightful seat as the fourth prince of Goldenleonard, he catches the eye of Soohyuk Shin, the son of the minister of foreign affairs. Soohyuk, forced to serve as one of the king’s beloved “sovereign darlings,” is looking for someone to play the leading role in ...

An expert in the field offers a mindfulness-based approach to nonviolent action, demonstrating how nonviolence is a powerful tool for personal and social transformationNonviolence was once considered the highest form of activism and radical change. And yet its basic truth, its restorative power, has been forgotten. In Healing Resistance, leading trainer Kazu Haga blazingly reclaims the energy and assertiveness of nonviolent practice and shows that a princi...

When the dead prowl the streets of Oslo, survivors Kit and Shadia have to get out of there. They decide to go where the dead can’t follow–their family cabin on a remote island–but they have to fight their way out of the city first.Facing the dangers of this new world, both living and dead, is hard enough, but the couple also has to deal with Kit’s severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. It can throw a wrench into the simplest of plans, and Kit’s fear that the sickness may be the death of...

Activists and change agents, restorative justice practitioners, faith leaders, and anybody engaged in social progress and shifting society will find this mindful approach to nonviolent action indispensable.Nonviolence was once considered the highest form of activism and radical change. And yet its basic truth, its restorative power, has been forgotten. In Healing Resistance, leading trainer Kazu Haga blazingly reclaims the energy and assertiveness of nonvi...

**Mobilizing the Power to Stop Harm, Cultivating the Love to HealIn times of collapse, we need a movement that recognizes injustice as a reflection of collective trauma and embraces its role as a catalyst for collective healing through transformative action.**We are living in a world where the depths of division, violence, and destruction can no longer be ignored. From political polarization leading to the erosion of the democratic process to the climate crisis continuing t...

Mobilizing the Power to Stop Harm, Cultivating the Love to HealWe are living in a world where the depths of division, violence, and destruction can no longer be ignored. From political polarization leading to the erosion of the democratic process to the climate crisis continuing to perpetuate racial inequity, we need changes that heal harms at the personal and systemic levels.Escalated forms of harm require an equally escalated response. Yet social movement...

Silverin Jenata, a sensitive designer and seamstress, feels her heart beat faster, and warmth rises in her cheeks as she looks at her client. But he assures her that he has arrived correctly. As she bids him farewell when he departs with the medieval costume, she feels a deep longing for something she cannot quite define.Everything takes a new turn when she suddenly finds herself on her way to London with her new charismatic friend, Vigdis. Acting as a sub...

After his class placement exam, Akihisa finds himself stuck in Class F, the lowest-ranked class in school. The classroom is crummy and his classmates are all doofuses--it's no place to learn. When honors student Mizuki Himeji is unfairly placed in Class F, Akihisa steps up to help the damsel in distress by proposing a Summon Test War against the elite Class A! The springtime of his youth starts off with a bang in volume one of this romcom!

This book extensively analyzes the literary works of fiction that draw on the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami that occurred on March 11, 2011. This disaster inspired literally hundreds of fictional works in Japan from the time of the events through 2017. This response represents a unique and perhaps unprecedented cultural phenomenon in the world. Since a variety of writers in different genres, and even amateurs, have written and published books inspired by their experiences of the ...

My Mom is an Elf!By: Jonathan HagaAs an elementary teacher, Jonathan Haga was always scared that a student would “ruin” Christmas for another by telling them the big secret about Santa. His book, My Mom Is an Elf!, helps to squash that possibility and instill the idea that Christmas is about family and believing in each other, as well as SANTA! It is up to all of us to bring the idea of everlasting spirit to life.About the AuthorAs a father of a 1-year old, ...

Akihisa and the gang send power pair Muttsulini and Aiko Kudou into the haunted house to defeat a goth-loli Natsukawa… But the third-years have a secret weapon of their own-one they've prepared especially for Muttsulini!! Second-year commander Yuuji will need his best strategy yet to combat this new enemy…

If Akihisa doesn't get good grades on his end-of-semester exams, he can kiss his bachelor lifestyle goodbye. His best bet is a group study meeting with the gang. Akihisa decides to study at Minami and Shouko's houses, but will it be enough to keep his sister Akira happy?!