Surrounded by her beloved student council friends, Midori is enjoying her school life to the fullest…except when it comes to her love life with Akira, which is not going well!

The ruins of the Bamiyan Buddhas lay still under the twilight, shadows stretching long over the dusty ground. To Agent Wei Liang, the scene felt like a wound that could never heal. For Liang and a small group of operatives within the Ministry of State Security—operatives who were also devout Buddhists—this wasn't just an act of vandalism. It was an assault on their identity, on history itself.Liang had always been an enigma within the agency. A brilliant strategist with an uncanny ...

What happens when being liked starts costing you the freedom to be yourself?Never Shrink to Suit is a thoughtful, practical guide for anyone who has spent too much time adjusting themselves to meet other people's expectations. Whether it appears as people-pleasing, difficulty saying no, overexplaining decisions, minimizing accomplishments, or staying silent to avoid conflict, the need for approval can quietly shape a life.Melissa J. Heng explores how these patterns...

What if the life you want is not out of reach—but waiting behind the things you keep postponing?Life You Avoid is a practical and emotionally grounded guide for anyone who feels caught between knowing what needs to change and actually taking the steps to change it.Fear, procrastination, perfectionism, self-doubt, and uncertainty can quietly keep meaningful decisions on hold. Over time, unfinished goals and repeatedly broken promises can weaken self-trust an...

Wildly-popular artist Ai Yazawa’s beloved fashion-centric manga, Paradise Kiss, is back in a glamorous omnibus edition to celebrate 20 years since the manga began serialization.Follow Yukari’s through-the-looking-glass journey as she is drawn into the world of fashion by a group of passionate, young aesthetes who are determined to make their couture label a success, with Yukari as their muse...

Nana Komatsu is a young woman who's endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she's hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She's looking for love and she's hoping to find it in the big city.Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is cool, confident and focused. She swaggers into town and proceeds to kick down the doors to Tokyo's underground punk scene. She's got a dream and won't give up until she becomes Japan's No. 1 ...

Riveting and highly inventive Chinese-inspired science-fantasy of a royal family torn apart, painful betrayal and deadly secrets. Set on a drowning continent full of corruption and deception and strange technology this is richly envisioned and powerfulOn Piāo, the floating empire of lotuses, Xīlián discovers the royal advisors' ploy to overthrow her brother, Yún, the emperor, in the same way they had murdered their parents, by creating a deadly flood that will make...

What if the hardest part of making decisions isn't choosing—but believing you can trust yourself afterward?Stop testing every choice is a practical and emotionally grounded self-help guide for anyone who feels trapped in overthinking, second-guessing, reassurance seeking, and the constant search for the “perfect” decision. Instead of teaching impulsive confidence, this book helps readers develop something far more sustainable: the ability to make thoughtful choices...

What happens when you keep giving energy you have not had time to restore?Leave Emotional Credit explores the hidden cost of living in a constant cycle of overcommitment, emotional exhaustion, avoidance, and recovery. When every request feels urgent and every responsibility seems impossible to put down, even ordinary life can begin to feel heavier than it should.In this thoughtful and practical guide, Inge J. Nieves examines how excessive availability, guil...

Your attention shapes more of your life than you may realize.In a world filled with notifications, constant information, competing responsibilities, and endless mental noise, it is easy to spend an entire day responding to everything around you without giving your full attention to what matters most.Life Includes Listening is a thoughtful and practical guide to reducing mental distraction, strengthening everyday focus, and becoming more present in your work...

How much of your time disappears because saying yes feels easier than disappointing someone?Participate in Limits is a practical, compassionate guide to creating healthier boundaries without becoming distant, harsh, or consumed by guilt. It explores why recognizing a personal limit is only the beginning—and why meaningful change happens when you communicate that limit clearly and support it with consistent action.Through thoughtful insights and relatable si...

You don't have to become a completely different person to stop living for everyone else's approval.Without Starting Over, Restart is an emotionally grounded and practical guide for anyone who feels exhausted from constantly accommodating others, avoiding disappointment, overexplaining decisions, or putting personal needs last.People-pleasing can look like kindness from the outside while quietly creating guilt, resentment, uncertainty, and disconnection from...