Stepping on Roses, Vol. 6

Stepping on Roses, Vol. 6
Author: Rinko Ueda
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2012-06-18
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 142155304X

Pronouncing Sumi and Soichiro's marriage superficial, Nozomu becomes even more dogged in his quest to make Sumi his. As Nozomu teams up with Natsuki to bring Soichiro down, Soichiro finds his carefully arranged life unraveling before his very eyes... -- VIZ Media

Stepping on Roses, Vol. 7

Stepping on Roses, Vol. 7
Author: Rinko Ueda
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2012-07-09
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1421553341

Soichiro’s reputation becomes tainted when Sumi’s true background is exposed, and even his position as president of his company is threatened! Sumi feels terrible for the trouble she’s caused Soichiro, so she decides to leave him. Will Soichiro choose to let her go, or will he forsake everything for her instead? -- VIZ Media

Tail of the Moon, Vol. 5

Tail of the Moon, Vol. 5
Author: Rinko Ueda
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013-08-20
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1421568721

Usagi is reunited with Hanzo, but Usagi's bliss ends abruptly when Hanzo's sister Suzune pays a visit and starts throwing ninja stars at the happy couple. Suzune won't accept Usagi as a potential sister-in-law if she can't evade her deadly attacks. Can Usagi survive Suzune's ninja offensive? -- VIZ Media

A Court of Wings and Ruin

A Court of Wings and Ruin
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 739
Release: 2018-05
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1619635208

Sarah J. Maas hit the New York Times SERIES list at #1 with A Court of Wings and Ruin!

A Court of Wings and Ruin

A Court of Wings and Ruin
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2020-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1526634260

The tempestuous third book in the fantasy series from global #1 bestselling author Sarah J. Maas Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's manoeuvrings and the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit – and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well. As war bears down upon them all, Feyre must decide who to trust amongst the dazzling and lethal High Lords and hunt for allies in unexpected places. And her heart will face the ultimate test as she and her mate are forced to question whether they can truly trust each other. Sarah J. Maas's books have sold millions of copies and have been translated into 37 languages. Discover the sweeping romantic fantasy for yourself.

Bound Beauty

Bound Beauty
Author: Mick Takeuchi
Publisher: Go Comi
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2008-09
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781605100081

Legend says that fated lovers are bound together by an invisible red thread. Most people think it's superstition, but seventeen-year-old Chiyako knows better -- she can see them! Yearning to be an independent adult, she's struggling to earn enough money to move out of her parents' house. Her path is clear, until a chance encounter with a mysterious group of hot guys known as the Tyers shows her that she has the power to pull all of fate's strings...though doing so binds her into the form of a child!

Candide

Candide
Author: By Voltaire
Publisher: BookRix
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2019-06-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3736801785

Candide is a French satire by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply Optimism) by his mentor, Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. Voltaire concludes with Candide, if not rejecting optimism outright, advocating a deeply practical precept, "we must cultivate our garden", in lieu of the Leibnizian mantra of Pangloss, "all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds". Candide is characterized by its sarcastic tone, as well as by its erratic, fantastical and fast-moving plot. A picaresque novel it parodies many adventure and romance clichés, the struggles of which are caricatured in a tone that is mordantly matter-of-fact. Still, the events discussed are often based on historical happenings, such as the Seven Years' War and the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. As philosophers of Voltaire's day contended with the problem of evil, so too does Candide in this short novel, albeit more directly and humorously. Voltaire ridicules religion, theologians, governments, armies, philosophies, and philosophers through allegory; most conspicuously, he assaults Leibniz and his optimism. As expected by Voltaire, Candide has enjoyed both great success and great scandal. Immediately after its secretive publication, the book was widely banned because it contained religious blasphemy, political sedition and intellectual hostility hidden under a thin veil of naïveté. However, with its sharp wit and insightful portrayal of the human condition, the novel has since inspired many later authors and artists to mimic and adapt it. Today, Candide is recognized as Voltaire's magnum opus and is often listed as part of the Western canon; it is arguably taught more than any other work of French literature. It was listed as one of The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written.

Stepping on Roses, Vol. 2

Stepping on Roses, Vol. 2
Author: Rinko Ueda
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2012-04-09
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1421551233

Sumi becomes torn when Soichiro's childhood friend Nozomu expresses romantic interest in her. While she is drawn to Nozomu, she is also committed to Soichiro as his wife. As Sumi fights off her feelings for Nozomu, how far will Nozomu go to win Sumi's love? -- VIZ Media

Hermead Volume 6

Hermead Volume 6
Author: Surazeus Astarius
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2017-07-19
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1387098225

Hermead of Surazeus is an epic poem in pentameter blank verse about the greatest philosophers and scientists who contributed to the growth of civilization. Volume 6 contains in 20,674 lines of blank verse the following episodes: Globe Of Krates, Astrolabe Of Hipparkhos, and Hedonism Of Philodemos.

Wild Words Volume 6

Wild Words Volume 6
Author: Leitrim County Council Arts Office
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2018
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0957618964

A collection of writing by young people produced as part of the Wild Words Children's Book Festival, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim, Ireland.