Waqwaq, Vol. 4

Waqwaq, Vol. 4
Author: Ryu Fujisaki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2013-08-13
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1421568535

Shio's battles have brought him to the brink of death and back again. Now he must use every ounce of power he has left to save the Kami, his people and his world! But whose wish will ultimately come true? The conclusion to Wāqwāq begins now! The final fate of both man and machine is revealed! -- VIZ Media

Hoshin Engi, Vol. 4

Hoshin Engi, Vol. 4
Author: Ryu Fujisaki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2018-04-24
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1974702960

Taikobo meets a noble family who shows him that defiance takes on many different forms. Sometimes even a pawn can ultimately alter the course of the game. -- VIZ Media

Waqwaq, Vol. 2

Waqwaq, Vol. 2
Author: Ryu Fujisaki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2013-08-06
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1421568292

The girl who could be the Kami is kidnapped by a trio of mysterious sages. To save her, Shio must join forces with a former opponent and battle through a slew of ever-more-powerful renegade Guardians! -- VIZ Media

Waqwaq, Vol. 4

Waqwaq, Vol. 4
Author: Ryu Fujisaki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-05-04
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781421527413

In the ultimate war of man vs. machine, the fate of humanity lies with a teenage cyborg named Shio! Living in constant fear of attack from machines, mankind depends on the cyborg corps known as the Guardians to keep them from harm as they await the arrival of the Kami, a godlike savior with mythical red blood who can grant only one wish to one person. Now, Shio, son of a Guardian, thinks he's found the Kami--and all the Guardians are at war to get that wish! Shio's battles have brought him to the brink of death and back again. Now he must use every ounce of power he has left to save the Kami, his people and his world! But whose wish will ultimately come true? The conclusion to Wāqwāq begins now! The final fate of both man and machine is revealed!

Waqwaq, Vol. 1

Waqwaq, Vol. 1
Author: Ryu Fujisaki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013-06-25
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 142156582X

Shio is forced by the tragedy of the machine war to team up with a mysterious girl from another world whose blood is the color red, just like the prophecies proclaim. Is this girl the human race's last hope for survival in a world overrun by metal? -- VIZ Media

Hoshin Engi, Vol. 5

Hoshin Engi, Vol. 5
Author: Ryu Fujisaki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2008-02-05
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781421515458

Betrayed by an immortal, trained by a God, hunted by Demons. When his clan is wiped out by a beautiful demon, young Taikobo finds himself in charge of the mysterious Hoshin Project. Its mission: find all immortals living in the human world and seal them away forever. But what is the ultimate goal of the Project? And does Taikobo even know whose side he's really on?! As the enemies of Dakki unite with Taikobo, the new alliance finds itself under siege by The Shisei of Kuryu Island, formidable foes with mysterious ties to Dakki herself!

Mostly Manga

Mostly Manga
Author: Elizabeth F.S. Kalen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2012-01-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1610692349

Appropriate for any public library collection, this book provides a comprehensive readers' advisory guide for Japanese manga and anime, Korean manhwa, and Chinese manhua. Japanese manga and anime, Korean manhwa, and Chinese manhua are Asian graphic novels and animated films that have gained great popularity in the last ten years and now are found in most public library collections. Mostly Manga: A Genre Guide to Popular Manga, Manhwa, Manhua, and Anime is the first readers' advisory guide to focus on this important body of literature. This guide provides information on all of the major manga and anime formats and genres, covering publications from the early 1990s to the present. It identifies important titles historically and provides a broad representation of what is available in each format. Selected major titles are described in detail, covering the general plot as well as grade level and pertinent awards. The author also discusses common issues related to manga and anime, such as terminology, content and ratings, and censorship.

Charlemagne, Muhammad, and the Arab Roots of Capitalism

Charlemagne, Muhammad, and the Arab Roots of Capitalism
Author: Gene W. Heck
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9783110192292

Presented in six principal analytic chapters with supporting appendices, this book explores the role of Islam in precipitating Europe's twelfth century commercial renaissance. Employing the classic analytic techniques of economics, Gene Heck determines that medieval Europe's feudal interregnum was largely caused by indigenous governmental business regulation and not by shifts in international trade patterns. He then proceeds by demonstrating how Islamic economic precepts provided the ideological rationales that empowered medieval Europe to escape its three-centuries-long experiment in "Dark Age economics" ― in the process, providing the West with its archetypic tools of capitalism. While treatises such as Maxime Rodinson's excellent book, Islam and Capitalism, document the capitalistic nature of the Islamic economic system, in applying modern economic method to medieval orientalist historiography, this work is unique in capturing both the evolution and the impact of the system's role in forging medieval history.

Hoshin Engi, Vol. 22

Hoshin Engi, Vol. 22
Author: Ryu Fujisaki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-03-01
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781421528342

Betrayed by an immortal, trained by a God, hunted by Demons. When his clan is wiped out by a beautiful demon, young Taikobo finds himself in charge of the mysterious Hoshin Project. Its mission: find all immortals living in the human world and seal them away forever. But what is the ultimate goal of the Project? And does Taikobo even know whose side he's really on?! When archenemy Otenkun disappears with Taikobo's soul, Taikobo's teacher Genshi Tenson reveals the shocking secret of the two enemies and how they are bound together by fate. It now becomes clear that these two are the key to the entire Hoshin Project!

Hoshin Engi, Vol. 12

Hoshin Engi, Vol. 12
Author: Ryu Fujisaki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2018-06-19
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1974704327

The battle of the magic tower comes to a head as Taikobo takes on Chokomei, the most powerful enemy he has ever faced. After Chokomei's onslaught, Taikobo appears to be completely defeated. Is this the end of the revolution and the Hoshin Project? -- VIZ Media