Fake Saint of the Year: You Wanted the Perfect Saint? Too Bad! Volume 4

Fake Saint of the Year: You Wanted the Perfect Saint? Too Bad! Volume 4
Author: kabedondaikou
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2024-03-04
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1718379617

Ellize gave her life to save Verner’s and rid the world of the witch for good—or so she thought! Unfortunately, while the poor people of the royal capital are grieving the loss of their beloved (fake) saint, the witch’s curse strikes again! A giant abomination that contains the darkest emotions of all the previous witches materializes and marches on toward Ellize’s final resting place. But who else can save Fiori from the strongest, most wicked foe in its history if not for its greatest (fake) saint? Bear witness to the true ending of Kuon no Sanka in the last volume of this thrilling comedy, followed by a collection of short stories!

Fake Saint of the Year: You Wanted the Perfect Saint? Too Bad! Volume 3

Fake Saint of the Year: You Wanted the Perfect Saint? Too Bad! Volume 3
Author: kabedondaikou
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2023-12-18
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1718379595

With the royals off his back, Fudou Niito is finally free to focus on his main goal: getting rid of the witch to make sure his favorite waifu and the rest of the cast of Kuon no Sanka can finally enjoy a happy ending. Everything seems to be going according to plan at first. He’s gathered seven of the magic academy’s finest students (plus one creepy teacher) and armed them to fight the witch. But right when he’s about to put his scheme into action and send Verner and others down to the basement...his beloved Eterna suddenly goes missing! Thankfully, a trip to the neighboring pond and a little help from Profeta, the clairvoyant turtle, is all Niito needs to find her. He rescues his waifu without a hitch, but there’s just one teensy-weensy complication—Eterna has finally awakened as the saint! What’s Niito to do now that there are two saints in town?!

Fake Saint of the Year: You Wanted the Perfect Saint? Too Bad! Volume 1

Fake Saint of the Year: You Wanted the Perfect Saint? Too Bad! Volume 1
Author: kabedondaikou
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2023-06-12
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1718379552

After yet another late night of playing his favorite dating sim, Fudou Niito—a self-proclaimed lazy NEET—suddenly wakes up to find himself inside the game! Stranger still, he hasn’t been reincarnated as the main character, Verner, or as his beloved waifu, Eterna... Instead, he’s Ellize, the absolutely awful fake saint who stole Eterna’s rightful place and made her life a living hell! And so, Niito now has one goal: change the story to ensure the game’s tragic heroine finally gets the happy ending she deserves! To do that, he’ll have to play matchmaker for Verner and Eterna while also boosting the saint’s popularity! Can this imposter scheme his way into a happy future for his favorite character?

Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie, Vol. 1 (light novel)

Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie, Vol. 1 (light novel)
Author: Hiroro Akizakura
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2022-01-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1975334221

After being reincarnated as the villainess of her favorite dating sim, Cecilia Sylvie realizes she’s slated for an untimely demise no matter how the game’s story unfolds. Convinced she can cheat death by assuming a new identity, she becomes Cecil Admina, the dashing son of a baron. Unfortunately, Cecilia adapts to the role a little too well—and ends up replacing her brother as one of the knights who protects the heroine! To top it all off, the prince betrothed to Cecilia is now catching feelings for her alter ego…?! This villainess will do whatever it takes to achieve a carefree life, but if her guise ever slips, it’s Game Over!

Romantic Medical Saint in the City

Romantic Medical Saint in the City
Author: Xiao Ya
Publisher: Funstory
Total Pages: 810
Release: 2019-12-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1647676983

Wang Yunjie accidentally knew the director's secrets while he was revengeed by the director. However, he got blessed by misfortune and got a magic bracelet unexpectedly. This bracelet helped him to be the best doctor and any incurable diseases could be easily cured by him. His status rose so rapidly that those who used to underestimate him now had to start humble. His life was totally changed.☆About the Author☆Xiao Ya, an online novelist. She is good at writing urban novels especially about doctor. Her work Romantic Medical Saint in the City is developed in the profession of doctors, with her fluent writing telling the story of an intern doctor changing his life.

Confessions of the Flesh

Confessions of the Flesh
Author: Michel Foucault
Publisher: Pantheon
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2021
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 152474803X

"Brought to light at last--the fourth volume in the famous History of Sexuality series by one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, his final work, which he had completed, but not yet published, upon his death in 1984 Michel Foucault's philosophy has made an indelible impact on Western thought, and his History of Sexuality series--which traces cultural and intellectual notions of sexuality, arguing that it is profoundly shaped by the power structures applied to it--is one of his most influential works. At the time of his death in 1984, he had completed--but not yet edited or published--the fourth volume, which posits that the origins of totalitarian self-surveillance began with the Christian practice of confession. This is a text both sweeping and deeply personal, as Foucault--born into a French Catholic family--undoubtedly wrestled with these issues himself. Since he had stipulated "Pas de publication posthume," this text has long been secreted away. However, the sale of the Foucault archives in 2013--which made this text available to scholars--prompted his nephew to seek wider publication. This attitude was shared by Foucault's longtime partner, Daniel Defert, who said, "What is this privilege given to Ph.D students? I have adopted this principle: It is either everybody or nobody.""--

Mr Ash Tuesday - Volume 4 - The Vaccine of Resurrection

Mr Ash Tuesday - Volume 4 - The Vaccine of Resurrection
Author: Liberge
Publisher: Europe Comics
Total Pages: 75
Release: 2017-04-19T00:00:00+02:00
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

Mr. Ash Tuesday finally comes to the end of his wanderings. Right at the heart of Pluto and the first circles of Purgatory, Ash Tuesday comes face to face with the painful incarnations of his past. Thus the postman and his companion at last discover the true nature of Purgatory. It's all a bit too much for Ash Tuesday, who ends up fleeing the scene and returning to Saint-Cecile. Back in Saint-Cecile, chaos rules following an overdose of Lethe (the river of forgetfulness) and a deluge of coffee rain. This is when a certain skeleton discovers the resurrection formula: the combination of forbidden coffee and sincere repentance. Finally Pluto will be purged of its population of tormented souls! But will they once again be tempted to return to the pleasures of the flesh? Of course they will!

Devoted to Death

Devoted to Death
Author: R. Andrew Chesnut
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2018
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0190633328

R. Andrew Chesnut offers a fascinating portrayal of Santa Muerte, a skeleton saint whose cult has attracted millions of devotees over the past decade. Although condemned by mainstream churches, this folk saint's supernatural powers appeal to millions of Latin Americans and immigrants in the U.S. Devotees believe the Bony Lady (as she is affectionately called) to be the fastest and most effective miracle worker, and as such, her statuettes and paraphernalia now outsell those of the Virgin of Guadalupe and Saint Jude, two other giants of Mexican religiosity. In particular, Chesnut shows Santa Muerte has become the patron saint of drug traffickers, playing an important role as protector of peddlers of crystal meth and marijuana; DEA agents and Mexican police often find her altars in the safe houses of drug smugglers. Yet Saint Death plays other important roles: she is a supernatural healer, love doctor, money-maker, lawyer, and angel of death. She has become without doubt one of the most popular and powerful saints on both the Mexican and American religious landscapes.

I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die

I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die
Author: Sarah J. Robinson
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2021-05-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0593193539

A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

Sophie's World

Sophie's World
Author: Jostein Gaarder
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages: 735
Release: 2007-03-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466804270

A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.