Pita-Ten Volume 1

Pita-Ten Volume 1
Author: Koge-Donbo
Publisher: TokyoPop
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2004-01-13
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781591826279

Misha has just moved in next door to Kotarou Higuchi and swears she will protect him at all costs. Unfortunately, she's not too familiar with the ordinary world, as she is an angel who has lived in Heaven until recently. She has no idea how things work on earth and ends up causing more trouble.

Manga: The Complete Guide

Manga: The Complete Guide
Author: Jason Thompson
Publisher: Del Rey
Total Pages: 594
Release: 2012-07-03
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 0345539443

• Reviews of more than 900 manga series • Ratings from 0 to 4 stars • Guidelines for age-appropriateness • Number of series volumes • Background info on series and artists THE ONE-STOP RESOURCE FOR CHOOSING BETWEEN THE BEST AND THE REST! Whether you’re new to the world of manga-style graphic novels or a longtime reader on the lookout for the next hot series, here’s a comprehensive guide to the wide, wonderful world of Japanese comics! • Incisive, full-length reviews of stories and artwork • Titles rated from zero to four stars–skip the clunkers, but don’t miss the hidden gems • Guidelines for age-appropriateness–from strictly mature to kid-friendly • Profiles of the biggest names in manga, including CLAMP, Osamu Tezuka, Rumiko Takahashi, and many others • The facts on the many kinds of manga–know your shôjo from your shônen • An overview of the manga industry and its history • A detailed bibliography and a glossary of manga terms LOOK NO FURTHER, YOU’VE FOUND YOUR IDEAL MANGA COMPANION!

Vinland Saga

Vinland Saga
Author: Makoto Yukimura
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2015-09-29
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1612628184

WITHIN THE KING’S GRASP As Canute plots to become ruler of the entire Danish world, Thorfinn’s only ambition is to see a harvest profitable enough to buy his own life back. But the fates of prince and slave will come together once again, as Canute plans to seize Ketil Farm from its kindhearted master. What sinister tricks does the have up his sleeve, and could they dash Thorfinn’s hopes for freedom? Meanwhile, Einar’s infatuation with Arnheid takes an unexpected turn when her former husband – an escaped slave – barges onto the farm, insisting she run away with him… "A fascinating, violent, and moving story [that’s] firmly among other timeless classics… Seriously, I don’t know how many different ways I can say this manga is worth reading." -Kotaku

Kon Kon Kokon

Kon Kon Kokon
Author: Koge Donbo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN: 9781597410656

Ren, who wants to be one of the cool kids in school, may just get his wish when a girl named Kokon shows up claiming to be a fox that he had helped years ago and wants to return the favor.

Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 2

Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 2
Author: Naoya Matsumoto
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2022-04-05
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1974731855

The final test of the Defense Force has come to an end, but the examinees’ challenges aren’t over yet. A mysterious humanoid kaiju revives a neutralized honju and sics it on Kikoru Shinomiya. Just when Kikoru seems to be at the end of her rope, Kafka rushes to her defense! But what is the humanoid kaiju’s goal? -- VIZ Media

Toradora! Vol. 5

Toradora! Vol. 5
Author: Yuyuko Takemiya
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2012-09-04
Genre:
ISBN: 1642753459

Summer vacation is here, and the whole gang heads out to Ami's summer home for a beach vacation! Taiga and Ryuuji hatch a plan to scare Minori out of her wits so Ryuuji can swoop in and come to her rescue. However, when Kitamura overhears the cunning scheme, he demands to be let in on the action and drags Ami along for the ride. What soon follows is a trip into madness as the kids venture into a small cave by the beach where untold horrors await...

Yoki Koto Kiku

Yoki Koto Kiku
Author: Koge Donbo
Publisher: Broccoli Books Deluxe
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN: 9781597410250

In the ancient House of Nekogami, sibling rivalry is a game of life and death. The family patriarch is dead, and his grandson Sukekiyo is the rightful heir. There’s just one problem — Sukekiyo is away at war, his fate unknown. Only one person can inherit the family fortune, and the triplets Yoki, Koto, and Kiku won’t let Sukekiyo’s fianc�e, Tamayo, walk away with everything. With a fortune at stake, it’s kill or be killed as the Nekogami clan goes up against demons, thieves, and each other to protect the family — and the cash! Koge-Donbo’s adorable, nuanced characters and sly wit have made her a favorite of manga fans worldwide. In this rambunctious, sharply written new title, her flair for black humor is on full display, broadening her appeal with graphic novel readers young and old alike.

Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 10

Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 10
Author: Io Sakisaka
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1974719499

Futaba Yoshioka has encountered her first love again in high school, but he seems different from the boy she once knew. Futaba starts dating Toma, and they kiss. Now what will happen when everyone is grouped together on a class trip to Nagasaki? -- VIZ Media

Coders at Work

Coders at Work
Author: Peter Seibel
Publisher: Apress
Total Pages: 619
Release: 2009-12-21
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1430219491

Peter Seibel interviews 15 of the most interesting computer programmers alive today in Coders at Work, offering a companion volume to Apress’s highly acclaimed best-seller Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston. As the words “at work” suggest, Peter Seibel focuses on how his interviewees tackle the day-to-day work of programming, while revealing much more, like how they became great programmers, how they recognize programming talent in others, and what kinds of problems they find most interesting. Hundreds of people have suggested names of programmers to interview on the Coders at Work web site: www.codersatwork.com. The complete list was 284 names. Having digested everyone’s feedback, we selected 15 folks who’ve been kind enough to agree to be interviewed: Frances Allen: Pioneer in optimizing compilers, first woman to win the Turing Award (2006) and first female IBM fellow Joe Armstrong: Inventor of Erlang Joshua Bloch: Author of the Java collections framework, now at Google Bernie Cosell: One of the main software guys behind the original ARPANET IMPs and a master debugger Douglas Crockford: JSON founder, JavaScript architect at Yahoo! L. Peter Deutsch: Author of Ghostscript, implementer of Smalltalk-80 at Xerox PARC and Lisp 1.5 on PDP-1 Brendan Eich: Inventor of JavaScript, CTO of the Mozilla Corporation Brad Fitzpatrick: Writer of LiveJournal, OpenID, memcached, and Perlbal Dan Ingalls: Smalltalk implementor and designer Simon Peyton Jones: Coinventor of Haskell and lead designer of Glasgow Haskell Compiler Donald Knuth: Author of The Art of Computer Programming and creator of TeX Peter Norvig: Director of Research at Google and author of the standard text on AI Guy Steele: Coinventor of Scheme and part of the Common Lisp Gang of Five, currently working on Fortress Ken Thompson: Inventor of UNIX Jamie Zawinski: Author of XEmacs and early Netscape/Mozilla hacker

Fragtime: The Complete Manga Collection

Fragtime: The Complete Manga Collection
Author: Sato
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-04-14
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1645054659

A time-freezing yuri love story–now with an anime! Moritani Misuzu is a quiet high school girl with a very unusual power: for three minutes a day she can freeze time. When Moritani uses her ability to peek up a classmate’s skirt, she gets the shock of her life when she’s caught in the act! It turns out her classmate–the beautiful Murakami Haruka–is the only person immune to Moritani’s power! Bound together by this strange fact, the two girls grow closer. Can they make the most of their stolen moments together?