After fulfilling every objective of a top secret mission to Jupiter's Ganymede and now only days from home, four NASA astronauts learn from their computer systems analyst in Houston through an unautho
Science FictionAfter fulfilling every objective of a top secret mission to Jupiter's Ganymede and now only days from home, four NASA astronauts learn from their computer systems analyst in Houston thr
A powerful story of love and loss from internationally bestselling author Tamara McKinley. So this is Paris, she thought in awe. Spread out before her beneath a clear blue sky, it was like a precious
Will a common cause unite two brothers—or drive them further apart? Find out in the sixth installment of Cynthia Voigt’s Tillerman cycle.If James and Sammy Tillerman agree on anything, it’s that they
An imaginative girl shares the wonderful ways she can show her love from afar in this gorgeous and timely picture book that feels like a big giant hug!We are all feeling how long it’s been since every
"This novel should come not with blurbs but with a hazardous-material warning: There's bone and gristle here, be ready for that taste in your mouth you can't spit out. First words to last, it's stron
(Volume 3)With Nonoha spirited away by demons, Sorath infiltrates their territory only to find himself bearing witness to a horrific public execution dubbed the "Divine Judgment." Su
Backed into a corner with no way out, Sorath glimpses a fleeting glimmer of hope. But what does it hold for him......?!At the "Ziggurat," the giant broadcasting tower everyone has be
A hidden identity is laid bare in Volume 4 of this black magic fantasy!On the trail of a great evil, Sorath happens upon the completion ceremony of the Ziggurat, a giant broadcasting tower. There, a c
I never want to feel that sadness again--!With Nonoha spirited away by demons, Sorath infiltrates their territory only to find himself bearing witness to a horrific public execution dubbed the &qu
From the ultimate nightmare that is Walpurgis, Sorath escapes to modern Japan. There, he lives in an unconventional household that includes Nonoha, the daughter of his dearest friend, and Mephistophel
China may have adopted a strategy of privatization (beyond just the market) that has allowed some citizens to be "entrepreneurs of self," observe editors Zhang (anthropology, U. of California at Davis
Everyday life in China is increasingly shaped by a novel mix of neoliberal and socialist elements, of individual choices and state objectives. This combination of self-determination and socialism from
This collection touches on a wide range of anthropological issues, including family and marriage, myths, and rites, the environment and its representation, and constraint and freedom. The essays encom
