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Buddha: Volume 7: Prince Ajatasattu (Buddha #7)
by Osamu TezukaOsamu Tezuka's vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his eight-volume epic of Siddhartha's life and times. Tezuka evidences his profound grasp of the subject by contextualizing the Buddha's ideas; the emphasis is on movement, action, emotion, and conflict as the prince Siddhartha runs away from home, travels across India, and questions Hindu practices such as ascetic self-mutilation and caste oppression. Rather than recommend resignation and impassivity, Tezuka's Buddha predicates enlightenment upon recognizing the interconnectedness of life, having compassion for the suffering, and ordering one's life sensibly. Philosophical segments are threaded into interpersonal situations with ground-breaking visual dynamism by an artist who makes sure never to lose his readers' attention. Tezuka himself was a humanist rather than a Buddhist, and his magnum opus is not an attempt at propaganda. Hermann Hesse's novel or Bertolucci's film is comparable in this regard; in fact, Tezuka's approach is slightly irreverent in that it incorporates something that Western commentators often eschew, namely, humor.
Buddha: Volume 8: Jetavana (Buddha #8)
by Osamu TezukaOsamu Tezuka's vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his eight-volume epic of Siddhartha's life and times. Tezuka evidences his profound grasp of the subject by contextualizing the Buddha's ideas; the emphasis is on movement, action, emotion, and conflict as the prince Siddhartha runs away from home, travels across India, and questions Hindu practices such as ascetic self-mutilation and caste oppression. Rather than recommend resignation and impassivity, Tezuka's Buddha predicates enlightenment upon recognizing the interconnectedness of life, having compassion for the suffering, and ordering one's life sensibly. Philosophical segments are threaded into interpersonal situations with ground-breaking visual dynamism by an artist who makes sure never to lose his readers' attention. Tezuka himself was a humanist rather than a Buddhist, and his magnum opus is not an attempt at propaganda. Hermann Hesse's novel or Bertolucci's film is comparable in this regard; in fact, Tezuka's approach is slightly irreverent in that it incorporates something that Western commentators often eschew, namely, humor.
Buddhism Fanatic: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Shen MoThe Ancestral Buddha prophesied: Eighty-four thousand years later, when the Buddhist Mantra dissipated and the Taoism was cut off, the Buddhist disciple Lu Yang was reborn with the "Devil Subduing Heaven Book". With his Diamond Body, he started cultivating his demonic powers internally, and from then on, he embarked on a path of cultivation that defied the heavens. He pointed to the sky with his left hand and the earth with his right — he was the supreme being in all the heavens and the earth!
Buddhism Fanatic: Volume 6 (Volume 6 #6)
by Shen MoThe Ancestral Buddha prophesied: Eighty-four thousand years later, when the Buddhist Mantra dissipated and the Taoism was cut off, the Buddhist disciple Lu Yang was reborn with the "Devil Subduing Heaven Book". With his Diamond Body, he started cultivating his demonic powers internally, and from then on, he embarked on a path of cultivation that defied the heavens. He pointed to the sky with his left hand and the earth with his right — he was the supreme being in all the heavens and the earth!
Buddhism Fanatic: Volume 7 (Volume 7 #7)
by Shen MoThe Ancestral Buddha prophesied: Eighty-four thousand years later, when the Buddhist Mantra dissipated and the Taoism was cut off, the Buddhist disciple Lu Yang was reborn with the "Devil Subduing Heaven Book". With his Diamond Body, he started cultivating his demonic powers internally, and from then on, he embarked on a path of cultivation that defied the heavens. He pointed to the sky with his left hand and the earth with his right — he was the supreme being in all the heavens and the earth!
Buddhism Fanatic: Volume 8 (Volume 8 #8)
by Shen MoThe Ancestral Buddha prophesied: Eighty-four thousand years later, when the Buddhist Mantra dissipated and the Taoism was cut off, the Buddhist disciple Lu Yang was reborn with the "Devil Subduing Heaven Book". With his Diamond Body, he started cultivating his demonic powers internally, and from then on, he embarked on a path of cultivation that defied the heavens. He pointed to the sky with his left hand and the earth with his right — he was the supreme being in all the heavens and the earth!
Buddhism Fanatic: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Shen MoThe Ancestral Buddha prophesied: Eighty-four thousand years later, when the Buddhist Mantra dissipated and the Taoism was cut off, the Buddhist disciple Lu Yang was reborn with the "Devil Subduing Heaven Book". With his Diamond Body, he started cultivating his demonic powers internally, and from then on, he embarked on a path of cultivation that defied the heavens. He pointed to the sky with his left hand and the earth with his right — he was the supreme being in all the heavens and the earth!
Buddy the Cat
by Sara StarkNoel is a lonely librarian who spends most of his time working, surfing dating websites to no avail, and hanging out with the cat who shows up on his balcony every night. When he meets Mike, he's finally found a man who holds his interest. But it soon becomes clear that there's more to the bird-chasing businessman than what's on the surface.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Daily Dose package "A Walk on the Wild Side".
Buddy's Bedtime Battery (Growing with Buddy #1)
by Christina GeistIt&’s Buddy&’s bedtime, but there&’s just one problem—he&’s decided that he&’s a robot! His accommodating parents must now &“power down&” their little machine step by step, from his toes to his tushy. Tim Bowers&’s bubbly illustrations capture Buddy&’s energy and imagination, and parents and kids will enjoy adopting this new bedtime ritual into their own routines.
Un buen hijo de p...
by Ismael CalaSegundo libro de la serie Cala Contigo Rompe paradigmas para transformar tu vida¿Hijo de p...? No, no es lo que piensas. Las pes de las que hablamos aquí son otras muy diferentes. Tras el enorme éxito de su primer libro El poder de escuchar, el presentador de CNN en Español y conferencista en desarrollo humano Ismael Cala vuelve con una fábula inspiradora sobre el desarrollo humano, los significados reales de nuestras historias de vida, la inteligencia emocional, la búsqueda del éxito y el bienestar interior que nos ayudará a transformar la manera en que vivimos nuestras vidas. A través de la historia y las conversaciones de dos personajes, Arturo y Chris, Cala nos enseña como sólo nosotros mismos tenemos el poder de transformar nuestras vidas y que con el poder de la mente y el amor, todo es posible. Esta forma de vivir queda encapsulada en las tres pes: la pasión, la paciencia y la perseverancia, que nos permitirán no sólo llegar a nuestra cima, sino aprovecharla y disfrutarla. ¿Estás dispuesto a convertirte en buen hijo de p...?
El buen Jesús y Cristo el malvado
by Philip PullmanEl autor de La materia oscura reinterpreta la historia más influyente de todos los tiempos y construye una versión ingeniosa y polémica de la vida de Jesús. «Esta es la historia de Jesús y su hermano Cristo, de cómo nacieron, de cómo vivieron y de cómo murió uno de ellos. La muerte del otro no forma parte de esta historia.» Así comienza esta novela ingeniosa y polémica que revisita la historia más influyente de todos los tiempos: la vida de Jesús. Todo comienza cuando la virgen María da a luz a gemelos a los que llama Jesús y Cristo. Los hermanos son muy diferentes entre sí. Mientras que Jesús es carismático, predica la compasión incondicional y condena la hipocresía religiosa, Cristo es un intelectual apocado pero con una determinación: hacer que la palabra de su hermano pase a la historia. El buen Jesús y Cristo el malvado plantea interrogantes al lector que siguen resonando mucho después de su lectura y reflexiona acerca de cómo la verdad se convierte en historia. La crítica ha dicho...«Narrado en una prosa sencilla y sin artificios y, sin embargo, hermosamente eficaz.»Sunday Times «Uno de los mejores escritores británicos de su generación.»Newsweek «A partir de estos dos personajes en conflicto -una especie de Jekyll y Hyde galileos-, Pullman reinterpreta y reconstruye provocativamente (los cristianos ya hablan de blasfemia) el más importante texto de referencia de la cristiandad.»Manuel Rodríguez Rivero, El País
Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences
by Ursula K. Le GuinShort fiction about animals, incorporating the relationships between humans and animals in society and folklore.
Buffalo Mountain (Ike Schwartz Series #3)
by Frederick Ramsay"Ramsay demonstrates once again that he is a superb storyteller, adroitly mixing the spy and small-town mystery genres and shocking us with one walloping big surprise midway through the book." —BooklistIt's midwinter and the Shenandoah Valley is poised on the brink of an unusually icy and snowy season. Alexei Kamarov's body is discovered in a forest within the Picketsville town limits. His driver's license identifies him as Randall Harris. The last Sheriff Ike Schwartz heard of Kamarov, he was reported missing—presumed dead in Russia—the victim of intelligence game-playing.Ike is not happy this piece of his past has resurfaced. Especially when Ike's former CIA colleague and friend Charlie Garland asks Ike to keep a lid on the investigation.Slowly, interagency rivalries emerge as local petty criminals vie with international assassins and plotters for attention. All the while, Buffalo Mountain looms in the background....
Buffalo Soldier
by Maurice BroaddusHaving stumbled onto a plot within his homeland of Jamaica, former espionage agent, Desmond Coke, finds himself caught between warring religious and political factions, all vying for control of a mysterious boy named Lij Tafari.Wanting the boy to have a chance to live a free life, Desmond assumes responsibility for him and they flee. But a dogged enemy agent remains ever on their heels, desperate to obtain the secrets held within Lij for her employer alone.Assassins, intrigue, and steammen stand between Desmond and Lij as they search for a place to call home in a North America that could have been.Buffalo Soldier is a steampunk adventure from Maurice Broaddus.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: One Thing or Your Mother
by Kirsten BeyerIt's tough being a teenage Slayer. On the verge of failing her junior year -- thanks to annoying Principal Snyder, who seems to be acting even stranger than usual lately -- Buffy agrees to meet with a tutor. Not helping her studies is the fact that lately she's been exhausted, waking up each morning feeling more tired than she did the night before. To make matters even worse, she's tasked with investigating the disappearance of a child. . . a little girl who happens to have gone missing mere hours before a child vampire surfaced in Sunnydale, accompanied by a wheelchair-bound male who fits Spike's description perfectly. Fighting off exhaustion and uneasy at the prospect of staking a child vamp, Buffy learns that Principal Snyder is the target of a sleep-deprivation spell that has taken over Sunnydale. Putting aside her fear that her tutor is out to get her, and hoping that the sleeping spell is affecting both humans and demons, Buffy investigates Snyder's odd behavior. She follows him to his childhood home to discover that he has arranged to have his abusive mother banished to the demon dimension. Meanwhile, Drusilla, who has been playing mother figure to the child vampire, is learning how difficult it is to be a parent. As sleep takes hold of the citizens of Sunnydale, Buffy begins to realize that unless she breaks the spell soon, the nightmare is just beginning.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Blackout
by Keith R. DeCandidoTHE DARK IS COMING. . . . New York City in 1977 is vampire heaven. Serial killer Son of Sam is often blamed for their hits, and a citywide blackout gives them free reign of the streets, allowing them to get away with murder. Spike and his beloved Drusilla are in the Big Apple taking advantage of the situation, as is Vampire Slayer Nikki Wood, who has hunkered down with her son, Robin, in a Times Square apartment where she thinks they'll be safe. But no matter where she goes, Nikki has to watch her back. Spike has only one thing on his mind: to slay a slayer. Adding to Spike's list of challenges is a corrupt local vampire community that catches wind of his presence, and when they start messing with him, things get bloody interesting.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
by Diana Gallagher"Off the rack gives me hives. "-- Cordelia, "Out of Mind, Out of Sight"The Scoobies are used to being personally affected when demonic nasties come to Sunnydale. And they're used to strange things happening at Sunnydale High -- after all, the place is built over the Hellmouth. But they've sealed the Hellmouth, so they don't think anything's out of the ordinary when items to be sold at the first annual band fund-raising rummage sale are stored in the school basement. . . which, one might recall, is directly above that Hellmouth. Once the rummage sale begins, it's clear the stuff for sale is far from ordinary. People seem to be strangely affected by the items they're buying -- things from undemonic homes, donated by undemonic people. So the reactions these items are producing are, to say the least, unexpected. Willow's acting weird. So's Xander. And even Buffy's mom bought something. . . . The situation quickly spins out of control, and the school has to be quarantined. . . leaving Buffy and Giles to sort things out before whatever demon this is sells them down the river.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Blooded (Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2)
by Christopher Golden Nancy HolderTo catch the spirit of a vampire of Chinese lore who has been unloosed on Sunnydale and is searching for a body to occupy, Buffy has to destroy the love triangle among her, Xander, and Willow.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New School Nightmare (Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1)
by Carolyn NowakAn exciting and hilarious new middle grade story for anyone who likes (or doesn't like) vampires!<p><p> Buffy Summers is just like any other student...except for the part where she's also a secret vampire slayer. In every generation, one girl is granted great strength to stand against the forces of darkness. Of course, power doesn't matter when it comes to eating lunch alone, getting picked on by the popular kids, or having way too much homework. Luckily, Buffy finds her way with a can-do attitude, a weird Watcher, and new besties, Sarafina and Alvaro--who might just have powers of their own. But will any of it be enough to turn the tide when an army of villainous vampires invade town? Can Buffy save herself, let alone the world? <p>Like Star Wars: Jedi Academy and DC Comics's Secret Hero Society, this action-packed and fun-filled story is told through comics, journal entries, class notes, doodles, text messages, and other in-world artifacts. TM & © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.<P><P><i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Ditch the Demons and Be Your Own Hero
by Micol OstowAre you ready to be strong? Inspired by the badass ladies of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this is the ultimate guide for living your most killer life.Buffy turned tired, sexist tropes on their head when it debuted in the '90s and introduced a truly empowered heroine (and a kickass roster of female supporting roles). So who better than Buffy and her fellow babes -- Willow, Cordelia, Faith, Anya, Tara, and others -- to teach us how to slay our own personal demons? The ladies have much to offer in terms of savvy insights, observations, and life lessons.Slay Like a Girl examines the groundbreaking female paradigms presented in Buffy and offers digestible, entertaining lessons for slaying at work, in love, and beyond. Also featuring photos from the show, memorable quotes, and fresh input from modern ladies who slay, Slay Like a Girl is an indispensable handbook for fans, feminists, and all other fierce folk.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Picture Book (Pop Classics #5)
by Kim SmithThe cult classic TV show is now a charming picture book for the youngest fans in the Buffyverse!In this new picture-book story brought to life with cute and colorful illustrations, young readers see what the world's strongest vampire slayer was like back when she was a kid! Join not-so-brave little Buffy, Willow, and Xander as they investigate strange sounds coming from the closet, seek advice from their school librarian Giles, and encounter everyone's favorite Buffyverse monsters. Charmingly illustrated by Pop Classics artist Kim Smith, this sweet, silly, and not-so-scary book borrows Joss Whedon's beloved characters to tell an endearing bedtime story.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1: Coyote Moon; Night of the Living Rerun; Portal Through Time
by Alice Henderson Arthur Byron Cover John VornholtIn every generation, there is a Chosen One. A slayer destined to protect the human race. She alone must fight the demons of hell. She alone must risk her life to stop the spread of evil. Buffy is the Chosen One. In Coyote Moon, a typical night at the carnival becomes deadly as shape shifters turn the amusement park into their own house of horrors. Buffy starts having past-life nightmares in Night of the Living Rerun, and must face her historic counterpart before the events of the past repeat in the present. In Portal through Time, Slayers over the centuries are in danger, and Buffy must protect them in order to save her own life and legacy.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1
by John Vornholt Arthur Byron Cover Alice HendersonAs long as there have been vampires, there has been the Slayer. One girl in all the world, to find them where they gather and to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their numbers. . . Night of the Living Rerun â ¼ As if real life wasn't already overflowing with vampire-staking, Buffy is now dreaming about slaying! Night after night, it's the same thing. . . What could it mean? When Xander and Giles start acting like they have ancient alter egos, Buffy begins to realise what's going on. Can Buffy prevent the Master from escaping his supernatural prison before Sunnydale becomes history! Coyote Moon â ¼ The seedy carnival looks like just the thing to give Buffy and her friends, Xander and Willow, a break from staking bloodsuckers. Some greasy food, a few cheap thrills - what more could a Slayer ask for? But then Buffy senses something evil behind this carnival. Could it be connected to the corpses that are turning up around Sunnydale. Can Buffy find out what's going on in time to save her friends? Or has the Slayer become the prey? Portal of Time â ¼ The Master, Buffy's nemesis, may be gone, but he is by no means forgotten. One of his devotees has set out to alter the past, killing off Slayers in order to change the future. With the Slayer line extinguished, there will be no Buffy. And without Buffy, no one will be able to prevent him as he resurrects The Master. Having opened a portal through time he is about to send his minions into the past to murder the most influential Slayers in history. Buffy is forced to follow them through the portal in a race against time and evil. But the problem is. . . you can't change the past without altering the present. . .
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 (Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1)
by Joss Whedon Dan Mora Jordie BellaireGo back to the beginning as the critically acclaimed pop culture phenomenon Buffy The Vampire Slayer is reimagined under the guidance of series creator Joss Whedon. This is the Buffy Summers you know, who wants what every average teenager wants: friends at her new school, decent grades, and to escape her imposed destiny as the next in a long line of vampire slayers tasked with defeating the forces of evil. But her world looks a lot more like the one outside your window, as Jordie Bellaire (Redlands) and Russ Manning Award-Winner Dan Mora (Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers) bring Buffy into a new era with new challenges, new friends...and a few enemies you might already recognize. But the more things change, the more they stay the same, as the Gang faces brand new Big Bads, and the threat lurking beneath the perfectly manicured exterior of Sunnydale High confirms what every teenager has always known: high school truly is hell! WELCOME BACK TO THE HELLMOUTH, FOR THE FIRST TIME!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2: On Your Own (Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2)
by Jordie Bellaire Joss WhedonThe reimagining of Joss Whedon's groundbreaking series continues as Drusilla, the self-proclaimed Mistress and her pet, Spike, make their debut with their sights set on Buffy! Meanwhile, Giles is determined to teach Buffy about her destiny, responsibility, blah blah...can someone tell him to chill? How bad can it get?