"There's something special between us... Something far more precious than a wish." In this final volume, Kazuki makes his last stand against O to fulfill his vow and bring back the "zeroth" Maria?-?the real Maria. The forces that stand between them seem insurmountable, and the trials they will have to overcome will be painful, but Kazuki has always had faith that there is no despair that can't be undone by believing in normal life. Will he and Maria be reunited? Or will they both be trapped forever?

Kieli is a reclusive girl isolated by her ability to see ghosts. Heronly friend is her "roommate," Becca, the precocious spirit of a formerstudent still residing in Kieli's dorm. Everything in Kieli's lifechanges suddenly when the girls meet the handsome but distant Harveywho, like Kieli, can see ghosts. He also turns out to be one of thelegendary Undying, an immortal soldier bred for war now being hunted bythe Church. When Kieli joins Harvey on a pilgrimage to lay to rest thespirit of a corporal possessing an old radio, as unlikely as it seems,she feels she may have finally found a place where she belongs in theworld. And in Kieli, Harvey may have found a reason to live again.

In the land of Reveur there exists a legend of the Silver Siren—a monstrous being who with words alone can topple entire civilizations. People have long learned the legend, to fear those with silver hair, and to flee from those who dare mutter the words of Song! Meet Kanon, a shy everyday high school student preparing for her graduation day with a final tour of her school. Singing a mysterious sheet music she found in the school music room sends her to a fantastic alternate world of adventure, cursed Sorcerers, war-torn lands, monsters, and skilled mercenaries. But she soon learns that in this strange new world of magic and swordplay, she is perhaps the greatest threat of all. Will Kanon survive in this fantasy world where people view her as a nightmare made reality? Let the Song begin, for nothing else will save her…!

The Language of Peace: Communicating to Create Harmony offers practical insights for educators, students, researchers, peace activists, and all others interested in communication for peace. This book is a perfect text for courses in peace education, communications, media, culture, and other fields. Individuals concerned about violence, war, and peace will find this volume both crucial and informative. This book sheds light on peaceful versus destructive ways we use words, body language, and the language of visual images. Noted author and educator Rebecca L. Oxford guides us to use all these forms of language more positively and effectively, thereby generating greater possibilities for peace. Peace has many dimensions: inner, interpersonal, intergroup, international, intercultural, and ecological. The language of peace helps us resolve conflicts, avoid violence, and reduce bullying, misogyny, war, terrorism, genocide, circus journalism, political deception, cultural misunderstanding, and social and ecological injustice. Peace language, along with positive intention, enables us to find harmony inside ourselves and with people around us, attain greater peace in the wider world, and halt environmental destruction. This insightful book reveals why and how.

Kieli, Harvey, and their companions are trapped inside the Church's headquarters, which is still surrounded by monsters. But the biggest and most terrifying monster of all turns out to be an old friend-Jude. This is a fight that needs to be won before either Harvey or Kieli can move on, though they have very different ideas on how to go about securing victory... The manga adaptation of Kieli was named to the Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009 list by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)!

Reunited after too many hardships, Kieli, Harvey, and the Corporal arrive in Westerbury in hopes of locating Beatrix. Instead, they find themselves settling in with an old friend, Shiman, and his traveling performance troupe. Despite the relative ease of their new arrangement, Kieli senses that Harvey remains strangely distant, and secrets he's been keeping threaten to tear them apart - perhaps permanently. Is Kieli prepared not only to learn the bitter truths that Harvey has been concealing but also to discover a past that the Undying himself may not recall?

Kieli, Harvey, and the Corporal are on their way to the capital with Joachim in tow...though nobody seems too happy about it. But when undead monsters attack their train, the group is separated, leaving Kieli on her own - that is, until she meets her father! Now that she's reunited with her relative and her old friend Julius to boot, does this mean the end of Kieli's adventures with Harvey and the Corporal?

Shun is the new kid in school, but he's already managed to attract the attention of the school bully, who's now making his life a living hell. It doesn't seem like things could get any worse, until the night he finds himself and a group of his classmates inside a creepy, abandoned mansion known as the Jailhouse. They quickly start to hear strange sounds and see weird things, but everything escalates when they realize they can't get out. Once they're trapped inside, a blue, unnaturally large figure chases after them. Is it a new species? Or is it the ghost of their old classmate who died in an accident? Nobody knows, but one thing is for certain... If it catches them, they're dead! The scariest game of tag in history begins!

With parasitic diseases increasing worldwide it’s vitally important that radiologists in particular stay up to date with developments. In this brilliantly useful volume, the authors cover the imaging findings for parasitic diseases that can affect the human body using modern imaging equipments. Every chapter consists of a short description of causative agent, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, laboratory tests, and imaging findings with illustrative examples of parasitic diseases.