THE HIT MANGA PREQUEL TO OSAMA TEZUKA’S ASTRO BOY CONTINUES! When a malfunctioning robot connects to Six, he must fight to maintain his identity. After encountering a malfunctioning robot, Tenma and the gang decide to diagnose him by linking him to Six’s mainframe. But when the two robots’ minds start to fuse the team must do everything to save Six from losing his identity before it’s too late.

The hit manga prequel to Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy continues! This epic series is perfect for fans of mecha anime and manga! A surprise visit from a family member ends with a tale of robots past. After the World Robot Battling Championship, Tenma and the team return home to repair Six and U-Ran. A surprise visit from Ochanomizu’s grandfather results in a tale of a robot boy he knew in his youth.

Godai makes an unlikely friend while preparing for the next stage of Kuuga’s evolution, and Shoichi also meets someone new who helps him deal with the pain of losing his sister. As the Gurongi fight amongst themselves, the police develop a lethal weapon. Have the Rinto finally gained the upper hand in this deadly gegeru? The legendary tokusatsu story continues with the hit manga adaptation of Kamen Rider Kuuga, featuring the legendary Kamen Rider Agito!

After a failed comedy career, Aruto Hiden unexpectedly inherits his grandfather’s corporation, and the powerful Zero-One Driver, allowing him to transform into the amazing Kamen Rider Zero-One! As the insectile superhero he swears to protect the innocent and save everyone’s smiles. But a deadly new threat that has emerged to wipe out the Kamen Riders for good – the mysterious Ragnarok! Now it’s up to Aruto and his trusty robot companion Izu to stop this murderous villain before it’s too late… Writer Brandon Easton (Transformers, Agent Carter, Thundercats) and superstar artist Hendry Prasetya (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) join forces to deliver an exciting spectacle for fans and newcomers to the tokusatsu genre alike! Collects Kamen Rider Zero-One #1-4.

This volume contains Russell's reviews of and introductions to other philosophical works including his famous introduction to Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.

Who will stand against invaders from space, robot slave masters, and a dictator producing human clones? Astro Boy, that's who! The most popular and influential creation of Osamu Tezuka, "the Walt Disney of Japan," Astro Boy is all-ages adventure packed with action, laughs, and a few tugs at the heartstrings. Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 2 is 680 pages of Tezuka's classic manga, value priced and ready to rock the 21st Century! Osamu Tezuka is renowned internationally as a master cartoonist, animator, and storyteller. "Tezuka is widely considered the most important and influential figure in post-World War II Japanese animation." -The New York Times "Comics are a bridge between all cultures." -Osamu Tezuka "The Astro Boy stories always end with peace and human supremacy restored, but usually not before both sides, human and robot, have committed great wrongs." -ANIMERICA

In ten volumes, this unique handbook covers all fundamental aspects of surface and interface science and offers a comprehensive overview of this research area for scientists working in the field, as well as an introduction for newcomers. Volume 1: Concepts and Methods Volume 2: Properties of Elemental Surfaces Volume 3: Properties of Composite Surfaces: Alloys, Compounds, Semiconductors Volume 4: Solid-Solid Interfaces and Thin Films Volume 5: Solid-Gas Interfaces I Volume 6: Solid-Gas Interfaces II Volume 7: Liquid and Biological Interfaces Volume 8: Interfacial Electrochemistry Volume 9: Applications of Surface Science I Volume 10: Applications of Surface Science II Content of Volumes 8 & 9: * Surface Analytics with X-Ray Photoelectron and Auger Electron Spectroscopy on Coated Steel Sheets * Applications of Graphene * Industrial Heterogeneous Catalysis * Automotive Catalysis * High-Throughput Heterogeneous Catalyst Research, Development, Scale-Up, and Production Support * Industrial Separation of Insulating Particles: Triboelectric Charging * Friction: Friend and Foe * Surface Science and Flotation * Application of Surface Science to Corrosion * Electrons, Electrodes, and the Transformation of Organic Molecules * Self-Cleaning Surfaces: From Fundamental Aspect to Real Technical Applications * Thin Films: Sputtering, PVD Methods and Applications * Wafer Bonding * Superconformal Deposition * Spintronics: Surface and Interface Aspects * Device Efficiency of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes * Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells * Electronic Nose: Current Status and Future Trends * Surface Science in Batteries * Surface and Interface Science in Fuel Cells Research

You've never read a fantasy novel like this one! The deep well of Japanese myth merges with the Western fantasy tradition for a novel that's as rich in place and culture as it is hard to put down. Balsa was a wanderer and warrior for hire. Then she rescued a boy flung into a raging river -- and at that moment, her destiny changed. Now Balsa must protect the boy -- the Prince Chagum -- on his quest to deliver the great egg of the water spirit to its source in the sea. As they travel across the land of Yogo and discover the truth about the spirit, they find themselves hunted by two deadly enemies: the egg-eating monster Rarunga . . . and the prince's own father.

Traces the path of discovery that revealed the nature of the atom, of light, of gravity, of the electromagnetic force, and the nature and structure of the universe.