Dimension W Vol 5

Famous novelist Shijuurou Sakaki dies mysteriously at Hotel Yasogami, an isolated hotel in the middle of a lake. The cause of his death? Drowning--despite the author being safely inside his own room. To make matters more puzzling, the video logs of the housekeeper robot that was with Sakaki at the time of his death appear to be corrupted...Did the malfunctioning robot commit murder? Or was it the curse of the ghosts that haunt the depths of Lake Yasogami?! Kyouma and Mira, surrounded by suspicious fellow guests, must uncover the shocking story of a tragic accident from the past, which will bring them that much closer to the truth behind the Coils!

Two African princes arrive in Japan, and Collector Kyouma Mabuchi is caught in the middle! The handsome and charismatic Prince Salva is after the late Dr. Yurizaki's "final legacy," but what exactly does that mean? Meanwhile, Kyouma encounters the effeminate and demure Prince Lwai, who's actually more than what he seems. And amid all this excitement, a new secret emerges about Mira herself. What is the fate of the Kyouma, Mira, and the coils in this international incident? The progressive sci-fi tale about humanity and energy reaches new heights!

Nothingness has overtaken Earth, bringing life to the brink of annihilation, and at the center of this apocalypse is Mira herself. The Syndicate's Ark project has collected the "worthy" and is set to leave the planet behind and start over on a new world. But the weak need not abandon hope, for there are still those who dare to defy the "inevitable." The fate of the world-and its possibilities-lies in Kyouma Mabuchi's hands as Dimension W reaches its stunning conclusion!

Years have passed since Ellie escaped the Syndicate's underground training facility. Now, her former comrades and closest friends view her a traitor whose life is forfeit. And as the nations of earth gather to discuss the calamitous end predicted by Dr. Shidou Yurizaki, what hope remains? The mysterious "Ark Project" could be a chance for salvation, and all the necessary pieces-including Mira-are coming together...

NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM DISNEY Read the ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic that has delighted children for over 60 years! "A Wrinkle in Time is one of my favorite books of all time. I've read it so often, I know it by heart." —Meg Cabot Late one night, three otherworldly creatures appear and sweep Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe away on a mission to save Mr. Murray, who has gone missing while doing top-secret work for the government. They travel via tesseract--a wrinkle that transports one across space and time--to the planet Camazotz, where Mr. Murray is being held captive. There they discover a dark force that threatens not only Mr. Murray but the safety of the whole universe. A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in Madeleine L’Engle’s Time Quintet.

The national bestselling author of The God Equation takes us on a thrilling journey to explore black holes and time machines, multidimensional space and the possibility that parallel universes may lay alongside our own. “A wonderful tour, with an expert guide.” —Brian Greene, New York Times bestselling author of The Elegant Universe Kaku skillfully guides us through the latest innovations in string theory and its latest iteration, M-theory, which posits that our universe may be just one in an endless multiverse, a singular bubble floating in a sea of infinite bubble universes. If M-theory is proven correct, we may perhaps finally find answer to the question, “What happened before the big bang?” This is an exciting and unforgettable introduction into the new cutting-edge theories of physics and cosmology from one of the pre-eminent voices in the field.

This anthology constitutes an important contribution to the interdisciplinary debate on poverty measurement and alleviation. Absolute and relative poverty—both within and across state boundaries—are standardly measured and evaluated in monetary terms. However, poverty researchers have highlighted the shortfalls of one-dimensional monetary metrics. A new consensus is emerging that effectively addressing poverty requires a nuanced understanding of poverty as a relational phenomenon involving deprivations in multiple dimensions, including health, standard of living, education and political participation. This volume advances the debate on poverty by providing a forum for philosophers and empirical researchers. It combines philosophically sound analysis and genuinely global research on poverty's social embeddedness. Next to an introduction to this interdisciplinary field—which links Practical Philosophy, Development Economics, Political Science, and Sociology—it contains articles by leading international experts and early career scholars. The contributors analyse the concept of poverty, detail its multiple dimensions, reveal epistemic injustices in poverty research, and reflect on the challenges of poverty-related social activism. The unifying theme connecting this volume's contributions is that poverty must be understood as a multidimensional and socially relational phenomenon, and that this insight can enhance our efforts to measure and alleviate poverty.

An integrated package of powerful probabilistic tools and key applications in modern mathematical data science.