Sweat and Soap

Author: Kintetsu Yamada
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1646593367
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
Don’t miss a romcom manga like no other! In an office romance, there’s a fine line between sexy and awkward … and that line is where Asako—a woman who sweats copiusly—met Koutarou—a perfume developer who can’t get enough of Asako’s, er, scent. Asako’s living her dream, working at the toiletry maker Lilia Drop. Little do her coworkers know, the reason she loves the company so much is that she’s ashamed of her body odor, and their soap is the only thing that does the trick. So when the company’s lead product developer, a perfuming genius, approaches her in the lobby and wonders what “that smell” is, she’s terrified … but could it be … that he likes it? And, even more surprising to Yae … does she like him? The hilarious ups and downs of an office romance at a personal care products company are the subject of this sexy, strange romp. Sweat and Soap combines the odd-couple chemistry of Wotakoi, the “too real!” workplace comedy of Aggretsuko, and a heavy dollop of office steaminess!

Sweat and Soap 9

Author: Kintetsu Yamada
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1636993907
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
Now that Kotaro and Asako have gotten used to living together, they’ve started to think about what their future holds. It’s an exciting—and somewhat terrifying—prospect, one made all the more difﬁcult when the haunting reappearance of a ghost from Asako’s past threatens their happily ever after...

Sweat and Soap 7

Author: Kintetsu Yamada
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1646597737
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
After a lot of discussion and planning (and so many Post-It notes), Kotaro and Asako move in together, and a new era of their relationship dawns! But will these meticulously-laid plans stand up to the pressures and annoyances of real life? Pressures like…meeting the family? Kotaro’s managed to smooth things over with Asako’s family so far, but his own relatives haven’t had the chance to meet Asako yet. She’s excited to see how Kotaro grew into the genius scent designer he is today, but she’s also apprehensive. Will she leave the right impression, or will that familiar panic overtake her once again?

Sweat and Soap 3

Author: Kintetsu Yamada
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1646595734
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
The office romance between the quiet and sweet accountant Asako, who’s spent her life ashamed of how much she sweats, and rising star of the bath and toiletry world Kotaro got off to a fast and steamy start! Kotaro’s status at the company has made her wary of revealing their relationship to their colleagues at Liliadrop, and she’s stumbled into the discovery that Kotaro has been mentoring an attractive, young product developer named Korisu. He doesn’t seem to have feelings for her, but might she be harboring a secret crush? Awkwardness explodes into anxiety when Kotaro tells her he’s scheduled to take a four-day business trip with Korisu–just the two of them! Can Asako’s budding relationship survive, and what’s Korisu planning to do over three nights with her supposedly-single boss? The hilarious ups and downs of an office romance at a personal care products company are the subject of this sexy, strange romp. Sweat and Soap combines the odd-couple chemistry of Wotakoi, the “too real!” workplace comedy of Aggretsuko, and a heavy dollop of office steaminess!

Sweat and Soap 10

Author: Kintetsu Yamada
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1646512960
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In an office romance, there's a fine line between sexy and awkward... and that line is where Asako -- a woman who sweats copiusly -- met Koutarou -- a perfume developer who can't get enough of Asako's, er, scent. Don't miss a romcom manga like no other! FIRST COMES LOVE, THEN COMES... ...well, a whole lot of stuff. Kotaro and Asako have been through a lot, and now they’re ﬁnally ready to take the big plunge. Whatever comes next, they’re committed to seeing it through—together.

Sweat and Soap 6

Author: Kintetsu Yamada
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1646597664
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
Despite all the anxieties and obstacles, Asako and Natori’s relationship has proven its staying power. Since deciding to move in together, they’ve found a home they both like, and a new chapter in both their lives has begun! But now that they’ve taken this adult step, there’s an even bigger one looming further up the staircase…but can Asako even think about marriage without breaking a sweat?

Sweat and Soap 4

Author: Kintetsu Yamada
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 164659424X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
Natori and Asako are back from their first trip together, a romantic getaway to Hokkaido. But when Asako returns to the office, her anxiety comes back, too, because it’s time to let their secret out and reveal their relationship to their coworkers. Natori sets up a lunch to introduce Asako to his teammates in product development. But this is a far cry from the accounting department, and Natori’s coworkers all seem fashionable, ambitious, cool—on a whole different level! Suddenly, those moments spent soaking in the hot spring bath seem so far away! The hilarious ups and downs of an office romance at a personal care products company are the subject of this sexy, strange romp. Sweat and Soap combines the odd-couple chemistry of Wotakoi, the “too real!” workplace comedy of Aggretsuko, and a heavy dollop of office steaminess!

Sweat and Soap 5

Author: Kintetsu Yamada
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1646594355
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
With great effort, the notorious workaholic Natori has managed to carve out a real holiday break, with time away from the office to spend with his girlfriend Asako. But that doesn’t mean he’s been able to tear himself away long enough to get her a proper present, and by the time he starts looking for a Christmas reservation at the restaurant he’s had his heart set on, they’re full up! For her part, Asako’s been completely swamped—the books have to be closed for the end of the year, so ’tis the season to log overtime in the accounting department!

Ninth House

Author: Leigh Bardugo
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250313082
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 406

Book Description
"The best fantasy novel I’ve read in years, because it’s about real people... Impossible to put down." —Stephen King The smash New York Times bestseller from Leigh Bardugo, a mesmerizing tale of power, privilege, and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite. Goodreads Choice Award Winner Locus Finalist Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug-dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. In fact, by age twenty, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most prestigious universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her? Still searching for answers, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. Their eight windowless “tombs” are the well-known haunts of the rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street’s biggest players. But their occult activities are more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive. They tamper with forbidden magic. They raise the dead. And, sometimes, they prey on the living. Don't miss the highly-anticipated sequel, Hell Bent.

Clean

Author: James Hamblin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 052553833X
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
Named a Best Book of 2020 by NPR and Vanity Fair One of Smithsonian's Ten Best Science Books of 2020 “A searching and vital explication of germ theory, social norms, and what the modern era is really doing to our bodies and our psyches.” —Vanity Fair A preventative medicine physician and staff writer for The Atlantic explains the surprising and unintended effects of our hygiene practices in this informative and entertaining introduction to the new science of skin microbes and probiotics. Keeping skin healthy is a booming industry, and yet it seems like almost no one agrees on what actually works. Confusing messages from health authorities and ineffective treatments have left many people desperate for reliable solutions. An enormous alternative industry is filling the void, selling products that are often of questionable safety and totally unknown effectiveness. In Clean, doctor and journalist James Hamblin explores how we got here, examining the science and culture of how we care for our skin today. He talks to dermatologists, microbiologists, allergists, immunologists, aestheticians, bar-soap enthusiasts, venture capitalists, Amish people, theologians, and straight-up scam artists, trying to figure out what it really means to be clean. He even experiments with giving up showers entirely, and discovers that he is not alone. Along the way, he realizes that most of our standards of cleanliness are less related to health than most people think. A major part of the picture has been missing: a little-known ecosystem known as the skin microbiome—the trillions of microbes that live on our skin and in our pores. These microbes are not dangerous; they’re more like an outer layer of skin that no one knew we had, and they influence everything from acne, eczema, and dry skin, to how we smell. The new goal of skin care will be to cultivate a healthy biome—and to embrace the meaning of “clean” in the natural sense. This can mean doing much less, saving time, money, energy, water, and plastic bottles in the process. Lucid, accessible, and deeply researched, Clean explores the ongoing, radical change in the way we think about our skin, introducing readers to the emerging science that will be at the forefront of health and wellness conversations in coming years.