Gokusen (ごくせん) manga series by Kozueko Morimoto.
Kumiko Yamaguchi, the granddaughter of a Yakuza boss, Kuroda of the Kuroda Ikka. Her parents died when she was at the age of seven, and her grandfather had no other descendants, so Kumiko is next in line to head the family business with the title of Ojou. However, her lifelong dream has been to become a teacher. While her grandfather approves of her choice, others in the family want her to become the next boss.

Kumiko becomes home teacher of class 4-2 in mathematics at an all-boys private high school where she is known as Yankumi. Her class is full of delinquents, but she tries her hardest to teach them not just academicly, but about lessons of life. Though she's forced to keep her family a secret from the public, her Yakuza upbringing gives her the strength and the experience to reach out to her students, while also providing comedic situations.

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"The Gods Themselves" by Issac Asimov

Besides being a darn good story this book as two other noteworthy things about it.

1) It was published as a Serial, 1) Galaxy 2) IF 3) Galaxy.
These magazines were being published in alternate months at that time.
2) Critics claimed Issac Asimov couldn't write about sex. In this novel, he did write about (Alien) sex [I think I remember].

Tom M

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Gokusen (ごくせん) manga series by Kozueko Morimoto.

Thank you for the additional information. I can see why you like it.

Tom M

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A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association).

Something seriously Scientific...

It about a new type of stellar explosion that was spotted in 2016 and 2018.

Astronomers discover new class of cosmic explosions
Blasts differ from 'ordinary' supernovae, gamma-ray bursts

+1

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I've just started David Eddings' 4 book series "The Dreamers".

Cheers.

I've just started David Eddings' 4 book series "The Dreamers".

I'm just about to start on book 3.

Cheers.

"Alexander Hamilton", by Ron Chernow.

I finished my David Eddings collection yesterday and I'm now into Stephen Donaldson's "The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever".

Cheers.

eBooks from my public library downloaded via the Overdrive technology called "Libby".

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Black Clover (manga)

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Not enough!

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A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association).

I'm now into Stephen Donaldson's 2nd book of "The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever".

Cheers.

Surrender White People by D.L. Hughley.

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~Sue~

40 Thieves on Saipan.

I just finished Stephen Donaldson's 2nd book of "Mordant's Need" and I'll be starting Raymond E. Feist's "Riftwar Saga".

Cheers.

As soon as the local bookstore receives it: "A Series of Fortunate Events: Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You."
Sean B. Carroll.

Re-reading "A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan)

by Arkady Martine

I have pre-ordered the 2nd volume that is due out this spring.

Tom M

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I've just started "Ignition! - An informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants" by John D. Clark.
To quote from the Preface (by Isaac Asimov)
Now its clear that anyone working with rocket fuels is outstandingly mad. I don't mean garden-variety crazy or merely raving lunatic. I mean record-shattering exponent of far-out insanity.

John D. Clark survived into retirement in a field where many didn't... and his book sort of tells the story of these chemicals which want to explode, poison, burn, or just simply kill you. And it's an easy read!!!!!

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

I've just started "Ignition! - An informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants" by John D. Clark.
To quote from the Preface (by Isaac Asimov)
Now its clear that anyone working with rocket fuels is outstandingly mad. I don't mean garden-variety crazy or merely raving lunatic. I mean record-shattering exponent of far-out insanity.

John D. Clark survived into retirement in a field where many didn't... and his book sort of tells the story of these chemicals which want to explode, poison, burn, or just simply kill you. And it's an easy read!!!!!

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A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association).

With all this spring cleaning business going on here I've been a bit slow on the reading bit, but last night I finally finished Raymond E. Feist's "Riftwar Saga" series and started on his next series, The Empire Trilogy.

Cheers.