A collection of tales, anecdotes, fables and short stories written to amuse and to create a place for you to think. Recommended for reflective readers. Themes include philosophy, religion and other general nonsense. These Capriccios are to be read in a casual seated or casual standing manner and they are to be read randomly, that is in no particular order and certainly not all at one time.

As Kami Eneru plans to obliterate Skypiea with all his unsuspecting followers on it, Nami can only stand by as he wipes out the Straw Hats. Switching allegiances in order to survive, all she can do is hope for a savior. Could the best defense against a deadly lightning bolt from above be a certain rubbery pirate?! -- VIZ Media

"First published in Japan in 2006 by Hakusensha, Inc., Tokyo"--Colophon.

Jan Morris returns to Venice in this loving tribute to one of the great Renaissance masters. In the course of writing Venice, her 1961 classic, Jan Morris became fascinated by the historical presence of a sometimes-overlooked Venetian painter. Nowadays the name of Vittore Carpaccio (1460–1520) suggests raw beef, but to Morris it conveyed far more profound meanings. Thus began a lifelong infatuation, reaching across the centuries, between a renowned Welsh writer and a great and delightfully entertaining artist of the early Renaissance. Handsomely designed with more than seventy photographs throughout, Ciao,Carpaccio! is a happy caprice of affection. In illuminating the life of the artist and his paintings, Morris throws in digressions about Venetian animals, courtesans, babies, ships, architecture, and history, and caps it all with thoughtful analyses of Carpaccio’s spiritual convictions. Part biography, part art interpretation, part personal odyssey, and all lots of fun, Ciao, Carpaccio! will no doubt help to rescue the name of a noble artist from its popular interpretation as an item of cuisine.