Classical Special

Military Strategy Classics of Ancient China presents modern translations of eight of the most important and relevant military texts from antiquity, which have gained new prominence among Western students of Eastern military strategy and philosophy. In a collection spanning twenty centuries, each text in Chen Song’s groundbreaking translation is presented in modern English, followed by Chinese characters. These texts provide background for a wide range of disciplines, including history, linguistics, wuxia, martial arts, business and legal doctrine. Contents include: The Six Secret ...

Robert Prentice has spent all his life attempting to escape his mother's stifling presence. His mother, Alice, for her part, struggles with her own demons as she attempts to realize her dreams of prosperity and success as a sculptor. As Robert goes off to fight in Europe, hoping to become his own man, Richard Yates portrays a soldier in the depths of war striving to live up to his heroic ideals.

O clássico "Os Lusíadas", de Camões, trata da viagem de Vasco da Gama à Índia, em 1498. A obra apresenta um misto de narrativa histórica e de lenda, visitando os clássicos gregos (gigantes, ninfas e deuses do Olimpo que brigam entre si) e explicitando a crença católica do autor. Este também não deixa de imprimir em sua obra a amargura e o desgosto de quem apanhou - e muito - da vida.

Barbara Everette, a homemaker living in a small town in Mississippi, had the perfect life. Perfect husband, perfect children, perfect house, perfect Christian Faith. She cooked and cleaned perfectly and managed all of the chores of the modern suburbanite, toting the kids, running the PTA, teaching kung-fu in the local dojo... perfectly. But perfection has a price, and the day came when Barbara snapped....

From the creators of the hit podcast Again with This comes a hilarious and substantive 90210 book that is perfect for celebrating the 30th anniversary of the show's first episode. Join Tara Ariano and Sarah D. Bunting as they journey through the top 100 episodes of the series, covering everything from episode rankings to season overviews, character spotlights, and listicles. You'll rediscover what you've forgotten and perhaps learn what you never knew.

In the mid 1970s, and for just a short window in time, outrageously quick 50cc sports mopeds were the delight of many a lucky sixteen year old . In Sixteener Special S. P. Muir regales us with memories of his own experience as a novice biker on one of the best of the mopeds on the market. He tells of how in his first year on two wheels he went from a hopeless and dangerously inexperienced novice rider to a competent motorcyclist ready to step up to something more powerful. Like the majority of sixteen-year-olds at the time, his steed of choice was a Yamaha FS1E - the legendary Fizzy. Often ...

Set in a richly rendered 15th-century Paris, Victor Hugo's powerful drama focuses on a beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda, the two men (including an obsessed and manipulative priest) who love her, and the pitiful hunchback Quasimodo who tries to save her. With this simplified yet spellbinding version, kids can enjoy all the excitement of Hugo's masterful story.

This book contains the complete novels of Jane Austen in the chronological order of their original publication.

The complete soundtracks of the seventh series of the evergreen comedy show – plus Christmas specials Debuting in 1981, Only Fools and Horses ran for more than two decades, clocking up 64 episodes and 16 Christmas specials. It drew record-breaking audiences, winning multiple BAFTAs and, in...

Discover the story behind one of America’s most iconic fixed-blade hunting knives. For more than eighty years, the Buck 119 Special has stood as one of the most recognizable hunting knives ever made. From Hoyt Buck’s hand-forged wartime blades to the modern production models carried by hunters, outdoorsmen, collectors, and Buck enthusiasts, the 119 has become more than a knife. It has become a symbol of American craftsmanship. In Legends in Steel: A Collector’s Companion to the Buck 119 Special, Dr. Patrick Jones explores the history, design, materials, markings, steel changes, sheath...

The complete soundtracks of the fifth and sixth series of the much-loved comedy show – plus Christmas specials From 1981 to 2003, Only Fools and Horses followed the lives of lovable south London wheeler-dealer Del Boy and his hapless but loyal younger brother Rodney – winning the nation’s...

Fighting Games of the 1990s: From Arcades to Living Rooms explores the decade when fighting games became one of the most exciting and influential parts of gaming culture. This fan-friendly nonfiction book looks at the arcade boom, the major franchises, the home-console ports, the rise of 3D fighters, the evolution of combos and special moves, and the unforgettable characters and styles that made the genre explode in popularity. Blending game commentary with genre history, it shows how fighting games changed as they moved from loud arcade cabinets into living rooms, and why the 1990s still ...

The complete soundtracks of the third and fourth series of the award-winning comedy show – plus Christmas specials First broadcast in 1981, Only Fools and Horses soon became a firm favourite with viewers, running for 22 years and 64 episodes and attracting record-breaking audiences. It...

IN AUDIO FOR THE FIRST TIME to coincide with the brand-new collector's edition featuring a collector's card, free eBook and free audio download! FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! Introducing the TOP BALLERS collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the...

The complete soundtracks of the last eight Christmas specials – plus The Only Fools and Horses Story documentary Running from 1981 to 2003, Only Fools and Horses grew into Britain’s most popular sitcom, with audiences of millions and a string of award wins. In 1996, more than 24 million...

The complete soundtracks of the first two series of the iconic comedy show, plus Christmas specials Often voted Britain’s best-loved sitcom, Only Fools and Horses ran on BBC One from 1981 to 2003, spanning seven series and 16 Christmas specials. Created and written by John Sullivan, the show...

This is five action-packed adventures making a novel length combo in one book. In addition to the “Stone: Bounty Hunter” stories—Stone and the Ranch Ladies—A Bullet for an Outlaw—Shootout at Devil’s Skull—and Blood and Bullets on The Bayou—there is an additional story, "An Act of Vengeance," which is not in the Stone: Bounty Hunter books. As usual, Stone is encountering bullets and bedlam at every turn. In "Stone and the Ranch Ladies", he arrives in the middle of his client’s sunbathing session. No problem. The beautiful statuesque blond middle-aged lady asks him to join ...

The Emerald City of Oz is the sixth Oz book. In this book, Dorothy and the Wizard take Aunt Em and Uncle Henry on a tour of Oz. During their journey they encounter such amazing and amusing people as King Kleaver with his Spoon Brigade and Miss Cuttenclip of the land of paper dolls. But while Dorothy and her friends play, the wicked Nome King has joined forces with the terrible Whimsies, the fearsome Growleywogs, and the evil Phanfasms in a plot to capture the Emerald City.

“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” Here is Henry David Thoreau’s classic work of personal experimentation and nonconformist living, Walden, presented in a special condensation with a new introduction by PEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz.

A Collection of Science Fiction Classic Short Stories.