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The Cold War Reference Guide: A General History and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schwartz, Richard A., PUBLISHER: McFarlong>anong>d & Compong>anong>y, For over forty years much of ong>theong> world was held captive by a conflict ong>betweenong> two wholly incompatible economic ideologies--capitalism ong>anong>d communism--ong>anong>d ong>theong> two primary superpower countries who practiced ong>theong>m, ong>theong> United States ong>anong>d ong>theong> Soviet Union. Written in accessible long>anong>guage for readers with little or no previous knowledge about ong>theong> subject, this work is first a general history of ong>theong> Cold War, with ong>anong> overview of its root causes ong>anong>d ong>theong> policies ong>anong>d ong>theong>ories that were in place from through . A thoroughly ong>anong>notated chronology of importong>anong>t Cold War events follows. Short biographies of some of ong>theong> major United States political figures ong>anong>d world leaders conclude ong>theong> work.

The American Civil War (1): The War in the East -May

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gallagher, Gary W., PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing (UK), ong>Theong> United States saw long-simmering sectional tensions erupt into fighting at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, in April , beginning what would become ong>theong> most cataclysmic military struggle in ong>theong> western world ong>betweenong> Waterloo ong>anong>d ong>theong> First World War. This volume focuses on events in ong>theong> Virginia ong>theong>ater during ong>theong> conflict's first two years, highlighting Union ong>anong>d Confederate strengths ong>anong>d weaknesses, leadership ong>anong>d strategy on each side, ong>anong>d ong>theong> ways in which events on ong>theong> battlefield influenced politics, diplomacy, ong>anong>d debates about emong>anong>cipation. Osprey Essential Histories are complete yet concise studies of each major conflict in history.

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The Rhetoric of Credit: Merchants in Early Modern Writing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sullivong>anong>, Ceri, PUBLISHER: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, Scores of business advice mong>anong>uals, double-entry hong>anong>dbooks, ong>anong>d trade publicity briefs give ong>theong> early modern merchong>anong>t help on guarong>anong>teeing ong>theong> value of his word. ong>Theong> Rhetoric of Credit looks at ong>theong> rhetorical hong>anong>dling of ong>theong> just price of goods, cash ong>anong>d credit; ong>anong>alyses ong>theong> uses of ong>theong> heroism in trade; shows how ong>theong> ethos of ong>theong> merchong>anong>t is enhong>anong>ced in dealing with bong>anong>kruptcy ong>anong>d sovereign dept, ong>anong>d distinguishes ong>betweenong> miser ong>anong>d usurer. Such shifts ong>betweenong> ong>theong> fields of social ong>anong>d finong>anong>cial credit structure ong>theong> three plays that it goes on to examine: If You Know Not Me (1), ong>Theong> Alchemist, ong>anong>d Eastword Ho

Self-Same Songs: Autobiographical Performances and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Porter, Roger J., PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, "Self-Same Songs" constitutes a major contribution to ong>theong> growing literary study of autobiography. Using a rong>anong>ge of authors, including Homer, Edward Gibbon, Benjamin Frong>anong>klin, Somerset Maugham, Frong>anong>z Kafka, ong>anong>d Eugene Delacroix, Roger J. Porter offers a broad-based examination of ong>theong> autobiography ong>anong>d ong>theong> varied techniques used by its practitioners over time. In a style that is both graceful ong>anong>d erudite, Porter focuses on ong>theong> diverse motivations ong>anong>d rhetorical functions that ong>theong> act of self-ong>writingong> serves for particular writers. He reflects on ong>theong> texts not only as ong>anong> exploration of self-identity but also as ong>theong> writers' attempts to modify ong>theong> life in ong>theong> act of ong>writingong> about it. ong>Theong>n, stepping out of his critical role, Porter ends each chapter with ong>anong> autobiographical discussion of his professional ong>anong>d personal engagement with ong>theong> autobiographer under discussion, creating ong>anong> intriguing ong>anong>d absorbing literary autobiography within ong>theong> critical text.

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The Least You Should Know about English: Writing Skills,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wilson, Paige / Glazier, Teresa Ferster, PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Compong>anong>y, Quickly master English ong>writingong> skills with ong>THEong> LEAST YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ENGLISH: ong>WRITINGong> SKILLS, FORM B, Tenth Edition. Brief ong>anong>d uncomplicated, this text has helped students learn ong>theong> basics of English ong>writingong> for thirty years with its clear, concise concept explong>anong>ations ong>anong>d useful, relevong>anong>t corresponding exercises. Topics include spelling, word choice, sentence structure, ong>anong>d punctuation as well as more advong>anong>ced topics such as ong>theong> ong>writingong> process, argumentation, ong>anong>d summarizing skills. Check your work easily with exercise ong>anong>swers located in ong>theong> back of ong>theong> book. When ong>theong> course ends, this text is ong>anong> excellent ong>writingong> resource for all your college courses ong>anong>d beyond.

Gettysburg: An Alternate History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tsouras, Peter G., PUBLISHER: Greenhill Books, Everyone with ong>anong> interest in America's greatest battle comes up against its controversies. What if J. E. B. Stuart had arrived on ong>theong> battlefield before ong>theong> second day? What if Ewell had pressed hard on ong>theong> heels of ong>theong> Union rout on ong>theong> first day? What if Pickett's charge had been stronger ong>anong>d better led? What if ong>theong> Army of ong>theong> Potomac had been commong>anong>ded by a more aggressive counter-attacker thong>anong> Meade? Gettysburg presents some of ong>theong>se possibilities as though ong>theong>y were ong>theong> reality, ong>anong>d explores ong>theong> impact ong>theong>y would have on ong>theong> battle ong>anong>d on ong>theong> course of ong>theong> war. ong>Theong> alternate events are ong>anong>chored firmly in ong>theong> context of ong>theong> actual events, ong>anong>d are all within ong>theong> scope of what was genuinely possible. Acquista Ora

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White Star: A Dog on the Titanic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marty Crisp, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc, Sam Harris is on ong>theong> trip of a lifetime. He's traveling from Englong>anong>d to New York on ong>theong> first voyage of ong>theong> greatest oceong>anong> liner in history--ong>theong> Titong>anong>ic. Here is a story of cowardice ong>anong>d courage, of despair ong>anong>d determination, ong>anong>d of ong>anong> unbreakable bond ong>betweenong> a boy ong>anong>d a dog on one terrifying night.

Anthology of Contemporary Latin American Literature,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Finke, Wayne H. / Luby, Barry J., PUBLISHER: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, This ong>anong>thology presents ong>theong> short stories ong>anong>d poetry of prominent, as well as recently noticed writers in ong>theong> Spong>anong>ish-speaking Americas. ong>Theong> trong>anong>slations appear in English for ong>theong> first time, ong>anong>d ong>anong> introduction provides ong>anong> overview of current literary ong>anong>d social trends.

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The Cold War-Volume 2: Magill's Choice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gormong>anong>, Robert F., PUBLISHER: Salem Press, ong>Theong> three volumes in ong>Theong> Cold War offer a unique event-by-event history of ong>theong> full sweep of ong>theong> Cold War, with up-to-date essays on key events ong>betweenong> ong>anong>d , a new introduction that surveys ong>theong> origins ong>anong>d history of ong>theong> Cold War, ong>anong>d a new epilogue which reviews post- developments ong>anong>d assesses ong>theong> legacy of ong>theong> Cold War in ong>theong> early twenty-first century. All essays were selected from Salem's popular "Great Events from History" series.

On Air Defense

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crabtree, James D., PUBLISHER: Praeger, This book is a study of all aspects of air defense from its beginnings during ong>theong> French Revolution when artillery gunners tried to hit primitive balloons with ong>theong>ir cong>anong>nons to ong>theong> use of Patriot missiles in ong>theong> Gulf War to shoot down tactical ballistic missiles. Crabtree's history focuses on ong>theong> development of tactics ong>anong>d technology from ong>theong> Frong>anong>co-Prussiong>anong> War to ong>theong> present. ong>Theong> strategic air defense of World War I ong>anong>d World War II are featured, as are ong>theong> development of surface-to-air missiles by Germong>anong>y in World War II ong>anong>d by ong>theong> United States ong>anong>d ong>theong> USSR in Vietnam ong>anong>d ong>theong> Middle East.

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Social Ecology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Guha, Ramachong>anong>dra, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Social Ecology brings togeong>theong>r a selection of pioneering essays on a subject of increasing interest to sociologists ong>anong>d social ong>anong>thropologists. With ong>theong> growing awareness of ong>theong> causes ong>anong>d consequences of environmental degradation, ong>theong> once neglected field of social ecology has assumed enormous ong>theong>oretical ong>anong>d practical importong>anong>ce. ong>Theong> essays assembled in this ong>anong>thology provide a state of ong>theong> art survey of ong>theong> field as well as ong>anong> orientation to future research. As ong>theong> first such ong>anong>thology of its kind, it provides a compact ong>anong>d ong>anong>alytically sophisticated overview of environment ong>anong>d society in contemporary India. It should be of great interest to administrators, activists, ong>anong>d development professionals as well as students ong>anong>d scholars working in ong>theong> field.

Winter of the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Anong>derson, Poul, PUBLISHER: Tor Books, Thousong>anong>ds of years from now, after a new Ice Age has reduced our world to frozen ruins, new civilizations ong>anong>d cultures arise from ong>theong> Ice. But as ong>theong> people of tomorrow slowly uncover ong>theong> lost technology of ong>theong> past, ong>theong>y also rediscover war, conquest, diplomacy...ong>anong>d betrayal. While ong>theong> might Rahidain-Barammiong>anong> Empire expong>anong>ds across ong>theong> globe, Josserek Derrain, uncover agent for ong>theong> freedom-loving Seafolk, must find a way to save his people from ong>theong> Empire's grasp. His best hope is ong>anong> alliong>anong>ce with ong>theong> Rogaviki, a wild ong>anong>d nomadic race whose women are rumored to cast ong>anong> unbreakable spell on ong>anong>y mong>anong> who dares seek ong>theong>m out. ong>Betweenong> barbariong>anong>s ong>anong>d aristocrats, spied ong>anong>d soldiers, ong>theong> battle ong>linesong> are drawn in ong>theong> ultimate conflict to determine who will rule over..,"ong>Theong> Winter of ong>theong> World."

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The Second Greatest Disappointment: Honeymooning and Tourism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dubinsky, Karen, PUBLISHER: ong>Betweenong> ong>theong> ong>Linesong>(CA), A lively ong>anong>d wide-rong>anong>ging work on ong>theong> history of ong>theong> North Americong>anong> honeymoon, ong>anong>d, of necessity, ong>theong> tourist industry at Niagara Falls. Dubinsky charts ong>theong> growth of Niagara Falls as a tourist destination from ong>theong> s to ong>theong> s ong>anong>d explains how it acquired its reputation as ong>theong> "Honeymoon Capital of ong>theong> World." Ultimately, ong>theong> author asks: Of all ong>theong> ways to promote a waterfall, why honeymoons?Winner of ong>theong> Albert B. Corey prize from ong>theong> Cong>anong>adiong>anong> Historical Association ong>anong>d ong>theong> Americong>anong> Historical Association for ong>theong> best book in Cong>anong>adiong>anong>-Americong>anong> history.

Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goeong>theong>, Johong>anong>n Wolfgong>anong>g von / Constong>anong>tine, David / Byatt, A. S., PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, Goeong>theong> viewed ong>theong> ong>writingong> of poetry as essentially autobiographical, ong>anong>d ong>theong> works selected in this volume represent more thong>anong> sixty years in ong>theong> life of ong>theong> poet. In early poems such as aPromeong>theong>us, a he rails against religion in ong>anong> almost ecstatic fervor, while aTo ong>theong> Moona is ong>anong> enigmatic meditation on ong>theong> end of a love affair. ong>Theong> "Romong>anong> Elegies" show Goeong>theong>as use of Classical meters in ong>anong> homage to ong>anong>cient Rome ong>anong>d its poets, ong>anong>d aong>Theong> Diary, a suppressed for more thong>anong> a century, is a narrative poem whose eroticism is combined with its morality. In selections from "Faust," arguably his greatest ong>anong>d most personal work, Goeong>theong> creates ong>anong> exhilarating depiction of humong>anong>kindas eternal search for truth. aFaithful ong>anong>d felicitous, ong>theong>se verse trong>anong>slations... are ong>anong> excellent introduction to Goeong>theong>as] genius.a a"ong>Theong> Daily Telegraph" (London)

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What It Takes: Writing in College

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Behrens, Laurence / Rosen, Leonard J., PUBLISHER: Longmong>anong> Publishing Group, "What It Takes: ong>Writingong> in College "covers ong>theong> types of college ong>writingong> assignments for which "ong>Writingong> ong>anong>d Reading Across ong>theong> Curriculum" is best known: ong>theong> summary, ong>theong> critique, ong>anong>d ong>theong> synong>theong>sis, as well as ong>anong>alysis. This brief, hong>anong>dy guide introduces each of ong>theong> strategies required for ong>writingong> successful college papers, ong>anong>d takes students step by step through ong>theong> process of ong>writingong> based on source material.

The Bloomberg Way: A Guide for Reporters and Editors

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Winkler, Matong>theong>w, PUBLISHER: Bloomberg Press, ong>Theong> definitive guide to reporting ong>anong>d editing ong>theong> story of money As more ong>anong>d more people are affected by ong>theong> actions of Wall Street ong>anong>d ong>theong> federal government, finong>anong>cial reporting has become even more importong>anong>t. Bloomberg's reputation for fast, accurate reporting is widely known ong>anong>d respected among not only journalists, but ong>theong> general public. "ong>Theong> Bloomberg Way, " ong>anong> internal Bloomberg publication for nearly twenty years, reflects ong>theong> new realities of journalism where speed is paramount, ong>theong> impact of news is instong>anong>tong>anong>eous, ong>anong>d ong>theong> ong>linesong> ong>betweenong> objectivity ong>anong>d opinion are increasingly blurred. "ong>Theong> Bloomberg Way" is ong>theong> most thorough ong>anong>d comprehensive guide to reporting ong>anong>d editing ong>theong> story of money. Outlining ong>theong> central principles of Bloomberg News, this book is ong>anong> essential guide for both journalism professionals ong>anong>d students, ong>anong>d will put ong>anong>y writer in a better position to report with accuracy ong>anong>d honesty.Details ong>theong> basic tenets of solid reporting, ong>theong> five F's: Factual, First, Fastest, Final, ong>anong>d FutureDiscusses ong>theong> essentials of ong>writingong> a good lead ong>anong>d offers insights on ong>theong> proper use of voiceAddresses how to keep opinion ong>anong>d speculation out of your ong>writingong> ong>anong>d how to orgong>anong>ize storyong>linesong> when preparing for breaking news on ong>anong>ything from ong>anong> earnings release to a market crash "ong>Theong> Bloomberg Way" is ong>theong> most importong>anong>t writer's resource of one of ong>theong> largest news orgong>anong>izations in ong>theong> world. It informs as it instructs, with coverage of essential topics rong>anong>ging from how to conduct effective interviews to ong>theong> importong>anong>ce of accuracy ong>anong>d integrity of news gaong>theong>rs ong>anong>d reporters.

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The Presidency and the Political System

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelson, Michael, PUBLISHER: CQ-Roll Call Group Books, ong>Theong> Presidency & ong>theong> Political System, now in ong>anong> updated sixth edition, incorporates ong>theong> most recent research ong>anong>d scholarship on ong>theong> presidency. Each of ong>theong> 20 thought-provoking original essays, written by some of ong>theong> field's most prominent scholars, explores ong>anong> importong>anong>t aspect of ong>theong> relationship ong>betweenong> ong>theong> presidency ong>anong>d our political system.

Hermeneutics Ancient and Modern

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bruns, Gerald L., PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, In this wide-rong>anong>ging meditation on ong>theong> nature ong>anong>d purpose of hermeneutics, Gerald L. Bruns argues that hermeneutics is not merely a contemporary ong>theong>ory but ong>anong> extended family of questions about understong>anong>ding ong>anong>d interpretation that predate ong>theong> beginning of ong>writingong>. Bruns situates ong>theong> basic questions of hermeneutics against a background of different cultural traditions ong>anong>d philosophical topics, discussing for example, ong>theong> interpretation of oracles, ong>theong> quarrel ong>betweenong> philosophy ong>anong>d poetry, Rabbinical midrash, ong>anong>d ong>theong> nature of Romong>anong>tic hermeneutics.

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Green Energy: An A-To-Z Guide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mulvong>anong>ey, Dustin / Robbins, Paul, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), This initial volume in ong>theong> SAGE Series on Green Society provides ong>anong> overview of ong>theong> social ong>anong>d environmental dimensions of our energy system, ong>anong>d ong>theong> key orgong>anong>izations, policy tools, ong>anong>d technologies that cong>anong> help shape a green-energy economy. Each entry draws on scholarship from across numerous social sciences, natural ong>anong>d physical sciences, ong>anong>d engineering. ong>Theong> urgency of climate chong>anong>ge underscores ong>theong> importong>anong>ce of getting ong>theong> right technologies, policies ong>anong>d incentives, ong>anong>d social checks-ong>anong>d-balong>anong>ces in place. This reference resource will prepare those with a sparking interest in ong>theong> topic to participate in what will hopefully become ong>anong> equitable ong>anong>d intergenerational conversation about ong>theong> impacts of our energy consumption ong>anong>d how to make it cleong>anong>er ong>anong>d greener. Via its 150 signed entries, Green Energy: ong>Anong> A-to-Z Guide" "provides students, professors, ong>anong>d researchers ong>anong> invaluable reference, presented in both print ong>anong>d electronic formats. Its clear ong>anong>d accessible ong>writingong> style, togeong>theong>r with vivid photos, numerous cross-references, extensive resource guide, ong>anong>d oong>theong>r pedagogical tools make it a valuable tool for ong>theong> classroom as well as for research purposes.

Comrades and Christians: Religions and Political Struggle in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kertzer, David I. / Kertzer, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book examines ong>theong> popular bases of Communist influence in Italy, focusing on ong>theong> struggle ong>betweenong> ong>theong> Catholic Church ong>anong>d ong>theong> Communist Party for ong>theong> allegiong>anong>ce of ong>theong> Italiong>anong> people. ong>Theong> author details ong>theong> ways in which ong>theong> citizens resolve ong>theong> central paradox of Italy, which lies in its beings ong>theong> home both of ong>theong> Vaticong>anong> ong>anong>d of ong>theong> largest Communist party of ong>anong>y non-Communist nation. He discusses ong>theong> local structure of ong>theong> Party, including its mong>anong>y allied orgong>anong>isations ong>anong>d ong>theong> nature of participation in Party affairs, ong>anong>d stresses its role in local social life. In this study, Professor Kertzer draws upon ong>theong> experiences ong>anong>d observations of a year spent in a working-class quarter of Bologna, ong>theong> capital of Italiong>anong> Communism. While ong>theong> national Communist Party calls for conciliation with ong>theong> Church, ong>theong>re is ong>anong> ong>anong>cient tradition of ong>anong>ti-clericalism in this area. Moreover, ong>theong> official Church position excludes ong>theong> possibility of people being both Catholic ong>anong>d Communist. ong>Theong> implications of this situation for local-level tactics of Church ong>anong>d Party, ong>anong>d how people divide ong>theong>ir allegiong>anong>ces ong>betweenong> ong>theong> competing claims, form ong>theong> primary ong>theong>me of ong>theong> book.

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Cultural Theory and Cultural Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Feaong>theong>rstone, Mike, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Recent years have seen a significong>anong>t reappraisal of ong>theong> idea of culture within ong>theong> social sciences, ong>anong>d a growing integration of ong>theong>oretical concerns ong>betweenong> ong>theong> social sciences ong>anong>d ong>theong> humong>anong>ities. Debates over concepts such as postmodernism ong>anong>d cultural globalization have been symptomatic of a broader interdisciplinary interest in ong>theong> social context of cultural practice. In this book ong>anong> international cast of eminent ong>theong>orists examines a series of key questions on ong>theong> borders of ong>theong> cultural ong>anong>d ong>theong> social. Rong>anong>ging across a broad cong>anong>vas, ong>theong> contributors focus on different elements of cultural ong>theong>ory ong>anong>d cultural process: discourse, lifestyle, ong>theong> emotions, ong>theong> intelligentsia, social movements, postmodernism. Linking ong>theong> chapters is a concern with ong>theong> central role of Europeong>anong> social ong>theong>ory in ong>theong> current reappraisal of culture, ong>anong>d ong>anong> assessment of its relation to oong>theong>r international traditions. This book, for ong>anong> interdisciplinary readership, will serve as ong>anong> outline of key concerns in cultural ong>theong>ory ong>anong>d ong>anong> insight into ong>theong> central insights of ong>Theong>ory, Culture ong>anong>d Society. ong>Theong> book is also published as issue 9.1 of ong>Theong>ory, Culture ong>anong>d Society.

The European Union and Africa: The Restructuring of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brown, Willi, PUBLISHER: I. B. Tauris & Compong>anong>y, This book is ong>anong> in-depth study of one of ong>theong> most importong>anong>t agreements in ong>theong> recent history of EU-developing world relations: ong>theong> Lome convention--ong>theong> principles upon which all relations ong>betweenong> ong>theong> states of ong>theong> Europeong>anong> Union ong>anong>d ACP (Africong>anong>, Caribbeong>anong> ong>anong>d Pacific) countries are based. Over ong>theong> course of its 25-year life, ong>theong> Convention has been altered to suit ong>theong> chong>anong>ging relationship of those states involved. This historical study not only charts ong>theong> course of that vital relationship ong>betweenong> haves ong>anong>d have-nots but also, in its chong>anong>ging focus ong>anong>d shifting concerns, reflects recent broader chong>anong>ges at ong>theong> global level in ong>theong> international relations.

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The Art of War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tzu, Sun / Sawyer, Ralph D., PUBLISHER: Fall River Press, ong>Anong> illuminating new look at ong>theong> classic primer on warfare. Distinguishing itself from mong>anong>y previous versions, this contemporary trong>anong>slation of Sun-Tzu's long>anong>dmark text acknowledges ong>theong> work first ong>anong>d foremost as a masterpiece of military strategy. Trong>anong>slator Ralph Sawyer provides ong>theong> most detailed introduction ong>anong>d commentary yet offered on ong>theong> text, its author, ong>anong>d his age. Get inside ong>theong> head of Sun-Tzu, ong>anong>d find out which significong>anong>t historical battles influenced his thinking. Sawyer's exhaustive biographical research helps you separate ong>theong> myth from ong>theong> elusive mong>anong> himself. Immerse yourself in ong>theong> mindset of ong>theong> Chinese military orgong>anong>ization through ong>anong> extensive overview of its history as well as its tactical use of chariots, horse ong>anong>d cavalry, armor ong>anong>d shields, ong>anong>d swords. Several supplementary sections illuminate relevong>anong>t portions of ong>theong> recently discovered tomb texts ong>anong>d "lost ong>writingong>s," reputed to be earlier variong>anong>ts of ong>theong> stong>anong>dard version. A glossary identifies figures ong>anong>d terms for ong>theong> convenience of readers unfamiliar with Chinese history ong>anong>d ong>writingong>s.

The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival

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