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The Time Tunnellers find themselves in Feudal Japan where they meet the greatest samurai of all time, Miyamoto Musashi. The skillful warrior befriends the children and allows them to accompany him on his quest to fight the very best samurai in Japan. The children discover that Musashi knows of a holy man who may be able to reveal the truth about the mysterious medallions that allow them to travel through time and with this information they may well...
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Three brothers and their little sister discover a mysterious box in a hidden cave near their home. Inside, four pieces of gold that unite to form a magic medallion that transports the children to Ancient Greece. There they meet one of the greatest rulers of all time, Alexander the Great. Desperate to return to their own time, the children must find the secret to the mysterious medallion and discover how to control it to make sure they can get home....
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This is a true story of a man's search for his daughter after a fifteen year separation and the amazing miracles that happened during his quest.
"Warren was lost in the throes of alcoholism. Emily and he had a three year old daughter and she held a tremendous amount of fear, thinking her life and that of her baby would be lived with a man who was always drunk. She saw no happiness for either of them in the future, so she took three year old Samantha...
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Captain Thomas Ritter is critically injured during a firefight in Afghanistan, his fighting career over, he retires to a desk back in the United States. Meanwhile, George Pollard, CEO of Minotaur Resources is tired of his company's assets, particularly his shipping line, being under threat from pirates and terrorists. He decides drastic action is needed and instructs his Operations Manager to organise a team of specialists who's task will be to protect...
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Remount Blue, completed in 1948 by Lieutenant David Brower of the 10th Division (3rd Battalion, 86th Mountain Infantry) is the gripping World War Two account of the U.S. Army's soldiers trained in mountain-fighting, rock-climbing, skiing, mule-packing, cold-weather survival, and other skills needed for combat in rugged, high-altitude terrain. The Division was a critical part of the Allies' successful offensive against German troops in northern Italy....
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The War Boys are Back! Thomas Ritter and his team of mercenaries are ordered to carry out a rescue mission in the isolated and rugged jungles of Myanmar. They complete their rescue successfully but in the process make a ruthless and deadly enemy. Enraged by the attack on his camp, a sadistic Drug Lord orders a hit team of his own men to travel to London and find the people responsible for the incursion into his jungle hideaway. Suddenly the War Boys...
7) Sin
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For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. This statement by the Apostle Paul was not spoken in pride but in shame. We are all sinners, but we need not continue in the same sin year after year. Many people do not understand the impact sin has on their lives. It can cause damage to all relationships, especially your relationship with God. "Sin" attempts to explain what sin is and how it can affect your life in ways you may not understand...
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One of the philosopher's most studied works, the Nicomachean Ethics, is here made available in the same translation in the World's Classics. Notes of primarily textual importance have been omitted, leaving only those of more general philosophical interest the index has been adapted for this edition and there is a new Introduction by the translator. Though Aristotle at hisdeath left other ethical works, and this book is therefore called after its first...
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Life is too short to waste on unproductive workshops and draining meetings.
We've all sat through workshops and meetings that drag. Perhaps participants were overwhelmed by "zoom fatigue" or there were plenty of opinions but no agreed way forward. This book provides a fail-safe methodology to address these common pitfalls and design and host workshops and meetings that produce real business outcomes.
Created by a leading workshop training provider,...
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For more than 400 years, the big-gun warship stood as the supreme naval war machine. It was not only a major instrument of warfare, but a visible emblem of a nation's power, wealth and pride. The World's Greatest Battleships features 52 of the greatest warships to have sailed in the last 500 years. Beginning with English king Henry VIII's flagship, Henry Grace à Dieu, the book covers all the main periods of battleship development, including the...
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Traditional leadership wisdom is buckling and failing.
Leaders are not only grappling with the pandemic, but a greater challenge awaits them—a storm of complex social, environmental, and economic issues that is leaving organizations extremely vulnerable.
As daunting as it may feel, there are substantial opportunities to thrive.
David provocatively argues that, to successfully deal with the storm, we must accept that the leadership styles that have...
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From poverty to immense wealth, from humble beginnings to international celebrity, George and Robert Stephenson's was an extraordinary joint career. Together they overshadow all other engineers, with the possible exception of Robert's friend Isambard Kingdom Brunel, for one vital reason: they were winners. For them it was not enough to follow the progress made by others. They had to be the best. Colossal in confidence, ability, energy and ambition,...
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Running Fitness presents a structured and practical training guide aimed at a large portion of the running community, including beginners and those looking to improve in the sport. Author David Ross, a runner of many years experience, provides a training path that develops running capability from a simple 5K race up to full marathon, whilst making the sport easily accessible to those who wish to enjoy many years of fulfilment, success and longevity....
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This biography of the WWII flying ace recounts his legendary career in the RAF, his time as a POW and his postwar life as a beloved public figure.
One of the most famous fighter pilots of the Second World War, Basil Gerald "Stapme" Stapleton achieved flying ace status in the Battle of Britain and was immortalized in Richard Hillary's classic wartime memoir The Last Enemy. Born in Durban, South Africa, Stapleton joined the Royal Air Force in 1939...
17) Titanic
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On 14 April 1912, less than a week into a transatlantic trip from Southampton to New York, the largest luxury cruise liner in the world struck an iceberg off the coast of Labrador, causing the hull to buckle. The massive 50,000 ton ship hailed as 'unsinkable' was soon slipping into the cold Atlantic Ocean, the crew and passengers scrambling to launch lifeboats before being sucked into the deep. Of the 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500...
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The authoritative biography of the WWII ace fighter pilot, hero of the Battle of Britain and author of the classic wartime memoir The Last Enemy.
As both a legendary flying ace and an accomplished author, Richard Hillary achieved a unique kind of immortality during his tragically short life. Born in Australia and raised in England, he attended Oxford University before joining the Royal Air Force at the outbreak of World War II. Flying Spitfires...