Author: Joseph Hamilton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486147940
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
This 1829 manual offered advice on everything from withdrawal of challenges to weapons. Dramatic anecdotes recount duels arising from disagreements over religion, women, gambling, and other volatile subjects.
The Duelling Handbook, 1829
Author: Joseph Hamilton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486147940
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
This 1829 manual offered advice on everything from withdrawal of challenges to weapons. Dramatic anecdotes recount duels arising from disagreements over religion, women, gambling, and other volatile subjects.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486147940
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
This 1829 manual offered advice on everything from withdrawal of challenges to weapons. Dramatic anecdotes recount duels arising from disagreements over religion, women, gambling, and other volatile subjects.
Little Wars and Floor Games
Author: H. G. Wells
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486801861
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Ironically enough, one of the twentieth century's leading pacifists wrote Little Wars, a book that has entertained and enlightened war buffs for the past hundred years. H. G. Wells, the great science-fiction pioneer, turned his attention from tales of time travel and alien invasions to write the first classic book of war games. His simulations of past battles and hypothetical future clashes allow readers to test their tactical and strategic skills and attempt to rewrite history. The companion piece, Floor Games, offers a more lighthearted look at war games. Based on the playful battles Wells waged with his sons, the narrative describes how creative play with miniature figures can transform an ordinary room into a magical world. The book has since been hailed as an inspiration for the development of a nonverbal psychotherapeutic method employed in the treatment of adults and children. Both Little Wars and Floor Games feature winsome illustrations by J. R. Sinclair that enhance their antique charm.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486801861
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Ironically enough, one of the twentieth century's leading pacifists wrote Little Wars, a book that has entertained and enlightened war buffs for the past hundred years. H. G. Wells, the great science-fiction pioneer, turned his attention from tales of time travel and alien invasions to write the first classic book of war games. His simulations of past battles and hypothetical future clashes allow readers to test their tactical and strategic skills and attempt to rewrite history. The companion piece, Floor Games, offers a more lighthearted look at war games. Based on the playful battles Wells waged with his sons, the narrative describes how creative play with miniature figures can transform an ordinary room into a magical world. The book has since been hailed as an inspiration for the development of a nonverbal psychotherapeutic method employed in the treatment of adults and children. Both Little Wars and Floor Games feature winsome illustrations by J. R. Sinclair that enhance their antique charm.
My Adventures as a Spy
Author: Robert Baden-Powell
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486320456
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
This charming volume for younger readers, written during World War I by a British military hero, relates the basics of espionage — including disguise, passing messages, creating diversions, and other maneuvers.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486320456
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
This charming volume for younger readers, written during World War I by a British military hero, relates the basics of espionage — including disguise, passing messages, creating diversions, and other maneuvers.
Millstone of Doubt
Author: Erica Vetsch
Publisher: Kregel Publications
ISBN: 0825477611
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Regency London's detective duo is back on a new case--and this one is going to be a killer. Caught in the explosion of the Hammersmith Mill in London, Bow Street Runner Daniel Swann rushes to help any survivors only to find the mill's owner dead of an apparent gunshot. Even though the owner's daughter, Agatha Montgomery, mourns his death, it seems there are more than a few people with motive for murder. But Daniel can't take this investigation slow and steady. Instead, he must dig through all the suspects as quickly as he can, because the clock is ticking until his mysterious patronage--and his job as a runner--comes to an abrupt and painful end. It seems to Daniel that, like his earthly father, his heavenly Father has abandoned him to the fates. Lady Juliette Thorndike is Agatha's bosom friend and has the inside knowledge of the wealthy London ton to be invaluable to Daniel. She should be in a perfect position to help with the case. Still, her instructor in the art of spy craft orders her to stay out of the investigation. But circumstances intervene, dropping her into the middle of the deadly pursuit. When a dreadful accident ends in another death on the mill floor, Daniel discovers a connection to his murder case--and to his own secret past. Now he and Juliette are in a race to find the killer before his time runs out. "Erica Vetsch once again weaves a classic tale of how the old affects the new. An artfully told story that will have you wondering at the outcome until the final pages are read."-- Ruth Logan Herne, USA TODAY best-selling author
Publisher: Kregel Publications
ISBN: 0825477611
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Regency London's detective duo is back on a new case--and this one is going to be a killer. Caught in the explosion of the Hammersmith Mill in London, Bow Street Runner Daniel Swann rushes to help any survivors only to find the mill's owner dead of an apparent gunshot. Even though the owner's daughter, Agatha Montgomery, mourns his death, it seems there are more than a few people with motive for murder. But Daniel can't take this investigation slow and steady. Instead, he must dig through all the suspects as quickly as he can, because the clock is ticking until his mysterious patronage--and his job as a runner--comes to an abrupt and painful end. It seems to Daniel that, like his earthly father, his heavenly Father has abandoned him to the fates. Lady Juliette Thorndike is Agatha's bosom friend and has the inside knowledge of the wealthy London ton to be invaluable to Daniel. She should be in a perfect position to help with the case. Still, her instructor in the art of spy craft orders her to stay out of the investigation. But circumstances intervene, dropping her into the middle of the deadly pursuit. When a dreadful accident ends in another death on the mill floor, Daniel discovers a connection to his murder case--and to his own secret past. Now he and Juliette are in a race to find the killer before his time runs out. "Erica Vetsch once again weaves a classic tale of how the old affects the new. An artfully told story that will have you wondering at the outcome until the final pages are read."-- Ruth Logan Herne, USA TODAY best-selling author
The Honor Code
Author: Anthony Appiah
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039334052X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
In this landmark work, a leading philosopher demonstrates the revolutionary power of honor in ending human suffering.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039334052X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
In this landmark work, a leading philosopher demonstrates the revolutionary power of honor in ending human suffering.
American Book Publishing Record
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 746
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Alphabetical List of Additions Made to the War Department Library
Author: United States. War Department. Library
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Alphabetical List of Additions Made to the War Dept. Library from May 1884 to June 1891
Author: United States. War Department
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Publisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Alphabetical List of Additions Made to the War Department Libraty from May 1884 to June 1891
Author: United States. War Department. Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Alphabetical List of Additions Made to the War Department Library ...
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Publisher:
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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