<p><strong>It takes victims, blood, and years to rid a country of tyranny.</strong></p> <p>Those are words of a Jewish Italian woman who lived during Fascism and the Holocaust.</p> <p>Italian Fascism was thuggish and promised order during the chaotic post World War I period. But in its rise, it did not signal what it eventually would aim to destroy, including the lives and livelihoods of Jews. Early on, Italian Fascism was not explicitly anti-Semitic. But 11 years after Mussolini cemented his dictatorship, he began to dismantle the professional and personal lives of Jews in Italy. Then, during the German occupation, in 1943, these Italians experienced the threat of deportation and genocide.</p> <p>Judith Monachina listened to individual stories, often in the homes of those she interviewed. She also met historians and others dedicated to meticulously documenting and communicating this history. Her journey through this project took years to trace, with one Fulbright period to conduct intensive research and live in the place of memory. Now, the individual accounts in <em>Days of Memory</em> bear witness to how people coped with the collapse of civil society, carried on with their lives as well as they could, and made life-or-death decisions. These stories show us their resilience.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>Small town girl, Evelyn Sharp, pushed past cultural barriers and became the youngest woman aviator in Nebraska history. She joined the famed Ninety-Nines Aviation Club with Amelia Earhart and Jacqueline Cochran. They changed the stigma of women fliers and created history in World War II.<br /> Now women can gain medical degrees, manage corporations, or operate rockets in space due to Evelyn's bravery.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p><strong>The story of how a young cavalry officer eager to serve his country became a pilot and then, when success beckoned, had his life taken over by a very skilled group of publicists, writers, photographers and artists.</strong></p> <p>It is more than a hundred years since Manfred von Richthofen, the ‘Red Baron’, was killed in combat on the Western Front. Yet this gallant fighter pilot is probably as well known today as he was his lifetime.</p> <p>Beginning in 1916, when his lethal skills were first realised, his image proved a godsend to his country’s propaganda machine. There, far above the misery of life in the trenches, was a shooting star of unimaginable potency to help pacify a weary nation that was now beginning to believe that the war was no longer necessary or the losses justified. And so, an image of chivalry was conjured up and exploited with little regard of the cost of this to an increasingly war weary man.</p> <p><em>Manfred von Richthofen: The Red Baron and the High Price of Glory</em> draws on many sources, some previously untapped, including interviews with pilots he fought alongside and against, official documents held in collections around the world and the work of three noted Great War historians, two of whom began their work in the 1920s, all now dead but who left a rich legacy of research for us to explore. In addition, there are interviews with fifty or so pilots from the Second World War, who went through much that von Richthofen experienced above the Western Front and could speak with authority about the effects of continuous combat flying on aviators.</p> <p>This is the story of how a young cavalry officer eager to serve his country became a pilot and then, when success beckoned, had his life taken over by a very skilled group of publicists, writers, photographers and artists. Every element of his life was picked over, dissected and revealed to an ever-growing and intrusive audience. If he had simply been a celebrity ? royalty, an actor or politician ? this attention might have been accepted, but he was a front line pilot daily courting death, leading many other men in a constant life or death struggle.</p> <p>So here we have a man severely stressed by war, then stripped of his privacy and any opportunity to rest. Inevitably, some might say, he became another victim of a bloody war, but even in death the exploitation continued and was then re-awakened a decade or so later by the Nazi’s to help promote an even bloodier war.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p><strong>This work demonstrates how maritime deterrence strategy in a challenging world is critically underpinned by strategic air power at sea and on land.</strong></p> <p>In this book, the history and utility of land- and carrier-based strategic airpower is brought to life by the gallant exploits and photographs of B-17 aircraft “Quittin’ Time” and of its Navigator, “Fred” Julian in the Second World War, and by the unforgiving and unswerving dedication of “Sharkey” Ward and his Sea Harrier team in the Falklands war.</p> <p>The overarching message is that the strategic airpower lessons of the past eight decades underpin the urgent need for the UK government to invest more wisely in its Fleet so that the latter may work effectively in conjunction with the US Navy on the global mission to deter those that would harm us, and to maintain the freedom of passage of all shipping throughout the global commons.</p> <p>The authors show how a maritime deterrence strategy in a challenging world is critically underpinned by strategic air power at sea and on land.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p><strong>You don't have to FAIL.</strong> You can turn things around, make life better and it all starts with renewing the mind. The Bible says our mind is being renewed, and transformed, we are not to conform to the ways of this world. How do you live by faith and get your money right if not by using the proven, time-tested, biblical principles that have worked for many over the centuries?</p> <p><strong>Unlock the power</strong> ? sculpting a life of abundance, fulfillment, and remarkable change. Faith Revealed Money Matters invites you to shift your perspective. It's not just about dollars and cents; it's about unlocking the doors to a life well-lived. By infusing faith into your financial journey, you pave the way for prosperity.</p> <p><strong>Budget Effortlessly:</strong> Live Wisely<br /> <strong>Save More Money:</strong> change lives for the better, your families, and others.<br /> <strong>Pay off Debt:</strong> Manage money and do more for Kingdom Work.<br /> <strong>Invest & Build Wealth:</strong> for Charitable and Generous Giving.</p> <p>Picture a life where every financial decision is immersed in purpose, guided by a deep belief that living a full life is not just about accumulating wealth; it's about aligning your financial pursuits with your deepest values. "Faith Revealed Money Matters" empowers you to make financial decisions rooted in faith, creating a ripple effect that touches every aspect of your life. Imagine the joy of achieving your financial goals while also contributing to causes that resonate with your soul.</p> <p>This transformative approach is about breaking free from the constraints of financial anxiety and embracing a life where money is a tool for positive impact. "Faith Revealed Money Matters" is your compass, guiding you toward a future where your financial success is intertwined with the positive changes you bring to the world.</p> <p>Order now and embark on this journey of faith-infused financial wisdom and witness the profound impact it can have on your life ? a life where money matters, but faith matters even more.</p> <p><strong>Key Features:</strong><br /> Biblical Wisdom for Financial Success: Explore the Scriptures and discover the profound insights hidden within parables and passages that guide you toward sound financial decisions.<br /> Practical Strategies: A treasure trove of practical techniques tailored to your modern life. From tackling debt, investing wisely, and building wealth, this book equips you with the tools you need to better deal with the complexities of money.<br /> Holistic Approach to Prosperity: Go beyond financial abundance to explore the holistic nature of prosperity. Discover how aligning your financial practices with your values and beliefs can bring not only monetary wealth but also spiritual fulfillment with peace of mind.</p> <p>Money, when viewed through the lens of faith, becomes a conduit for change. It's not just a means of personal comfort but a tool for uplifting communities, supporting causes that resonate with our beliefs, and creating a ripple effect of positivity. Faith revealed in money matters turns financial success into a shared success, where the joy of giving becomes as significant as the joy of receiving.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>This is a workbook to not only help you better understand the idoho students murder case but to also help you see it from howard Howard blum's perrseprctive and is not in anyway inteded to substitute for the original book.</p> <p>The definitive, inside story of the Idaho murders from bestselling author Howard Blum, whose groundbreaking coverage of the story was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.</p> <p>Timed for a trial that will capture national attention, When the Night Comes Falling examines the mysterious murders of the four University of Idaho students. Having covered this case from its start, Edgar award winning investigative reporter Howard Blum takes readers behind the scenes of the police manhunt that eventually led to suspected killer, Bryan Christopher Kohberger, and uncovered larger, lurid questions within this unthinkable tragedy.</p> <p>Reminiscent of the panoramic portraiture of In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song, When the Night Comes Falling offers a suspenseful, richly detailed narrative that will have readers transfixed.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p><strong>DARE YOU READ A DIFFERENT STORY?</strong></p> <p><strong>To read the first Spanish grip-lit and the most controversial?</strong></p> <p>Guided by desperation and a mysterious diary from World War II, a mother will cross the line of good and evil. In a time where the fanaticism of the past is revived in the present.</p> <p>In a time where society is lost and “monsters” live in it.</p> <p>Travel with our special protagonist through the dark world of human trafficking, family sins, and the medical mafia.</p> <p>An agile and daring prose that warns us of the future.</p> <p>Social, historical, and contemporary novel. Combined with romance, mystery, adventure, thriller, and science fiction.</p> <p>A mixture of souls that gives rise to a story full of feelings and emotions, whose twists and turns show us that the complex can be really easy.</p> <p><strong>SYNOPSIS:</strong></p> <p><em>A mother, prisoner of words, who would do anything to find her daughter...</em></p> <p><em>A journalist, prisoner of his heart, who would do anything for justice...</em></p> <p><em>A Tin God, prisoner of his revenge, who wishes he had done nothing...</em></p> <p><em>And a past that should never have been forgotten.</em></p> <p><em><strong>When the strongest enemies are not men, but words... Can there be a winner?</strong></em></p> <p>Once you read the first page... <strong>YOU WILL BE ADDICTED.</strong></p> <p><strong>Enjoy in this volume of a fantastic DISCUSSION GUIDE FOR READING CLUBS and a beautiful gift story.</strong></p> <p><strong>DARE TO WIN IN ALL FACETS OF YOUR LIFE WITH THE PROMOTION AND SALE OF A FORBIDDEN JEWEL?</strong></p> <p>ー First, you will get important discounts on the author’s shocking consulting services that will turn you into an indestructible hydra.</p> <p>ー Second, you will enjoy a controversial novel whose Spanish version was tried to be censored in Europe by one of the most important companies in the world. Contributing with your grain of sand to the battle of David against Goliath for the right to freedom.</p> <p>ー Third, you will collaborate to make the Solidarity project a reality, improving the lives of many people.</p> <p><strong>ー And all this while receiving a 20% commission for each sale of “The Ravens Bridge. Box Set” at Hotmart.</strong></p> <p><strong>Ana Dait?n’s novels are more than just novels: “they are forbidden jewels that refuse to be silenced” and that... is INCALCULABLE. So, you promote more than a book: you promote a revolution. Will you join this new Rocky Balboa?</strong></p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>"Respira, Planeja e n?o Pira - Uma jornada para a melhor vers?o de uma m?e. Voc? n?o est? sozinha!" ? um guia essencial para m?es que desejam equilibrar sua vida ap?s a chegada de um filho. Denise Herzer, especialista em planejamento estrat?gico e desenvolvimento humano, mergulha nas complexidades da maternidade, revelando como ? poss?vel alcan?ar sonhos e metas sem perder a qualidade de vida. Com uma abordagem pr?tica e direta, o livro apresenta t?cnicas e ferramentas para organizar as m?ltiplas tarefas do dia a dia, seja na esfera profissional, materna ou pessoal. Herzer destaca tr?s pilares fundamentais: mudan?a de h?bitos, aprendizado de ferramentas adequadas e autoconhecimento. Ao compreender e aplicar esses princ?pios, as m?es podem evitar o estresse e a sobrecarga, encontrando tranquilidade e satisfa??o em suas jornadas. Ao unir sua expertise profissional com a viv?ncia como m?e, Denise Herzer oferece um manual completo para todas as mulheres que buscam realizar seus sonhos sem se perderem na corrida do dia a dia. "Respira, Planeja e n?o Pira" ? um convite para transformar a maternidade em uma jornada gratificante e plena de realiza??es.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p><strong>A journey back in time through objects and locations into the life of one of Britain’s most enigmatic and celebrated individuals.</strong></p> <p>A twentieth century icon, Lawrence of Arabia, as Thomas Edward Lawrence is more commonly known, spent thirteen out of his forty-six years in the region from which he drew his name. This was as a scholar researching his university thesis, a spy surveying Sinai for the British Army before the First World War, an intelligence officer in Cairo, a liaison officer to the Arabs, and as a diplomat who galvanised and united the Arab tribes into an effective fighting force. He became an explosives expert and a guerrilla fighter who influenced Arab leaders in defeating their Ottoman occupiers.</p> <p>The story of his achievements in Arabia, derailing Turkish trains and attacking enemy strongholds, has become the stuff of legend. But his life after the disappointment of witnessing the Arabs being denied independence at the end of the First World War is as intriguing as his more famous escapades in the desert.</p> <p>Uncomfortable with the fame and celebrity status that Lowell Thomas’s lectures brought upon him, after a brief tenure as a civil servant working for Winston Churchill in an attempt to address the failure of achieving Arab independence at the Cairo Conference, Lawrence, the former Lieutenant-Colonel, remarkably sought a life in obscurity. In the years after the war, for example, he served in the Royal Air Force as an aircraftsman and spent a brief period as a private in the Royal Tank Corps under the alias John Hume Ross or Thomas Edward Shaw. He became a competent marine motor mechanic, and was personally involved in the development of the fast RAF 200 Seaplane tender and an armored target boat. He also became a renowned author and could claim literary giants such as Thomas Hardy, E.M. Forster and George Bernhard Shaw as his friends.</p> <p>In this highly illustrated book, the story of Lawrence’s fascinating life is explored through many of the places and objects associated with him, from his birthplace in Wales through to his grave at Moreton in Dorset. <em>Lawrence of Arabia</em> features his places of education in Oxford, sites where he served as a British Army intelligence officer in Cairo, as liaison officer and adviser to the Arabs, even where he fought alongside his Arab brothers against the Ottomans.</p> <p>It also follows his life in the years after Arabia. Some of the fascinating locations Paul Kendall visits include RAF stations at Calshot and Bridlington, or the Tank Depot at Bovington Camp where he served in the ranks, his cottage at Clouds Hill and the homes of his famous friends that he frequently visited. The objects examined include Arab robes that he wore, his Khanjar, his service rifle, and even the Brough motorcycle which he enjoyed and valued.</p> <p>This book is not just a journey across Arabia, Britain and Europe, but also a journey back in time through objects and locations into the life of one of Britain’s most enigmatic and celebrated individuals.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>"This poignant, soul-baring memoir is truly one of the most moving accounts of grief, loss and resilience that I've read." ー Tara Parker-Pope, The Washington Post "Masterfully written and compelling... Zimmerman's book is a marvelous feat; I stayed up all night reading it." ー Deesha Philyaw, author, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies "Us, After is one of the best memoirs I have read in a very long time. It is poetic and lyrical, unflinching, and a testament to the strength of the human soul...We bleed for Zimmerman and her two daughters. We laugh and cry with them. And ultimately we marvel at their strength and resilience." ー Buzz Bissinger, author, Friday Night Lights When a state trooper appeared at Rachel Zimmerman's door to report that her husband had jumped to his death off a nearby bridge, she fell to her knees, unable to fully absorb the news. How could the man she married, a devoted father and robotics professor at MIT, have committed such a violent act? How would she explain this to her young daughters? And could she have stopped him? A longtime journalist, she probed obsessively, believing answers would help her survive. She interviewed doctors, suicide researchers and a man who jumped off the same bridge and lived. Us, After examines domestic devastation and resurgence, digging into the struggle between public and private selves, life's shifting perspectives, the work of motherhood, and the secrets we keep. In this memoir, Zimmerman confronts the unimaginable and discovers the good in what remains.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>Leah Baxter tidy world pivoted off course when Ryan flashed his smile. Once the give-and-take of married life became difficult, Ryan turned abusive. Leah made the courageous decision to keep her son safe.</p> <p>Tom Anderson fell in love with Susie in the third grade. Years later, Susie begs, "Find Tommy and Lucy a mother who is loving and strong."</p> <p>Leah and Tom are thrown together at the Tumbling A ranch. A jolt runs up Leah's back when she meets Tom. But his smile fades. "Are you the new nanny?" With a snap of his reins, he rides off in a cloud of dust.</p> <p>Is destiny predetermined or designed by one's desires? Should one risk it all to discover love? Tom and Leah must make decisions to discover their destinies.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>Zoe Simmons has been on the run for as long as she can remember, no fixed address, no real ID, working under the table and moving on the instant her instincts tell her to. Then a disturbing, magnetic blond stranger appears, saying he's her twin brother?the one her mother swore was dead seventeen years ago.</p> <p>The Kith have claimed Zoe, sweeping her into a new world of pleasure, luxury?and violence. She's always suspected she wasn't quite normal, and now she's about to find out how deadly her new fairytale life can be…</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>Things get to us. We are moved or affected by 'things' in the ordinary sense=the paraphernalia of our daily lives-and also by ourselves, by others, and by ontological phenomena such as being and time. How can such things get to us? How can things matter to me? Heidegger answers this question with his concepts of finding (Befindlichkeit) and attunement (Stimmung). This Element explores how being finding allows things to matter to us in attunements such as fear and hope by allowing those things to show up as benefits or detriments to our pursuits and so to put those pursuits at stake. It also explores how we can be affected ontologically-that is, affected by being-in special attunements such as angst and boredom, as well as how Heidegger's account of being affected has contributed to our understanding of emotions, moods, and affective disorders.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>Long ago, in a time before cell phones and the internet, three young women in Minneapolis, Minnesota formed a band in the late 1980s after their bad perms grew out. They called themselves Zuzu’s Petals. The band name was lifted from Frank Capra’s obscure-at-the-time movie <em>It’s a Wonderful Life</em>. Though never a household name, Zuzu’s Petals made some glorious indie label records and toured all over the US and the UK all without the assistance of GPS. Creating a following of loveable dorks unable to resist their infectious lack of pretension and finding their punk/pop harmonies an elixir in the time of grunge, the Petals hit their stride in 1992 with the release of their first album <em>When No One’s Looking</em>. But there were complications, illness, love affairs, sexism, secrets, and heartbreak.</p> <p>Here’s a story about music obsession, intense creativity often fueled by intense partying, all originating in the center of the Minneapolis music renaissance in the age of Prince, The Replacements, H?sker D?, Soul Asylum, The Jayhawks, and Babes in Toyland (to name a few).</p> <p>Originally published in 2007, now a new generation of readers can inhabit the world of indie rock in the late 80s-mid 90s.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>During the Dust Bowl and Great Depression, the women of the home - wives and mothers - worked to help their family survive. Searching for food and learning to live on little money, the struggled to feed their families. Lydia is a young girl at the beginning of the 20th century. She dreams of a fairy tale marriage and a world that will match all her hopes.</p> <p>However during the 1930's and 1940's, nature challenges the Midwest with grasshoppers, dust, and drought. But most of all, the fought the dust and wind. Dirt seeped into any crevice of the house. Dust blew through the cracks of the windows. Dust covered the babies' mouths forcing them to cough up black soil in the mornings.<br /> In addition, the women fought against grasshoppers which threatened their gardens, the paint on their house, and any item where they landed.<br /> Eventually, it was the mother who kept the children safe and healthy. It was the wife who held up her husband and coaxed him to continue.</p> <p>Strong women, like Lydia, found a way for their family to survive. There were the hands and hearts that helped the family survive.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>In "Passionate Pursuits," Terence A. Townsend invites readers on an invigorating journey into the very essence of a mindset unafraid of challenges. With the artistry of a master storyteller, Townsend weaves a narrative that delves deep into the realms of passion, determination, and the unwavering belief that obstacles are not roadblocks but stepping stones to greatness.</p> <p>This transformative book is a beacon for those seeking to embrace challenges with a fervor that transcends the ordinary. Townsend, drawing on his wealth of wisdom and experience, unravels the mysteries of cultivating a mindset that not only welcomes challenges but thrives on them. Each chapter unfolds like a roadmap, guiding readers through the intricate landscape of self-discovery and resilience.</p> <p>At the heart of "Passionate Pursuits" lies a profound exploration of the interplay between nature and nurture in shaping an indomitable mindset. Townsend articulates how inherent qualities, deeply embedded in our DNA, lay the foundation for emotional resilience. Yet, he also illuminates the vital role of external influencesーfamily, culture, and educationーin refining these qualities into tools that empower individuals to conquer adversity.</p> <p>Readers will find themselves captivated by Townsend's eloquent prose as he shares powerful stories of individuals who have harnessed the flame of passion to fuel their pursuits. Through these tales, "Passionate Pursuits" not only inspires but provides practical insights, offering a roadmap for anyone looking to infuse their life with purpose, zeal, and an unshakeable resolve.</p> <p>The book doesn't just explore the theoretical underpinnings of a resilient mindset; it's a call to action. Townsend lays out actionable strategies, exercises, and reflections, encouraging readers to apply these principles to their own lives. Whether you are navigating personal challenges, pursuing professional goals, or seeking a renewed sense of purpose, "Passionate Pursuits" is your guide to embracing challenges with open arms.</p> <p>Townsend's words resonate as a beacon of encouragement, urging readers to view challenges not as impediments but as opportunities for growth and transformation. "Passionate Pursuits" is not just a book; it's a manual for crafting a life infused with passion, purpose, and the unyielding belief that challenges are the forge where greatness is shaped. Are you ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery and fearless pursuit? "Passionate Pursuits" awaits, inviting you to cultivate a mindset that not only faces challenges head-on but embraces them with unwavering enthusiasm.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>The book begins by examining the challenges posed by digital distractions, evolving gender roles, and societal expectations, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the factors that shape modern relationships. It then explores strategies for balancing independence and togetherness, prioritizing career goals while nurturing relationships, and coping with stress and isolation.</p> <p>Throughout the book, readers are encouraged to cultivate deeper, more meaningful connections with their partners by prioritizing communication, vulnerability, and mutual support. Practical tips and exercises are provided to help readers implement these strategies in their own lives, fostering greater intimacy, understanding, and resilience in their relationships.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>From 1942 until the end of the war in Europe, the aircraft of the RAF’s Bomber Command and the United States 8th and 15th Air Forces provided twenty-four-hour ‘round-the-clock’ bombing of the Third Reich. Aircraft and crew casualties were heavy as bomber after bomber succumbed to flak and fighter defenses.</p> <p>For those not killed outright by the Luftwaffe’s onslaught, only baling out over hostile enemy territory could offer any hope of survival. But this generally meant solitary confinement, interrogation, indignities and even extreme hardship for the men who became known as ‘Kriegies’, a word derived from the German Kriegsgefangenen meaning ‘prisoners of war’.</p> <p>Many months of incarceration, sometimes in appalling conditions, would become commonplace for those held in camps throughout Germany, Poland and the Greater Reich. Here, at first hand, are stories of some of those Allied bomber crewmen faced with sudden leaps into that dangerous unknown. For most, and particularly the injured, capture was immediate ? imprisonment inevitable. For some evasion was possible, but rarely for long. For others taken prisoner, staying alive was uppermost in the minds of most and in many cases only the comradeship of fellow prisoners and, for some, thoughts of escape became a constant preoccupation.</p> <p>Never to be forgotten too are the conditions and suffering endured by many PoWs when, in the face of the relentless Soviet Army advance into Germany, the camps were hastily emptied and the prisoners forced to march westward as the Germans staged their last gasp, futile attempts to prevent the ‘Kriegies’ falling into Russian hands. For these men, many of whom had been behind the wire for years, this was the final injustice.</p> <p>Martin Bowman’s revealing narrative describes in adrenaline-pumping detail the furious air battles that led to the predicament of many shot-down airmen, as well as the personal campaigns they fought to regain their freedom. Fascinating for its gripping and factual recreation of the bombers’ encounters with enemy fighters and flak, as well as the confrontations in captivity between PoWs and guards, <em>Stories from the Stalags</em> provides a real insight into the war as some of those who ‘fell from formation’ saw it.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p><strong>Explores mythological, legendary, archaeological, and historical evidence of women in a military setting.</strong></p> <p><em>Women and Warfare in the Ancient World</em> presents a broad view of women and female figures involved in war in the ancient world, incorporating mythological, legendary, archaeological, and historical evidence for women in a military setting. Within this context are found not only fighters but also strategists, trainers, and leaders who may not have been on the actual battlefield. Exploring women and war within the Indo-European and Near Eastern worlds, this title seeks to challenge the view that women do not fight and that war is completely a male occupation ? a view expressed as early as Xenophon and as late as the end of the 20th century.</p> <p>Karlene Jones-Bley begins her study by defining Virgins, Viragos, and Amazons, going on to explore war goddesses, legendary, and historical women giving insights into different cultures, their attitudes towards women and how these have developed over time. Recent archaeological evidence supports her conclusions that women have always been a part of warfare.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>This Element reviews and augments research on changes over time in U.S. crime rates during the past several decades. Major topics include the data sources for studying crime trends; the relationship between homicide rates and rates of property crime, imprisonment, and firearm availability; trends in crime by sex, race, and age; the relationship between crime trends and economic conditions; crime trends and social institutions; abrupt changes in crime rates and exogenous shocks; forecasting crime rates; and the future of crime trends theory and research. The study of crime trends is as intellectually rewarding and practically important as any topic in criminology. But attracting scholars to this field of study of crime trends will require significant advancements in theory, methods, and policy application.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>It could happen in your town, in your street or on your doorstep. Would you watch and try to help or would you run?</p> <p>Set in a rural village in North Yorkshire criminal associates from John Duffield’s distant past seek recompense for his neglected debts. Duffield is brutally murdered which is witnessed by innocent bystander, Kate. The hunt begins for Kate as the criminal group attempts to eliminate her in order to protect themselves. A police inquiry team investigates Duffield’s death and DI Rachel Barnes is called upon to rise to the challenge of protecting Kate, in a game of strategy, where lives hang in the balance and mistakes are harshly punished.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>A business book about leadership, leadership development, and how to improve performance. Competency, and its role in achieving peak performance, remains one of the hot issues in business today. This is importance for individual leaders, but has the most impact when the entire organization is unified to create a Culture of Competence. This book provides a bold, prescriptive approach to achieving organizational success through improved individual and group job performance and satisfaction. Dr. Zwell clearly defines the core qualities that lead to peak performance, then illustrates, step-by-step, how companies can identify and develop individual leadership, managerial, and employee competencies for maximum personal and organizational benefit. Based on years of personal experience and research, Creating a Culture of Competence expertly combines behavioral theory with solid business practice to create positive organizational change. You'll discover how to: ? Use vision and competencies for cultural transformation ? Create competency models ? Implement competencies in selection and performance management You'll learn what really makes an organization successful…understand how HR's role is central to building a high-performance organization…find out what technologies are being used to change corporate culture…then combine these elements to create a highly effective, competency-based organizational strategy. Creating a Culture of Competence offers a blueprint for hiring, developing, and retaining a superior workforce. By encouraging individuals to realize their potential, then motivating them to work in concert, you can lead your organization to reach its objectives…and get superior business results.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>From airport bookstores to deckchairs, as audiobooks downloaded by commuters, and on Kindles and other portable devices, twenty-first century bestsellers move in old and new ways. This Element examines the locations and mobilities of the contemporary bestseller as a multi-format commercial object. It employs paratextual, textual, and site-based analysis of the spatiality of bestsellers and considers the centrality of geography to the commercial promise of these books. Space, Place, and Bestsellers provides analysis of the spatial logic of bestseller lists, evidence-rich accounts of the physical and digital retail sites through which bestsellers flow, and new interpretations of how affixing the label 'bestseller' individual authors and titles generates industrial, social, and textual effects. Through its multi-layered analysis, this Element offers a new model for studying the spatiality of popular fiction.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>Here is the exhaustive and exhilarating story of HMS <em>Venomous</em>, one of sixty-seven V&W destroyers built at the end of the Great War that were to play a key role in the struggle to keep the sea lanes open in the Atlantic, Home Waters and the Mediterranean during the following war. Her story was perhaps the most memorable of all her class.</p> <p>When war broke out she was to find herself in the front line as the German blitzkrieg swept across Europe in 1940 and the V&Ws made high speed dashes across the Channel to bring troops and civilians back from Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk, and prepared for the expected invasion. Later that year she and her sister-ships escorted the Atlantic convoys which supplied our Russian allies with the weapons to halt the German advance.</p> <p>She returned to the Mediterranean and took part in Operation Pedestal to save Malta, and as the allies prepared for the landings in North Africa she was ordered to escort the destroyer depot ship, HMS <em>Hecla</em> to the invasion beaches. When <em>Hecla</em> was torpedoed off the coast off Morocco <em>Venomous</em> fought the attacking U-boat and rescued 500 survivors. She escorted convoys along the coast of North Africa including the first-through convoy from Gibraltar to Alexandria. and she joined the invasion force to Sicily during Operation Husky.</p> <p>In October 1943 she returned to Britain for a major refit at Falmouth when she was converted to an air target ship for training Barracuda torpedo bombers based at Douglas, Isle of Man, and then, after being transferred to the east coast, she was nearly lost in a hurricane before being sent to Kristiansand to accept the surrender of German naval forces.</p> <p><em>Venomous</em> and her sister-ships were all scrapped after the War, but her extraordinary career, during which she fought without cessation, is brought to life in this rousing and beautifully told ship biography, a fitting memorial to the V&Ws and the men who served in them.</p> <p>‘I would rate this as being in the same class as <em>The Cruel Sea</em> for a picture of small ship life in World War Two.’ <em>The Naval Review</em></p> <p>‘A portrayal of life on a wartime destroyer with a depth and insight that is possible unequalled by any previously published work.’ <em>Warship Annual</em></p> <p>This book is outstanding for its detailed insight into the life on not just a single destroyer but, by extension, life at sea aboard and Royal Navy destroyer.’ <em>The Northern Mariner</em></p> <p>‘<em>A Hard Fought Ship</em> is a vivid portrait of a fighting vessel and the men who operated her.’ <em>Warships International Fleet Review</em></p> <p>‘Highly recommended to both naval historians and the general public.’ <em>Mariner’s Mirror</em></p> <p>‘It is an exemplary ship biography where a detailed narrative of the destroyer’s exploits are brought to life by a wealth of first-hand accounts.’ <em>Navy News</em></p> <p>‘This book is a detailed and thrilling account of the life of a typical V&W class destroyer.’ <em>Sea Breezes</em></p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>The disaster which befell RMS <em>Titanic</em> has become one of the most investigated and analyzed maritime tragedies of all time. Yet there is much still to be untangled from the web of mystery which still surrounds this confused, catastrophic event.</p> <p>The people on board were proud to be part of the ship’s highly-publicised first voyage, but as the first batch of officers reported for duty in Belfast to prepare her for her trial trip to Southampton and beyond, they could not have imagined the fate which awaited them. <em>Titanic</em> was, after all, ‘unsinkable’.</p> <p>It is exclusively through the eyes of seven unlucky men ? the small group of officers onboard for that doomed voyage ? that the author reveals the tragedy as it unfolded that night in April 1912. From their assignment to the White Star liner through to their eventual fates.</p> <p>Each one of these seven men behaved with great courage and discipline in a situation beyond anything they had previously experienced and some of the officers left accounts of the horrors they witnessed. Of this small group, four were members of the Royal Naval Reserve; this included Charles Lightoller, who was the Second Officer and in charge of loading passengers into lifeboats on the port side. He was noted for strictly enforcing the ‘women and children only’ principle, allowing only those men needed for manning the boats to join them.</p> <p>Four of the seven officers survived the ordeal. As the author reveals, one of them had only been formally appointed to the crew the day before <em>Titanic</em> sailed on its climatic maiden voyage. This was Henry Tingle Wilde, who was scheduled to sail with <em>Titanic</em>’s sister ship, <em>Olympic</em>, but who was switched to <em>Titanic</em> as the Chief Officer. He reported for duty on the very day the ship departed Southampton. This move meant a reshuffle of the officers and, as only seven officers were deemed necessary, Second Officer David Blair was removed from the crew list and sent ashore. He was certainly the luckiest of all. The unfortunate Wilde went down to the bottom with his ship.</p> <p>Of the many questions asked about that night is that of the fate of Captain Edward Smith. His body was never recovered and it had naturally been assumed that he too had been lost. In <em>Titanic’s Unlucky Seven</em>, James Bancroft questions if this might not actually be the case. There is evidence that Smith may have survived the sinking, and was seen and spoken to months after the event by a man who had sailed with him, and who had known him personally for most of his life. Certainly, Smith had good reason to disappear into obscurity.</p> <p>For the first time, a clear picture of the incidents, actions and events leading up to and during the sinking of <em>Titanic</em> can be seen through the stories of the seven men in charge that night.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p><strong>Unlock the Full Power of ChatGPT!</strong></p> <p>Are you tired of getting generic or uninspired responses from ChatGPT? This comprehensive handbook transforms you into a master prompt engineer. Discover techniques to generate stunningly creative text, get precise answers, solve complex problems, and streamline everyday tasks. This is your key to unleashing ChatGPT's full potential across multiple domains.</p> <p><strong>Your AI Collaborator Awaits: The Art of Prompt Engineering</strong></p> <p>Learn the secrets to conversing with ChatGPT for limitless creativity. This book guides you from AI basics to innovative prompt design, helping you brainstorm with the AI, translate ideas into new formats, and overcome creative blocks. Whether you're an artist, writer, or just want to push the boundaries of what's possible, this is your invitation to a groundbreaking partnership.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>The compiled volume originates from the notable contributions presented at the 1st International Conference on Advancementof Intelligent Computational Methods and Technologies (AICMT2023), which took place in a hybrid format on June 27, 2023,at Delhi Technical Campus, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. This comprehensive collection serves as an exploration into<br /> the dynamic domain of intelligent computational methods and technologies, offering insights into the latest and upcoming trends in computation methods.</p> <p>AICMT2023’s scope encompasses the evolutionary trajectory of computational methods, addressing pertinent issues in real time implementation, delving into the emergence of new intelligent technologies, exploring next-generation problem-solving methodologies, and other interconnected areas. The conference is strategically designed to spotlight current research trendswithin the field, fostering a vibrant research culture and contributing to the collective knowledge base.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>This Element elucidates the metamorphoses of Heidegger's comportment toward Eastern/Asian thought from the 1910s to the 1960s. With a view to the many meanings of the East at play in Heidegger's thinking, it considers how his diversified 'dialogues' with the East are embedded in different phases of his Denkweg. Various themes unexplored previously are examined: Heidegger's early treatment of near Eastern traditions and Islamic philosophy, his views on alien cultures, the 'primitive Dasein' and the 'mythical Dasein,' and his meditation on Russianism's deeply rooted spirituality and its recuperative possibilities for the West. Finally, this Element reveals how Heidegger opened the promise of a dialogue with the East and yet stepped back from the threshold, and how his move from the Occidental line of philosophizing toward the Oriental line is integral to his shift from the guiding question of “Being” to the abyssal question of 'Beyng.'</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>The question addressed in this Element is: What happens to a society when, in the absence of influence from foreign populations, constraints are released by a new crop making possible significant surplus production? We will draw on the historical traditions of 110 tribes of the Enga of Papua New Guinea recorded over a decade to document the changes that occurred in response to the potential for surplus production after the arrival of the sweet potato some 350 years prior to contact with Europeans. Economic change alone does not restructure a society nor build the social and political scaffolding for new institutions. In response to rapid change, the Enga drew on rituals that altered norms and values and resolved cultural contradictions that inhibited cooperation to bring about complexity rather than chaos. The end result was the development of one of the largest known ceremonial exchange systems prior to state formation.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>The book is made up by several worked out problems concerning the application of reduced order modeling to different parametric partial differential equations problems with an increasing degree of complexity.</p> <p>This work is based on some experience acquired during lectures and exercises in classes taught at SISSA Mathematics Area in the Doctoral Programme “Mathematical Analysis, Modelling and Applications”, especially in computational mechanics classes, as well as regular courses previously taught at EPF Lausanne and during several summer and winter schools. The book is a companion for master and doctoral degree classes by allowing to go more deeply inside some partial differential equations worked out problems, examples and even exercises, but it is also addressed for researchers who are newcomers in computational mechanics with reduced order modeling.</p> <p>In order to discuss computational results for the worked out problems presented in this booklet, we will rely on the RBniCS Project. The RBniCS Project contains an implementation in FEniCS of the reduced order modeling techniques (such as certified reduced basis method and Proper Orthogonal Decomposition-Galerkin methods) for parametric problems that will be introduced in this booklet.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
<p>The book is made up by several worked out problems concerning the application of reduced order modeling to different parametric partial differential equations problems with an increasing degree of complexity.</p> <p>This work is based on some experience acquired during lectures and exercises in classes taught at SISSA Mathematics Area in the Doctoral Programme “Mathematical Analysis, Modelling and Applications”, especially in computational mechanics classes, as well as regular courses previously taught at EPF Lausanne and during several summer and winter schools. The book is a companion for master and doctoral degree classes by allowing to go more deeply inside some partial differential equations worked out problems, examples and even exercises, but it is also addressed for researchers who are newcomers in computational mechanics with reduced order modeling.</p> <p>In order to discuss computational results for the worked out problems presented in this booklet, we will rely on the RBniCS Project. The RBniCS Project contains an implementation in FEniCS of the reduced order modeling techniques (such as certified reduced basis method and Proper Orthogonal Decomposition-Galerkin methods) for parametric problems that will be introduced in this booklet.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。 ※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。