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Book Synopsis Gentlemen of the Blade by : G.W. Stephen Brodsky
Download or read book Gentlemen of the Blade written by G.W. Stephen Brodsky and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1988-03-11 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brodsky contends that three factors--constitutional, commercial, and technological--in turn, have caused Britain to raise large citizen forces. Because Britain traditionally has been an unmilitary state which has not maintained large standing armies, this ethos of amateurism merged with the professionalism of the Regular Army. He argues that it is this unique influence of amateurism which historically has been central to the British profession of arms and vital to its spirit of service. A wide range of prose and poetry illustrates that spirit and the military cultural experience in which it evolved in Great Britain from the Restoration through World War II. In an overview of later developments, including the Falklands War, Brodsky enunciates the challenge facing the traditional ethos in the nuclear age. Analyzing the effect of the literary idiom, he questions the future direction of representative literature.
Book Synopsis The Gentleman's Pocket Knife by : Stefan Schmalhaus
Download or read book The Gentleman's Pocket Knife written by Stefan Schmalhaus and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As elegant as they are practical, pocket knives have long been considered essential equipment for a gentleman. No cleverly programmed app is able to open blister packages, peel a pear, or cut off a thread hanging from a seam. Revealed are the most beautiful pocket knives from old standards of past generations such as Boker, Puma, Forge de Laguiole, Saladini, Case, Great Eastern Cutlery, and Queen Cutlery to the more modern Claude Dozorme, Neptunia, Fantoni, and Rockstead. Interesting facts about the history and technology of pocket knives add to an assortment of stylish and striking pocket knives that anyone can cut into.
Book Synopsis Gentlemen of the Flashing Blade by : d1956 - Balanzategui (Bianka Vidonya)
Download or read book Gentlemen of the Flashing Blade written by d1956 - Balanzategui (Bianka Vidonya) and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Gentlemen of the Road by : Michael Chabon
Download or read book Gentlemen of the Road written by Michael Chabon and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2010-04-30 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rollicking saga set a thousand years ago along the ancient Silk Road, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Gentlemen of the Road is set in the Kingdom of Arran, in the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, A.D. 950. It tells the tale of two wandering adventurers and unlikely soul mates, variously plying their trades as swords for hire, horse thieves, and flimflam artists–until fortune entangles them in the myriad schemes and battles following a bloody coup in the medieval Jewish empire of the Khazars. Hired as escorts for a fugitive prince, they quickly find themselves half-willing generals in a mad rebellion, struggling to restore the prince’s family to the throne. As their increasingly outrageous exploits unfold, they encounter a wondrous elephant, wily Rhandanite tradesman, whores, thieves, soldiers, an emperor, and the truth about their young royal charge, whose slender frame conceals a startling secret and a warrior’s heart.
Download or read book The Devil's Blade written by Mark Alder and published by Gollancz. This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Julie D'Aubigny is well known. Her tumultuous childhood, her powerful lovers, her celebrated voice. Connected to most of the nobility of 17th century Paris, feted for her performance, unwilling to live by the rules of her society, she took female lovers, fought duels with noblemen and fled from city to country and back again. But now the real truth can be told. She also made a deal with the devil. He gave her no powers or help, but he kept her alive for only one reason. To take revenge...
Book Synopsis Evans' Advertising Hand-book ... by : Evans, Firm, Newspaper Advertising Agents, Boston
Download or read book Evans' Advertising Hand-book ... written by Evans, Firm, Newspaper Advertising Agents, Boston and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Gentlemen of the Flashing Blade by : Bianka Vidonya Balanzategui
Download or read book Gentlemen of the Flashing Blade written by Bianka Vidonya Balanzategui and published by Department of History & Politics James Cook University. This book was released on 1990 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Gentlemen's Blood by : Barbara Holland
Download or read book Gentlemen's Blood written by Barbara Holland and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-12-13 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Never, never, did I imagine that dueling could be so enthralling, outrageous, gruesome, tragic, and, yes, ridiculous...Lively humor and sparkling prose." -Wall Street Journal The medieval justice of trial by combat evolved into the private duel by sword and pistol, with thousands of honorable men-and not-so-honorable women-giving lives and limbs to wipe out an insult or prove a point. The duel was essential to private, public, and political life, and those who followed the elaborate codes of procedure were seldom prosecuted and rarely convicted-for, in fact, they were obeying a grand old tradition. Based on her fascinating 1997 Smithsonian article, Barbara Holland's Gentlemen's Blood is the first trade book to trace the remarkable, often gruesome, sometimes comical history of the Western tradition of defending one's honor.
Book Synopsis The Lies of Locke Lamora by : Scott Lynch
Download or read book The Lies of Locke Lamora written by Scott Lynch and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2024-08-27 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fantasy meets crime caper in the first book of a landmark, enduringly popular epic series about a roguish group of conmen, which George R. R. Martin has called “fresh, original, and engrossing . . . gorgeously realized.” An orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges relentless danger, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentlemen Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld’s most feared ruler. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. Faced with a bloody coup that threatens to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the enemy at his own brutal game—or die trying.
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Book Synopsis Habits and Men with Remnants of Record Touching the Makers of Both by : Dr. Doran (John)
Download or read book Habits and Men with Remnants of Record Touching the Makers of Both written by Dr. Doran (John) and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The East India vade-mecum; or, complete guide to gentlemen intended for the civil, military, or naval service of the hon. East India company by : Thomas Williamson (capt.)
Download or read book The East India vade-mecum; or, complete guide to gentlemen intended for the civil, military, or naval service of the hon. East India company written by Thomas Williamson (capt.) and published by . This book was released on 1810 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Thorn of Emberlain by : Scott Lynch
Download or read book The Thorn of Emberlain written by Scott Lynch and published by Gollancz. This book was released on 2024-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 50,000 copies sold of The Republic of Thieves and with praise from the likes of Joe Abercrombie and George RR Martin the saga of the Gentleman Bastard has become a favourite and key part of the fantasy landscape. And now Locke Lamora, thief, con-man, pirate, political deceiver must become a soldier. A new chapter for Locke and Jean and finally the war that has been brewing in the Kingdom of the Marrows flares up and threatens to capture all in its flames. And all the while Locke must try to deal with the disturbing rumours about his past revealed in The Republic of Thieves. Fighting a war when you don't know the truth of right and wrong is one thing. Fighting a war when you don't know the truth of yourself is quite another. Particularly when you've never been that good with a sword anyway...
Book Synopsis Men of the West Books 1-4 by : Ann Major
Download or read book Men of the West Books 1-4 written by Ann Major and published by Major Press LLC. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ann Major’s name on the cover instantly identifies the book as a good read.” –New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown “Want it all? Read Ann Major.” –New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts Don’t miss these four poignant stories from USA Today bestselling Ann Major’s miniseries, Men of the West Wild Lady Just when Texas bride Kit Jackson has her life all planned out: the perfect wedding, the perfect husband, the perfect future, Ted, the man she loved and lost returns… with his small motherless daughter. The Fairy Tale Girl When a woman on the run falls for her new neighbor, a rancher with a wounded heart, neither can resist the other. But will shocking secrets from their pasts threaten their second chance at love? Meant to Be Leslie knows too well the dangers of falling for a man who can’t care for her. So, why did she invite this rugged stranger into her bed the first night she met him? Worse, what should she do to salvage her fresh start when she discovers he’s her new boss and he’s determined to fire her? Golden Man Prim and proper Jenny Zachery was the small, Texas town’s preacher’s daughter. Blade Taylor, her brother-in-law, was the local bad boy. What nobody knew was that he’d always been her secret desire. When she becomes a widow faces financial ruin, Blade comes home for good. But will she give their love a second chance? Praise for Ann Major “No one provides hotter emotional fireworks than the fiery Ann Major.” RT Book Reviews
Book Synopsis The Republic of Thieves by : Scott Lynch
Download or read book The Republic of Thieves written by Scott Lynch and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A bright new voice in the fantasy genre” (George R. R. Martin), acclaimed author Scott Lynch continues to astound and entertain with his thrillingly inventive, wickedly funny, suspense-filled adventures featuring con artist extraordinaire Locke Lamora. And The Republic of Thieves is his most captivating novel yet. NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF THE DECADE With what should have been the greatest heist of their career gone spectacularly sour, Locke and his trusted partner, Jean, have barely escaped with their lives. Or at least Jean has. But Locke is slowly succumbing to a deadly poison that no alchemist or physiker can cure. Yet just as the end is near, a mysterious Bondsmage offers Locke an opportunity that will either save him or finish him off once and for all. Magi political elections are imminent, and the factions are in need of a pawn. If Locke agrees to play the role, sorcery will be used to purge the venom from his body—though the process will be so excruciating he may well wish for death. Locke is opposed, but two factors cause his will to crumble: Jean’s imploring—and the Bondsmage’s mention of a woman from Locke’s past: Sabetha. She is the love of his life, his equal in skill and wit, and now, his greatest rival. Locke was smitten with Sabetha from his first glimpse of her as a young fellow orphan and thief-in-training. But after a tumultuous courtship, Sabetha broke away. Now they will reunite in yet another clash of wills. For faced with his one and only match in both love and trickery, Locke must choose whether to fight Sabetha—or to woo her. It is a decision on which both their lives may depend. Praise for The Republic of Thieves “Fast paced, fun, and impossible to put down . . . Locke and company remain among the most engaging protagonists in fantasy.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “The Republic of Thieves has all the colorful action, witty repartee, and devious scheming that fans of the series have come to expect.”—Wired “A fantasy world unique among its peers . . . If you’re looking for a great new fantasy series this is one you won’t want to miss. . . . In a word: AWESOME!”—SF Revu
Book Synopsis The East India Vade-Mecum Or Complete Guide to Gentlemen Intended for the Civil, Military Or Naval Service ... by : Thomas H. Williamson
Download or read book The East India Vade-Mecum Or Complete Guide to Gentlemen Intended for the Civil, Military Or Naval Service ... written by Thomas H. Williamson and published by . This book was released on 1810 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Youth's Companion by : Nathaniel Willis
Download or read book The Youth's Companion written by Nathaniel Willis and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes music.
