Frederick the Great (1712-1786), King of Prussia, initiated the Seven Years' War in 1756, outfought the formidable French, Russian, and Austrian armies aligned against him, and established Prussia as a major power, thereby decisively influencing the next two centuries of European history. He was also a brilliant military thinker whose observations arose from extensive battlefield experience.
This volume presents a balanced selection from Frederick's writings on strategy, tactics, and mobility; the problems of logistics and a two-front war; the combined use of infantry, cavalry, and artillery; the history of the Prussian army; the critical battles of the Seven Years' War; generalship as an art; and much more. A majority of this material is translated here for the first time in English and available nowhere else. The result is an invaluable glimpse into the inner thoughts of a military genius.
Prayers from Around the World and Across the Ages
If there is one constant across different denominations and religions, it is prayer. Whether Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist or Hindu, virtually every religious tradition has a strong belief in the power of prayer. This beautiful book includes a wealth of sublime, reverent and poignant prayers from many of the world's greatest spiritual minds, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Thich Nhat Hanh, Francis of Assisi, Teresa of Calcutaa and St. Patrick of Ireland, as well as lesser-known practitioners, such as Ludwig Van Beethoven, Florence Nightingale, Blaise Pascal, Alan Paton, Dwight Moody, W. E. B. Du Bois, Christina Rosetti, and Toyohiko Kagawa. Each prayer is preceded by a one-paragraph biography of the person who composed it.
Prayers from Around the World and Across the Ages
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Mimus
Set during a dark period of the Middle Ages, this adventure tells how a war between kingdoms results in one king mired in treachery and imprisoned, while his son is forced to work with an unpredictable jester, Mimus.
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King of the Half Hour: Nat Hiken and the Golden Age of TV Comedy by David Everitt, ISBN 0815606761
Regarded by his contemporaries as one of television's premier comedy creators, Nat Hiken was the driving creative force behind the classic 1950s and 1960s series Sgt. Bilko and the hilarius Car 54, Where Are You?
King of the Half Hour, the first biography of Hiken, draws extensively on exclusive first-hand interviews with some of the well-known TV personalities who worked with him, such as Carol Burnett, Fred Gwynne, Alan King, Al Lewis, and Herbert Ross. The book focuses on Hiken's immense talent and remarkable career, from his early days in radio as Fred Allen's head writer to his multiple Emmy-winning years as writer-producer-director on television.
In addition to re-establishing Hiken's place in broadcast history, biographer, David Everitt places him in the larger story of early New York broadcasting. Hiken's career paralleled the rise and fall of television's Golden Age. He embodied the era's best qualities -- craftsmanship, a commitment to excellence and a distinctive, uproariously...
King of the Half Hour: Nat Hiken and the Golden Age of TV Comedy by David Everitt, ISBN 0815606761
George Shrinks by William Joyce, ISBN 0060230703
When George wakes up one morning to find himself shrunk to the size of a mouse, he also finds a note left by his parents instructing him to clean his room, get breakfast, and look after his baby brother until they get home. Undaunted, George sets out to do just that-with very comical results that will captivate the very tiniest of young book lovers.
George Shrinks by William Joyce, ISBN 0060230703
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King of the Half Hour: Nat Hiken and the Golden Age of TV Comedy by David Everitt, ISBN 0815606761
Regarded by his contemporaries as one of television's premier comedy creators, Nat Hiken was the driving creative force behind the classic 1950s and 1960s series Sgt. Bilko and the hilarius Car 54, Where Are You?
King of the Half Hour, the first biography of Hiken, draws extensively on exclusive first-hand interviews with some of the well-known TV personalities who worked with him, such as Carol Burnett, Fred Gwynne, Alan King, Al Lewis, and Herbert Ross. The book focuses on Hiken's immense talent and remarkable career, from his early days in radio as Fred Allen's head writer to his multiple Emmy-winning years as writer-producer-director on television.
In addition to re-establishing Hiken's place in broadcast history, biographer, David Everitt places him in the larger story of early New York broadcasting. Hiken's career paralleled the rise and fall of television's Golden Age. He embodied the era's best qualities -- craftsmanship, a commitment to excellence and a distinctive, uproariously...
King of the Half Hour: Nat Hiken and the Golden Age of TV Comedy by David Everitt, ISBN 0815606761