The legions of Rome were among the greatest fighting forces in history For almost half a millennium they secured the known world under the power of the Caesars This pioneering account gathers together the stories of each & every imperial legion telling the tales of their triumphs & defeats as they policed the empire & enlarged its borders Focusing on the legions as the core of the Roman army & chronicling their individual histories in detail this volume builds on the thematic account of the Roman military force given by its companion The Complete Roman Army & is vital reading for anyone who has enjoyed that book ...

This collection of stories from Shakespeare's plays with beautiful illustrations "ations is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare Each story

Includes:: short details about the main characters & famous & memorable"ations from the play This is a fabulous book that will be referred to again & again by both children & adults

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This book features 24 whittling projects for the absolute beginner Projects are quick to complete & can be made in a weekend It comes with how-to photographs & step-by-step instructions from 12 leading woodcarvers All you need to start whittling is a knife a twig & this book 12 leading woodcarvers share their expertise in the Complete Starter Guide to Whittling They present 24 easy whittling projects that can be made in just a weekend complete with step-by-step instructions how-to photographs ready-to-carve patterns & helpful tips ...

The publication of Clarice Lispector&s Collected Stories eighty-five in all is a major literary event Now for the first time in English are all the stories that made her a Brazilian legend from teenagers coming into awareness of their sexual & artistic powers to humdrum housewives whose lives are shattered by unexpected epiphanies to old people who don&t know what to do with themselves Lispector&s stories take us through their lives
- & ours From one of the greatest modern writers these 85 stories gathered from the nine collections published during her lifetime follow Clarice Lispector throughout her life
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The original six-issue run of SUICIDERS & the entire six-issue KINGS OF HELLA miniseries are collected in a single volume! After a devastating earthquake the Southland has seceded from the union leaving the city split in two the walled-off wealthy New Angeles & the criminal-run Lost Angeles What unifies them all is the Suiciders a reality sport in which murder mayhem & brutality rule! ...

April Kane has come to China & Terry Lee&s life will never be the same! Milton Caniff&s newspaper classic shifts into high gear with stories featuring the villainous Sanjak the outrageous Singh-Singh & the mysterious Hu Shee This volume features the first appearance of pivotal character Raven Sherman Containing over 100 lovingly-restored color Sunday pages & more than 700 total comic strips The Complete Terry & The Pirates provides nonstop adventure comedy & romance as IDW Publishing&s Library of American Comics showcases the incredible work of milton Caniff forever known as The Rembrandt of American Comics ...

Master storyteller Milton Caniff&s Terry & the Pirates brings 1943-44&s battles in the Pacific to life as Flight Officer Terry Lee earns his wings in a Sunday page so powerful it was entered into the Congressional Record! In this fifth volume of The Complete Terry & the Pirates old friends & foes cross paths with such major new characters as Terry&s comrades-in-arms Snake Tumblin & the inimitable Hotshot Charlie There are new romantic interests Willow Belinda Jane Allen & Jane Mc Gillicudy
- & neither Madame Shoo-Shoo nor Captain Midi are exactly who they seem
- The Library of American Comics is the world&s 1 publisher of classic newspaper comic strips with 14 Eisner Award nominations & three wins for best book LOAC has become "the gold standard for archival comic strip reprints research & articles provide insight & context & most importantly the glorious reproduction of the material has preserved these strips for those who knew them & offers a new gateway to adventure for those discovering them for the first time

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In the final volume of The Complete Terry & The Pirates reprinting every strip from the years 1945 & 1946 World War II comes to an end & then Milton Caniff says goodbye to his greatest creation Readers will be sometimes delighted sometimes shocked by their last visits with the Dragon Lady Pat Ryan Burma Hu Shee Snake Tumblin Papa Pyzon Tony Sandhurst Baron de Plexus Nastalthia Smythe-Heatherstone Jane Allen Deeth Crispin & April Kane The Library of American Comics is the world&s 1 publisher of classic newspaper comic strips with 14 Eisner Award nominations & three wins for best book LOAC has become the gold standard for archival comic strip reprints research & articles provide insight & context & most importantly the glorious reproduction of the material has preserved these strips for those who knew them & offers a new gateway to adventure for those discovering them for the first time ...

This simplistic but fun game sees players read out some real life headlines but with part of it missing The remaining players must battle to fill in the blank & complete the headline in the funniest way using the cards in their hands ...

This simplistic but fun game sees players read out loud a well know song lyric but part of it is missing The remaining players must battle to fill in the blank in the funniest way using the cards in their hands ...