Honor Harrington is arguably the most popular character in modern science fiction but there are many other stories in the Honorverse besides those in which she has the central role This fifth volume in the popular Worlds of Honor series explores some of those stories with the help of such top writers as best-selling author Jane LIndskjold New York Times best-selling author Timothy Zahn & more—including an all-new Honor Harrington adventure set in her younger years when a mob of space pirates made the mistake of tangling with Commander Harrington That was a fatal mistake—for the pirates About the Author David Weber is the science fiction phenomenon of the decade His popular Honor Harrington novels repeatedly make the New York Times best seller list & can’t come out fast enough for his devoted readers He has also written the popular Safehold series for Tor & a best-selling epic SF adventure series in collaboration with John Ringo with four novels so far March Upcountry March to the Sea March to the Stars & We Few His Wind Rider’s Oath another New York Times best seller continues his popular Bahzell fantasy adventure series ...

Drained The End Like Sand The Truth In My Room Before I Fall Through My Eyes Battles Here Until Forever Underneath My Skin Wallflower Save Me Greatest Greed Us Against The World ...

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In Flanders Field takes the players to the very heart of what it would have been like to be a CO in the trenches of Flanders At every move you must make decisions that will determine the fate of the men you command Your troops must face bombardment from the enemy&s artillery tanks & aeroplanes How many men will you risk on a particular course of action? Contents 54 Cards Rules 40 Troop Pieces 8 Player Pieces 3 Dice ...

Which creepy critters wear their skeleton outside of their body? Who breathes through their slimy skin? Which blood-sucking bug attacks at night? In Focus Bugs has the answers! In Focus is a cool new information series that's perfect for curious kids These fun books feature modern magazine-style pages including top 10 lists fast facts quickfire quizzes & more! With pages packed with vivid photography & fun facts kids will have fun learning about the world around them! Each In Focus book features a contents page glossary & index plus front & end gatefold flaps on the cover ...

Which amazing animal can change the color of its skin? Which terrifying creature is so big it was confused for a dragon? Which tricksy reptile pretends to be a toad? In Focus Reptiles has the answers! In Focus is a cool new information series that's perfect for curious kids These fun books feature modern magazine-style pages including top 10 lists fast facts quickfire quizzes & more! With pages packed with vivid photography & fun facts kids will have fun learning about the world around them! Each In Focus book features a contents page glossary & index plus front & end gatefold flaps on the cover ...

Which moon in the solar system has more water than Earth? How are black holes made? What's our full address in the Universe? In Focus Space by Raman Prinja has the answers! In Focus is a cool information series that's perfect for curious kids These fun books feature modern magazine-style pages including top 10 lists fast facts quickfire quizzes & more! With pages packed with vivid photography & fun facts kids will have fun learning about the world around them! Each In Focus book features a contents page glossary & index plus front & end gatefold flaps on the cover ...

Where is the hottest place on the Earth? Which animals love the hot weather? Where would you see a mirage? In Focus Tropical Lands has the answers! In Focus is a cool new information series that's perfect for curious kids These fun books feature modern magazine-style pages including top 10 lists fast facts quickfire quizzes & more! With pages packed with vivid photography & fun facts kids will have fun learning about the world around them! Each In Focus book features a contents page glossary & index plus front & end gatefold flaps on the cover ...

In Full Flower is a compilation of a new wave in contemporary floral design featuring artists who combine traditional techniques with an organic free-form back-to-nature style The opposite of buttoned-up & manicured arrangements this survey

Includes:: over twenty of the most celebrated & influential artists across the United States who are rewriting the rules of floral design Gorgeous photographs depict the artists process as well as final designs captured both as still life s & environments In addition the wanderlust-inducing gardens & inspired interiors exhibit both rustic & urban eco-chic simple luxury living embodied by these artists that all homeowners will appreciate With over 300 original colour images & short writing on each artists inspirations & philosophies this spectacularly inspiring floral survey will be treasured by lovers of beautiful flowers & interiors alike

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In just over a hundred years-from the death of Muhammad in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750-the followers of the Prophet swept across the whole of the Middle East North Africa & Spain Their armies threatened states as far afield as the Franks in Western Europe & the Tang Empire in China The conquered territory was larger than the Roman Empire at its greatest expansion & it was claimed for the Arabs in roughly half the time How this collection of Arabian tribes was able to engulf so many empires states & armies in such a short period of time is a question that has perplexed historians for centuries Most recent popular accounts have been based almost solely on the early Muslim sources which were composed centuries later for the purpose of demonstrating that God had chosen the Arabs as his vehicle for spreading Islam throughout the world In this ground-breaking new history distinguished Middle East expert Robert G Hoyland assimilates not only the rich biographical & geographical information of the early Muslim sources but also the many non-Arabic sources contemporaneous or near-contemporaneous with the conquests The story of the conquests traditionally begins with the revelation of Islam to Muhammad In God's Path however begins with a broad picture of the Late Antique world prior to the Prophet's arrival a world dominated by the two superpowers of Byzantium & Sasanian Persia the two eyes of the world In between these empires in western (Saudi) Arabia emerged a distinct Arab identity which helped weld its members into a formidable fighting force The Arabs are the principal actors in this drama yet as Hoyland shows the peoples along the edges of Byzantium & Persia-the Khazars Bulgars Avars & Turks-also played important roles in the remaking of the old world order The new faith propagated by Muhammad & his successors made it possible for many of the conquered peoples to join the Arabs in creating the first Islamic Empire Well-paced & accessible In God's Path presents a pioneering new narrative of one the great transformational periods in all of history ...