By Rich Burlew Published by Paizo Publishing Publication date 2009-01-01 Binding Paperback Dimentions 2540 x 2032 x 076 cm Weight 318 grams Pages 116 ...

Like all great stories in the history of the universe this one begins in a tavern The Order of the Stick On the Origin of PCs reveals the secret character backgrounds of your favorite band of webcomic adventurers the Order of the Stick Spinning out of the popular online comic (and subsequent book collections) On the Origin of PCs presents 72 pages of all-new never-seen- before-or-since OOTS action & comedy that detail what each of the six members of the Order were doing with their lonely & pathetic lives before they joined forces to become a less lonely (but no less pathetic) team Presented in nostalgic greyscale that we like to call " Past-O-Vision" On the Origin of PCs is a vital part of your Order of the Stick collection From new DBD publisher Paizo Publishing! ...

The epic battle between good & evil becomes more epic-y than ever in the long-awaited third volume in The Order of the Stick story War & XPs Follow the continuing adventures of Roy Haley Elan Durkon Vaarsuvius & Belkar as they persevere prophecies revenge true love heroic battles villainous treacheries tragic falls & one swingin& party Read in white-knuckled edge-of-your-seat anticipation as the Order leads the charge in a massive siege that makes the Battle of Thermopylae look like a sorority car wash Continuing directly from the story in the award-winning No Cure for the Paladin Blues this book is a must-have for those who have been collecting the entire The Order of the Stick story in print format Only slightly briefer than its namesake War & XPs is a mammoth 288-page comic book that weighs in at over 2 pounds of comedy & covers all of the OOTS comics between 302 & 484—but we didn&t stop until we crammed more than 30 pages of never-before-seen bonus material into this book too! ...

Divided by the events of War & XPs our heroes struggle to reunite in this fourth compilation of the popular online comic The Order of the Stick! With their leader ah indisposed Haley leads the quest to bring him back from the uh the place that he is at (Hey some people only read the comic in book form I dont want to spoil it for them) Meanwhile her love Elan contends with new threats at sea including some direct competition for her man! & how will these problems drive one of the Order&s own to take an offer they should have refused? Find out in the exciting continuation of the OOTS story Dont Split the Party! ...

In the summer of ‘44 the Second World War entered its endgame when the Allies launched two major operations that would drive back German forces on both the Western & Eastern Fronts at once In the ultimate test of military strategy ORDER OF WAR will challenge you not only to lead America’s finest to victory in the west but also place you in command of the German forces charged with repelling the Red Army’s seemingly unstoppable offensive in the east Even the keenest military minds will find that it’s one thing to make history but quite another to change it Do you have what it takes to command? Experience the scale & intensity of WWII warfare in an awe-inspiring cinematic battle across Europe Take complete command of an army consisting of up to 1000 soldiers tank divisions armoured vehicles & aircraft Players can choose between two different campaign modes offering completely different storylines missions objectives & environments Experience the unique dynamic camera which offers panoramic views of the entire battlefield – perfect for planning – & up-close-&-personal scenes from the front-line firefight In-depth gameplay modes including 2 Story Campaigns Multi-player Deathmatch & Skirmish ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERIn the thrilling new novel from the bestselling Mitch Rapp series Rapp heads to Pakistan to confront a mortal threat he may not be prepared for In fact this time he might have met his match Mitch Rapp is used to winning But now the CIA operative finds himself chasing false leads from continent to continent in an effort to keep nukes from falling into the hands of terrorists Together with friend & colleague Scott Coleman Rapp struggles to prevent the loss of these lethal weapons & soon it becomes alarmingly clear that forces in Moscow are hell-bent on fomenting even more chaos & turmoil in the Middle East Rapp must go deep into Russian territory posing as an American ISIS recruit to stop a plan much more dangerous & insidious than he ever expected Written with breathless tension & heart-pounding action Mitch Rapp's latest adventure is as timely & provocative as ever AMERICAN ASSASSIN book one in the series is soon to be a MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Dylan O' Brien (Maze Runner) Taylor Kitsch (True Detective) & Michael Keaton Praise for the Mitch Rapp series ' Sizzles with inside information & CIA secrets' Dan Brown 'A cracking uncompromising yarn that literally takes no prisoners' The Times ' Vince Flynn clearly has one eye on Lee Child's action thriller throne with this twist-laden story instantly gripping' Shortlist ' Action-packed in-your-face adrenalin-pumped super-hero macho escapist fiction that does exactly what it says on the label' Irish Independent ' Mitch Rapp is a great character who always leaves the bad guys either very sorry for themselves or very dead' Guardian ...

God has a calling for every Christian He has also added appropriate & varied giftings So how come so few achieve their potential? People set themselves up for defeat by skimping on inner development failing to deepen their understanding of call they spread themselves too thin or drive themselves to burnout Now refreshed with up-to-date examples & references Gordon Mac Donald's book encourages readers to borrow from the workplace proven time-management & planning skills in order to free up space for spiritual growth He then suggests key subjects that need to be covered to attain to those qualities of peace resourcefulness focus & balance that have adorned the lives of saints past & present ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A WWII spy is faced with a moral dilemma in this psychological thriller from British director Anthony Asquith When pilot Gene Summers (Paul Massie) is grounded he reluctantly accepts an offer to join the intelligence services & train as a spy Assigned to assassinate a French lawyer suspected of betraying the resistance Summers begins to have doubts about the mission which are confirmed when he actually meets his target face to face ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play ORDET A Film by Carl Theodor Dreyer A tale of miraculous resurrection brought about by human love Ordet is an extraordinary expression of spiritual optimism without being either sentimental or pious Religious intolerance & family tensions lie at the heart of the film which explores the clash between orthodox religions & true faith Dreyer achieves its powerful effects in deceptively simple ways & has produced in its closing moments one of the most extraordinary scenes in all cinema Winner Golden Lion 1955 Venice Film Festival DVD Extras Ordet Og Lyset (Helga Theilgaard 2001 33 mins) a documentary about cinematographer Henning Bendtsen & the making of Ordet Thorvaldsen (Dreyer 1949 10 mins) Storstrom Bridge (Dreyer 1950 7 mins) Fully illustrated booklet including essays by Dreyer scholar Casper Tybjerg (University of Copenhagen) & Philip Horne (UCL) Denmark 1955 black & white Danish language English subtitles 119 minutes Ratio 1331 Region 2 DVD ...

Few books on Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs) have the elegant geometric insight of this one which puts emphasis on the qualitative & geometric properties of ODEs & their solutions rather than on routine presentation of algorithms From the reviews" Professor Arnold has expanded his classic book to include new material on exponential growth predator-prey the pendulum impulse response symmetry groups & group actions perturbation & bifurcation" --SIAM REVIEW ...