A warrior&s truth " In the long run everybody&s dead So screw the long run!" Patriotic hoo-ha may be well-&-good for recruitment parades but David Drake&s battle-hardened mercenaries know it takes tanks guns & grit to win when the real fighting flares Yet peace brings its own problems to old soldiers
- for killing potential enemies in battle is self-limiting but once the killing starts in peacetime there may be no end to the madness
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Discover words to surprise delight & enamor Learn terms for the sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees for dancing awkwardly but with relish & for the look shared by two people who each wish the other would speak first Other-Wordly is an irresistible gift for lovers of words & those lost for words alike ...

Tracklist Treat Me So Bad Come On Hello AY AYFeel It'89 Yeah I Know Enabler Razorhead Bad Advice I Was Born REACTSo So ...

Sheila hates swimming & dogs & ghosts & thunderstorms She'll do anything to avoid them all
- except admit that she's scared Her
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The poems in Owen Lowery's first collection speak in a range of voices offer glimpses into many lives & many worlds At the same time we hear in all of them Lowery's own voice Incorporating elements from English Welsh Hebrew Arabic Japanese & Italian poetic traditions he develops form deftly giving his work a beautiful risky movement & musicality Many of his poems pay tribute to poets writing in the face of war he enters the worlds of Paul Celan Keith Douglas Alun Lewis Edward Thomas &
- in a powerful sequence based on IF THIS IS A MAN
- Primo Levi Other poems are more directly personal the poet's confessions both wry & tender ' Your trademark switching the light on from the bottom of the stairs wakes the open secret of his thank you prayer' The poet was a British Judo champion but suffered a spinal injury in 1987 as a result of which he is now a ventilator-dependent C2-level tetraplegic With OTHERWISE UNCHANGED Owen Lowery embarks on a momentous & moving journey

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A Japanese style pub called “ Nobu” exists in a back alley of the fictional medieval European city of Eiteriach Its customers? A pair of slacker soldiers a spoiled heiress an uptight tax collector & more When the citizens of this strange world sit down to enjoy some unfamiliar Japanese cuisine their troubles simply melt away… The curtain rises on this otherworldly eatery & the gourmet fantasy about to unfold within! ...

Japanese-style pub “ Nobu” is open for business in an odd foreign world & the ever-welcoming Shinobu & Chief are happy to serve up unusually tasty bar food to an array of strange customers A little thief an obnoxious messenger & a pair of squabbling craftsmen are all ready to chow down! Kisu tempura sashimi omusoba & shuto & more are on the menu… The delicious aromas of food & drink bring everyone together in this gourmet tale of humanity! ...

Tracklist Ole Man Trouble Respect Change Gonna Come Down In The Valley I've Been Loving You Too Long Shake My Girl Wonderful World Rock Me Baby Satisfaction You Don't Miss Your Water ...

Tracklist Satisfaction My Girl Respect Pain In My Heart Can&8217;t Turn You Loose Shake Land Of 1000 Dances Respect Try A Little Tenderness Knock on Wood Day Tripper Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa My Girl Shake I've Been Loving You Too Long Satisfaction Try a Little Tendernes ...

Tracklist A1 (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Written-By
- Otis Redding Steve Cropper 238 A2 Think About It Written-By
- Don

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