From humble beginnings in the course of three centuries the Portuguese built the worlds first truly global empire stretching from modern Brazil to sub-Saharan Africa & from India to the East Indies (Indonesia). Portugal had established its present-day borders by 1300 & the following century saw extensive warfare that confirmed Portugals independence & allowed it to aspire to maritime expansion sponsored by monarchs such as Prince Henry the Navigator. During this nearly 300-year period the Portuguese fought alongside other Iberian forces against the Moors of Andalusia; with English help successfully repelled a Castilian invasion (1385); fought the Moors in Morocco & Africans the Ottoman Turks & the Spanish in colonial competition. The colourful & exotic Portuguese forces that prevailed in these battles on land & sea are the subject of this book. ...

Get More From Your Tripwith easy-to-find phrases for every travel situation: Basics Practical Social Safe Travel Food Plus: Order the right meal with our menu decoder. Never get stuck for words with our 3500-word two-way dictionary. We make language easy with shortcuts key phrases & common Q& As. Feel at ease with essential tips on culture & manners. 25+ Years Lonely Planet Phrasebooks have been connecting travelers & locals for over a quarter of a century. 120+ Languages Our phrasebooks & mobile apps cover more than any other publisher. ...

With Collins Portuguese Phrasebook & Dictionary you will sound & speak like a native. As the only phrasebook in the market offering an hours worth of downloadable audio files its ideal for practicing pronunciation listening comprehension & becoming more confident not just in speaking but in understanding others when abroad. Collins Portuguese Phrasebook & Dictionary is four books in one
- a photoguide a phrasebook a food guide containing a menu reader & a 5 000-word dictionary. The phrases are short & easy to use. The language reflects everyday speech
- there are no lengthy sentences to struggle & sweat over. The phrases have a simple guide to help with pronunciation. There are also practical tips to help you make the most of your visit abroad. The new 4-colour layout allows easy access to key information. Collins Portuguese Phrasebook & Dictionary isnt just for emergencies. The specially commissioned food guides describe the different regional dishes & wines. They also contain a comprehensive menu reader to guide you through the maze of menus. The audio files cover all the essential phrases needed to get by. They are presented clearly & slowly by a native speaker & all words & phrases are repeated twice. The listening material provides a chance to practise & learn key words & vocabulary before you embark on your travels. Repeated listening will ensure that you will recognize much of what is said to you abroad & will give you extra confidence in your pronunciation.

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The all-in-one resource to sharpen your Portuguese verb & grammar skills In addition to providing essential concepts regarding verbs & grammar this new edition of the Portuguese Verbs & Essentials of Grammar

Includes:: a br&-new feature: an index of the 300 mostpopular verbs which can be cross-referenced with the numerous verb tables appearing throughoutthe book. This all-in-one language tutorial contains lotsof examples employing contemporary language to give you a taste of real-life situations. Each unit focuses on a single verbal or grammatical concept providing concise yet comprehensiveexplanations.

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In the fifth installment of the Olympians series of graphic novels author/artist George O' Connor turns the spotlight on that most mysterious & misunderstood of the Greek gods Poseidon: Earth Shaker." Thrill to such famous myths as Theseus & the Minotaur Odysseus & Polyphemos & the founding of Athens--and learn how the tempestuous Poseidon became the King of the Seas." ...

Arimnestos of Plataea is a man who has seen & done things that most men only dream about. Sold into slavery as a boy he fought his way to freedom
- & then to everlasting fame at the Battle of Marathon where the Greeks crushed the invading Persians. Sometimes however a mans greatest triumph is followed by his greatest sorrow. Returning to his farm Arimnestos finds that his wife Euphoria has died in childbirth & in an instant his laurels turn to dust. But the gods are not finished with Arimnestos yet. With nothing left to live for he throws himself from a cliff into the sea only to be pulled by strong arms from deaths embrace. When he awakes he finds himself chained to an oar in a Phoenician trireme. & so begins an epic journey that will take Arimnestos & a motley crew of fellow galley slaves to the limits of their courage & beyond the edge of the known world in a quest for freedom revenge
- & a cargo so precious it is worth dying for.

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In Poseidon's Arrow" Clive Cussler's great hero Dirk Pitt returns to fight a terrifying enemy. 1942 the Cape of Good Hope. Returning from a secret mission a submarine is attacked & fatally damaged. Its precious cargo is believed to be lost along with the vessel... Three quarters of a century later NUMA Director Dirk Pitt saves a crowded cruise ship from being rammed by a runaway freighter. On board the rogue ship he finds the strangely burned remains of a single crewman. A continent away the President is shown the prototype of the Poseidon's Arrow attack submarine the top secret result of a programme so advanced it will secure US dominance at sea for decades to come. But the scientist responsible for its design has disappeared along with the final plans to the technology. Pitt is assigned to investigate. But as the hunt leads him around the world both his partner & Poseidon's Arrow revolutionary propulsion system also go missing. & soon the chilling connections between apparently disparate events begin to reveal themselves. Only Pitt can halt a shadowy conspiracy hellbent on using America's latest military technology to realize their terrifying ambitions. With all the searing pace wild imagination & heart-in-the-mouth thrills that are the Cussler hallmark " Poseidon's Arrow" affirms once more that we are in the hands of the Grandmaster of Adventure. Poseidon's Arrow follows Arctic Drift & Crescent Dawn as the twenty-second Dirk Pitt Adventure. Praise for Clive Cussler: " Clive Cussler is hard to beat". (" Daily Mail"). Bestselling author Clive Cussler has thrilled readers for four decades with his classic adventure novels filled with intrigue & plot twists. As well as the " Dirk Pitt" series there are also the "NUMA" & " Oregon Files" the " Isaac Bell" adventures & the " Fargo" series. Other " Dirk Pitt" titles available in Penguin paperback include " Atlantis Found" " Valhalla Rising" " Trojan Odyssey" " Black Wind" " Treasure of Khan" " Crescent Dawn" & " The Kingdom"." ...

Poseidon's Arrow by bestselling Clive Cussler is the next thrilling Dirk Pitt adventure. A man has developed the most revolutionary naval technology in decades: an attack submarine that can travel unimaginably fast. This man is dead. & part of his prototype is missing. Dirk Pitt & his NUMA team travel across the world in their search to retrieve the missing element & as they close in they discover that they are facing a much more dangerous threat than they had ever imagined. Poseidon's Arrow follows Artcic Drift Crescent Dawn & Atlantis Found as the next in the enthralling Dirk Pitt adventures. Clive Cussler is on form as ever fans of previous work in the Dirk Pitt series will love this as will anyone who has enjoyed work from his NUMA files series of indeed the Fargo adventures. Praise for Clive Cussler: The Adventure King". (Sunday Express). " Cussler is hard to beat". (Daily Mail). " The guy I read". (Tom Clancy). Clive Cussler is the author or co-author of a great number of international bestsellers including the famous Dirk Pitt[registered] adventures such as Arctic Drift; the NUMA[registered] Files adventures most recently Medusa; the Oregon Files such as The Jungle; the Isaac Bell adventures which began with The Chase; & the highly successful new series
- the Fargo adventures. He lives in Arizona."
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Rome AD 72. Marcus Didius Falco returns home from a six-month mission to the German legions. But trouble is in store for him: his apartment has been wrecked by squatters & an ex-legionary friend of his colourfully heroic brother Festus is demanding money allegedly owed him as the result of one of Festus's wild schemes. Worse still the only client Falco can get is his mother
- who wants him to clear the family name. Then just as Falco thinks things can only get better fate takes a turn for the worse... The legionary is found viciously stabbed to death with Falco the prime suspect. Now he has only three days to prove he is not a murderer to trace the real suspect amass evidence & win a fortune...
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