Leviathan Paperback Wordsworth Classics of World Literature By (author) Thomas Hobbes Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd Format: Paperback | 592 pages Dimensions: 129mm x 198mm x 15mm | 402g Publication date: 14 July 2014 Publication City/Country: Herts ISBN 10: 1840227338 ISBN 13: 9781840227338 Product de*ion With an Introduction by Dr Richard Serjeantson, Trinity College, Cambridge Since its first publication in 1651, Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan has been recognised as one of the most compelling, and most controversial, works of political philosophy written in English. Forged in the crucible of the civil and religious warfare of the mid-seventeenth century, it proposes a political theory that combines an unequivocal commitment to natural human liberty with the conviction that the sovereign power of government must be exercised absolutely. Leviathan begins from some shockingly naturalistic starting-points: an analysis of
For the first time in trade paperback-a classic memoir of NavySEALs in action. In gripping prose, Captain Robert A. Gormly tells about his daysas a leader in the Navy SEALs- taking readers into the night, intothe water, and into battle on some of the most hair-raisingmissions ever assigned. Trained to a fine fighting edge just in time for Vietnam, Gormlyserved two tours of duty and engaged in top-secret missions in thePersian Gulf. Here, he shares his viewpoint and hisexperience-including what is perhaps the most graphic de*ionever of SEAL action in the invasion of Grenada. Gormly takesreaders behind the myth of this awesome team, revealing how theirlives depend on their unprecedented expertise and unparalleledcourage.
The I Ching is the most ancient and profound of the Chineseclassics, venerated for over three thousand years as an oracle offortune, a guide to success, and a dispensary of wisdom. This newtranslation, with commentary by Confucius, emphasizes applyingpractical wisdom in everyday affairs. Complete instructions forconsulting the I Ching are included.
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"Brilliant . . . Indispensable." LosAngeles Times Here is the story of the rise and fall of the notorious Bonannocrime family of New York as only best-selling author Gay Talesecould tell it.
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A memoir by a World War II ordinance officer offers abehind-the-scenes account of his ordnance inspections during theEuropean campaign, detailing his experiences on the front line andhis job coordinating the recovery and repair of damaged Americantanks. Reprint.
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On 22 June 1941, the German army invaded the Soviet Union, onehundred fifty divisions advancing on three axes in a surpriseattack that overwhelmed and destroyed whatever opposition theRussians were able to muster. The German High Command was under theimpression that the Red Army could be destroyed west of the DneprRiver and that there would be no need for conducting operations incold, snow, and mud. They were wrong. In reality, the extreme conditions of the German war in Russiawere so brutal that past experiences simply paled before them.Everything in Russia--the land, the weather, the distances, andabove all the people--was harder, harsher, more unforgiving, andmore deadly than anything the German soldier had ever facedbefore. Based on the recollections of four veteran German commanders ofthose battles, FIGHTING IN HELL describes in detail what happenedwhen the world's best-publicized "supermen" met the world's mostbrutal fighting. It is not a tale for the squeamish.