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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weaponry From Flint Axes to Automatic Weapons【電子書籍】[ Chuck Wills ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A complete look at weaponsーfrom the Stone Age and Bronze Age to present dayーfrom spears and swords to handguns and automatic weapons.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞When did hunting weapons begin to be used against humans instead of animals? What is the difference between the Plains Indian War Club and the Fijian War Club? What weapon is common to peoples in every part of the world? ＜em＞The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weaponry＜/em＞ is a comprehensive guide to arms and armaments throughout history.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Beginning in the Stone Age, ＜em＞The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weaponry＜/em＞ travels through the Bronze Age to our present day, showing the tools humans have used to defend themselves all around the globe. There's the Japanese tanto, or dagger, which have become identified with gangs known as yakuza. There's the flaming arrow used when Swiss and Austrian forces clashed in the 14th century. And there's the revolver that Samuel Colt made practical for both military and civilian use in Hartford, Connecticut.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weaponry＜/em＞ will help readers better understand howーand whyーthe battles of history were fought.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Embezzlement and High Treason Louis XIV's France The Trial of Nicolas Fouquet【電子書籍】[ Vincent J. Pitts ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A look at life in the court of King Louis XIV, the politics of the time, and the trial of a man who knew too much for his own good.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ From 1661 to 1664, France was mesmerized by the arrest and trial of Nicolas Fouquet, the country's superintendent of finance. Prosecuted on trumped-up charges of embezzlement, mismanagement of funds, and high treason, Fouquet managed to exonerate himself from all the major charges over the course of three long years, in the process embarrassing and infuriating Louis XIV. The young king overturned the court's decision and sentenced Fouquet to lifelong imprisonment in a remote fortress in the Alps.＜br /＞ A dramatic critique of absolute monarchy in pre-revolutionary France, ＜em＞Embezzlement and High Treason in Louis XIV's France＜/em＞ tells the gripping tale of an overly ambitious man who rose rapidly in the state hierarchyーthen overreached. Vincent J. Pitts uses the trial as a lens through which to explore the inner workings of the court of Louis XIV, who rightly feared that Fouquet would expose the tawdry financial dealings of the king's late mentor and prime minister, Cardinal Mazarin.＜br /＞ ＜strong＞"A compelling account of a political drama in mid-seventeenth century France, but it is also a window into the process by which rule of law gradually became established . . . [and] I thoroughly enjoyed reading it." ーEH.Net＜/strong＞＜br /＞ ＜strong＞"Pitts's book examines the show trial of Fouquet, and…the political process that created such an unfair outcome for a man who is often seen as one of the most well-known scapegoats in French history. Pitts has succeeded masterfully in weaving a powerful narrative that exposes convoluted corruption and mismanagement of ancient r?gime France." ー ＜em＞Renaissance Quarterly＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Wheels of Justice The True Story Of A 27-Year Battle To Convict My Sister's Killer【電子書籍】[ Renee Fehr ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A woman recounts her decades-long saga to bring her sister's killer to justice in a harrowing true crime story of domestic abuse and family perseverance.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ From the moment it happened, Renee Fehr knew that Gregory Houser had murdered her sister Sheryl. Cruel, abusive, and increasingly violent, Greg had threatened to kill Sheryl if she tried to leave him. Yet Sheryl's death was ruled a suicide. And for twenty-seven years after her death, Greg continued walked free.＜br /＞ But Renee wouldn't rest until he was convicted for murder. As the old saying goes, "the wheels of justice turn slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine." ＜em＞The Wheels of Justice＜/em＞ is the story of a monstrous killer, a harrowing look at domestic violence, and an inspirational story of a family that wouldn't quit until justice prevailed.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Wyoming Blizzard of 1949 Surviving the Storm【電子書籍】[ James C Fuller ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A Wyoming historian shares an in-depth look at the historic storm and its devastating aftermath through the stories of those who survived.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Blizzard of 1949 took Wyoming and neighboring states by surprise. In January of that year, snow, wind and frigid temperatures devastated the northern plains. The storm stranded hundreds of motorists on the highways and stalled nearly two dozen trains at depots throughout the state. For nearly two months, towns and ranches were marooned by enormous drifts, some reportedly eighty feet tall.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Communities pulled together to assist not only their neighbors but also anyone unable to escape the snowstorm. Drawing on meticulous research and numerous in-person interviews, author and historian James Fuller recounts these harrowing stories of tenacity and fortitude.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Rise of an African Middle Class Colonial Zimbabwe, 1898?1965【電子書籍】[ Michael O. West ]

＜p＞＜strong＞An in-depth look at Africans who challenged the status quo in colonial Zimbabwe: "Impeccable and original scholarship." ー ＜em＞American Historical Review＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Tracing their quest for social recognition from the time of Cecil Rhodes to Rhodesia's unilateral declaration of independence, Michael O. West shows how some Africans were able to avail themselves of scarce educational and social opportunities in order to achieve some degree of upward mobility in a society that was hostile to their ambitions. Though relatively few in number and not rich by colonial standards, this comparatively better-off class of Africans challenged individual and social barriers imposed by colonialism to become the locus of protest against European domination. This extensive and original book opens new perspective into relations between colonizers and colonized in colonial Zimbabwe.＜br /＞ "Offers an extremely sophisticated, nuanced view of the social and political construction of an African middle class in colonial Zimbabwe." ーElizabeth Schmidt＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Food, Drink and Celebrations of the Hudson Valley Dutch【電子書籍】[ Peter G Rose ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The renowned food historian delves into the early culinary traditions of Dutch settlers in New York state and their influence on the American kitchen.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 1609, Henry Hudson, under contract with the Dutch East India Company, set out to discover the lucrative Northwest Passage. The Hudson River Valley is what he discovered instead, and along its banks Dutch culture took hold. While the Dutch influence can still be seen in local architecture and customs, it is food and drink that Peter Rose has made her life's work. From beer to bread and cookies to coleslaw, ＜em＞Food, Drink and Celebrations of the Hudson Valley Dutch＜/em＞ is a comprehensive look at this important early American influence, complete with recipes to try.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】"They Just Need to Get a Job" 15 Myths on Homelessness【電子書籍】[ Mary Brosnahan ]

＜p＞**“Readers will come away infuriated, with a greater understanding of the systemic causes of homelessness, and with more compassion for their homeless neighbors. Essential reading for any community affected by homelessness (which is all of them).”＜br /＞ ー＜em＞Booklist＜/em＞, Starred Review＜/p＞ ＜p＞For readers of Andrea Elliott and Matthew Desmond, the former CEO of the Coalition for the Homeless breaks through the highly destructive misinformation surrounding our homeless neighbors**＜/p＞ ＜p＞As the COVID-19 crisis put millions of Americans in danger of eviction, the nation’s affordable housing crisis has reached new heights. Yet Conservative think tanks like the Manhattan Institute continue to disseminate anti-homeless myths in the media, legislatures, and the larger culture:＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞“These people just need to learn to save money.”＜/li＞ ＜li＞“Most homeless people are mentally ill and dangerous.”＜/li＞ ＜li＞“Runaways aren't really homeless.”＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞ ＜p＞Drawing on her deep legal knowledge, policy expertise, and decades of frontline service, Mary Brosnahan cuts through the misinformation to deliver two important messages: that homelessness ultimately stems from a lack of investment in affordable housing; and that the greatest myth of all is that we should have no hope. In fact, the proven solutions are well documented, and the ability to enact them depends on us all.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Brosnahan takes a nationwide look from New York to Detroit to rural areas such as Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to debunk 15 widespread misconceptions, including:＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞that the problem is inevitable (in fact, Housing First approaches have shown great success)＜/li＞ ＜li＞that “handouts” cause homelessness (in fact, the primary causes are flat wages and high rent)＜/li＞ ＜li＞that homeless people need to prove that they’re “ready” to receive aid (in fact, enforcing hurdles is far more expensive and less effective than Housing First).＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞ ＜p＞With brilliant insight, Brosnahan showcases how by dispelling these pervasive myths rooted in fear, we can embrace the affordable, housing-based solutions that will bring our impoverished neighbors home.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Seasons of the Moon Folk Names and Lore of the Full Moon【電子書籍】[ Michael Carabetta ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The perfect gift for moon and space enthusiasts, a collection of photographs and global folklore capturing Earth's only natural satellite.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞From Strawberry to Dragon, Harvest to Storm, the full moon is known by many names around the world and across the seasons, and each name has a story behind it. This beautiful photographic celebration of our closest celestial neighbor captures the visual wonder and the connection we feel to the moon.＜br /＞ Including three dozen folk names and short evocative explanations drawn from Native American, Inuit, Celtic, medieval English, Hindu, Chinese, Japanese, and pagan cultures, ＜em＞Seasons of the Moon＜/em＞ presents an inspired visual pairing for each, taken in the month the folk name represents. This portrait of our eternal fascination with the moon is a welcome companion as we look to the sky throughout the seasons.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】How Cities Work Suburbs, Sprawl, and the Roads Not Taken【電子書籍】[ Alex Marshall ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"Marshall writes with wit, reason, and style . . . An excellent resource on the history and future of American cities." ー ＜em＞Library Journal＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Do cities work anymore? How did they get to be such sprawling conglomerations of lookalike subdivisions, mega freeways, and "big box" superstores surrounded by acres of parking lots? And why, most of all, don't they feel like real communities? These are the questions that Alex Marshall tackles in this hard-hitting, highly readable look at what makes cities work.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Marshall argues that urban life has broken down because of our basic ignorance of the real forces that shape citiesーtransportation systems, industry and business, and political decision-making. He explores how these forces have built four very different urban environments: the decentralized sprawl of California's Silicon Valley; the crowded streets of New York City's Jackson Heights neighborhood; the controlled growth of Portland, Oregon; and the stage-set facades of Disney's planned community, Celebration, Florida.＜br /＞ To build better cities, Marshall asserts, we must understand and intelligently direct the forces that shape them. Without prescribing any one solution, he defines the key issues facing all concerned citizens who are trying to control urban sprawl and build real communities. His timely book is important reading for a wide public and professional audience.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Six Day War The Breaking of the Middle East【電子書籍】[ Guy Laron ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The author of ＜em＞Origins of the Suez Crisis＜/em＞ "mak[es] us look afresh at the events that led to conflict between Israel and its neighbors" ( ＜em＞Financial Times＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜br /＞ One fateful week in June 1967 redrew the map of the Middle East. Many scholars have documented how the Six-Day War unfolded, but little has been done to explain why the conflict happened at all. Now, historian Guy Laron refutes the widely accepted belief that the war was merely the result of regional friction, revealing the crucial roles played by American and Soviet policies in the face of an encroaching global economic crisis, and restoring Syria's often overlooked centrality to events leading up to the hostilities.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Six-Day War effectively sowed the seeds for the downfall of Arab nationalism, the growth of Islamic extremism, and the animosity between Jews and Palestinians. In this important new work, Laron's fresh interdisciplinary perspective and extensive archival research offer a significant reassessment of a conflictーand the trigger-happy generals behind itーthat continues to shape the modern world.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Challenging . . . well worth reading."ー ＜em＞Moment＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞"A penetrating study of a conflict that, although brief, helped establish a Middle Eastern template that is operational today . . . The author looks beyond Cold War maneuvering to examine the conflict in other lights . . . Readers with an interest in Middle Eastern geopolitics will find much of value."ー ＜em＞Kirkus Reviews＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Nerve Adventures in the Science of Fear【電子書籍】[ Eva Holland ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Award?winning, bestselling journalist Eva Holland's ＜em＞Nerve＜/em＞ is "an intimate and wide-ranging look at fears and how we overcome them" ( ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜br /＞ ＜strong＞A ＜em＞TIME＜/em＞ Top 100 Must Read＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Since childhood, Eva Holland has been gripped by two debilitating phobias: fear of losing her mother and fear of heights. The worst comes to pass with her mother's sudden death in 2015, and something shifts for Eva. Then, when an ice-climbing expedition ends with Eva embarrassed and in tears, a new resolve kicks in: Fear may define her past, but it won't decide her future!＜br /＞ Through incredibly moving storytelling and boots-off-the-ground investigation, Holland peels back the layers of paralyzing dread to ask: Is fear necessary? Is it rooted in the body or the mind? And even: Is there a better way to feel afraid? By grappling with, even embracing, her innermost dreads, Holland aspires to give us all the nerve to face down the phobias that limit our lives.＜br /＞ ＜strong＞"The publication of ＜em＞Nerve＜/em＞ could be one of the most germane and significant books to help people navigate through our current dark and unfamiliar emotional and physical territory. With acuity of purpose, author Holland demonstrates to her audience that armed with a baseline of knowledge, fear is an emotion that can be experienced, examined, and conquered, thereby strengthening the human psyche and its ability to deal with future catastrophes." ー ＜em＞New York Journal of Books＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜br /＞ ＜strong＞" ＜em＞Nerve＜/em＞ is brave and tender, and an example of why journalists treating themselves as guinea pigs should never completely go out of style." ー ＜em＞WIRED＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Legitimacy of Bastards The Place of Illegitimate Children in Later Medieval England【電子書籍】[ Helen Matthews ]

＜p＞＜strong＞An in-depth look at the lives of illegitimate children and their parents in England in the later Middle Ages.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞For the nobility and gentry in later medieval England, land was a source of wealth and status. Their marriages were arranged with this in mind, and it is not surprising that so many of them had mistresses and illegitimate children. John de Warenne, earl of Surrey, married at the age of twenty to a ten-year-old granddaughter of Edward I, had at least eight bastards and a complicated love life.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In theory, bastards were at a considerable disadvantage. Regarded as 'filius nullius' or the son of no one, they were unable to inherit real property and barred from the priesthood. In practice, illegitimacy could be less of a stigma in late medieval England than it became between the sixteenth and late twentieth centuries. There were ways of making provision for illegitimate offspring and some bastards did extremely wellーin the church, through marriage, as soldiers, and a few even succeeding to the family estates.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Legitimacy of Bastards＜/em＞ is the first book to consider the individuals who had illegitimate children, the ways in which they provided for them and attitudes towards both the parents and the bastard children. It also highlights important differences between the views of illegitimacy taken by the Church and by the English law.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞"Informative and well researched . . . A great resource for those who want to learn more about the late medieval period and illegitimate children." ー ＜em＞Adventures of a Tudor Nerd＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Policing Transnational Crime Law Enforcement of Criminal Flows【電子書籍】

＜p＞As the threats posed by organised crime and terrorism persist, law enforcement authorities remain under pressure to suppress the movement, or flows, of people and objects that are deemed dangerous. This collection provides a broad overview of the challenges and trends of the policing of flows. How these threats are constructed and addressed by governments and law enforcement agencies is the unifying thread of the book. The concept of flows is interpreted broadly so as to include the trafficking of illicit substances, trade in antiquities, and legal and illegal migration, including cross-border travel by members of organised crime groups or ‘foreign fighters’. The book focuses especially on the responses of governments and law enforcement agencies to the changing nature and intensity of flows. The contributors comprise a mix of lawyers, sociologists, historians and criminologists who address both formal legal and practical, on-the-ground approaches to the policing of flows.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The volume invites reflection on whether the existing tool kit of governments and law enforcement agencies is adequate in this changing environment and how it could be modernised, for example, by increased reliance on technology or by reappraising the role of the private sector. As such, the book will be useful not only for academics and practitioners who work on security-related matters, but also more generally to those who are interested in what the near-term future of policing is likely to look like and how the balance between law enforcement on the one hand and human rights and civil liberties on the other can be achieved.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Women Who Love Men Who Kill 35 True Stories of Prison Passion【電子書籍】[ Sheila Isenberg ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The "engrossing, thoroughly researched look at women who are in romantic relationships with incarcerated men"ーfully updated with twenty-first-century cases ( ＜em＞Publishers Weekly＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 1991, Sheila Isenberg's classic study ＜em＞Women Who Love Men Who Kill＜/em＞ asked the provocative question, "Why do women fall in love with convicted murderers?" Now, Isenberg returns to the same question in the age of smart phones, social media, mass shootings, and modern prison dating. The result is a compelling psychological study of prison passion in the new millennium.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Isenberg conducts extensive interviews with women who seek relationships with convicted killers, as well as conversations with psychiatrists, social workers, and prison officials. She shows that many of these women know exactly what they are getting intoーyet they are willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of a love without hope, promise, or consummation.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This edition of ＜em＞Women Who Love Men Who Kill＜/em＞ includes gripping new case studies and an absorbing look at how the digital age is revolutionizing this phenomenon. Meet the young women writing "fan fiction" featuring America's most sadistic murderers; the killer serving consecutive life sentences for strangling his wife and smothering his toddler daughtersーand the women who visit him in prison; the high-powered journalist who fell in love and risked it all for "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli; and many other women absorbed in online and real-life dalliances with their killer men.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】End of the Old Order Napoleon and Europe, 1801?1805【電子書籍】[ Frederick Kagan ]

＜p＞Perhaps no person in history has dominated his or her own era as much as Napoleon. Despite his small physical stature, the shadow of Napoleon is cast like a colossus, compelling all who would look at that epoch to chart their course by reference to him. For this reason, most historical accounts of the Napoleonic era-and there are many-tell the same Napoleon-dominated story over and over again, or focus narrowly on special aspects of it. Frederick Kagan, distinguished historian and military policy expert, has tapped hitherto unused archival materials from Austria, Prussia, France, and Russia, to present the history of these years from the balanced perspective of all of the major players of Europe. In ＜em＞The End of the Old Order＜/em＞ readers encounter the rulers, ministers, citizens, and subjects of Europe in all of their political and military activity-from the desk of the prime minister to the pen of the ambassador, from the map of the general to the rifle of the soldier. With clear and lively prose, Kagan guides the reader deftly through the intriguing and complex web of international politics and war. ＜em＞The End of the Old Order＜/em＞ is the first volume in a new and comprehensive four-volume study of Napoleon and Europe. Each volume in the series will surprise readers with a dramatically different tapestry of early nineteenth-century personalities and events and will revise fundamentally our ages-old understanding of the wars that created modern Europe.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】British Warships of the Second World War Detailed in the Original Builders' Plans【電子書籍】[ John Roberts ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Reproductions of official plans for the main types of warship the Royal Navy fought with during World War II.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞"The text is a masterpiece of compression, communicating a large quantity of information in a minimum number of words. The extended captions for the plans are informative and equally well-written. Many of the plans themselves are works of art… . . . This is a wonderful book to look at, and the standard of the writing is exemplary; it is highly recommended to anyone with an interest in the conventions and execution of warship plans." ー＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞Warship＜/strong＞＜/em＞ ＜strong＞,＜/strong＞ ＜strong＞as part of the publication's Naval Books of the Year＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Carefully chosen from the incomparable collection at the National Maritime Museum, the featured plans range from battleships and fleet aircraft carriers, through cruisers, destroyers and submarines, to examples of the vast array of specialist vessels built during the war. Concentrating on fitted drawings which show the warships as they first entered service, this collection offers an unprecedented wealth of detail on the equipment and fittings of some of the Royal Navy's most famous ships. It also documents how their appearance changed over time, since many of the plans include alterations and additions made in different shades of ink and wash, and here printed in full colour for instant understanding of the modifications.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With an accompanying text and detailed individual captions by one of the leading experts in the field, this book provides an insight into the warship design process itself, and explains for the benefit of ship modellers and technical historians which types of plan contain the most valuable information. For anyone with more than a passing interest in warship design and construction, this book is a revelation.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Witch's Book of Shadows The Craft, Lore & Magick of the Witch's Grimoire【電子書籍】[ Jason Mankey ]

＜p＞Discover the fascinating history, tradition, and modern uses of the Book of Shadows. This fun and easy-to-use guide provides essential information on creating and consecrating a Book of Shadows, as well as how to make it a part of your practice.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Learn about the various types of Books of Shadows, their roles throughout history, and how they differ from regular spellbooks. Enjoy advice and excerpts from the grimoires of well-known modern and historical Witches. Explore a wide variety of ideas for what to include in your own Book of Shadows. Like a magical chart showing where you've been and where you're going, this wonderful tool is your personal guide to Witchcraft.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Praise:＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞"This is the complete guide to the Book of Shadows...Mankey has given Wiccans a great gift."ーJohn Beckett, blogger at "Under the Ancient Oaks" and author of ＜em＞The Path of Paganism＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞"This engaging, personal, and well-researched book explores a little-considered subject, the Book of Shadows, from every angle."ーYvonne Aburrow, author of ＜em＞All Acts of Love and Pleasure: Inclusive Wicca＜/em＞ (Avalonia, 2014)＜/p＞ ＜p＞"If Books of Shadows are your bag, then look no further. Jason Mankey once again shows off his skill as a well-practiced Witch with this collection of stories, tips, and tricks about that most personal of magical tools: the Book of Shadows. A great addition to every Wiccan's shelf."ーJenna T. Beachy, author of ＜em＞The Secret Country of Yourself: Discover the Powerful Magick of Your Endless Inner World＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞"As always, Mankey brings insight and delight to the magickal process. ＜em＞The Witch's Book of Shadows＜/em＞ is an in-depth, yet approachable guidebook to all the elements of crafting your own Books of Shadows. Dive in and enjoy!"ーLasara Firefox Allen, bestselling author of ＜em＞Jailbreaking the Goddess: A Radical Revisioning of Feminist Spirituality＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Fragile Bully Understanding Our Destructive Affair with Narcissism in the Age of Trump【電子書籍】[ Laurie Helgoe ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Obsessive self-promotion, an aggressive triggering response, and retaliatory rants.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ "Both sensitive and incisive, beautifully capturing the paradoxical dynamic of narcissismーthat the grandiosity and surrounding bravado belies an underlying fragility and brittleness." ーKenneth N. Levy, PhD, Associate Professor, Penn State University; Senior Fellow, Personality Disorders Institute, Cornell University＜br /＞ Even before Donald Trump entered America's highest office, an international survey revealed that narcissism is part of the assumed "national character" of Americans. While only a small number actually meet the criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder, those exploitive few have a way of gaining center stage in our culture.＜br /＞ ＜em＞Fragile Bully: Understanding Our Destructive Affair With Narcissism in the Age of Trump＜/em＞ looks beyond the sound bites of self-aggrandizing celebrities and selfish tweets to the real problem of narcissism. We see past the solo act to the vicious circles that arise in relationships with a fragile bully, and how patterns like this generate both power and self-destruction. We also look at the problem of Echo, how so many of us get hooked by the narcissist, and how variations on the destructive affair leave both partners dehumanized and diminished. Once we recognize the steps in each dance, we can break the cycle and allow and the possibility of true engagement.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Hoax Hitler's Diaries, Lincoln's Assassins, and Other Famous Frauds【電子書籍】[ Edward Steers ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A "lively yet thoroughly researched" look at persistent myths and stubborn scams, and how historians try to combat them ( ＜em＞The Courier-Journal＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Did a collector with a knack for making sensational discoveries really find the first document ever printed in America? Did Hitler actually pen a revealing set of diaries? Has Jesus' burial cloth survived the ages? Can the shocking true account of Abraham Lincoln's assassination be found in lost pages from his murderer's diary?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Napoleon famously observed that "history is a set of lies agreed upon," and Edward Steers Jr. investigates six of the most amazing frauds ever to gain wide acceptance in this engrossing book. ＜em＞Hoax＜/em＞ examines the legitimacy of the Shroud of Turin, perhaps the most hotly debated relic in all of Christianity, and the fossils purported to confirm humanity's "missing link," the Piltdown Man. Steers also discusses two remarkable forgeries, the Hitler diaries and the "Oath of a Freeman," and famous conspiracy theories alleging that Franklin D. Roosevelt had prior knowledge of the planned attack on Pearl Harbor and that the details of Lincoln's assassination are recorded in missing pages from John Wilkes Booth's journal.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The controversies that Steers presents show that there are two major factors involved in the success of a hoax or forgeryーgreed and the desire to believe. Though all of the counterfeits and conspiracies featured in ＜em＞Hoax＜/em＞ have been scientifically debunked, some remain fixed in many people's minds as truth. As Steers points out, the success of these frauds highlights a disturbing fact: If true history fails to entertain the public, it is likely to be ignored or forgotten.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Family among the Australian Aborigines【電子書籍】[ Bronislaw Malinowski ]

＜p＞Written by one of the most important anthropologists of the 20th-century, this is an unflinching look at Australian Aborigines and their lives. Fair warning - the way the women and young girls are treated can make for depressing and disturbing reading. Chapters include: Exposition Of The Problem And Method; Modes Of Obtaining Wives; Husband And Wife; Sexual Aspect Of Marriage; Mode Of Living; Discussion Of Kinship; Theoretical Analysis Of This Concept; Some Examples Of Kinship Ideas Suggested By The Australian Folk-Lore; Parents And Children; and, Economics.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Blackout Murders Homicide in WW2【電子書籍】[ Neil R. Storey ]

＜p＞Nostalgic recollections of wartime Britain often forget that when the blackout was enforced at night in an attempt to foil Nazi bombers a crime wave, cloaked by the inky black darkness, ensued on many of our streets. There were petty crimes, robberies, sexual assaults and, as The Blackout Murders reveals, some horrific murders took place on our home front during the Second World War. Some of them still rank among the most shocking crimes in modern British history. Some of the murders recounted within the pages of this book remain infamous, others are almost forgotten and some remain unsolved to this day. Several cases have new light shed on them from recently released archives and records uncovered by the author. Every case has been carefully selected for its reflection of wartime conditions and each one has a powerful, poignant and tragic story to tell. Readers will gain insights into the darker narrative of our home front and learn about some of the men and women who strove to maintain law and order under the most challenging circumstances. Others innovated and developed ground-breaking forensic techniques to identify bodies, recognize if foul play had occurred and as a direct result brought murderers to justice who may otherwise have gone undetected and unpunished. Anyone reading The Blackout Murders will never look at Britain's Home Front during the Second World War in the same way again.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Stalingrad Victory on the Volga【電子書籍】[ Nik Cornish ]

＜p＞＜strong＞This illustrated WWII history captures the brutal conditions and bitter combat of the Battle of Stalingrad through rare wartime photographs.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ The Soviet victory over the Germans at Stalingrad was a decisive moment for the war on the Eastern Front and the Second World War as a whole. The story of the long, bitter battle on the banks of the Volga has fascinated historians ever since. While it has been the subject of countless histories, memoirs and eyewitness accounts, the grueling reality of the battle on the ground has rarely been recorded photographically.＜br /＞ In this volume, historian Nik Cornish documents every aspect of the fighting, including the dreadful conditions endured by the soldiers, the jagged outline of the ruined city, the harrowing realities of urban warfare, as well as the casualties and the dead. Cornish also depicts the tremendous efforts behind the frontlines as both the Germans and the Soviets attempted to sustain their men in what had become a fight to the death. These rare archival photographs give readers a close-up look at one of the most terrible battles in history.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Septimius Severus in Scotland The Northern Campaigns of the First Hammer of the Scots【電子書籍】[ Simon Elliott ]

＜p＞Since 1975 much new archaeological evidence has come to light to illuminate the immense undertaking of Septimius Severus campaigns in Scotland, allowing for the first time the true story of this savage invasion to be told. In the early 3rd century Severus, the aging Roman emperor, launched an immense shock and awe assault on Scotland that was so savage it resulted in eighty years of peace at Romes most troublesome border. The book shows how his force of 50,000 troops, supported by the fleet, hacked their way through the Maeatae around the former Antonine Wall and then pressed on into Caledonian territory up to the Moray Firth.Severus was the first of the great reforming emperors of the Roman military, and his reforms are explained in the context of how he concentrated power around the imperial throne. There is also an in-depth look at the political, economic and social developments that occurred in the Province.This book is aimed at all who have an interest in both military and Roman history. It will particularly appeal to those who are keen to learn more about the narrative of Romes military presence in Britain, and especially the great campaigns of which Severus assault on Scotland is the best example.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】New Directions in Tarot Decoding the Tarot Illustrations of Pamela Colman Smith【電子書籍】[ Scott Martin ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A look at how Pamela Colman Smith's theatrical knowledge and experience came into play when she drew the iconic cards of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The "secrets" in this book have been known all along, and they work in all who read Tarot on a subconscious level. This insightful book delves deeply into the images Pamela Colman Smith created for the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot, and reminds us of what we may have known intuitively but had not been aware of on a conscious level.＜br /＞ ? A brand-new approach that focuses on how, in her images, Smith utilized a sense of direction, body movement, posture, gait, facial expression, and more＜br /＞ ? Compares the Tarot Minors to technical elements of theater, including plot, conflict, elements of a play, thought/theme, dialogue, music, and actors' positions on stage＜br /＞ ? Provides powerful tools for interpreting the cards and discovering new meanings that the reader can make their own＜br /＞ ? Includes thought-provoking exercises that guide the reader in the mastery of these new insights＜br /＞ The result is a fresh take on Tarot that brings new meanings to light and enables the reader to evaluate what the Tarot provides like never before.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Psalms: Folk Songs of Faith【電子書籍】[ Ray C. Stedman ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞Do you turn again and again to the Psalms for comfort and direction?＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞If so, you will love this new look at the Psalms, which brings you Ray Stedman's unique combination of Bible Study, practical and contemporary applications, and devotional insights.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Combining the insight of a seasoned student of the Scriptures with the warmth of a pastor's heart, Ray Steadman explains that the Psalms are the folk songs of faith because they express the heart and soul of the people who worship the God of the Bible.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Through his apt use of anecdotes and illustrations, the author shows you that the Psalms are more than merely "pain relievers" for the difficult times in your life. Like all of the Scriptures, "the Psalms were given by God to enable us to understand life. Through the lens of the Psalms, we learn to see reality."＜/p＞ ＜p＞In his unique style, Stedman guides you through a variety of different Psalms, providing solid biblical instruction and popular commentary with devotional insights and practical applications. He looks at the Psalms in their Old Testament context but also shows how they relate to New Testament truths and to your daily life.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Psalms: Folk Songs of Faith＜/em＞ will lead you into a greater understanding of how to worship God, how to fellowship with Him, and how to offer up to God the honest expression of your heart and emotions. As the author comments, "That is the purpose of the Psalms: They are God's music, inspired and written to draw us to grace."＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Through Blue Skies to Hell America's "Bloody 100th" in the Air War over Germany【電子書籍】[ Edward M. Sion ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A "＜/strong＞ ＜strong＞surprisingly revealing" look at air combat, combining a WWII bombardier's journal with a present-day perspective ( ＜em＞Aviation News＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞This comprehensive look at air war over Europe during the climactic year of World War II combines firsthand experience with expert analysis. The centerpiece is a mission-by-mission diary of 1st Lt. Richard R. Ayesh, bombardier on a B-17 Flying Fortress, who flew with the 100th Bombardment Group, 13th Combat Wing of the 8th Air Forceーthe legendary "Bloody 100th." He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, Croix de Guerre, and Air Medal with Four Oak Leaf Clusters, among others. This book follows Ayesh's progress from his youth during the Great Depression in Wichita, Kansas, which was rapidly becoming the air capital of the nation, to his arrival in England as a lieutenant in a bomber crew assigned to assault the Third Reich.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The author provides a look at the principles of American daylight strategic bombing, while relaying the overall military situation on the ground and in the air just after D-Day. Covering all aspects of air war in a clear, concise, yet nontechnical manner, the book covers such topics as photo-reconnaissance, munitions and bomb types, aircraft characteristics, fighter and bomber tactics, bomber formations, strategic target selection, radars, countermeasures and counter-counter measures. The unaltered diary of Lt. Ayesh is presented mission-by-mission, punctuated by tragedy and heroism, with explanations and commentary of the significance of events and actions described en route. The result is one of the most frank and exciting works on the air war over Europe to date.＜/p＞ ＜p＞After Lt. Ayesh is followed on his perilous return home in U-boat infested waters, the book assesses the effectiveness of US strategy in ultimately paralyzing the Nazi war machine. Finally, the complex moral issues raised by area and city bombing are explored, with twenty-first century implications.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Taking Fire Saving Captain AikmanーThe Heroic Rescue of a Phantom Pilot from North Vietnam by the Air Force's Guardian Angels【電子書籍】[ Kevin O'Rourke ]

＜p＞＜strong＞This gripping chronicle of an aerial rescue during the Vietnam War offers a vivid example of the heroism of US Air Force pararescue jumpers.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ In June of 1972, Capt. Lynn Aikman was returning from a bombing mission over North Vietnam when his F-4 Phantom was shot down. He and his backseater Tom Hanton ejected from their aircraft, but Hanton landed near a village and was quickly captured. Badly injured during the ejection, Aikman landed some distance from the village, making it possible for an American aerial rescue team to reach him before the enemy.＜br /＞ Drifting in and out of consciousness, Aikman saw his guardian angel in the sky: USAF Pararescue Jumper Chuck McGrath. But as Sgt. McGrath prepared to hook the Aikman to a hoist line, hostile fire on the rescue helicopter damaged the hoist mechanism. As A-1 Skyraiders kept an enemy militia away from Aikman and McGrath, the helicopter crew scrambled to come up with a plan.＜br /＞ More than a chronicle of the events of June 27, 1972, ＜em＞Taking Fire＜/em＞ provides an up-close look at the little-known world of the US Air Force's elite aerial rescue force.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Hitlers Heavy Panzers, 1943?1945【電子書籍】[ Ian Baxter ]

＜p＞＜strong＞This WWII pictorial history offers a fully illustrated and informative look at Nazi Germany's fearsome heavy tanks with rare wartime photos.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ With its authoritative text, detailed captions, and rare images, this volume chronicles the last desperate years of the Wehrmacht Panzerwaffe. Despite a worsening strategic situation both on the Eastern Front and in the West, Hitlers Panzers and their highly motivated crews showed superior tactical abilities and killing powerーyet these armored battalions were not enough to alter the course of the war as the Allies closed in on Berlin.＜br /＞ This superb book covers many variants to the Heavy Panzer, some well-known and others less soーincluding modified, up-armored and up-gunned tanks. Copious images of Tigers 1 and 11, Panzerjager, Panthers, Panzer 4s, StuG IV and III, Wespes, Hummels are provided as well as other fine examples of German engineering.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Swansea in the Great War【電子書籍】[ Bernard Lewis ]

＜p＞The Great War left an indelible mark on almost every town and village in Britain and this extensively researched book looks in detail at how that war affected the town of Swansea and its people.Themes covered in the book include recruitment and the treatment of conscientious objectors, how Belgian refugees were cared for, and what happened to foreign nationals who were living in Swansea at the outbreak of war. How the war affected the trade of the town, especially the docks, is examined, as well as the fate of numerous Swansea ships that became targets for the German U-Boat campaign. The organisation of medical aid for wounded servicemen and the effect of food shortages, and its subsequent rationing in Swansea, are covered. The new roles performed by women and the efforts made in the town to provide support for those left at home, or serving at the front, are also examined. Away from the Home Front, the actions of both of the Swansea Victoria Cross winners are recounted, as are the stories of some of those who served on land, on sea, or in the air. These include a Swansea airman who was downed by the famous Red Baron, another who flew again after losing a leg in combat, a Swansea sailor who was lost in an encounter with a German U-Boat, the Swansea officer who twice escaped from a POW camp, and several former Swansea men who returned with Canadian, Australian or South African units to fight the common foe, with often tragic results. There are also stories of a Swansea nurse captured by the Austrians in Serbia, and a Swansea doctor at Gallipoli.Swansea in the Great War is a welcome and long overdue look at how the Great War affected the town and its people. How did the experience of war affect Swansea and the surrounding area? - From the initial enthusiasm, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Swansea were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. A record of the growing disillusion of the people, their tragedies and hardships and a determination to see it through. The Great War affected everyone. At home there were wounded soldiers in military hospitals, refugees from Belgium and later on German prisoners of war. There were food and fuel shortages and disruption to schooling. The role of women changed dramatically and they undertook a variety of work undreamed of in peacetime. Extracts from contemporary letters reveal their heroism and give insights into what it was like under battle conditions, including the disastrous first day at the Somme for the Swansea Pals.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】London: Bombed Blitzed and Blown Up The British Capital Under Attack Since 1867【電子書籍】[ Ian Jones ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A "terrific history" of the capital city and the destruction it has endured in modern times ( ＜em＞Books Monthly＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜br /＞ The terrors of the Blitz during World War II and the car bombs of the Troubles are only the most familiar examples of incendiary attacks on London. This comprehensive history, written by a bomb disposal expert employed by both the British Army and Metropolitan Police, takes an in-depth look at those events as well as at bombings by anarchists and militant suffragettes; the zeppelin raids of the Great War; the coordinated explosions on London's trains in 2005; and other assaults by military, terrorist, and criminal actors.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。