This is the story of world war III and in particular a single destroyer of the Royal navy.There are no futuristic, or as yet unheard of fantasy weapons. No tactics that is impossible to carry out with warships, submarines, or aircraft.The war in this book is fought with what is in service now, and with the weapons and sensors as fitted to our ships and aircraft at this point in time, or is due to enter service within the next three to five years.The tactics of the shi...

This is book two of the series, and it follows HMS Saracen as she sails East and a war that is soon to start.This coming war was going to question the military power of the west like no other. Saracen steams eastwards as the Americans continue to build up their strength within the Region. And as she enters then Indian Ocean war with the PLAN now looks to be inevitable.HMS Saracen was a Destroyer within the Royal Navy equipped with the standard weapons and sensors of today.T...

This is the story of an English archer indentured to Sir thomas Erpingham whose company was in turn indentured to the king Henry V for his campaign against the French in 1415This is an archers story and follows him from his making of an English Longbow to the siege of Harfleur where disease took its toll and reduced the once proud army to a shadow of its self. The and then as the diseased English army try to escape the gatherng French armry as they seek to cross the river Somme and...

BASE: The Edge of RealityImagine a future from where you explore endless worlds and repeatedly live an entire life anywhere and at any time of your choosing.Skyler Anderson is a handsome young tour guide sailing the Napali Coast in Kauai. One day, a mysterious, inexplicable rainbow leads him on a journey where he encounters a team of software engineers and scientists secretly working on a solution for interstellar flight.He teams up with a beautiful...

Although there are now proven behavioral and psychological methods of dealing with and alleviating chronic pain, methods that can supplement or replace drug treatments, these are not always applied in clinical practice. This volume in the series, Advances in Psychotherapy -- Evidence-Based Practice, provides psychological and medical therapists (and students) with practical and evidence-based guidance on diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain, and does so in a uniquely "reader-friendly" m...

沉浸、選擇和故事，就是未來！觀眾不只是聽，還要參與，由自己決定「原力」是光明還是黑暗科技與故事結合，隨之開啟另一番主流敘事風潮。從電視、電影的興起，到方興未艾的電玩遊戲，莫不如此。如今，成熟的網路串流技術為影視戲劇推動新一波敘事熱潮，緊貼科技而生的電玩遊戲發展出沉浸、參與的獨特敘事體驗，所有說故事的創作者、經營者和經銷商都在不斷追求更大膽的點子，準備在未來可預期的科技媒體上大放光彩。然而，未來的敘事會是如何、又該從何做起？那看起來像是電玩遊戲代表的超級瑪利歐將與影視代表的亞里斯多德一決高下？不，實際上是瑪利歐需求亞里斯多德，未來必定是二者的緊密結合。這正是本書要教給你的核心主張，作者以長期深入電玩遊戲開發與影視編劇的精闢視角，旁徵博引各類電玩遊戲和影視作品及IP版本，解析精彩、觀點清晰，並教你從起手式習作、到整合寫出你的概念文件（如電影劇情提要或系列權威書）。不論你是從哪裡出發的說故事人、編劇、腳本家，目標是電玩遊戲寫作或是儲備未來影視故事的技術，都不能錯過本書開啟的未來敘事模式。翻開本書，掌握正在快速崛起的互動敘事寫作法

20世紀最著名解剖學和人體素描教授權威剖析30位劃時代藝術大師 ╳ 100幅經典人物畫「首先，我們畫出我們所看見的；然後，我們畫出我們所知道的；最後，我們看到了我們所知道的。」——羅伯特．貝佛利．黑爾光是對解剖學瞭若指掌，並無法畫好人體。還得將解剖知識結合傳統畫法與技法，方能成就精采絕倫的人物畫作！　　本書作者羅伯特．貝佛利．黑爾，被譽為20世紀最著名、也是美國首屈一指的藝術解剖學與人體素描教師，擔任紐約大都會藝術博物館當代藝術部館長長達18年、任教於紐約藝術學生聯盟長達40年（該聯盟自1875年成立以來，培養出許多秀異藝術家如歐姬芙、洛克威爾等）。本書內容凝縮自黑爾教授口碑廣傳、「魔力令人難忘」的課程精華，將人體整合分類為八個章節，精準解說歷來風格各異的一流藝術家對特定人體部位的表現意圖和詮釋技法，以及畫者如何利用解剖學處理一道又一道的難題。　　書中羅列的畫作年代橫跨500年，來自超過30位史上最傑出的藝術家，包括達文西、米開朗基羅、拉斐爾、魯本斯、提香、林布蘭、杜勒……等。每一幅作品皆以線圖...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe only research-based sports nutrition guide for connecting a plant-based diet with peak athletic performance, featuring interviews with professional athletes who've made the switch from meat to plants.The Plant-Based Athlete by Matt Frazier and Robert Cheeke reveals the incontrovertible proof that the human body does not need meat, eggs, or dairy to be strong. Instead, research shows that a consciously calibrated plant-based diet offers t...

An extensively updated new edition of the highly acclaimed guide to treatment of bipolar disorder, incorporating the latest research on psychosocial treatments and clear medication management guidelines. This extensively updated new edition of the acclaimed book integrates empirical research from the last 10 years to provide clear and up-to-date guidance on the assessment and effective treatment of bipolar disorder. The expert authors, a team of psychotherapists and medical practitioners, ...

Driving his expensive, new car from L.A. to New York, got Jake Lawrence’s, motor running. The third baseman hit the highway, ready for adventure.Totally broke after her mother had gambled away all her money, Kate MacKenzie, aspiring musical theater star, sneaked out of her motel room. Stuck in the middle of nowhere with less than four dollars to her name, the plucky actress had no way to get to her Broadway audition.Saving the beauty from a beating by the motel manager, Jak...

La obra “Derecho de Sucesiones. Bases para una reforma” es el fruto de la investigación de la autora en la disciplina durante más de una década, tanto en la Academia como en el ejercicio práctico del derecho, así como desde el punto de vista de un jurista. El Derecho de Sucesiones y el tratamiento en el Código Civil español son siempre lecturas inacabadas dada la complejidad de la materia y de las instituciones que la componen. A ello se une la necesidad imperiosa de una reforma de la disc...

Despite the stunning progress in medical research that has been achieved over the past few decades, heart disease remains the leading cause of death and disability among adults in many industrialized countries. Behavioral and psychosocial factors play important roles in the development and progression of heart disease, as well as in how patients adapt to the challenges of living with this illness. This volume in the series "Advances in Psychotherapy" provides readers with a succinct introd...