![]() ![]() In the first part of the book Machiavelli strongly warns that any state establishing a standing army must take special measures are taken to prevent military leaders gaining too much control. The stated aim is “To honor and reward virtue, not to have contempt for poverty, to esteem the modes and orders of military discipline, to constrain citizens to love one another, to live without factions, to esteem less the private than the public good, and other such things which could easily be added in these times.” As in “The Prince” Machiavelli develops the idea of limited warfare, where force is used as an extension of politics, but now also introduces elements of psychological warfare. The book is constructed as a series of dialogues supposedly held during a summer afternoon spent in the Orti Oricellari gardens in Florence. ![]() The Art of War develops many themes introduced in Machiavelli’s earlier works “The Prince” and “Discourses” and presents them as the collected wisdom of a fictional leader Lord Fabrizio Colonna. ![]() The Art of War (1521) is the only book published by Niccolo Machiavelli during his lifetime, and he saw it as one of his finest achievements. ![]()
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Tropic of Capricorn was first published in Paris by Obelisk Press in 1936 the first English edition was in 1939, whereupon-like Tropic of Cancer-for its explicit sexual content, it, too, was immediately banned throughout the English-speaking world. 8vo, half dark green boards with gilt lettering on spine over striated lighter green boards with author's signature in gilt archival polyester-protected golden dust jacket (unclipped) with circular white panel and title in black publisher's green topstain, 9-348 pages. First American Edition of this long-banned novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Simon, the son of a politician, is a daring Navy pilot who is accustomed to getting what he wants and turns Charlie’s plans of laying low on their head when he decides he wants her. When Charlie moves to New Orleans to start over after her father destroyed their socialite lifestyle in New York, the last thing she wants to do is call attention to herself. 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Her adoptive father rescued her as a child and all she’s ever known is the land beneath her feet.Ī chance encounter with Captain Lincoln, an arrogant yet handsome pirate, leaves her fearful that she’ll never make it to the Fae land alive after she’s found below deck. There’s just one minor problem: Nola is a siren who’s never used her tail. She’s tired of watching him use his power to charm and coerce all those who oppose him.īut her only hope lies across the Portland Sea, in the heart of the Fae and Elven Kingdom. In the heart of the land of Zemira lives a king-a wicked king who despises magic.įor the past 20 years, Nola has watched the king destroy everything she holds dear, and the only magic left in their kingdom is bound to the enchanted crystal of his crown. ![]() ![]() ![]() She is published with Tor, HarperCollins Avon and William Morrow, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Due to this diagnosis, educating people on the varying degrees of blindness has become of passion of hers, right alongside writing, which she plans to do as long as she can. In early 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a group of rare genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and death of cells in the retina, eventually resulting in loss of vision, among other complications. she spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. 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