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14-Day Mediterranean Diet Plan for Beginners: 100+ Quick and Easy Recipes to Kick-Start a Healthy Lifestyle
by Christine Patorniti RD, CDE, MBABoost your health in just 2 WEEKS with this ULTIMATE 2025 Mediterranean diet cookbook, including 100 fast and simple recipes!Get ready to go Mediterranean. The Mediterranean diet is filled with fresh, wholesome, less-processed foods that can produce health benefits like weight loss and reduced risk of heart disease and diabetes. Discover the power of this diet and lifestyle with this total guide, complete with recipes, meal plans, photos, helpful tips, and more!MEDITERRANEAN 101: Get a crash course on what the Mediterranean diet really is and what makes it so good for you.A 14-DAY MEAL PLAN: Wondering how to get started? Get a complete schedule that shows you exactly what to eat for every meal for the first 2 weeks, plus a blank weekly meal plan template you can customize however you like!100 QUICK AND EASY RECIPES: Cook up simple, fast, and tasty Mediterranean-inspired meals anyone can make, including Shakshuka Bake, Pesto and Roasted Pepper Pizza, Falafel Bites, Herby Tomato Soup, and more!SHOPPING LISTS AND COOKING TIPS: Learn meal-planning basics like batch cooking, freezing meals, which staples to stock up on, and smart ways to shop for ingredients.MADE FOR BEGINNERS: No experience with Mediterranean eating? Or meal planning? Or even cooking? No sweat! This starter guide includes helpful overviews and step-by-step instructions at every stage. There's no better way to take the first step.Don't wait! Buy this cookbook TODAY and achieve better health and wellness with the Mediterranean diet!
The 14-Day New Keto Cleanse: Lose Up to 15 Pounds in 2 Weeks with Delicious Meals and Low-Sugar Smoothies
by JJ SmithNATIONAL BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse, an exciting new keto-cleanse that delivers rapid weight loss with low-sugar smoothies and hearty low-carb meals.The 14 Day New Keto Cleanse combines the health benefits of green smoothies with the fat-burning benefits of keto for maximum weight loss. The green smoothies that JJ is famous for get a low-sugar revamp, with new recipes featuring 15g or fewer net carbs and tasty ingredients such as chocolate, berries, avocado, and much more. Nearly a million people are living their best and healthiest lives with the help of JJ&’s cleanses that have proven results. This book contains everything you need to change your life in fourteen days, with comprehensive shopping lists, daily meal and movement guides, and plenty of opportunities to customize the plan. Featuring thirty-five easy recipes ranging from Turkey Pumpkin Chili to Pepperoni Parmesan Crisps, you can feel full and satisfied each day! Each recipe is low-sugar, low-carb, and packed with nutrient-rich ingredients that taste great. In just fourteen days, you can kickstart your body into a healthy state of fat-burning ketosis, experience quick weight loss, and lay the foundation for a longer, healthier life!
The 14-Day No Sugar Diet: Lose up to a pound a day--and sip your way to a flat belly!
by Jeff CsatariA smaller belly and a healthier body are just 14 days away! This easy-to-follow, six-step plan of healthy eating and easy exercise helps readers lose at least 7 percent of their body weight to cut their risk of diabetes by 60 percent. The 14-Day No Sugar Diet is a practical guide to losing body weight and belly fat, the two most effective strategies for lowering high blood sugar. The book takes readers through six simple steps that will help them lose at least 7 percent of their body weight, up to 14 pounds in just 2 weeks. Studies have shown that reducing body weight by 7 percent effectively cuts type 2 diabetes risk by 60 percent. As a health journalist for nearly two decades, author Jeff Csatari was shocked when his doctor told him he had prediabetes. He thought he ate a healthy diet, he was not obese, and he exercised regularly. He resolved to lower his blood sugar numbers by cutting out added sugars and losing weight. It worked. He reversed his prediabetes, lost weight and added muscle using the simple lifestyle strategies detailed in the book: 1. Targeting a 7% weight-loss goal. 2. Following a delicious meal plan emphasizing lean protein and healthy carbs. 3. Eliminating added sugars. 4. Drinking more water. 5. Moving more every day. 6. Going to sleep earlier. The 14-Day No Sugar Diet offers easy, practical tips and advice that anyone can use to immediately improve eating habits and overall health. If includes a four-point jumpstart to help readers start shedding sugar pounds on day one of the plan, a practical guide to the six powerful steps that make up the backbone of the program, lists of surprising high-sugar, high-carb foods to avoid, and healthy super foods to swap in their place, an easy-to-follow 14-day meal plan, and more than 40 recipes for delicious no-sugar diet, smoothies, breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks. Plus in the spirit of the Eat This, Not That! online brand, the book offers a comprehensive list of the unhealthiest restaurant meals to avoid and much healthier choices to make when dining out. The book will be supported and promoted at EATTHIS.com and in house advertisments and editorial in Eat This, Not That! magazine, published my Meredith and available nationwide on newsstands. The 14-Day No Sugar Diet offers an efficient and effective plan for anyone who wants to lose pounds of belly fat fast and avoid type 2 diabetes, a lifestyle disease that has now reached epidemic proportions in the United States and around the world. Everyone is at risk. And everyone can benefit from the simple message of this book.
The 14 Day Rule and Human Embryo Research: A Sociology of Biological Translation
by Sarah Franklin Emily JacksonThis assessment of Britain’s influential 14 day rule governing embryo research explores how and why it became the de facto global standard for research into human fertilisation and embryology, arguing that its influence and stability offers valuable lessons for successful biological translation.One of the most important features of the 14 day rule, the authors claim, is its reliance on sociological as well as ethical, legislative, regulatory and scientific principles. The careful integration of social expectations and perceptions, as well as sociological definitions of the law and morality, into the development of a robust legislative infrastructure of ‘human fertilisation and embryology’, enabled what has come to be known as the Warnock Consensus – a solid and enduring public acceptance that has enabled successive parliamentary approval for controversial areas of scientific research in the UK, such as stem cell research and mitochondrial donation, for over 30 years. These important sociological insights are increasingly relevant to new biotranslational challenges such as human germline gene editing and the use of AI assisted technologies in human reproduction. As the legislation around the 14 day rule begins to be reviewed worldwide, the important lessons we can learn from its global and enduring significance will apply not only to future legislation governing embryo research, but to the future of biological translation more widely.An important volume for those interested in reproductive studies, biogovernance and biological translation, it is suitable for researchers, clinicians and students in medicine, biosciences, sociology, and science and technology studies.
14 Days
by Bruce CarsonA first-hand look into the back rooms of the conservative movement in Canada, 14 Days provides insights into how the recent history of the Canadian right has influenced the Conservative government over the past two decades. Bruce Carson, having worked in close proximity to many Conservative leaders, describes a series of important moments in the disintegration, re-integration, and eventual repeated electoral success of the modern Conservative Party, formed from its Progressive Conservative forebears. Carson recounts how decisions are made and communicated, how issues are managed, and policies are developed under Harper's leadership. Crucial moments in the Conservatives' rise to power - from the devastating results of the 1993 election to the growth of the Reform Party and its election as Official Opposition, through the parties' merger, leadership decisions, conventions, and elections as minority and majority governments and most recently, the Conservative Party as majority government holder in Canada - are presented from the point of view of an outspoken witness and active participant. Carson candidly shares information on the government's approaches to Afghan detainees, the Cadman and Schreiber affairs, the 2008 constitutional crisis and worldwide recession, the development of their first budget, and the determination of the tenets of Harper's approach to federalism. A rare, behind-the-scenes account of the Harper Conservatives from opposition to government, 14 Days provides a vivid portrayal of all participants and will be eagerly read by anyone interested in the government's inner circle.
14 Days: Making the Conservative Movement in Canada
by Bruce CarsonA first-hand look into the back rooms of the conservative movement in Canada, 14 Days provides insights into how the recent history of the Canadian right has influenced the Conservative government over the past two decades. Bruce Carson, having worked in close proximity to many Conservative leaders, describes a series of important moments in the disintegration, re-integration, and eventual repeated electoral success of the modern Conservative Party, formed from its Progressive Conservative forebears. Carson recounts how decisions are made and communicated, how issues are managed, and policies are developed under Harper's leadership. Crucial moments in the Conservatives' rise to power - from the devastating results of the 1993 election to the growth of the Reform Party and its election as Official Opposition, through the parties' merger, leadership decisions, conventions, and elections as minority and majority governments and most recently, the Conservative Party as majority government holder in Canada - are presented from the point of view of an outspoken witness and active participant. Carson candidly shares information on the government's approaches to Afghan detainees, the Cadman and Schreiber affairs, the 2008 constitutional crisis and worldwide recession, the development of their first budget, and the determination of the tenets of Harper's approach to federalism. A rare, behind-the-scenes account of the Harper Conservatives from opposition to government, 14 Days provides a vivid portrayal of all participants and will be eagerly read by anyone interested in the government's inner circle.
14 de Abril. La República
by Ángel Bahamonde Y Otros AutoresPrimavera de 1931. El pueblo de Madrid se ha levantado en masa para celebrar la proclamación de la II República. La capital bulle ante los cambios y vive una nueva época de libertades sin precedentes. Pero, mientras unos celebran el cambio de Gobierno, otros se preparan para la lucha.El 14 de abril de 1931 se abre uno de los períodos más intensos de la historia reciente de España. Primaveral e inesperada, la II República conquistó, pese a su brevedad, libertades apenas imaginadas hasta entonces por los españoles: el voto femenino, la educación laica en aulas mixtas o la legalización del divorcio, modificaron sustancialmente los usos y las costumbres de la sociedad. Nuevos aires empezaron a soplar por todo el país, y junto a ellos viajaron el arte, el cine y la literatura. Se celebró la primera edición de la vuelta ciclista e, incluso la selección española disputó su primera final en un mundial de fútbol.Una reconstrucción rigurosa y amena de toda una época a cargo de Ángel Bahamonde, catedrático de historia y asesor de las series 14 de abril. La República y La Señora, quien a través de sus protagonistas nos presenta una nueva forma de acercarnos a unos años que cambiaron la historia, en los que el sueño de un futuro moderno e igualitario, que llenó de euforia las calles en una ola de entusiasmo popular desconocida hasta entonces, tuvo que enfrentarse a otra realidad inestable y violenta, que politizó a la Iglesia y a los estudiantes, y que puso en pie de guerra a militares y terratenientes.Un libro de Historia lleno de historias, que nos enseñará las claves para entender lo sucedido en un país que se acostó monárquico y despertó, una mañana de abril, republicano.
14 Fresh Ways to Enjoy the Bible
by James CoakleyThe Bible is God&’s masterpiece and gift to you—claim it for all that it&’s worth.The Bible is the most read book in all the world. But many of us get stuck in a rut when it comes to approaching it. Rather than feeling inspired and energized, we feel confused, disenchanted, or removed. Bible scholar and lover of God&’s Word James Coakley wants to share fourteen invaluable strategies that will bring our Scripture study to life.The Bible is historical, true, and it&’s also great literature. The Artist who created the universe has also gifted us with His Word, which is beautifully designed and full of creativity. The same riveting techniques that modern authors use in their books were also used by Biblical authors long ago. Coakley opens our eyes to the dramatic and poetical ways God communicates to us. Readers will acquire practical strategies to engage in God&’s Word and general guidelines that will keep them on track.The literary skills mentioned in this book don&’t require advanced training—just a desire to open and receive the gift of God&’s Word. Would you like to unearth new treasure and insight whenever you open your Bible? Coakley promises an exciting ride and invigorating time in God&’s eternal, life-changing Word!
The 14-Hour War
by Scott Baron James E. Wise JrA hastily conceived joint operation to recover the American container ship, Mayaguez, and her crew that had been seized by the Khmer Rouge off the Cambodian coast in 1975 was plagued by inaccurate intelligence and a micro-managed command structure that extended to the Oval Office. This book focuses on the 200 Marines, fresh out of boot camp, sent in to rescue a crew that wasn't there. Briefed to expect minimal resistance on Koh Tang Island, instead they found some 500 heavily armed Khmer Rouge combat veterans. An intense battle ensued as the Marines held out for half a day against a vastly superior force before being evacuated. As a result of that 14 hour battle, four Air Crosses and a Navy Cross were awarded, 41 U.S, servicemen lost their lives and three Marines were left behind. In the valor demonstrated by these young Marines on Koh Tang, however, the United States regained a small bit of luster to a reputation tarnished by its withdrawal from Cambodia and Vietnam
14 Keys to Lasting Love: How to Have the Marriage You've Always Wanted
by Kim KimberlingDiscover the 14 secrets to a lasting and loving marriage.In this fresh, insightful marriage book, Dr. Kim talks directly to couples, showing you that marriage isn't just meant to make you happy but to make you holy. Over the years, through his ministry, he's conducted countless couples surveys. He knows what you struggle with and what areas of marriage scare you. He knows what you want and what you don't want. By looking at 14 major areas of marriage, Dr. Kim shows couples how to stay on the right track. Through chapters on empathy, personal health, conflict behavior, talking, intimacy, sex, and more, you'll learn how to have the happy, connected marriage you've dreamed of.This book will change your marriage, and it will most certainly change you. If you want to know God and love more deeply in this life, 14 KEYS TO LASTING LOVE will show you how to do that.
14 MeV Neutrons: Physics and Applications
by Vladivoj ValkovicDespite the often difficult and time-consuming effort of performing experiments with fast (14 MeV) neutrons, these neutrons can offer special insight into nucleus and other materials because of the absence of charge. 14 MeV Neutrons: Physics and Applications explores fast neutrons in basic science and applications to problems in medicine, the envir
14 Miles: Building the Border Wall
by DW GibsonAn esteemed journalist delivers a compelling on-the-ground account of the construction of President Trump&’s border wall in San Diego—and the impact on the lives of local residents.In August of 2019, Donald Trump finished building his border wall—at least a portion of it. In San Diego, the Army Corps of engineers completed two years of construction on a 14-mile steel beamed barrier that extends eighteen-feet high and cost a staggering $147 million. As one border patrol agent told reporters visiting the site, &“It was funded and approved and it was built under his administration. It is Trump&’s wall.&” 14 Miles is a definitive account of all the dramatic construction, showing readers what it feels like to stand on both sides of the border looking up at the imposing and controversial barrier. After the Department of Homeland Security announced an open call for wall prototypes in 2017, DW Gibson, an award-winning journalist and Southern California native, began visiting the construction site and watching as the prototype samples were erected. Gibson spent those two years closely observing the work and interviewing local residents to understand how it was impacting them. These include April McKee, a border patrol agent leading a recruiting program that trains teenagers to work as agents; Jeff Schwilk, a retired Marine who organizes pro-wall rallies as head of the group San Diegans for Secure Borders; Roque De La Fuente, an eccentric millionaire developer who uses the construction as a promotional opportunity; and Civile Ephedouard, a Haitian refugee who spent two years migrating through Central America to the United States and anxiously awaits the results of his asylum case. Fascinating, propulsive, and incredibly timely, 14 Miles is an important work that explains not only how the wall has reshaped our landscape and countless lives but also how its shadow looms over our very identity as a nation.
14-Minute Metabolic Workouts: The Fastest, Most Effective Way to Lose Weight and Get Fit
by Jason R. KarpTime. It is the thing that most people claim they don’t have enough of, and the lack of it is the most common excuse for not exercising. But everyone has 14 minutes. 14-Minute Metabolic Workouts is the solution to everyone’s time problem, in that it offers fitness-conscious people a variety of compact, science-based workouts that target the five components of physical fitness—cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, body composition, and flexibility. This complete guide includes information on cardio intervals, strength circuits, sprint intervals, muscle power workouts, and flexibility workouts—for people of different fitness levels to address everyone’s individual needs. The book, which features photos to accompany the exercise descriptions, also includes workouts that can be done at the gym, at home, or outside. If that’s not enough, the last chapter contains a cleverly-crafted “menu” of workouts so that readers can choose their own daily workout and create an individualized weekly training program. The perfect gift for anyone trying to lose weight and get fit!
14 Minutes: A Running Legend's Life and Death and Life
by Alberto Salazar John BrantIn 2007, after collapsing on a practice field at the Nike campus, champion marathoner Alberto Salazar's heart stopped beating for 14 minutes. Over the crucial moments that followed, rescuers administered CPR to feed oxygen to his brain and EMTs shocked his heart eight times with defibrillator paddles. He was clinically dead. But miraculously, Salazar was back at the Nike campus coaching his runners just nine days later.Salazar had faced death before, but he survived that and numerous other harrowing episodes thanks to his raw physical talent, maniacal training habits, and sheer will, as well as—he strongly believes—divine grace.In 14 Minutes, Salazar chronicles in spellbinding detail how a shy, skinny Cuban-American kid from the suburbs of Boston was transformed into the greatest marathon runner of his era. For the first time, he reveals his tempestuous relationship with his father, a former ally of Fidel Castro; his early running life in high school with the Greater Boston Track Club; his unhealthy obsession to train through pain; the dramatic wins in New York, Boston, and South Africa; and how surviving 14 minutes of death taught him to live again.
14 Steps to Awaken the Sacred Feminine: Women in the Circle of Mary Magdalene
by Joan Norton Margaret StarbirdA practical guide for inviting the wisdom of Mary Magdalene into everyday life • Provides a unique workbook for use in the spiritual pathwork of Magdalene Circles • Includes wisdom stories, guided meditations, journaling questions, and essays by Margaret Starbird, author of The Woman with the Alabaster Jar • Designed for those involved in Magdalene Circles and those interested in applying the sacred feminine wisdom of the Goddess to their lives Women’s circles have been called a “revolutionary-evolutionary movement hidden in plain sight” by Jean Shinoda Bolen and have been hailed as capable of affecting global change. Magdalene Circles are groups of women who focus their shared energies on the wisdom of Mary Magdalene to gain insight into the role of the sacred feminine in their own lives and to help them advance on their spiritual paths. This book offers 14 lessons to help understand the wisdom offered by Mary Magdalene’s story and mythos. Among the lessons are prophecies of the bride, why we need the bride, Magdalene’s archetypal pattern of descent, and how modern women carry the Grail. Well-suited for the individual reader as well as a group, each lesson includes an introduction, guided meditation, questions for journaling, and an essay by Margaret Starbird as well as suggestions for group sharing. Placing Mary Magdalene within the pattern of “cyclic renewal” of earth-based religions, this book offers the chance to incorporate the sacred feminine wisdom of Mary Magdalene into everyday life for Christians and spiritual feminists alike.
14 Ways to Overcome Burnout: A Portion from The Well-Balanced World Changer
by Sarah CunninghamWhen Sarah Cunningham was in her twenties, she was ready to change the world, full of energy, passionate about her work, and really, unstoppable. Or so she thought. But in trying to change the world, we all encounter opposition—people who don&’t understand our cause, problems that we can&’t solve, frustration we don&’t know how to handle. Eventually, the passion we once had starts to burn out. And so do we. Sarah, still trying to change the world in her thirties, has encountered the burnout that comes with great dreams. But she also knows that burnout can be overcome. As a friend and experienced advisor, Sarah talks through 14 truths (pulled from her book The Well-Balanced World Changer) that will help us get beyond burnout and back to a place where we can pursue our dreams in a healthy way. Moody Collective Portions are short pieces of content taken from our full-length books. Our goal is to introduce our readers to a complete idea in a brief, concise, and inexpensive format. Most portions will take about 20 minutes to read.
14 Ways to Overcome Burnout: A Portion from The Well-Balanced World Changer
by Sarah CunninghamWhen Sarah Cunningham was in her twenties, she was ready to change the world, full of energy, passionate about her work, and really, unstoppable. Or so she thought. But in trying to change the world, we all encounter opposition—people who don&’t understand our cause, problems that we can&’t solve, frustration we don&’t know how to handle. Eventually, the passion we once had starts to burn out. And so do we. Sarah, still trying to change the world in her thirties, has encountered the burnout that comes with great dreams. But she also knows that burnout can be overcome. As a friend and experienced advisor, Sarah talks through 14 truths (pulled from her book The Well-Balanced World Changer) that will help us get beyond burnout and back to a place where we can pursue our dreams in a healthy way. Moody Collective Portions are short pieces of content taken from our full-length books. Our goal is to introduce our readers to a complete idea in a brief, concise, and inexpensive format. Most portions will take about 20 minutes to read.
14 Ways to Protect Your Baby from SIDS
by Moon Rachel Y Hauck Fern RIn this fact-filled guide written for prospective parents and the parents and caregivers of very young children, two experts on pediatric and family medicine present and explain the most recent research on sudden infant death syndrome and discuss which infants are at greatest risk for this and other sleep-related deaths. This practical book also provides information on ways to minimize risk while dispelling common myths about "crib death."
140 Artists' Ideas for Planet Earth
by Hans Ulrich Obrist Kostas StasinopoulosThrough 140 drawings, thought experiments, recipes, activist instructions, gardening ideas, insurgences and personal revolutions, artists who spend their lives thinking outside the box guide you to a new worldview; where you and the planet are one.Everything here is new. We invite you to rip out pages, to hang them up at home, to draw and scribble, to cook, to meditate, to take the book to your nearest green space.Featuring Olafur Eliasson, Etel Adnan, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Jane Fonda & Swoon, Judy Chicago, Black Quantum Futurism Collective, Vivienne Westwood, Cauleen Smith, Marina Abramovic, Karrabing Film Collective, and many more.
140 Characters
by Dom SagollaMake the most of your messages on Twitter, Facebook, and other social networking sites The advent of Twitter and other social networking sites, as well as the popularity of text messaging, have made short-form communication an everyday reality. But expressing yourself clearly in short bursts-particularly in the 140-character limit of Twitter-takes special writing skill. In 140 Characters, Twitter co-creator Dom Sagolla covers all the basics of great short-form writing, including the importance of communicating with simplicity, honesty, and humor. For marketers and business owners, social media is an increasingly important avenue for promoting a business-this is the first writing guide specifically dedicated to communicating with the succinctness and clarity that the Internet age demands. Covers basic grammar rules for short-form writing The equivalent of Strunk and White's Elements of Style for today's social media-driven marketing messages Helps you develop your own unique short-form writing style 140 Characters is a much-needed guide to the kind of communication that can make or break a reputation online.
140 Days to Hiroshima: The Story of Japan's Last Chance to Avert Armageddon
by David Dean BarrettA WWII history told from US and Japanese perspectives—&“an impressively researched chronicle of the months leading up to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima&” (Publishers Weekly). During the closing months of World War II, two military giants locked in a death embrace of cultural differences and diplomatic intransigence. While developing history&’s deadliest weapon and weighing an invasion that would have dwarfed D-Day, the US called for the &“unconditional surrender&” of Japan. The Japanese Empire responded with a last-ditch plan termed Ketsu-Go, which called for the suicidal resistance of every able-bodied man and woman in &“The Decisive Battle&” for the homeland. In 140 Days to Hiroshima, historian David Dean Barrett captures war-room drama on both sides of the conflict. Here are the secret strategy sessions, fierce debates, looming assassinations, and planned invasions that resulted in Armageddon on August 6, 1945. Barrett then examines the next nine chaotic days as the Japanese government struggled to respond to the reality of nuclear war.
140 Must Know Meds: Demolish Nursing Pharmacology
by Jon HawsDemolish NCLEX(R) Nursing Pharmacology! Pharmacology makes up 15% of the NCLEX(R) test plan. For many nurses medications and pharmacology can be a difficult subject. But not anymore! If you are ready to finally take your NCLEX(R) Pharmacology studies to the next level . . . this is the perfect book for you! With hundreds of pages of the most vital facts about the most tested medications this ebook for nursing students is a must have. <P><P>Jon Haws RN CCRN from NRSNG.com takes the most commonly tested medications on the NCLEX and in Nursing Pharmacology courses and outlines the MUST know information and nursing considerations so that you can demolish the NCLEX(R) and ace your Pharm course! Over 300+ Pages Jammed Packed This book essentially takes the guess work out of your studies and allows you to focus your valuable time on learning exactly what you NEED to know. Learn how to ACE the NCLEX(R) . . . <P>Details nursing considerations in flash card format. <P>The most important medications to learn. <P>Obscure testable facts and nursing considerations for 140 medicaitons. <P>Detailed outlines of some of the most common classes of meds.
1415 Agincourt: A New History
by Anne CurryFor many commentators then and now, it was the English archers who won the day for Henry V. This lavishly illustrated history re-tells the story of the battle and Henry V's Normandy campaign from the perspective of the commander of the English archers, Sir Thomas Erpingham. Sir Thomas, an experienced warrior with military experience dating back 40 years is known for his brief but pivotal appearances in Shakespeare's Henry V, where he is correctly portrayed as an elderly, white haired veteran. At 57 he was one of the oldest there and a close personal confident of the King. But what was his background? How did he command his archers to such a place in history? And what role did the longbow and battlefield tactics play in the final analysis of victory?
14–18: Understanding the Great War
by Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau Annette BeckerWith this brilliantly innovative book, reissued for the one-hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the First World War, Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau and Annette Becker have shown that the Great War was the matrix from which all subsequent disasters of the twentieth century were formed. They identify three often neglected or denied aspects of the conflict that are essential for understanding the war: First, what inspired its unprecedented physical brutality, and what were the effects of tolerating such violence? Second, how did citizens of the belligerent states come to be driven by vehement nationalistic and racist impulses? Third, how did the tens of millions bereaved by the war come to terms with the agonizing pain? With its strikingly original interpretative strength and its wealth of compelling documentary evidence, 14–18: Understanding the Great War has established itself as a classic in the history of modern warfare.
1421: The Year China Discovered America
by Gavin MenziesOn March 8, 1421, the world's largest fleet set sail from China. When the fleet returned home in October 1423, the emperor had fallen, leaving China in political and economic chaos. The great ships were left to rot at their moorings and the records of their journeys were destroyed. Lost in the long, self-imposed isolation that followed was the knowledge that Chinese ships had reached America seventy years before Columbus and had circumnavigated the globe a century before Magellan.