A remarkable compendium of the worst military decisions and the men who made them. The annals of history are littered with horribly bad military leaders. These combat incompetents found amazing ways to ensure their army's defeat. Whether it was a lack of proper planning, miscalculation, ego, bad luck, or just plain stupidity, certain wartime stratagems should never have left the drawing board. Written with wit, intelligence, and eminent readability,...

Ser mala podía llegar a ser algo muy, muy bueno... Era la ayudante perfecta, o al menos lo fue hasta que accedió a que la hipnotizaran durante una fiesta. De la noche a la mañana, la eficiente y recatada Annabelle Scott se convirtió en toda una seductora que se pasaba el día pensando cuál de sus atrevidos atuendos sorprendería más a su jefe... Wagner Acrom era un atractivo adicto al trabajo que apenas notaba que Annabelle existía. Pero ella...

An engrossing compendium of high-seas military disasters. From the days of the Spanish Armada to the modern age of aircraft carriers, battles have been bungled just as badly on water as they have been on land. Some blunders were the result of insufficient planning, overinflated egos, espionage, or miscalculations; others were caused by ideas that didn't hold water in the first place. In glorious detail, here are thirty-three of history's worst maritime...

Will Plain Jane Catch Her Playboy? Allison Crane exchanged her dumpy look for new clothes, a new "do," even a new attitude to help Dr. Jeff Hardison by playing his fiancée and the ungrateful cowboy didn't even notice! It was bad enough that the entire town of Cottonwood, Texas, knew she'd been in love with the playboy Hardison brother since grade school. Now they all knew how he didn't feel about Allie. It was time to move on. Then one wild, passionate...

It has been said that forewarned is forearmed. Many students don't know what to expect or how to increase motivation, retention, and rate of learning when first signing up to study the martial arts. You are left in the hands of an instructor who is often a student himself, and not a teacher by profession. The Power Trip: How to Survive and Thrive in the Dojo is an informative and critical series of books that will give you the power to thrive in an...

It has been said that forewarned is forearmed. Many students don't know what to expect or how to increase motivation, retention, and rate of learning when first signing up to study the martial arts. You are left in the hands of an instructor who is often a student himself, and not a teacher by profession. The Power Trip: How to Survive and Thrive in the Dojo is an informative and critical series of books that will give you the power to thrive in an...

From the bestselling author of Get Organized: Simple and ingenious techniques to improve your memory and retain information for a lifetime. Want to remember more of what you read, perform better on tests, or just be able to find your car keys? Ron Fry's effective system has helped thousands of people improve their memory by adapting today's best memorization techniques to their own needs. Packed with quizzes designed to pinpoint your specific trouble...

Get into the nitty-gritty details of line editing as you look at your work at the paragraph and sentence levels. First, you'll take a close look at your ideal reader, a crucial preparatory step before you can fine-tune your writing. Then, Molly shows you proven techniques to elevate your prose by considering three crucial elements: adverbs, adjectives, and verbs.

"Show, don't tell" is popular writing advice doled out by professionals and amateurs alike. But what does it really mean to show rather than tell? And why is it important? Here, you'll learn how to determine when to show-using tools like action and dialogue-and when it's okay to simply tell the reader what they need to know.

How do you know when it's time to stop revising? Once you've finished editing your work, what then? In this closing lesson, Molly discusses the possible next steps, including what to look for in a professional editor; whether to bring in beta readers, and how to handle their feedback; and how to determine which editorial services your manuscript may benefit from.