Battalion 3/5 suffered the highest number of casualties in the war in Afghanistan. This is the story of one platoon in that distinguished battalion. Aware of U.S. plans to withdraw from the country, knowing their efforts were only a footprint in the sand, the fifty Marines of 3rd Platoon fought in Sangin, the most dangerous district in all of Afghanistan. So heavy were the cas...(展开全部)

If the Marines are the few, the proud, Recon Marines are the fewest and the proudest. Nathaniel Ficks career begins with a hellish summer at Quantico, after his junior year at Dartmouth. He leads a platoon in Afghanistan just after 9/11 and advances to the pinnacleRecon two years later, on the eve of war with Iraq. His vast skill set puts him in front of the front lines, leadin...(展开全部)

If the Marines are the few, the proud, Recon Marines are the fewest and the proudest. Nathaniel Ficks career begins with a hellish summer at Quantico, after his junior year at Dartmouth. He leads a platoon in Afghanistan just after 9/11 and advances to the pinnacleRecon two years later, on the eve of war with Iraq. His vast skill set puts him in front of the front lines, leadin...(展开全部)

A bursting, heartfelt, debut following fifty-five days in the life of ten-year-old Rae, who must look after herself and her dog when her mother disappears. For as long as Rae can remember, it’s been her and Mum, and their dog, Splinter; a small, deliberately unremarkable, family. They have their walks, their cooking routines, their home. Sometimes Mum disappears for a while to ...(展开全部)

作者：贝丝•里维斯，美国青少年科幻/奇幻小说作家。“上帝之速”系列是她创作的青少年科幻三部曲，本系列第一部《天空的灯火》也是她的第一本长篇小说，一脱稿就被美国企鹅出版集团以高价买得版权，2011年1月出版，即荣登《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜 当过教师的她现在和丈夫一起居住在北加利福尼亚的乡下。 她希望能用80天环游世界，还想探索月球，找到纳尼亚。 译者：张一帆，笔名“夜潮音”。上海旅居、北京工作的东北姑娘，服装设计师、杂志编辑，偶尔扮演写手角色。2011年翻译了长篇科幻小说《冥界热线》，将罗伯特•蓝金的作品带入了中国读者的视线，从此与小说翻译结缘。张一帆出版译作如下： 《冥界热线》（2011年第2期《科幻世界•译文版》）《陶偶》、《奇幻战场》系列之《术士的陵寝》、《木乃伊的诅咒》（预计2012年6月出版）《女童》（预计2012年12月出版）《上帝之速I ...(展开全部)

Godspeed was fueled by lies. Now it is ruled by chaos. It's been three months since Amy was unplugged. The life she always knew is over. And everywhere she looks, she sees the walls of the spaceship Godspeed. But there may just be hope: Elder has assumed leadership of the ship. He's finally free to enact his vision - no more Phydus, no more lies. But when Elder discovers sh...(展开全部)

Trapped on board the spaceship Godspeed, Amy trusts no-one. The ship's ruler is dead and a rebellion threatens. Amy wants to help Elder as he tries to take charge, but she's torn between her feelings for him and the chaos that's pulling everything apart. As more harrowing discoveries are made about Godspeed, Amy is caught in a desperate race to unravel its secrets. Only one thi...(展开全部)

The book focuses on the history of Zen Buddhism and Japanese militarism from the time of the Meiji Restoration through the Second World War and the post-War period. It describes the influence of state policy on Japanese Buddhism, and particularly the influence of Zen philosophy on the Japanese military. A famous quote is from Harada Daiun Sogaku: [If ordered to] march: tramp, t...(展开全部)