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“This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected We will do what damage we can.”

With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the Philippine Island of Samar. On the horizon loomed the mightiest ships of the Japanese navy, a massive fleet that represented the last hope of a staggering empire. All that stood between it and Douglas MacArthur’s vulnerable invasion force were the Roberts and the other small ships of a tiny American flotilla poised to charge into history.

In the tradition of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers, James D. Hornfischer paints an unprecedented portrait of the Battle of Samar, a naval engagement unlike any other in U.S. history—and captures with unforgettable intensity the men, the strategies, and the sacrifices that turned certain defeat into a legendary victory.


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Sending young people on extraordinary adventures in which they discover their worlds and themselves is one of science fiction's grand traditions .
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Jenkins relates the invigorating experiences he shared as part of a team of three Americans and four Russians who set the world record for bicycling, riding from Vladivostock to Leningrad "An epic tour of one of the world's most forbidding and legendary regions."--San Francisco Chronicle. Illustrations..
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We'll give the Aztecs their due - there were calendars before Gary Larson introduced the first Off-The-Wall Calendar in 1986. It only seems like he invented the modern date-keeping system because his calendars have sold approximately twelve bajillion copies over the last seventeen years. This is the big chief of them all. We're talking about the world's best-selling calendar - and, unfortunately, we're also talking about the end of the line. That's right, friends, this is the LAST Far Side Off-The-Wall Calendar that will ever be published. No Joke! It's over. Finito, sayonara, and good-night Irene. In the time-honored tradition of talented folks walking off at the top of their game and leaving their desperate fans begging for more (Think the Beatles' concert on the roof of Apple Records... Think Jordan winning the third straight NBA title before retiring...), Gary Larson has decided to let the rest of the calendar population have a shot at being number one. But we're not about to let this end-of-an-era even pass without a suitable send-off. For this last year, we're offering not one, but count-'em, six different box designs featuring a stellar cast of Far Side characters. (C'mon," as the say, "collect 'em all.") Inside each of these beauties, you'll find some of the funniest cartoons Gary Larson has ever done, all harkening back to the fact that this is THE END. So enjoy this last one while you can, 'cause while the days may continue to dawn after December 31, 2002, they're going to be a lot less funny..
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Old San Juan is an architectural treasure. The city has over four-hundred sixteenth and seventeenth-century Spanish colonial structures, two world-renowned forts, four plazas, Roman-like fountains, and blue cobble-stoned streets Within the walls that in the past nobly defended this city is a recognized urban habitat honored as a World Heritage Site with more history than a person can absorb in a lifetime. Searching for a place to live an adventure, this book will tell you how to enjoy an expatriate life in a setting whose scale supports the human experience. For those readers are planning a visit, the book is full of both history and up-to-date insights on the place, and the people. An account that only someone with a perspective, such as the author who as a practicing architect resided there could share. With stories of swashbuckling buccaneers, empire building, and conquest he conveys an image of how life in Old San Juan is like living in a Hollywood epic movie set..
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Southeast Asia is a world filled with mystery and intrigue, and one that doesn't give up its secrets easily—as the author and his wife soon found out! Walking To Singapore is an often hilarious, but always informative look at the daily lives and disparate cultures of the region, and provides insight into the history of the region, the best (and most bizarre) foods, even religious temple etiquette. The book celebrates the beauty of Southeast Asia: swimming with sea turtles in Malaysia, seeing the sunrise from the rim of a smoking volcano, the Grand Palace in Bangkok, and watching wild orangutans waking at sunrise in Borneo. The author's adventures also take them to some of the most magnificent historical and archaeological wonders of the world such as Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Burma's city of 4,000 temples at Bagan, and the magnificent Buddhist and Hindu monuments of Borobudor in Indonesia. Helpful as a guide to budget travel in Southeast Asia—for about $10 per day!—Walking To Singapore also recounts some of the difficulties and downright danger that await—from an all night journey along the Road to Mandalay in Burma, to leeches in Sumatra, to grenade attacks in Phnom Penh!

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