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Conquest Over Time ", has been considered a very important part of the human history, but is currently not available in printed formats. Hence so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format so that it is never forgotten and always remembered by the present and future generations. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is cl...

My favorite historical novel . . . A superb re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war was about, and what it meant."-James M. McPherson In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history, two armies fought for two conflicting dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far more than rifles and bullets were carried into battle. There were memories. There we...

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A few weeks ago, " the Commandant said, "one of our amateurs had a lens on the Hole, just looking. He saw a glow. He reported to us, we checked and saw the same thing. There is a faint light coming out of the Hole -- obviously, a sun, a star inside the cloud, just far enough in to be almost invisible. God knows how long it's been there, but we do know that there's never been a record of a light in the Hole. Apparently this star orbited in some...

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For use in schools and libraries only. Portraits of Lee, Longstreet, and other Civil War leaders are interwoven with historical detail to provide a fictional recreation of the bloody battle at Gettysburg.

Billy Chapel è un campione di baseball, uno dei più grandi di sempre. Lancia da diciassette anni per la stessa squadra e la sua carriera sta volgendo al termine. Nel breve spazio di un mattino Billy apprende di essere stato venduto a un'altra squadra e che Carol, la sua fidanzata da quattro anni, ha deciso di lasciarlo per sposare un altro uomo. Lo stesso pomeriggio Billy scende in campo per quella che potrebbe essere la sua ultima partita: tr...

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Reissue of the Battle of Gettysburg novel, to coincide with its 150th anniversary.

A reissue of a Pulitzer prize-winning classic, and now the major motion picture GETTYSBURG. As a result of these acclamations, this book is considered one of the greatest novels written on the Civil War.From the Hardcover edition.

A few weeks ago, " the Commandant said, "one of our amateurs had a lens on the Hole, just looking. He saw a glow. He reported to us, we checked and saw the same thing. There is a faint light coming out of the Hole -- obviously, a sun, a star inside the cloud, just far enough in to be almost invisible. God knows how long it's been there, but we do know that there's never been a record of a light in the Hole. Apparently this star orbited in some...

The man in the purple robe was too old to walk or stand. He was wheeled upon a purple bench into the center of a marvelous room, where unhuman beings whom we shall call "They" had gathered and waited. Because he was such an old man, he commanded a great sum of respect, but he was nervous before Them and spoke with apology, and sometimes with irritation, because he could not understand what They were thinking and it worried him.Yet there was no...

Now this here planet, " he said cautiously, "is whacky in a lot of ways. First of all they call it Mert. Just plain Mert. And they live in houses strictly from Dickens, all carriages, no sewers, narrow streets, stuff like that." But that wasn't all. . . . Travis, in reaching Diomed III before any others, found himself waging a one-man fight against more than this, he was bucking the strangest way of life you have ever heard of! What was the st...

Continuing the trilogy that began with "A Blaze of Glory, New York Times"-bestselling author Shaara returns to chronicle another decisive chapter in America's long and bloody Civil War. In "A Chain of Thunder, " the action shifts to the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Now this here planet, " he said cautiously, "is whacky in a lot of ways. First of all they call it Mert. Just plain Mert. And they live in houses strictly from Dickens, all carriages, no sewers, narrow streets, stuff like that." But that wasn't all. . . . Travis, in reaching Diomed III before any others, found himself waging a one-man fight against more than this, he was bucking the strangest way of life you have ever heard of! What was the st...

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Jeff Shaara returns to the Civil War terrain he knows so well, with the latest novel in the series that started with A Blaze of Glory and A Chain of Thunder. In The Smoke at Dawn, the last great push of the Army of the Cumberland sets the stage for a decisive confrontation at Chattanooga that could determine the outcome of the war. Summer, 1863. The Federal triumph at Vicksburg has secured complete control of the Miss...