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More than eight centuries after his death, Saladin's life and reign represent the pinnacle of the Arab world's glory. Saladin is widely considered one of the greatest generals in history and one of the most famous leaders of the Middle Ages, but he remains a paradox, both in personal and in historical terms. A military genius, he first served other generals and was overshadowed later in life by his greatest rival, Richard I of England. He was far more admired by his Christian enemies, who extolled his chivalry, than some of his Muslim rivals.

Don't let your child suffer a personality disorder later in life. Most personality disorders and mental illness problems result from errors in teaching children appropriate perceptions and problem solving skills. This book will give you seven steps to instill healthy boundaries in your children.

As Robert E. Lee's army moved into Pennsylvania in June 1863, Stuart's cavalry screened his movements, thereby engaging in the more traditional cavalry roles. This time, however, as Lee began his march north through the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia, it is highly unlikely that is what he wanted or expected.

Most of us don't feel that we have thick enough skin to deal with people, like our difficult coworker, our picky spouse, or our overbearing mother-in-law. At the end of the day, our nerves are left frazzled and we seek respite from the seemingly constant chaos that is our lives. This book will help you find your thick skin when you are interacting with the difficult people in your life. It will help you to figure out why they are being that way and what you can do to help yourself deal with them more effectively.

Most historians credit the city-state of Florence as the place that started and developed the Italian Renaissance, a process carried out through the patronage and commission of artists during the late 12th century. If Florence is receiving its due credit, much of it belongs to the Medicis, the family dynasty of Florence that ruled at the height of the Renaissance. The dynasty held such influence that some of its family members even became pope.

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Saladin is widely considered one of the greatest generals in history and one of the most famous leaders of the Middle Ages, but he remains a paradox, both in personal and in historical terms. A military genius, he first served other generals and was overshadowed, late in life, by his greatest rival, Richard I of England. He was far more admired by his Christian enemies, who extolled his chivalry, than some of his Muslim rivals, who fought him for control of Egypt and Syria in the 12th century.

Never forget how awesome and amazing you are, because there is no one on earth like you. Confidence: Stand Up for Yourself and Love Who You Are will explain the ultimate significance of evolving into the courageous, self-assured man or woman you wish to be, and it all starts by loving yourself first. In this book you will learn everything you need to know about building your self-confidence by setting the right types of goals, retraining your brain, getting healthy, learning to love yourself, and, when all else fails, faking it until you make it.

John Smith is one of the most common names in the English language, but every Briton and American is familiar with the explorer and mercenary Captain John Smith, who helped found the first permanent British colony in the New World, at Jamestown, in 1607. He wrote several accounts of his exploration and his time spent in the New World, but in America, Smith is better known for his association with Pocahontas, a Native American princess. Smith credited her with saving him from being killed by the Native Americans. Retellings of the story fictitiously cast the two as lovers.

I was stalked by a gorgeous female half my age. It was so unbelievable that no one believed me, my friends, coworkers, and family all abandoned me when I most needed them. And many of them did far worse that I am just finding out about.

31 Nights of Halloween brings together 31 frightful tales from the world's most talented ghouls. Each story is guaranteed to send chills down your back and make your blood run cold. With one chilling tale for each night in the month of October, you won't want to go out trick-or-treating this Halloween. So turn off the lights, crawl into your beds and begin to listen, if you think you can survive.

A Japanese bar becomes much more than a place to get a drink. An unusual dream happens. A man loses his wife unexpectedly. An obnoxious drunk gets more than he bargained for. Ranging from autobiographical to allegorical, each of these stories - and more - finds a home in Bob Stockton's fifth book, A Man Who Lost His Wife and Other Stories.

Learn historic facts and figures about freedom lost and how we can get our freedom back. Recall information, gun rights, and historic facts.

When four down-on-their-luck comedians are forced to begin touring small comedy clubs again after spending years in arenas, all hell breaks loose - a bank CEO extorts them into robbing banks in the cities that they are performing in. Comedian Carrot Top has some big decisions to make as he and his three fellow comedy buddies look for a way to get out from beneath the thumb of a sinister CEO who is stealing TARP funds. At the same time, they're hoping the robberies that he is forcing the comics to commit make up for those losses before the feds get wind of what he's been doing.

With the arrival of Clan Fire Cat, Matt's and Co's lives are turned almost completely upside down. Everyone is working at super speed just to get the base on the airless moon Banori up to snuff.

Randy loves Halloween, just like every other sixth-grader at Rosemary Middle School. He loves dressing up in costumes with his three best friends and playing practical jokes on his younger sister, Missy. But his life changes when he sees something strange one creepy night: the ghostly figure of a boy who points accusingly at Randy! To make matters worse, his teacher, Mrs. Rosenberg, tells her class that this Halloween is the 10-year anniversary of the death of a young boy named Brian Mead.

Another round of horrifying Halloween stories to fill you with delight. The audiobook 31 More Nights of Halloween brings together 31 short stories from today's newest authors. From ghosts to witches, to vampires and possessions, this collection has something for that Halloween kid in all of us. So take off your shoes and light a candle, but be careful what you say, you might end up casting a Halloween spell.

The importance of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (or as he was known from birth, Gaius Octavius "Octavian" Thurinus) to the course of Western history is hard to overstate. His life, his rise to power, his political, social and military achievements, all laid the foundations for the creation of an Empire which would endure for almost five centuries, and whose traditions, laws, architecture and art continue to influence much of Europe and the world today.

The BLB is formed and taking work, but Hirohito Kurita is up in arms when the gang stumbles upon one of his lost jumpships, and refuses to give it back. As Val has long suspected, Merra really isn't from around here. But, she more than makes up for it in spades, when she convinces the Khan of her clan, Fire Cat, to relocate to the SLDF Brian Castle on Banori. All Matt has to do, is defeat a true born Clan warrior in single combat, Shadowhawk VS Warhawk.

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