The Virtues of War

The Virtues of WarBy: Steven Pressfield Told by Alexander the Great himself, this sharp and colorful (Washington Post Book World) novel presents a stunningly intimate account of the battles, the loves, the triumphs, and the tragedy of a man who conquered the world, from the bestselling author of Gates of Fire. Simply superb . . . Its expert pace, its vivid detail, its bone crushing action, and its occasional piercing insights of sad eloquence make [The Virtues of War]

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Reproducing pages from his own handwritten rough drafts and working manuscripts

locating the world's major physical features

When that same sexy shutterbug makes a titillating offer to do a BDSM spread for his new photography book

discovers him crossing the courtyard on air

Between old foes set on vengeance like Raggedy Albert and terrifying new ones like the haunting Wraith

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The Women’s Room tells the story of one such woman: a suburban 1950s housewife named Mira who divorces her loathsome husband and returns to graduate school at Harvard

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Too many financially prosperous people are surprisingly poor when it comes to the things that truly matter for a life of happiness