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The Art of War by Sun Tzu by TheGnote
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The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that was written during the 16th century BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapter, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it has long to been praised as the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time. The Art of War is one of the oldest books on military strategy in the world. It is the first and one of the most successful works on strategy and has had a huge influence on Easters and Western military thinking, business tactics, and beyond. Sun Tzu was the first to recognize the importance of positioning in strategy and that position is affected both by objective conditions in the physical environment and the subjective opinions of competitive actors in that environment. He taught that strategy was not planning in the sense of working through a to- do list, but rather that it requires quick and appropriate responses to changing condition. Planning works in a controlled environment , but in a competitive environment,
A Dash of Demise by poltergeist_people
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In the kingdom of Vanderdash, there is no more feared warriors than that of the Scarlet Guard. Protectors of the royal family, skilled assassins trained since childhood, They follow the crown, they enforce the crown. To many, the group cloaked in red is a greater symbol of the royal family's power than the kings crown itself. Citizens respect and fear the scarlet guard, the power they hold. But within the guard there is only one who installed that very same feeling into the rest. Head of the prince's royal guard, ruthless and cunning, rarely seen by the citizens themselves. They call her Red. An expert in poisons and deception, the small girl has brought armies to their knees without once lifting a blade. A vermillion haired monster hidden behind the face of a doll. ~~ I smiled up at the men, "Would you like a cookie?" They peered into the basket I held out, spotting the heart shaped treats. "They're cinnamon with apple Jam. I do promise they are to die for." The taller mans eyes narrowed, "did you give the poor fool dead on the road a cookie?" My lips parted, "a dead man? Oh my..do you think it is safe?" "..depends on who you are miss, why did you say you were in the woods again?" I smiled gently, "I didn't." He rose a brow. "I'm delivering these," I shook the basket a bit, "to my dearest grandmama." He hesitated for only a slight second, "oh. well. be careful then. These woods can be dangerous." I nodded once still holding out the basket, "so would you?" "Would we what?" I giggle a bit, "like a cookie silly." "Ah.." he scratched the back of his head, "sorry, I'm not too fond of apples." Damn it. I sighed softly, "strawberry next time then." "Right..." As I turned to go I looked up at the two tall men, "you be careful now too gentleman. There are wolves in these woods." They nodded rigidly as I spun and began to skip off, giggling to myself. He asked the wrong question. I didn't give the dead fool a cookie. I gave him two.
Tricks of Love (Second Book of "Fire and Ice" series) by TheWitchAndTheCat
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The story is NOT edited; I apologize for the problem, but I shall edit it as soon as possible. Jasper Lucas is a shy, sweet and easily blushing, 17 years old student who loves to skateboard with his friends and spend time with his best friend, Travis Henderson. He is gay and his family hasn't accepted the fact and treats him coldly. His older brother Nicholas, however, is proud of him and loves him dearly. Thanks to Travis and his burning enthusiasm and persistence, Jasper's life is now brighter and happier. Thanks to Travis, Jasper has met and made new friends at school, which all like him and call him "cutie". But, what comes next? Jasper has an incredible and huge crush on Dmitri (Dima, for his friends) and he doesn't know what to do. Jas is too shy and timid to take matters in his hands. Perhaps he needs some advices from Travis and his well-known dirty mind... Oh boy, what to do? Dima is completely straight and horses around with girls, never getting serious about any of them; he is an outgoing, funny and easygoing Russian guy of 18 years, which resembles a huge blonde bear. He loves to play ice hockey with his best friends, to snowboard and sometimes to skateboard. He loves "Star Wars" and so does Jasper, and that's how their friendship started. Dima likes very much Jasper and his sweet and calm side, he finds himself wanting to help the little kid when he sees him down or sad. Dima likes Jasper, but just as a friend. Or is Dmitri only terribly dense? What will take Dima to realize Jasper isn't just a friend? Maybe a push from his friends, especially River and Travis. Maybe an unexpected rival; a new classmate who likes Jasper and keeps trying to flirt with him. Did I say one rival? Oh, my bad. Two new unexpected rivals. Will all of this make the funny grizzly finally realize he likes the cute koala more than a friend? Cover designed and made by Azer90
The Fear of Falling Apart (BoyXBoy) UNDER CONSTRUCTION by Needing_SomeHale
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So, there's this girl. She's perfect. And yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, that's what every lovesick sap says about the girl that they pine after but I'm serious. She's literally perfect. She's smart, she's athletic, and she's got this- this amazing laugh that just makes you want to laugh with her. She's tall like a model, with this long, dark brown hair, and these blue eyes- holy shit, don't even get me started on those eyes. And then... there's her brother. He's the exact opposite. The dude is practically a giant. He's tall, muscular, vulgar, rude, and, honestly, the scariest person that I have ever met in my life. But guess which one I have a date with. Kai Avery. Where to begin? He's popular, get's good grades, has devilishly good looks, he's got it all! Well, all except for the girl of his dreams, Rose Clary. When he finally gets his chance to ask her out without her scary brother around, it all goes downhill when he's ambushed by Blake Clary himself. In a panic, he lies and says he was coming to talk to Blake instead. He expected to get punched, but instead... got a date for Friday night. *** WARNING WARNING THIS BOOK CONTAINS BOYXBOY SEX IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT THEN BE A BABE AND GET OFF MY PAGE K THANKS ***
Ten Wishes For Mr. Genie by Bethany_V
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Brittney Reynolds grew up in love with fairy tales. She only thought genies come from lamps you rub and are giant and blue. After meeting Luke, she realized that it was no fairy tale. He had granted her ten wishes that she would have to use within a month or else something terrible would happen. But after all the time they spent together, she realized that she didn't need ten wishes. All she needed was one. One to wish for him. WARNING: Last time I published this was in 2015. There will be a lot of grammatical errors and mistakes in this book. You might not even know which dialogue belongs to which character. I have NOT yet began editing this. © All Rights Reserved to Bethany_V
Sexy Greek God Kidnappers by MommaShifter
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Being cheated on is the worst feeling ever. When I called my best friend Kyrn and told her what happened between me and Brett, she came over straight away. I always told her that I wished I would find a man that would love me and not just want sex all the time like most guys do. It turns out, that I would be getting my wish tonight. Tonight was the night that my best friend and I were kidnapped from my house by sexy Greek god kidnappers. Highest ranking: #1 in Werewolf
Riches to Royalty by ashleyy15
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Prince Heath's parents were worried about their son. He never socializes, never smiles unless he's with his pet dog, never breaks a rule like other kids. He's just obedient and quiet. A complete opposite of the other kids. Anxious to see him have friends, his parents invited several other kids his age to see who could be a perfect match for being his friend. When they realized Rosie Marie Cross was the only girl who could make him laugh a little, she was assigned to visit him every day. What if royalty was too much for the young prince? Two options bothered him; option one was to let royalty kill him, option two was to drag Rosie and run away.
My Protective Alpha Mate by CharlotteMichelle96
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"Karma..." He muttered. I looked over at him as he smiled to himself. "Is a bitch. And so are you!" I joked. Aiden glanced up at me and glared before he smashed a spoonful of ice cream onto my face, rubbing cheek to cheek, down to my chin then up to my forehead. I just sat there, paralyzed. "Try calling me that again." He joked back, leaning forward so our faces were a few inches apart. I huffed, grabbed a napkin to wipe my face off. Only to fake him out so it seemed I wasn't going to strike. But when he wasn't paying attention, I flung a spoonful of ice cream onto his face. It hit him on the nose and eye. I broke out laughing, moaning lightly as my ribs protested in pain. But it was too funny. Aiden took the ice cream in his mouth when it slid down to his lips. "Hmmm. Cookie dough." His eyes gleamed with lust and humor. "You look handsome with ice cream on your face!" I giggled, reaching over to clean it. He stayed still, obviously liking my actions as he purred again. Summer had a dream: To major in photography and travel around the world with her sister. Problem? She has an abusive father that won't give her up for the live of him. And when she meets Aiden, the leader of a pack sworn to kill rouges(which Summer and her family are) and becomes his mate, the trouble doubles. In love, what will Summer do? Stay tuned.
My Loving Mate (The Silver Line Wolf Book 2) by BellaDemont
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Elizabeth Montgomery has a mate. He is over possessive, he is a jerk and sometimes he can be that perfect mate that always makes mistakes. Lizzy has a mate and that mate is Max Coltrane. When Lizzy finally decides to be with Max and put all the mistakes he made in the past. Someone gets in the way, and it's not other but Liam Coltrane Max's brother. Now convinced that the gray wolf and the dreams she was having were not a merely coincidence Lizzy has to do everything she can to get out of Liam's claws especially after she discovers what Liam wants from her. The silver lines in her body, the gray wolf and the sudden revelation of her second chance mate will take Lizzy to make a hard decision: To be with Max, the guy that cheated on her but loves her with all his heart or Liam her second chance mate who want nothing from her but to make her happy even if the word happy is applied by his own terms. "I'm Liam Coltrane, Max's older brother." He said as he got near me and touched my cheek, I flinched at his touch. I felt something when our skin had touched. "You felt that too, right dear?" He said with a smile. "Why?" I said. "I'm your second chance mate, but from now on I will be your only mate." He said as he pressed his body against mine. "No, you're not!" I yelled. "Then explain why is it that I know that you want me." He said as he kissed my neck, I had to suppress my lips from letting the moan escape. "I don't want you! I don't even know you!" I said. "Don't worry about that dear Elizabeth there will be plenty of time to know each other very well. Do you prefer to start know?" He said before he crushed his lips against mine.
My Cheating Mate (The Silver Line Wolf Book 1) by BellaDemont
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Elizabeth Montgomery was always that witty girl, the one that would stay quiet in class and never speak up, constantly a victim of bully and known for having only one friend, but what happens when she finds out that her soul mate is no other than Max Coltrane, the most popular guy in school. Will she be able to trust him after all he was one of the guys who bullied her? And just as their relationship starts to blossom he cheats on her, can she look past that or will everything change for them?