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 man who spent his whole life alone finds himself being reincarnated into a new world. However it's nothing like how he had imagined it. Lost and trapped in a great dark cage in a seemingly useless body how could he possibly survive? Best positions: #1 in progression out of 433 (Top 0%) [24 Dec 2021] #3 in progress out of 1.21k (Top 0.2%) [19 Jul 2021] #8 in new world out of 2.63k (Top 0.3%) [19 Jul 2021] #95 in monsters out of 24.3k (Top 0.4%) [18 Jul 2021]]

When bubbly Emerson Kachi Smith starts working for the handsome Lucas Hendrix, she quickly discovers there's something hot and untamed behind his cold exterior... ***** When bubbly Emerson Kachi Smith is offered a job as the personal assistant to the cold and handsome Lucas Hendrix, she's left wondering why. After all, she has no credentials to speak of, and working for a paranoid billionaire CEO who's impossible to please is far from easy. But a few weeks into her job, she begins to realize that she can't judge a book by its cover. Left alone to discover the mystery behind Lucas's cold exterior and to tame her uncontrollable desire to comfort him, she learns they have a lot more in common than she ever thought possible. Could their two lonely hearts share the same dream for happiness? [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by April Alforque Former title 'Coffee And Papers'

Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction? ****** Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]

This is a White x Black fanfiction. (a little Yellow x Blue too) Also book 2 of this book exists on my second account called @SpaceD0rito2. This is a story about the mighty Black Diamond, she were as tall and powerful as White.She had white short hair,black skin and black eyes with white diamond pupils and white eyelashes. She were very majestic and every gem in her colony adored her.But she were often feared by gems due to many rumors. Black Diamond loved fighting but she were very kind. Her heart were pure and she loved each and every gem even if they were defected. Black Diamond and White Diamond were created at the same time as they ruled over Homeworld together, they were inseparable and as the time went by Blue and Yellow had arrived and ruled beside them. But there were still one diamond left so they waited for the fifth diamond to arrive for millions of years.

"He's not a monster! Elik is my mate. The holder of my heart. He's a protector. He's my protector." ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ Penelope thought her life was over when she was taken. The abuse lasted months, and there was no light at the end of the tunnel. That is until Elik came along, and ripped the door off of her cage. Literally. She knows he's different from her kind. He's not human. In fact, he's a 7ft tall muscular alien, and his kind have deemed him unworthy of taking care of a mate. Penelope knows different. She feels safe around him, despite his rugged appearance, and his deadly family history. Elik doesn't know what to think about the tiny female that is determined to stay glued to his hip. All he knows is that he will protect her no matter what, and he's determined to keep her. Even if it means snapping a few necks. [ book 2 of the Rytarian mates series. can be read as a stand alone novel ] *Rankings* #1 in safe - 3/14/20 #8 in Alien - 5/10/20 #4 in Rescue - 5/6/20 #5 in Abandoned - 5/6/20 #10 in Aliens - 3/18/20 #9 in Warrior - 5/10/20

Merco, a human veteran of the last future war, finds himself marooned by mercenaries on an alien world inhabited by tiny humanoid aliens. Wounded and far from anything he knows he tries to survive and somehow find a way home. Meanwhile, the natives try to keep themselves a secret from this new threat.

⇢ ˗ˏˋ contains manga spoilers࿐ྂ (Y/N) was just an ordinary girl, until she came home to a massacre. Since that day she swore to wipe all demons from the face of the earth, and she swore to avenge her little sisters. As she progresses through the world and uncovers her families secrets, a certain boy helps her along the way. [ Best Rankings: ] 彡 1 in Inosuke 2/2/21 彡 1 in inosukexreader 8/2/21 彡 5 in fanfic 22/2/21

!!NOT SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE UNDER 18 YEARS OLD!! (Originally from my Quotev account, updates for this book are faster there) You teleported into this world filled with odd, humanoid creatures. Luckily (or unluckily) for you, they're HUGE fans of humans. (Obsessive creatures x reader, a reverse harem) 19/04/2020 1# in 4thwallbreak This story is an original story with original characters made by Microwaveness (2020, Quotev), cover taken from Unsplash.com

i've found myself in a few toxic friendships myself. I hope these signs help you. <3