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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The History of Marines Around the World【電子書籍】[ Shalini Saxena ]

＜p＞By combining both naval and terrestrial tactics, marine forces have formed a key part of many armed forces in history and are notably often among the first to fight. This thorough guide to the world’s most prominent marine corps covers the use of amphibious assaults in the major conflicts of the last two centuries, including the Napoleonic Wars, both World Wars, the Korean War, the Falklands War, and conflicts of the 21st century, among others. Photographs and sidebars help make this book as visually appealing as it is informative.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Flying Tigers【電子書籍】[ John Toland ]

During World War II, a group of American fighter pilots roamed the skies over China and Burma, menacing the Japanese war effort without letup. Flamboyant, daring, and courageous, they were called the Flying Tigers.?＜br＞The Tigers, who had been recruited from the Army, Navy, and Marines, first saw action as a volunteer group fighting on the side of the Chiang Kia-shek's China against Japan. Trained in the unconventional air-combat tactics of their maverick leader Claire Lee Chennault, they racked up some of the most impresive air victory records of World War II. ＜br＞This is the story of Chennault and his magnificent Tigers ー?and how they performed the impossible.画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Internet, Phone, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys The Tailored Design Method【電子書籍】[ Don A. Dillman ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The classic survey design reference, updated for the digital age＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞For over two decades, Dillman's classic text on survey design has aided both students and professionals in effectively planning and conducting mail, telephone, and, more recently, Internet surveys. The new edition is thoroughly updated and revised, and covers all aspects of survey research. It features expanded coverage of mobile phones, tablets, and the use of do-it-yourself surveys, and Dillman's unique Tailored Design Method is also thoroughly explained. This invaluable resource is crucial for any researcher seeking to increase response rates and obtain high-quality feedback from survey questions. Consistent with current emphasis on the visual and aural, the new edition is complemented by copious examples within the text and accompanying website.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This heavily revised ＜em＞Fourth Edition＜/em＞ includes:＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞ ＜p＞Strategies and tactics for determining the needs of a given survey, how to design it, and how to effectively administer it＜/p＞ ＜/li＞ ＜li＞ ＜p＞How and when to use mail, telephone, and Internet surveys to maximum advantage＜/p＞ ＜/li＞ ＜li＞ ＜p＞Proven techniques to increase response rates＜/p＞ ＜/li＞ ＜li＞ ＜p＞Guidance on how to obtain high-quality feedback from mail, electronic, and other self-administered surveys＜/p＞ ＜/li＞ ＜li＞ ＜p＞Direction on how to construct effective questionnaires, including considerations of layout＜/p＞ ＜/li＞ ＜li＞ ＜p＞The effects of sponsorship on the response rates of surveys＜/p＞ ＜/li＞ ＜li＞ ＜p＞Use of capabilities provided by newly mass-used media: interactivity, presentation of aural and visual stimuli.＜/p＞ ＜/li＞ ＜li＞ ＜p＞The ＜em＞Fourth Edition＜/em＞ reintroduces the telephoneーincluding coordinating land and mobile.＜/p＞ ＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞ ＜p＞Grounded in the best research, the book offers practical how-to guidelines and detailed examples for practitioners and students alike.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Absolutely Positively Not【電子書籍】[ David LaRochelle ]

＜p＞There is one thing Steven knows for sure: He's absolutely, positively NOT gay.Steven's a 16-year-old boy with two obsessions: sex and getting his driving license. The problem is, Steven's not thinking girls when he's thinking sex. Could he be -- don't say it -- gay? Steven sets out to get in touch with his inner he-man with Healthy Heterosexual Strategies such as "Start Hanging Out with the Guys," and "Begin Intensive Dating." But are Steven's tactics going to straighten him out, or leave him all twisted up?Absolutely hilarious. Positively sidesplitting. But absolutely, positively NOT GAY!＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Children of Necropolis Book One of The Children of Necropolis Series【電子書籍】[ Dale McGlothlin ]

＜p＞＜strong＞＜em＞“We’ll cry or laugh when we’re through, then we’ll have time to be young again. We have to be heroes.”＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞ ＜/p＞ ＜p＞Pre-teen boredom in the rural Scottish Borders leads recent American transplant, 11-year-old Fletcher Bell, and three new friends into a mysterious abandoned house, where they activate a machine that sends them through the veil from the world of the living to ＜strong＞Necropolis, the City of the Dead＜/strong＞.＜/p＞ ＜p＞ ＜/p＞ ＜p＞Poor Fletcher has yet to deal with his mother’s death from cancer (though she’s now speaking to him in his nightmares), his father’s depression, and their sudden move from crowded Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. to the Eildon Hills of the Scottish Borders where sheep outnumber people. Fletcher is confused, asthmatic, lonely, and a typical sullen preteen. But in ＜strong＞Otherworld＜/strong＞, he’s a prodigy at everything from talking to animals to military tactics, and he’s certain others are making a dangerous mistake by pinning their hopes on him to be anything other than a normal boy.＜/p＞ ＜p＞ ＜/p＞ ＜p＞Fletcher’s traveling companions are:＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Mairen Gunn＜/strong＞, a tomboyish girl from the Highlands who prefers hunting, history books, and tending sheep to people＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Owain Goch＜/strong＞, a tall, clumsy Welsh boy whose hyper-intelligence is key to making sense of the strange new world, and perhaps getting home＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Tory Quill＜/strong＞, the toffee-nosed daughter of an earl who will sacrifice anything, including the others, for her own desires＜/p＞ ＜p＞ ＜/p＞ ＜p＞As “warmbloods,” Fletcher and friends don’t belong in Otherworld, called the O.W. by those who live there. The script if flipped, however, because in the O.W. the Living are the imagined wraiths and specters of scary stories and haunted housesーrepulsive with their squishy warm blood and beating hearts. To the Dead, the Living are the things under the bed that go bump in the night.＜/p＞ ＜p＞ ＜/p＞ ＜p＞And they are hardly prepared for the harsh environment of Otherworld, which was once the solitary paradise of the Allfather, now covered in ice and snow, a result of the Great War in which the bright Archangels, the entire angelic host, and their allies the Dead Souls of Otherworld, defeated the rebel Dark Angels, the Fallen, exiled long ago from the Firmament to the ghastly Underworld.＜/p＞ ＜p＞ ＜/p＞ ＜p＞At the center of the O.W. is majestic Necropolis, the Venice-like megacity built to house souls waiting for judgment from the Court of Truth whose judges have stopped coming leaving souls to stack up like cordwood. While daily life is run with military precision by the Marcher Lords, time and mathematics is not on their side. The four young people find themselves quarantined to the grand Luminous Academy, and guarded by the enigmatic headmaster, Cariadus Peregrym.＜/p＞ ＜p＞ ＜/p＞ ＜p＞As time goes by for their families back in Scotland, the Living Souls and four young Dead allies: ＜strong＞Pimm Paisley, September Halwyn, Rajan Singh, and Q Peel＜/strong＞ find themselves chess pieces on the multi-dimensional game board of good v. evil, their every move a stumble in shadows. As Mairen Gunn tells them, “We’ll cry or laugh when we’re through. Then we’ll have time to be young again. For now we have to put it all in a box inside and lock it away. Tears, grief, sadness, homesickness, regrets, fearーall of it. We have to forget we’re weak. We have to be heroes.”＜/p＞ ＜p＞ ＜/p＞ ＜p＞Can they find what’s lost and stop the Dark Angels from using the rift in the veil to destroy the O.W., then burn the Living World to the ground, and finally march their dark armies of malignant demons and creatures to the very gates of the Firmament? Can they get back through the veil before the bulldozers of a greedy property developer destroy the only way homeーthe machine back in Scotland?＜/p＞ ＜p＞ ＜/p＞ ＜p＞It’s up to Fletcher Bell and his friends to save all worlds.＜/p＞ ＜p＞ ＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】War at Sea and in the Air【電子書籍】[ Robert Curley ]

＜p＞Although conflict was once restricted to land, the introduction of warships and planes eventually expanded the theater of war to include both water and sky. New combat strategies emerged with these changing technologies and dramatically impacted such events as the First World War. This comprehensive volume examines the various crafts that have shifted the front lines of war to previously unimagined heights and depths and the tactics that have accompanied these developments.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】War on Land【電子書籍】[ Robert Curley ]

＜p＞Long before they took to the sea and air, warring factions engaged in land-based conflicts that involved close-range combat with rudimentary defenses and weapons. As civilizations have advanced, so too have their military strategies, tactics, and weaponry. Eventually this led to the development of sophisticated land fortifications, arms, artillery, and missile systems in use today by ground troops. This insightful volume examines the evolution of warfare on land around the world, as well as the impact of new technologies on the nature of war.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Tiger A Dark Eyes Novel【電子書籍】[ William Richter ]

＜i＞A vigilante fights for justice at any cost.＜/i＞＜p＞Wallis Stoneman isn’t like other teenage girls. She’s beautiful, fearless, and deadly.＜/p＞＜p＞Wally lives alone in her Brooklyn loft. She’d be a regular teenager, except that she’s the daughter of a Russian assassin. Crime is in Wally’s blood, but she uses her legacy for good: she solves missing persons cases for the Ursula Society, an under-the-radar organization that uses oft-illegal tactics to find people the police have given up on.＜/p＞＜p＞The person Wally most wants to find? Tiger, her own fugitive brother. But the closer Wally gets to finding Tiger, the more dangerous her search becomes. And Klesko, Wally and Tiger’s sadistic father, is again at large. With two highly-skilled con men against them, Wally and Tiger band together to destroy a conspiracy in which theyーand their heartsーare mere pawns.?＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Mind Duels Breaking Point【電子書籍】[ Imma Argiro ]

＜p＞Mind Duels-Breaking Point is the second installment in the suspenseful trilogy. Recommended for ages 13+. Drip….Drop…Drip…Drop… Gruesome findings stir outrage in Somerset, New Jersey. The killer's new tactics include playing a vicious game of cat and mouse. Chief Williams is at wits end. Jack is forced to make a critical decision, which involves a great deal of risk and could undoubtedly change his life forever. Whereas Jackie's world has become inextricably complex, and it will take an absolute miracle to get it back on track. …the truth awaits＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Rithmatist【電子書籍】[ Brandon Sanderson ]

＜p＞From #1 ＜i＞New York Times＜/i＞ bestselling author Brandon Sanderson: his debut novel for the young adult audience＜/p＞＜p＞More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Chosen by the Master in a mysterious inception ceremony, Rithmatists have the power to infuse life into two-dimensional figures known as Chalklings. Rithmatists are humanity's only defense against the Wild Chalklings--merciless creatures that leave mangled corpses in their wake. Having nearly overrun the territory of Nebrask, the Wild Chalklings now threaten all of the American Isles. ＜/p＞＜p＞As the son of a lowly chalkmaker at Armedius Academy, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students study the magical art that he would do anything to practice. Then students start disappearing--kidnapped from their rooms at night, leaving trails of blood. Assigned to help the professor who is investigating the crimes, Joel and his friend Melody find themselves on the trail of an unexpected discovery--one that will change Rithmatics--and their world--forever.＜br＞Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings his unique brand of epic storytelling to the teen audience with an engrossing tale of danger and suspense--the first of a series. With his trademark skills in world-building, Sanderson has created a magic system that is so inventive and detailed that that readers who appreciate games of strategy and tactics just may want to bring Rithmatics to life in our world. ＜br＞A ＜i＞Kirkus Reviews＜/i＞ Best Book of 2013 A ＜i＞New York Times Book Review ＜/i＞Notable Children's Book of 2013＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Eternal Battle Against Evil A comprehensive strategy to fight terrorists, drug cartels, pirates, gangs & organized crime【電子書籍】[ Dr. Paul R. Chabot ]

＜p＞Dr. Paul Chabot - Military Intelligence Officer, White House Drug Czar Advisor, Law Enforcement Veteran - President and CEO of Chabot Strategies LLC (www.chabotstrategies.com) is an Iraq war veteran and began his military intelligence career in 2001, serving first at the Office of Naval Intelligence, later with the Defense Intelligence Agency, in conjunction with an assignment in the Pentagon working for the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the National Military Command Center assessing immediate national security threats. In 2008, Paul returned from Iraq where he served as an intelligence officer with Joint Special Operations Forces. Today he serves with the U.S. Navy 3rd Fleet and holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Dr. Paul Chabot has spent a lifetime battling evil and devising strategies to tear it apart. He has dissected drug cartels, chased down violent street gang members and fought against terrorism overseas. His extraordinary academic and real-world credentials provided the basis to masterfully craft this one-of-a-kind book.This book takes you to the battlefield where you will learn firsthand the tactics and resilience of evil, and most importantly, how we can fight back and turn the tide for all humanity. Show More Show Less＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Beautiful Soccer Creating Passion and Confidence in Young Players【電子書籍】[ Ryan Marquez ]

＜p＞Exploring the role of coaches and parents, this book emphasizes the importance of team identity and a team mindset and presents the necessary foot skills and tactics to help young soccer players both perform better and have more fun. As youth soccer becomes increasingly popular, coaches often gloss over individual improvement in order to win, relying on rigid systems and a few elite players to carry a team. This impairs player development and kills the joy of the gameーso how can adults make competitive soccer better for kids? Addressing that very problem, this book outlines basic patterns of play that young players can use to advance the ball and illustrates innovative techniques that will help improve any team. Moreover, this book advocates a soccer culture free from the fear of failure; instead, players, coaches, and parents are encouraged to foster confidence, passion, creativity, and the desire to try and keep trying.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】A Girl, a Boy, and a Monster Cat【電子書籍】[ Gail Gauthier ]

＜p＞Sam’s house would have been the perfect place for Brandon to go after school. The big-screen TV is on all the time, and Sam is a boy. Instead, Brandon’s mom sends him to Hannah’s, where he is forced to play imaginary games in which Hannah is always the hero. Even the cat, Buttercup, gets more exciting roles than Brandon. Then a new neighbor moves in with a tiny dog who is actually quite fierce. He gives Hannah lots of material for games, but when Buttercup defends her territory with some malicious tactics, reality becomes much more exciting than fiction.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With humor perfect for 2nd and 3rd graders, Gail is certain to win over this younger audience.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Zero to Hero【電子書籍】[ Rob Childs ]

Simon - Zero to his older brothers - would rather be watching for kingfishers down at the river with his dog Tilly than playing football. But when they drag him along to the park to help with goal-shooting practice, they discover that he has a natural talent for goalkeeping. The school team already has a goalkeeper, albeit one who lets in more goals than he saves, so there seems little chance Simon will get a game. But as the cup final approaches, tension in the team mounts and Simon teams up with new boy Ollie, who has come from the opposing school, and soon the pair are making an impression in practices. Will they be selected for the crucial game, and will Ollie be able to stand up to the tactics of his former schoolmates? ＜br /＞ ＜br /＞ ＜br /＞ ＜br /＞ This gripping story will entrance all young football lovers, as well as raising issues of bullying and self-esteem.＜br /＞ ＜br /＞ ＜br /＞ ＜br /＞ ROB CHILDS wanted to be an England footballer or cricketer, or failing that, a sports journalist - certainly not a teacher. Of course, he did go on to become a teacher, during which time he gained a great deal of experience coaching school teams in football, athletics, cricket and cross-country. He is now a full-time writer and draws on this experience for his stories. He is best known for his successful The Big Match series, the Soccer Mad, Phantom Football and County Cup series in Yearling (RHCB) and for the popular Great! and Wicked series for Corgi Pups (RHCB). He lives near Leicester.＜br /＞ ＜br /＞ ＜br /＞ ＜br /＞ Praise for Rob's previous book, Black & White:＜br /＞ ＜br /＞ “An engaging, sporty story which is easily accessible to young readers” - School Librarian, UK画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Starry Rift【電子書籍】

Truly successful science fiction does two things: it gives a credible glimpse into the future while entertaining the reader. With this in mind, noted anthologist Jonathan Strahan asked sixteen of today?s most inventive, compelling writers to look past the horizon of the present day. From spaceships, to suburbia, simulated gaming worlds, dealing with cloning, battle tactics, or corporate politics, the stories of ＜i＞The Starry Rift＜/i＞ will give every reader something to consider.画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。