books about: expansion

books about: expansion

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Expansion

Draconomicon I: Chromatic Dragons (D&D Rules Expansion)
Bruce Cordell, Ari Marmell, ...

Wizards of the Coast, 2008

All about the most popular monsters of D&D --the dragons! Draconomicon I: Chromatic Dragons describes several varieties of dragons, including red, blue, green, black, and white dragons, as well as three completely new chromatic dragons. This sourcebook gives details of each dragon's powers, tactics, myths, lairs, servitors, and more. In ...

Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West

Hampton Sides

Doubleday, 2006

BRILLIANT!
Hampton Sides has written one of the finest histories of the American West to date. BLOOD and THUNDER is a fascinating adventure of not only Kit Carson, but the many people he was associated with in his incredible travels throughout America's western expansion. The ...

Habits of Empire: A History of American Expansion
Walter Nugent

Knopf, 2008

Discussions abound today about the state of the union, its place in the world, and the founding fathers’ intentions. Did they want the United States to become a republic or an empire? Thomas Jefferson, after all, called the young nation an “empire for liberty.” Later words through two centuries all evoked empire: “manifest ...

Kingdom Principles: Preparing for Kingdom Experience and Expansion (Understanding the Kingdom)

Myles Munroe

Destiny Image Publishers, 2006

Kingdom Principles
All of the Kingdom books by Myles Munroe are a must for anyone and everyone seeking the truth about the Kingdom of God

Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America

Cullen Murphy

Mariner Books, 2008

Does the US resemble Rome?
I first read this book last summer and have been thinking about the similarities between the two empires ever since. Next February I plan to lead a study group using this book as a text. There are so many different issues that are similar like bribery, privatization ...

The Reality Dysfunction Part 2: Expansion

Peter F. Hamilton

Aspect, 1997

Unabashed Fun...part 2
Quite simply, these books are a heck of a LOT of FUN. The overall quality of the writing is high. The world building is amazing. Characters, from monarchs to street rats, are believable and intriguing. The dialog is very natural and the humor is funny (this is rare in ...

The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage

Daniel Mark Epstein

Ballantine Books, 2008

A Poetic Work of Genius
Reading this book will be as close to getting to know the Lincolns as it is possible. Mr. Epstein has written a book that never embroiders the facts, but that is filled with penetrating insights into the characters of these two remarkable people. At times, one feels ...

Can't Find My Way Home: America in the Great Stoned Age, 1945-2000

Martin Torgoff

Simon & Schuster, 2005

GREAT BOOK FOR UNIVERSITY COURSES!!!
I'm reading this book a bit at a time. Each part is like a little history lesson - full of specific people, places and things that I've heard a lot of stories about - usually from folks who didn't have a great deal of clarity when they were either living through them ...

Martial Power: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement (D&D Rules Expansion)
Wizards RPG Team

Wizards of the Coast, 2008

New options for fighters, rangers, rogues, and warlords. This tome focuses on the martial heroes: characters who rely on their combat talents and keen wits for survival. This book provides new archetypal builds for the fighter, ranger, rogue, and warlord classes, including new character powers, feats, paragon paths, and epic destinies. Martial ...

Manual of the Planes: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement (D&D Rules Expansion)
Wizards RPG Team

Wizards of the Coast, 2008

If you seek to stem this tide of chaos at its source, follow my lead--I set out for the dreaded Abyss on the morrow. --Lord Amgar the Bold, Paladin of Bahamut The planes have always been a place of great mystery and danger in the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game, and the new array of planes debuting in 4th Edition continue that grand ...

Oh What a Slaughter: Massacres in the American West: 1846--1890

Larry McMurtry

Simon & Schuster, 2005

Fascinating Writing
Some have argued about the length of this book. I think fine writing is fine writing whether we are talking about a poem of 4 lines or a novel of 1,000 pages. I am really enjoying this book, and would have been happy to read 500 more pages if they were of the ...

Steve Jackson Games Munchkin 2 Unnatural Axe

Steve Jackson Games

Steve Jackson Games

A most excellent addition!
Munchkin 2 makes the original Munckin card game even better. This item arrives in disposable packaging, and is meant to be slipped into the box you got along with your original Munchkin game. The cards from the two decks are fungible, so once you have put them ...

Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles (Expansion): Prima Official Game Guide

Peter Olafson

Prima Games, 2007

Elder Scrolls Oblivion PC version
The Prima Guide is so complete. Has a sence of humor in scripting and is very detailed in what you should know and what you need to find out on your own... I got one for Dungeon seige, Elder Scrolls Oblivion and now Shivering Isles. It is a must have side kick!

Munchkin 6: Demented Dungeons (Steve Jackson Games)

Steve Jackson Games

Steve Jackson Games, 2008

Shipped on time.
Great set of cards, delivered on time and for much less than what i would pay at a game shop.

Alexander the Great: The Brief Life and Towering Exploits of History's Greatest Conqueror--As Told By His ...

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004

The "GREATEST" OF THE "GREAT"
Alexander the Great, was born on or around July 20, 356 B.C.E., and is my favorite personality to read about in history. To me he is the whole package general, statesman, conqueror, and philosopher. The smartest man who ever lived, Aristotle, tutored him. Alexander ...