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Publisher: Taunton Press
Keywords: classic, elite, studios, yarns, occasion, gorgeous, knits, designs
Number of Pages: 220
Published: 2008-09-09
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1600850103
ISBN-13: 9781600850103

For over 25 years, knitters have relied on premium-quality yarns and patterns from Classic Elite, one of the country’s most respected leaders in the knitting industry. Now, Classic Elite Knits gathers a wide variety of their very best designs in one superbly packaged collection. One hundred different, easy-to-follow patterns are included for such essentials as sweaters, hats, and gloves for women, children, and men, as well as accessories such as bags, purses, and scarves. Completely contemporary but crafted to remain stylish for years to come, the patterns are presented in myriad sizes

Author: Ian Heath
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: elite, vikings
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 1985-05-23
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0850455650
ISBN-13: 9780850455656

In this worthy addition to the Elite series, Ian Heath transports us to the time of the Vikings examining their epic journeys and the ships they made them in, their methods of warfare - the organisation of their armies and tactics employed, their appearance and equipment and the general history of these fascinating warrior-explorers. His authoritative text is backed by many fine illustrations and photographs including 12 stunning full colour plates by Angus McBride, one of the world’s most respected military artists.

Author: Jennifer Banash
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Keywords: elite
Number of Pages: 251
Published: 2008-06-03
List price: $9.99
ISBN-10: 0425221571
ISBN-13: 9780425221570

From the top, you can see everything…except yourself. When Casey McCloy steps into the elegant Bramford building, she’s overwhelmed. Fresh from the Midwest, she’s moved to New York’s Upper East Side to live with her grandmother and attend the prestigious Meadowlark Academy. Here all that matters is who you know. The girl to know is Madison Macallister: popular, pretty, platinumblond. She’s not just Casey’s new classmate and neighbor; she’s an icon. So Casey aims to get in with Madison and her gorgeous gal-pals from the start. As the reigning queen of coolness, Madison is capable

Author: Anthony J. Bryant
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: elite, samurai
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 1989-05-25
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0850458978
ISBN-13: 9780850458978

Perhaps the greatest warriors in history, the Samurai were a product of a social system totally geared to war. The Samurai became expert in fighting both on horseback and on the ground. Their way of life was dictated by the code of Bushido or ’way of the warrior’ and clad in their magnificent, multi-coloured armour they were perfectly suited to the violent clan and dynastic warfare that dominated medieval Japan as the most powerful families vied for supremacy. In this title Anthony J Bryant presents a fascinating overview of these truly élite warriors.

Author: David Nicolle
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: elite, normans
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 1987-01-22
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0850457297
ISBN-13: 9780850457292

Despite the small geographic extent of Normandy its people played a crucial role in the history of the medieval world. Ferocity, boundless energy, cunning and a capacity for leadership were their heritage, to which modern scholars would add supreme adaptability and a simple piety. Their amazing military successes resulted from careful planning, speed of movement, decisiveness, daring and sheer ruthlessness. Added to this was a strong business sense and an appreciation of the value of money. Veteran Osprey author David Nicolle describes the history, arms and armour of the remarkable Normans in

Author: Steven L. Kent
Publisher: Ace
Keywords: elite, clone
Number of Pages: 369
Published: 2008-10-28
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 0441016081
ISBN-13: 9780441016082

2514 A.D.: An unstoppable alien force is advancing on Earth, wiping out the Unified Authority’s colonies one by one. It’s up to Wayson Harris, an outlawed model of a clone, and his men to make a last stand on the planet of New Copenhagen, where they must win the battle and the war—or lose all.

Author: B. C. Koh
Publisher: University of California Press
Keywords: elite, administrative, japan
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 1991-03-14
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0520074092
ISBN-13: 9780520074095

A major player in Japanese society is its government bureaucracy. Neither Japan’s phenomenal track record in the world marketplace nor its remarkable success in managing its domestic affairs can be understood without insight into how its government bureaucracy workshow its elite administrators are recruited, socialized, and promoted; how they interact among themselves and with other principal players in Japan, notably politicians; how they are rewarded; and what happens to them when they retire at a relatively young age. Yet, despite its pivotal importance, there is no comp