Needle Watcher

Author : Richard Blaker
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781462904099

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Needle-Watcher by Richard Blaker Pdf

This fascinating novel reconstructs the story of Will Adams, a native of Gillingham, in Kent, England, and his voyage to Japan in the seventeenth century. Adams' knowledge of seafaring vessels at the time causes him to be taken into the favor of the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and,in time,to become recognized as the founder of the Japanese navy. Adams was one of the most picturesque and daring of Britain's maritime traders, and this depiction of him as the first Englishman to settle in what was then a hostile country is written not only with distinction but also with an imaginative grasp that takes it right out of the class of the ordinary historical novel. It is an epic tale of strange adventures, and it creates an atmosphere of rare and haunting quality. In its understanding of the Japanese mind it is hardly less than remarkable. Will Adams died in Japan in the spring of 1620 and is buried at Yokosuka. Every year a ceremony is still held to commemorate the anniversary of his death. There is also a memorial to him at Ito,in Shizuoka Prefecture, as well as one at his birthplace in England.

Author : Richard Blaker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1932
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:$B322837

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The Needle-watcher by Richard Blaker Pdf

This fascinating novel reconstructs the story of Will Adams, a native of Gillingham, in Kent, England, and his voyage to Japan in the seventeenth century. His knowledge of seafaring vessels at the time causes him to be taken into favor by the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, in time to become recognized as the founder of the Japanese navy. Adams was one of the most picturesque and daring of Britain's maritime traders, and this depiction of him as the first Englishman to settle in what was then a hostile country is written not only with distinction but also with an imaginative grasp that takes it right out of the class of the ordinary historical novel. It is an epic tale of strange adventures, and it creates an atmosphere of rare and haunting quality ... Will Adams died in Japan in the spring of 1620 and is buried at Yokosuka. Every year a ceremony is still held to commemorate the anniversary of his death. There is a memorial to him at Ito, in Shizuoka Prefecture, as well as one at his birthplace in England." [Alibris Website catalogue entry for this, 3rd July 2003].

Author : Mark Cheverton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781510734937

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The Wither Invasion by Mark Cheverton Pdf

In the concluding third book of a new Minecraft adventure series from New York Times bestselling author Mark Cheverton, Watcher fights the wither king’s army to save Minecraft itself from destruction. With Krael, the king of the withers, trapped in another world, the young wizard Watcher thinks the Great War is finally over. . . . but he’s wrong. Intent on destroying all villagers, Krael has found a way to bring his army to the Far Lands. Now, with Krael’s vicious horde chasing them, Watcher and his friends must save as many villages as possible before making their final stand. But, outnumbered by monsters stronger than they’ve ever seen, it seems hopeless. It will be left to Watcher to save them, and, with a secret weapon of mass destruction, the young wizard will be forced to make a decision: Should he destroy millions of monsters, or should the villagers stand and fight, knowing they’ll die? What Watcher doesn’t know is that a secret built into the ancient weapon could change the course of the war . . . for better or for worse.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1941
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015080009429

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The Aeroplane by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mark Cheverton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781510727427

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Bones of Doom by Mark Cheverton Pdf

After the fall of the zombies, the balance of power between the monsters of the Far Lands of Minecraft is disrupted. The skeleton warlord Rakar grows stronger, and his skeleton army is leaving a terrible path of destruction in their wake. Watcher and his friends, determined to stop the violence, realize the warlord’s power lives in the magical Fossil Bow of Destruction. The mysterious weapon is locked away in the skeletons’ subterranean kingdom, but unless the bow is stolen, all of the Far Lands could be destroyed forever!The Rise of the Warlords series is a Minecraft adventure like never before, giving fans the option to play along in Minecraft as they read on custom Far Lands worlds exclusively designed by bestselling author Mark Cheverton.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006280924

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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Includes Part 1, Number 2: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals (July - December)

Author : Helen Simpson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : Australia
ISBN : UCAL:$B105449

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The Woman on the Beast by Helen Simpson Pdf

Author : Mark Cheverton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781510734920

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The Withers Awaken by Mark Cheverton Pdf

Krael, the Wither King, has been trapped deep underground, ending his reign of terror, and all the NPCs of the Far Lands have all put away their swords in peace except Watcher; the young archer still suspects Krael has bigger plans. He’s right. In the darkness of the Cave of Slumber, Krael awakens the imprisoned wither horde, and with the help of creepers and endermen, the wither army is released from their rocky jail. They spread across the Far Lands, searching for the ancient Vault of Weapons which will make the army of withers indestructible. But one man alone holds the secret to the Vault’s whereabouts: the Far Land’s last living NPC wizard. Watcher and his friends must race to find the wizard before Krael and his army of monsters. But if they fail, a wave of destruction, led by the King of the Withers, will sweep across the landscape, destroying everything—and everyone—they know.

Author : Harold Gatty
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-03
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780486318936

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Finding Your Way Without Map or Compass by Harold Gatty Pdf

Useful, instructive manual shows would-be explorers, hikers, bikers, scouts, sailors, and survivalists how to find their way outdoors by observing animals, weather patterns, shifting sands, and other elements of nature.

Author : Mark Cheverton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781510734913

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The Wither King by Mark Cheverton Pdf

Life is peaceful and calm in the Far Lands, a mysterious area on the edge of the Overworld in Minecraft. The monster warlords have been destroyed, and the NPC villages are flourishing. But an old warning still echoes in the young NPC Watcher’s mind: “Krael, the new Wither King, will bring back his army, as the monster warlocks predicted, and take their revenge on all of the Far Lands.” Watcher is right to be suspicious. Krael, the self-proclaimed King of the Withers, and wearer of the Crown of Skulls, has a plan to bring back the vast army of withers that lie imprisoned in the ancient Cave of Slumber. With the help of a dozen ancient zombie warriors rescued by Krael, they seek to release the withers from their slumber and wreak havoc on the Far Lands. And the only thing in his path is a skinny little archer named Watcher.

Author : Cecil Bullock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1942
Category : Nautical training-schools
ISBN : UCAL:$B313314

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Etajima, the Dartmouth of Japan by Cecil Bullock Pdf

Author : Klaus Schlichtmann
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780739126752

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Japan in the World by Klaus Schlichtmann Pdf

The twentieth century is as remarkable for its world wars as it is for its efforts to outlaw war in international and constitutional law and politics. Japan in the World examines some of these efforts through the life and work of Shidehara Kijuro, who was active as diplomat and statesman between 1896 until his death in 1951. Shidehara is seen as a guiding thread running through the first five decades of the twentieth century. Through the 1920s until the beginning of the 1930s, his foreign policy shaped Japan's place within the community of nations. The positive role Japan played in internation.

Author : Mark Gayn
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1989-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781462911523

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Japan Diary by Mark Gayn Pdf

This book is an eyewitness report of what happened in Japan and Korea during the Occupation years from December 1945 to May 1948. It is also meant to be some other things. It is the story of that extraordinary figure General Douglas MacArthur, and the men around him. It is the story of the way American foreign polity operated in one segment of the globe and of the plot and counterplot that went on behind the Japanese throne in the years of war and of the subsequent conspiracy to thwart the Allied purposes. It is the story of the common people in two Oriental lands. It is, finally, the record of the author's education, and not a few readers will find it controversial. But it is an absorbing book nonetheless, and the years that have passed since its first publication have not diminished its value as the chronicle of a highly observant reporter. It is indeed an intriguing panorama that Gayn presents, and whether the reader agrees with him in all of his observations, he can hardly accuse him of being unexciting.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Page : 2438 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : American literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063357342

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Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : Philipp Franz von Siebold, Ph.D.
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781462911448

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Manners and Customs of the Japanese in Nineteenth Century by Philipp Franz von Siebold, Ph.D. Pdf

Manners and Customs of the Japanese in the Nineteenth Century is a delightful account of the Japanese of Tokugawa Japan. This unique handbook of Japanese manners, customs, history, and singular happenings was published in New York in 1841. Based on the firsthand observations of Dr. Philipp Franz von Siebold of the Dutch trading port Deshima in the years 1823—29, as well as on Spanish, Portuguese, German, and English records of early Japan, it provided us with a very rare picture of what Japan was like in the final years of its feudal period. Dr. von Siebold, the chief contributor, was attached to the Deshima post as a medial adviser and traveled within Japan, befriending and teaching many Japanese who were later to distinguish themselves in Western scientific knowledge. An indiscretion in accepting a map of Japan brought about his banishment by the Edo government and forced return to his native Germany. No collection of books on Japan is complete without a copy of Manners and Customs of the Japanese. It is here reprinted in its entirety from the original edition. Long submerged and virtually forgotten after a century of neglect, it is now made available for a new generation of readers.