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Hellcats of the Sea: Operation Barney and the Mission to the Sea of Japan

By: Charles A. Lockwood,Hans C. Adamson

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Hellcats of the Sea: Operation Barney and the Mission to the Sea of Japan

By: Charles A. Lockwood,Hans C. Adamson

Author Charles Lockwood (Sink 'Em All) brings his same flair for submarine warfare story-telling to his account of Operation Barney, the secret mission during World War 2 to extend the conflict in the Pacific beyond the Sea of Japan and closer to the enemy's coastline. On June 9, 1945, torpedoes from nine American submarines - 'The Hellcats' - were launched at dozens of Japanese freighters, paralyzing maritime operations between Japan and Korea. Each U.S. sub was equipped with newly designed mine-detectors and Mark-18s -- electronic torpedoes that left no traceable wakes or fume exhausts. Operation Barney continued for 15 days and proved a crucial breakthrough in the war, with U.S. submarines sinking 28 Japanese ships totaling some 70,000 tons. Hellcats of the Sea is a riveting account of the planning and events of those 15 days.

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0359057055

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9780359057054

Hans Christian Andersen

The True Story of My Life

By: Hans Christian Andersen

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Hans Christian Andersen

The True Story of My Life

By: Hans Christian Andersen

When Andersen wrote the story of his life, printed here in its original form, he had reached the height of international fame. He was surrounded by kind friends, welcomed by kings and princes, courted by poets and scholars. The struggles of his youth were behind him, but he had not travelled so far away from them that he had lost the warm glow of satisfaction in difficulties overcome. The shadows of old age were still distant. He had found the true medium of his genius in the fairy tales, and he was yet in the fullness of his creative power.It was natural, therefore, that he should look back upon his life as "a lovely story, happy and full of incident", and that he should think it could not have been happier or better even if a kind fairy had given the poor, friendless boy the power to choose this own career. The sufferings of the boy and youth had sunk into the background of his consciousness, and yet we need only listen to the undertones of his story to feel how poignant they had been, and how they had influenced the whole bent of his mind.

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1589634659

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9781589634657

The Amazing Paper Cuttings of Hans Christian Andersen

By: Beth Wagner Brust

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The Amazing Paper Cuttings of Hans Christian Andersen

By: Beth Wagner Brust

Hans Christian Andersen, the Danish storyteller whose fairy tales are known all over the world, was also a gifted artist. He made hundreds, perhaps thousands, of paper cuttings of swans, clowns, toy theaters, windmills, angels, and other whimsical images. Often he made the paper cuttings while telling a story, then gave them to the children listening to him. In this inspired biography, Beth Wagner Brust tells the story of Andersen as an artist who used his many talents to escape the poverty into which he was born and who entertained others with not only his famous stories but also his innovative and original art.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0618311092

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9780618311095

The Ugly Duckling Goes to Work

Wisdom for the Workplace from the Classic Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

By: Mette Norgaard,Hans Christian Andersen

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The Ugly Duckling Goes to Work

Wisdom for the Workplace from the Classic Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

By: Mette Norgaard,Hans Christian Andersen

Foreword by Stephen R. Covey Are outer demands for more success, more money, and more prestige overwhelming your inner longings? Is your work no longer energizing you? For many people in the work world, years of frenetic activity and blind ambition are actually killing them. They are enslaved to the opinions of others...to the financial burden of an extravagant lifestyle...to a crushing fear of failure. The great Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen succinctly illuminated foibles like these in his treasured fairy tales for children and adults. Now, the powerful lessons of these classic folk tales have been ingeniously applied to the complexities of the modern workplace. The Ugly Duckling Goes to Work probes H. C. Andersen's sharp and witty stories for lessons that will inspire you to bring more meaning, more energy, and more joy to your work -- to create a meaningful work life. You'll read about: * The Emperor's New Clothes: This prickly story pokes fun at phoniness and snobbery and shows how fear and ego can drive you to foolishness. You'll learn to reclaim your own agenda by using two terrific fool-detectors: self-awareness and candid conversations. * The Ugly Duckling: This fierce tale of rejection, survival, longing, learning, and growing teaches you that success is not just having a great career, but finding out where you belong and becoming the person you were meant to be. * The Dung Beetle: The dung beetle, a self-absorbed and status-driven creature, provides a cautionary example of the need to get past illusions and face the reality of your strengths and weaknesses in order to succeed. * The Nightingale: This charming story looks at a plain little bird that sings the most enchanting songs, drawing its strength from nature, meaning, and freedom -- in sharp contrast to the gold, titles, and applause that motivate the emperor's court. The tale teaches you to push beyond mere perfunctory performances and reach your full potential. In addition to the concise summaries and probing analyses of H. C. Andersen's tales, The Ugly Duckling Goes to Work includes the author's new translations of the full texts, which restore the humor and rich detail often muted in previous English translations. Simple but never simplistic, these insightful interpretations and translations of some of the most cherished stories ever written will help you look deeply at your life, laugh lightly at your flaws, and make the changes needed to build a more meaningful, joyful work life.

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Amacom Books

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0814408710

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9780814408711

The True Story of My Life (Esprios Classics)

A Sketch

By: Hans Christian Andersen

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The True Story of My Life (Esprios Classics)

A Sketch

By: Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen (2 April 1805 - 4 August 1875), in Denmark usually called H. C. Andersen, was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consisting of 156 stories across nine volumes and translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. His most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Little Mermaid," "The Nightingale," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Red Shoes", "The Princess and the Pea," "The Snow Queen," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Little Match Girl," and "Thumbelina.

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The True Story of My Life

By: Hans Christian Andersen

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The True Story of My Life

By: Hans Christian Andersen

No literary labor is more delightful to me than translating the beautiful thoughts and fancies of Hans Christian Andersen. My heart is in the work, and I feel as if my spirit were kindred to his; just as our Saxon English seems to me eminently fitted to give the simple, pure, and noble sentiments of the Danish mind.

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CreateSpace

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150585606X

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9781505856064

Little Rhymes by Hans Christian Andersen

Little Photos by Harald Paetz

By: Harald Paetz,Hans Christian Andersen

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Little Rhymes by Hans Christian Andersen

Little Photos by Harald Paetz

By: Harald Paetz,Hans Christian Andersen

This beautiful facsimile volume represents the first ever printing of Andersen's Fotograferede Børnegrupper in English. This book is a collaboration between Andersen, who wrote the verse, and the famous early Danish photographer Harald Paetz. The illustrations in the book are albumen prints of posed and costumed children and they depict scenes of play and home life. Little Rhymes is an extremely important book in the history of children's literature and photographic illustration as it represents the first children's book in the history of photography to be illustrated with photographs of live subjects posed dramatically.Extraordinarily rare, the book remains an astounding and surprising venture between a world-famous author and an innovative photographer. This is the only facsimile edition of this important work, and it is the first – and only – time it has been translated into English.With an introduction by Mus White and a brief bibliography of related works.

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Cotsen Occasional Press

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0966608453

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9780966608458

My Fairy-Tale Life

By: Hans Christian Andersen

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My Fairy-Tale Life

By: Hans Christian Andersen

In his autobiography, Hans Christian Andersen gives a vivid account of the Danish provincial life he knew as a child, as well as life in Danish aristocratic circles and in European high society. He met all the leading authors and composers and was one of the most widely travelled writers of his day.

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1907650571

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Hellcats of the Sea: Operation Barney and the Mission to the Sea of Japan

Hellcats of the Sea: Operation Barney and the Mission to the Sea of Japan

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen

The Amazing Paper Cuttings of Hans Christian Andersen

The Amazing Paper Cuttings of Hans Christian Andersen

The Ugly Duckling Goes to Work

The Ugly Duckling Goes to Work

The True Story of My Life (Esprios Classics)

The True Story of My Life (Esprios Classics)

The True Story of My Life

The True Story of My Life

Little Rhymes by Hans Christian Andersen

Little Rhymes by Hans Christian Andersen

My Fairy-Tale Life

My Fairy-Tale Life

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