McNab War Classics: greatest military books
ABOUT McNAB WAR CLASSICS:
McNab War Classics will be bringing you the widest range of military literature from around the globe. Each ebook reflects our commitment to the highest possible production values, providing the most accurate text and diagrams plus a wealth of bonus material, including introductions by Andy McNab DCM MM.
The first four to be published are:
- On War by General Von Clausewitz
- The Art of War by Baron de Jomini
- The Art of War by Machiavelli
- The Art of War by Sun Tzu
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ABOUT ANDY McNAB:
ANDY McNAB joined the infantry at the age of sixteen and was a British soldier for eighteen years. ‘Badged’ as a member of 22 Special Air Service Regiment in 1984, he was involved for the next ten years in both covert and overt special operations worldwide.During the Gulf War he commanded Bravo Two Zero, a patrol that, in the words of his commanding officer, ‘will remain in regimental history for ever’.
Awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and Military Medal (MM) during his military career, McNab was the British Army’s most highly decorated serving soldier when he finally left the SAS.He wrote about his experiences in three books: the phenomenal bestseller Bravo Two Zero, Immediate Action and Seven Troop. He is the author of the bestselling Nick Stone thrillers.
Besides his writing work, he lectures to security and intelligence agencies in both the USA and UK and is on the board of a private security company operating in hazardous environments.We are delighted to announce that Andy McNab has joined forces with www.apostrophebooks.com to bring you some of the world’s greatest military classics.
Apostrophe brings quality classics to e-readers
We are proud to raise the curtain on the first three titles in our new range of classic novels stunningly reproduced for the digital world.
Crafted using first or early editions of the original books, they are beautifully reproduced with all the glory, illustrations and detail of those early masterpieces.
The first three titles are now on sale: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Seven Pillars of Wisdom by TE Lawrence, and Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.
Providing a much-needed alternative to the error-strewn classics that often disappoint e-reader owners, Apostrophe’s carefully-edited works are on sale at well under $3/£2 per e-book.
Complete with an interactive table of contents and added features such as the illustrations only found in these painstakingly-sourced early editions, the range offers quality at an extraordinarily low price.
The three titles are available now for Kindle, iBookstore, Nook, Kobo and at more than a thousand retailers around the world.
We seek to be the most respected name in electronic classics publishing, so if you would like to see a title brought into the digital world, please suggest it.
Dr Matthew Rubery, PhD (Harvard), a nineteenth-century literature specialist, says: “Apostrophe’s beautifully crafted ebook classics will please fans of old and new media alike.”
Terrifying true story Assassin goes on sale
THE TRUE STORY of one of the most dangerous hit-men who ever lived is on sale now.
Assassin is the shocking account of writer Christopher Robbins as his life becomes entwined with that of the deadly Carlos Evertsz. Forced into a volatile friendship after accidentally insulting the killer, he later winds up on his notorious ‘hit list’.
It is the complete dossier of an agent licensed to murder and who doesn’t hesitate to list his record of shocking atrocities, brought to us by the journalist who knew him best.
Explaining himself as “a liquidator just doing his job”, Evertsz ricochets between the high life in London, Madrid and the island paradise of the Dominican Republic – and some of the world’s most horrific jails.
Told by the masterful Robbins, author of bestselling Vietnam War title The Ravens, we also meet Dr Manuel Sosa, a demonic intelligence chief with a taste of orgies, torture, blackmail, voodoo and murder.
A staggering story that is hard to believe were it not so carefully documented, Assassin is available now for Kindle, Kobo, iPad and iPhone, and from thousands of e-retailers worldwide.
Sex, videotape and lots and lots of lies
New York Times bestseller Melissa Jo Peltier turns her attention to the brilliant, back-stabbing world of prime-time television in a wickedly funny new novel.
Peltier has worked in entertainment for more than 20 years, making the darkly funny Reality Boulevard a true insider’s view of Hollywood and some of America’s biggest shows.
In it, we see Oscar-winning producer Marty Maltzman and his staff out of a job – and out on the streets – when long-running docu-series Lights and Sirens is unexpectedly axed. But the Hollywood the team now faces is full of Kardashians and Real Housewives, and they need to survive in a world where it’s very hard to tell what’s true and what isn’t – both on and off screen.
Oscar and Emmy winning documentarian and veteran reality producer (Big Brother, Rescue 911) Arnold Shapiro called the novel “the best satirical look behind the scenes of reality television ever written”, adding: “It contains more truth than you would believe.”
Todd Milliner, producer of Grimm and Hot in Cleveland, said: “During her 20-plus years in the business, Melissa Jo Peltier had a front-row seat, watching it all unfold. In this novel, she puts her dry wit and storytelling ability to good use, pulling back the curtain to reveal what really goes on.”
Peltier is a double Emmy Award-winning writer and producer behind international hits such as TV’s Dog Whisperer, recent multi-festival indie feature White Irish Drinkers, and co-author of seven non-fiction books including five NYT bestsellers. In 1992, her multi-network simulcast Scared Silent hosted by Oprah Winfrey was hailed as television’s most watched documentary ever, and earned Ms. Peltier the coveted Humanitas Prize.
‘Funniest book ever written’: front-page news
The Serial: A Year in the Life of Marin County became a global bestseller in the Seventies, hilariously skewering a self-obsessed age of psycho-babble, meditation, zen jogging, pet psychiatry – and bucket-loads of organic granola.
Now, to mark 35 years since it was first published, the novel is going on sale in e-book form for the first time, with new artwork, bonus features, interviews and reviews from the time, plus a new preface by author Cyra McFadden.
Described by Newsweek as “one of the most delicious acts of cultural sabotage since Mark Twain” and author Lisa Alther as “the funniest book ever written”, it mercilessly satirises the inhabitants of Marin County, California in counter-culture-gripped 1976.
There are also bonus features, reviews and an interview with Cyra McFadden from the time, plus a look back at how the inhabitants of the San Francisco community reacted as their area – and habits – became the focus of world attention.
Published by Apostrophe Books, The Serial: A Year in the Life of Marin County is available to readers of Amazon Kindle, Apple iBooks, Nook, Kobo and other e-readers priced US $5.99 / UK £3.75 (RRP).
The satire documents Kate and Harvey Holroyd’s attempts to leave their ‘straight’ lives behind and join their fashionable neighbours in the fine art of staying ‘hip and loose’. In 52 week-by-week instalments, we see them try scream therapy, consciousness-raising sessions and a disastrous foray into having an open marriage.
Author Cyra McFadden said: “I’m delighted that The Serial is coming out as an e-book but don’t expect Marin to be as happy that it’s back. Am I going to be scraping dried egg off the front of my house again, I wonder?”
Apostrophe Books founder and bestselling writer Martyn Forrester said: “I was thrilled when Cyra McFadden agreed to let us republish The Serial. It’s an iconic book, one of my all-time favourites. Tom Cervenak creating a new piece of artwork just for this edition was the icing on the cake.”
Read the Pacific Sun’s front-page feature about the re-release of this iconic book.
