MANIX Week 4 - Action/adventure.

In skating over thin ice our safety is our speed. ~ Ralph Waldo EmersonThe good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction means. ~ Oscar WildeThis is so nice, it must be illegal. ~ Fats Waller'Never again' is the rallying cry for all who believe that mankind must speak out against genocide. ~ Jon CorzineChase down your passion like it's the last bus of the night. ~ Terri GuillemetsNow more tears now; I will think about revenge. ! Mary, Queen of ScotsAll war is based on deception. ~ Sun TzuWhen you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it. ~ W. Clement StoneIt is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare. ~ Mark TwainTension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~ Chinese ProverbI hate violence, yes I do. It's kind of a dilemma, huh? ~ Jackie ChanSo the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence. ~ Sun Tzu quotesShow me a character whose life arouses my curiosity, and my flesh begins crawling with suspense. ~ Fawn M. BrodieEvery betrayal contains a perfect moment, a coin stamped heads or tails with salvation on the other side. ~ Barbara KingsolverDemoralize the enemy from within by surprise, terror, sabotage, assassination. This is the war of the future. ~ Adolf HitlerCourage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow. ~ Mary Anne RadmacherGuns are neat little things, aren't they? They can kill extraordinary people with very little effort. ~ John W. Hinckley, Jr.It's about the pleasure of being in the mountains, traveling efficiently over the terrain, having that sense of dynamic motion which you don't get when you're on foot. ~ Michael KennedyIn violence we forget who we are. ~ Mary McCarthyA hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer. ~ Ralph Waldo EmersonNothing is more costly, nothing is more sterile, than vengeance. ~ Winston ChurchillIt is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you have wanted to do so badly. You almost feel like you could fly without the plane. ~ Charles LindberghBattle is an orgy of disorder. ~ George S. PattonHe who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it. ~ SenecaNever seek illicit wealth. ~ ConfuciusIt'll be a great day when education gets all the money it wants and the Air Force has to hold a bake sale to buy bombers. ~ AnonymousSavior, conqueror, hero, villain. You are all things, Revan… and yet you are nothing. In the end, you belong to neither the light nor the darkness. You will forever stand alone. ~ Darth MalakWe all have to be concerned about terrorism, but you will never end terrorism by terrorizing others. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. Macho does not prove mucho. ~ Zsa Zsa GaborNotatio naturae, et animadversio perperit artem - Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature. ~ Marcus Tullius CiceroMake a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm. ~ HippocratesIf malice or envy were tangible and had a shape, it would be the shape of a boomerang. ~ Charley ReeseConflict is inevitable, but combat is optional. ~ Max Lucade

Action/Adventure

Welcome to Week 4: Action/Adventure!  All the links you'll need for booklists, website challenges and reviews are listed right here.

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Book list madness

Check out our suggested reads, recommended authors and Top 5 staff picks to get started.

 

E-resource challenge

Challenge yourself with this week's e-resource: The GALE Biography Resource Centre contains biographical information for over 380,000 people from different countries, times, disciplines and subject areas.

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To complete this challenge simply use the GALE Biography Resource Centre database to answer the 5 questions found on our:

 

Website challenges

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Review forms

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