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The Generosity of Scars

How Your Stories of Struggle Can Change Lives—Especially Your Own

by Scott Mann ...

Narrated by Scott Mann ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

What if your ugliest scar could be your greatest asset? What if your story of struggle could be repurposed into a strategic tool for healing, influence, and impact in this modern world of distraction, disengagement, and division**?**New York Times bestselling author, retired Green Beret, and renowned strategic storyteller Scott Mann reveals how sharing your most difficult experiences can forge ... Read more

$24.99 USD

What if your ugliest scar could be your greatest asset? What if your story of struggle could be repurposed into a strategic tool for healing, influence, and impact in this modern world of distraction, disengagement, and division**?**New York Times bestselling author, retired Green Beret, and renowned strategic storyteller Scott Mann reveals how sharing your most difficult experiences can forge
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The Pentagon's Brain

An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency

by Annie Jacobsen ...

Narrated by Annie Jacobsen ...

Unabridged

18 hours 22 min

This Pulitzer Prize finalist provides the definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51**.**No one has ever written the history of the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful, and most controversial military science R&D agency. In the first-ever history about the organization, New York Times best... ... Read more

$38.99 USD

This Pulitzer Prize finalist provides the definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51**.**No one has ever written the history of the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful, and most controversial military science R&D agency. In the first-ever history about the organization, New York Times best...
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The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Manhattan District ...

Unabridged

2 hours 38 min

The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is a comprehensive account of the events surrounding the devastating atomic bombings that occurred during World War II. Compiled by the United States Army Corps of Engineers' Manhattan District, this book provides detailed insights into the planning, execution, and aftermath of the bombings that forever changed the course of history.Key aspects of The ... Read more

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The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is a comprehensive account of the events surrounding the devastating atomic bombings that occurred during World War II. Compiled by the United States Army Corps of Engineers' Manhattan District, this book provides detailed insights into the planning, execution, and aftermath of the bombings that forever changed the course of history.Key aspects of The
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Left of Bang

How the Marine Corps’ Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your Life

by Jason A. Riley, Patrick Van Horne ...

Narrated by Danny Campbell ...

Unabridged

5 hours 57 min

You walk into a restaurant and get an immediate sense that you should leave.You are about to step onto an elevator with a stranger and something stops you.You interview a potential new employee who has the résumé to do the job, but something tells you not to offer the position.These scenarios all represent "left of bang," the moments before something bad happens. But how many times have you talked ... Read more

$16.99 USD

You walk into a restaurant and get an immediate sense that you should leave.You are about to step onto an elevator with a stranger and something stops you.You interview a potential new employee who has the résumé to do the job, but something tells you not to offer the position.These scenarios all represent "left of bang," the moments before something bad happens. But how many times have you talked
... Read more
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The Art of War

by Sun Tzu ...

Narrated by Victoria Gordon, Don Hagen ...

Unabridged

6 hours 29 min

This Chinese treatise on war was written by Sun Tzu in the 6th century BC. Each one of the 13 chapters is devoted to a different aspect of warfare, making it the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time. Studied by generals from Napoleon to Rommel it is still one of the most influential works on the subject and is required reading in most military academies around the world. ... Read more

$6.99 USD

This Chinese treatise on war was written by Sun Tzu in the 6th century BC. Each one of the 13 chapters is devoted to a different aspect of warfare, making it the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time. Studied by generals from Napoleon to Rommel it is still one of the most influential works on the subject and is required reading in most military academies around the world.
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The Book of Five Rings

by Miyamoto Musashi ...

Narrated by Scott Brick ...

Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

Setting down his thoughts on swordplay, on winning, and on spirituality, legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi intended this modest work as a guide for his immediate disciples and future generations of samurai. He had little idea he was penning a masterpiece that would be eagerly devoured by people in all walks of life centuries after his death.Along with The Art of War by Sun Tzu, The Book of Five ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Setting down his thoughts on swordplay, on winning, and on spirituality, legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi intended this modest work as a guide for his immediate disciples and future generations of samurai. He had little idea he was penning a masterpiece that would be eagerly devoured by people in all walks of life centuries after his death.Along with The Art of War by Sun Tzu, The Book of Five
... Read more
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Hagakure

The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai

by Yamamoto Tsunetomo ...

Narrated by Tim Campbell ...

Unabridged

7 hours 58 min

The comprehensive and accurate edition of the Hagakure is a must-have for serious martial artists or fans of samurai and the bushido code.The Hagakure is one of the most influential of all Japanese texts—written nearly 300 years ago by Yamamoto Tsunetomo to summarize the very essence of the Japanese Samurai bushido ("warrior") spirit. Its influence has been felt throughout the world, and yet its ... Read more

$19.99 USD

The comprehensive and accurate edition of the Hagakure is a must-have for serious martial artists or fans of samurai and the bushido code.The Hagakure is one of the most influential of all Japanese texts—written nearly 300 years ago by Yamamoto Tsunetomo to summarize the very essence of the Japanese Samurai bushido ("warrior") spirit. Its influence has been felt throughout the world, and yet its
... Read more
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阿共打來怎麼辦：你以為知道但實際一無所知的台海軍事常識

與戰略專家、科技專家共同凝望台海新格局

by 王立, 沈伯洋 ...

Narrated by 王立, 沈伯洋 ...

Series Audiobook 139 - from
Unabridged

8 hours 27 min

俄烏戰爭、圍台軍演、科技掣肘、疑美去台⋯⋯建立全民心理防備，從未如此重要！你是否曾經在匿名粉專或長輩群組看過這些謠言？１｜彈道飛彈無敵論２｜千台無人機癱瘓防禦論３｜空降部隊奇襲斬首論４｜直升機快速打擊部隊斬首論５｜民航機奪取機場論６｜萬船齊發攻台論７｜航空母艦夾擊論（台灣東部淪陷論）８｜貨櫃改裝飛彈船突襲論（美軍航母擊沉論）９｜近年正夯的巡弋飛彈與長程火箭彈襲台論10｜萬年不變的經典謠言——封鎖台灣透過基本事實與推理，輔以烏克蘭戰場上的實際戰果，將這些常見的攻台軍事謠言，一次破解！「謠言是動搖對手民心的武器，是在沒有把握、無法有效直接進擊時，靠謠言來動搖對手的信心，創造打擊的有利條件，甚至想以恐嚇的方式讓台灣乖乖就範。因此，謠言所代表的是造謠的一方沒有必勝的把握，試圖透過謠言創造對其有利的情勢。」<strong... ... Read more

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俄烏戰爭、圍台軍演、科技掣肘、疑美去台⋯⋯建立全民心理防備，從未如此重要！你是否曾經在匿名粉專或長輩群組看過這些謠言？１｜彈道飛彈無敵論２｜千台無人機癱瘓防禦論３｜空降部隊奇襲斬首論４｜直升機快速打擊部隊斬首論５｜民航機奪取機場論６｜萬船齊發攻台論７｜航空母艦夾擊論（台灣東部淪陷論）８｜貨櫃改裝飛彈船突襲論（美軍航母擊沉論）９｜近年正夯的巡弋飛彈與長程火箭彈襲台論10｜萬年不變的經典謠言——封鎖台灣透過基本事實與推理，輔以烏克蘭戰場上的實際戰果，將這些常見的攻台軍事謠言，一次破解！「謠言是動搖對手民心的武器，是在沒有把握、無法有效直接進擊時，靠謠言來動搖對手的信心，創造打擊的有利條件，甚至想以恐嚇的方式讓台灣乖乖就範。因此，謠言所代表的是造謠的一方沒有必勝的把握，試圖透過謠言創造對其有利的情勢。」<strong...
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Conflict

The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

by David Petraeus, Andrew Roberts ...

Narrated by David Petraeus, Robert Fass ...

Unabridged

18 hours 27 min

Two leading authorities—an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strategist of our time—collaborate on a landmark examination of war since 1945. Conflict is both a sweeping history of the evolution of warfare up to Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine, and a penetrating analysis of what we must learn from the past—and anticipate in the future—in order to navigate an ... Read more

$39.99 USD

Two leading authorities—an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strategist of our time—collaborate on a landmark examination of war since 1945. Conflict is both a sweeping history of the evolution of warfare up to Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine, and a penetrating analysis of what we must learn from the past—and anticipate in the future—in order to navigate an
... Read more
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The Art of Action

How Leaders Close the Gaps between Plans, Actions and Results

by Stephen Bungay ...

Narrated by Andrew Hunt ...

Unabridged

10 hours 12 min

The 10th Anniversary Edition of the Leadership ClassicThe surprisingly common sense approach to leading a global company, based on a theoretical framework first used by the nineteenth-century Prussian Army.For over a decade the approach known as 'mission command' has been taught at the leading HULT Ashridge International Business School and has been applied in transforming businesses as diverse as ... Read more

$31.99 USD

The 10th Anniversary Edition of the Leadership ClassicThe surprisingly common sense approach to leading a global company, based on a theoretical framework first used by the nineteenth-century Prussian Army.For over a decade the approach known as 'mission command' has been taught at the leading HULT Ashridge International Business School and has been applied in transforming businesses as diverse as
... Read more
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Wounds of Honour: Empire I

The gripping and unforgettable first book in the bestselling Empire series

by Anthony Riches ...

Narrated by Saul Reichlin ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Empire series
Unabridged

13 hours 32 min

Discover the iconic, bestselling Empire series today, beloved by readers around the world'Totally, utterly enthralling' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Riches is just as good as Bernard Cornwell' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A breathtaking saga' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'In Roman military fiction, Riches is at the top of the pyramid' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Fresh, unpredictable, fascinating and exciting' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐MEET MARCUS VALERIUS, THE LEG... ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Discover the iconic, bestselling Empire series today, beloved by readers around the world'Totally, utterly enthralling' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Riches is just as good as Bernard Cornwell' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A breathtaking saga' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'In Roman military fiction, Riches is at the top of the pyramid' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Fresh, unpredictable, fascinating and exciting' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐MEET MARCUS VALERIUS, THE LEG...
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Art of War and The Books of Five Rings, The

Two Book Bundle

by Sun Tzu, Miyamoto Musashi ...

Narrated by Kevin Theis, Arthur Grey ...

Unabridged

3 hours 16 min

Enjoy this audio book which combines two of the most powerful books: The Art of War and The Book of Five Rings.This audio book is narrated by two of the most notable narrators, Arthur Grey (Art of War) and Kevin Theis (Book of Five Rings).Download and enjoy your copy today! ... Read more

$0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Enjoy this audio book which combines two of the most powerful books: The Art of War and The Book of Five Rings.This audio book is narrated by two of the most notable narrators, Arthur Grey (Art of War) and Kevin Theis (Book of Five Rings).Download and enjoy your copy today!
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Prince, The

by Niccolo Machiavelli ...

Narrated by Kevin Theis ...

Unabridged

3 hours 12 min

The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. However, the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. Although The Prince was written as if it were a traditional work in the mirrors for princes style, it is generally agreed that it was especially innovative. This is partly because it was ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. However, the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. Although The Prince was written as if it were a traditional work in the mirrors for princes style, it is generally agreed that it was especially innovative. This is partly because it was
... Read more
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Arrows of Fury: Empire II

An epic and gripping novel of historical warfare for readers of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane

by Anthony Riches ...

Narrated by Saul Reichlin ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Empire series
Unabridged

13 hours 43 min

A brutal, expertly researched novel, beloved by readers around the world, that captures the real Roman Army as you've never seen it before . . .'Second to none' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'As good as Simon Scarrow' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'You can't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The way Anthony Riches describes the battle scenes is second to none' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A first class author'</st... ... Read more

$21.99 USD

A brutal, expertly researched novel, beloved by readers around the world, that captures the real Roman Army as you've never seen it before . . .'Second to none' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'As good as Simon Scarrow' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'You can't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The way Anthony Riches describes the battle scenes is second to none' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A first class author'</st...
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The War Lovers

Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898

by Evan Thomas ...

Narrated by Richard Davidson ...

Unabridged

14 hours 1 min

A riveting narrative about America's ferocious drive towards empire during the Gilded Age, told by one of our most acclaimed historians.On February 15, 1898, the American ship USS Maine mysteriously exploded in the Havana Harbor. News of the blast quickly reached U.S. shores, where it was met by some not with alarm but great enthusiasm.A powerful group of war lovers agitated that the United States ... Read more

$31.99 USD

A riveting narrative about America's ferocious drive towards empire during the Gilded Age, told by one of our most acclaimed historians.On February 15, 1898, the American ship USS Maine mysteriously exploded in the Havana Harbor. News of the blast quickly reached U.S. shores, where it was met by some not with alarm but great enthusiasm.A powerful group of war lovers agitated that the United States
... Read more
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April 1945

The Hinge of History

by Craig Shirley ...

Narrated by Tom Parks ...

Unabridged

17 hours 5 min

Acclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author Craig Shirley delivers a compelling account of 1945, particularly the watershed events in the month of April, that details how America emerged from World War II as a leading superpower.In the follow-up to the widely praised December 1941, Craig Shirley's April 1945 paints a vivid portrait of America—her people, faith, economy, government, ... Read more

$40.99 USD

Acclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author Craig Shirley delivers a compelling account of 1945, particularly the watershed events in the month of April, that details how America emerged from World War II as a leading superpower.In the follow-up to the widely praised December 1941, Craig Shirley's April 1945 paints a vivid portrait of America—her people, faith, economy, government,
... Read more
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On War

by Carl Von Clausewitz ...

Narrated by Tony Honickberg ...

Unabridged

35 hours 27 min

‘On War’ by the Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz (1780–1831) is a classic of war and military strategy published in 1832. Some of the key concepts discussed in the book include: the methods of critical analysis, the uses and abuses of historical studies, the nature of the balance-of-power mechanism, the relationship between political objectives and military objectives in war, the asymmetrical ... Read more

$52.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

‘On War’ by the Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz (1780–1831) is a classic of war and military strategy published in 1832. Some of the key concepts discussed in the book include: the methods of critical analysis, the uses and abuses of historical studies, the nature of the balance-of-power mechanism, the relationship between political objectives and military objectives in war, the asymmetrical
... Read more
Audiobook

Fighting the Great War at Sea

Strategy, Tactics and Technology

by Norman Friedman ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

30 hours 57 min

While the overriding image of World War I is of the bloody stalemate on the Western Front, the overall shape of the war arose out of its maritime character. It was essentially a struggle about access to worldwide resources, most clearly seen in Germany's desperate attempts to counter the American industrial threat, which ultimately drew the United States into the war.This radical new book ... Read more

$34.99 USD

While the overriding image of World War I is of the bloody stalemate on the Western Front, the overall shape of the war arose out of its maritime character. It was essentially a struggle about access to worldwide resources, most clearly seen in Germany's desperate attempts to counter the American industrial threat, which ultimately drew the United States into the war.This radical new book
... Read more
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The Art of War

by Sun Tzu, Sun Tzu ...

Narrated by Christopher Saylor ...

Unabridged

1 hour 15 min

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period. The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu ("Master Sun"), is composed of 13 chapters. Each one is devoted to a different set of skills (or "art") related to warfare and how it applies to military strategy and tactics. ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period. The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu ("Master Sun"), is composed of 13 chapters. Each one is devoted to a different set of skills (or "art") related to warfare and how it applies to military strategy and tactics.
... Read more
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The Wehrmacht's Last Stand

The German Campaigns of 1944-1945

by Robert M. Citino ...

Narrated by Tom Beyer ...

Unabridged

25 hours 59 min

By 1943, the war was lost, and most German officers knew it. What kept the German army going in an increasingly hopeless situation? Where some historians have found explanations in the power of Hitler or the role of ideology, Robert M. Citino, the world's leading scholar on the subject, posits a more straightforward solution: Bewegungskrieg, the way of war cultivated by the Germans over the course ... Read more

$35.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

By 1943, the war was lost, and most German officers knew it. What kept the German army going in an increasingly hopeless situation? Where some historians have found explanations in the power of Hitler or the role of ideology, Robert M. Citino, the world's leading scholar on the subject, posits a more straightforward solution: Bewegungskrieg, the way of war cultivated by the Germans over the course
... Read more
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Death of the Wehrmacht

The German Campaigns of 1942

by Robert M. Citino ...

Narrated by Tom Beyer ...

Unabridged

16 hours 10 min

For Hitler and the German military, 1942 was a key turning point of World War II, as an overstretched but still lethal Wehrmacht replaced brilliant victories and huge territorial gains with stalemates and strategic retreats. In this major reevaluation of that crucial year, Robert Citino shows that the German army's emerging woes were rooted as much in its addiction to the "war of movement" ... Read more

$30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

For Hitler and the German military, 1942 was a key turning point of World War II, as an overstretched but still lethal Wehrmacht replaced brilliant victories and huge territorial gains with stalemates and strategic retreats. In this major reevaluation of that crucial year, Robert Citino shows that the German army's emerging woes were rooted as much in its addiction to the "war of movement"
... Read more
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The Wolf's Gold: Empire V

The immersive and action-packed historical adventure series from bestseller Anthony Riches

by Anthony Riches ...

Narrated by Saul Reichlin ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Empire series
Unabridged

13 hours 40 min

Fresh from their victory in Germania, Marcus Aquila and the Tungrians have been sent to Dacia, on the north-eastern edge of the Roman Empire, with the mission to safeguard a major source of imperial power.The mines of Alburnus Major contain enough gold to pave the road to Rome. They would make a mighty prize for the marauding Sarmatae tribesmen who threaten the province, and the outnumbered ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Fresh from their victory in Germania, Marcus Aquila and the Tungrians have been sent to Dacia, on the north-eastern edge of the Roman Empire, with the mission to safeguard a major source of imperial power.The mines of Alburnus Major contain enough gold to pave the road to Rome. They would make a mighty prize for the marauding Sarmatae tribesmen who threaten the province, and the outnumbered
... Read more
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Praxis Tacticum

The Art, Science and Practice of Military Tactics

by Colonel Charles S. Oliviero ...

Narrated by Chris Monteiro ...

Unabridged

10 hours 24 min

Pundits have long predicted the end of conventional warfare but for the foreseeable future,it is here to stay. Counterinsurgency, guerrilla warfare, terrorism, peace enforcement, policing.All these forms, like conventional warfare, are as old as mankind. Modern militaries claim to beprofessional bodies, responsible for the education, control, and discipline of their members. But at least one ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Pundits have long predicted the end of conventional warfare but for the foreseeable future,it is here to stay. Counterinsurgency, guerrilla warfare, terrorism, peace enforcement, policing.All these forms, like conventional warfare, are as old as mankind. Modern militaries claim to beprofessional bodies, responsible for the education, control, and discipline of their members. But at least one
... Read more
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All Roads Led to Gettysburg

A New Look at the Civil War's Pivotal Campaign

by Troy D. Harman ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

8 hours 22 min

It has long been a trope of Civil War history that Gettysburg was an accidental battlefield. Troy D. Harman argues for a new interpretation: once Lee invaded Pennsylvania and the Union army pursued, a battle at Gettysburg was entirely predictable, perhaps inevitable.Most Civil War battles took place along major roads, railroads, and waterways. And yet this perspective hasn't been fully explored ... Read more

$19.99 USD

It has long been a trope of Civil War history that Gettysburg was an accidental battlefield. Troy D. Harman argues for a new interpretation: once Lee invaded Pennsylvania and the Union army pursued, a battle at Gettysburg was entirely predictable, perhaps inevitable.Most Civil War battles took place along major roads, railroads, and waterways. And yet this perspective hasn't been fully explored
... Read more

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