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Phung Nguyen Quang (Author)

My First Day

Editura: MAKE ME A WORLD

Anul aparitiei: 2021

A visually stunning story of resilience and determination by an award-winning new author-illustrator team, perfect for back to school. This is no ordinary first journey. The rainy season has come to the Mekong Delta, and An, a young Vietnamese boy, sets out alone in a wooden boat wearing a little backpack and armed only with a single oar. On the way, he is confronted by giant crested waves, heavy rainfall and eerie forests where fear takes hold of him. Although daunted by the dark unknown, An realizes that he is not alone and continues to paddle. He knows it will all be worth it when he reaches his destination--one familiar to children all over the world.

David Doyle (Author)

B-58 Hustler: Convair's Cold War Mach 2 Bomber

Editura: SCHIFFER PUB LTD

Anul aparitiei: 2021

The Convair B-58 Hustler, with its distinctive delta wing shape, would become the world's first supersonic bomber, and the first aircraft to fly to Mach 2. With development beginning in 1949, the B-58, which could not carry conventional weapons, would become part of the US nuclear arsenal during the height of the Cold War. Although these bombers were initially considered difficult to operate, in time the hand-chosen crews who flew them came to love and respect the aircraft. Throughout the 1960s, crews flying the B-58 set numerous speed and distance records. These planes were tremendously expensive to operate, and it was budget issues that forced the early retirement of the bomber. Today there are only a handful of remaining examples, all of which are on display in the US. Illustrated with rare archival photographs, including previously unpublished images. Written by prolific military author David Doyle, this book is part of the very popular Legends of Warfare: Aviation series.

Wolfgang Borgmann (Author)

McDonnell Douglas DC-10/MD-11: A Legends of Flight Illustrated History

Editura: SCHIFFER PUB LTD

Anul aparitiei: 2021

The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 three-engine jet is one of the most distinctive wide-bodied aircraft and since the early 1970s has been operated by many airlines on medium- and long-distance routes throughout the world. Successfully flying passenger service for over 40 years, the DC-10 currently still flies for FedEx in an airfreight delivery role. Filled with design and construction information, background history, technical data, and rare images, this book describes the exciting story of this aviation legend as flown by such current and past airlines as Aeroflot, American, Delta, Eastern, KLM, Lufthansa, Northwest, Pan Am, Qantas, SAS, Swissair, United, and many others. Also, the US Air Force has been flying the KC-10 Extender aerial-refueling tanker variant since the early 1980s. Coverage of the follow-on MD-11 series of aircraft is also included.

Wolfgang Borgmann (Author)

Boeing 737: A Legends of Flight Illustrated History

Editura: SCHIFFER PUB LTD

Anul aparitiei: 2021

The Boeing 737 is undoubtedly one of the best known of all passenger aircraft and has been built in greater numbers than any other commercial aircraft in the world. There are few airline passengers of the last decade who have not yet flown on one of these aircraft. More than 10,000 examples have been built in all its variants--an unbelievably high number for an airliner. This book describes the aircraft's early development--from the first concept drawings in the early 1960s to construction, testing, and first flights--to the present, with exciting photos, drawings, and information from the Boeing company archives. From the 737-100 through to today's 737MAX, all versions are covered in detail, including its use by many of the world's airlines, including Air France, British Airways, Delta, Easyjet, Lufthansa, SAS, Southwest, and many others.

Deanna M. Gillespie (Author)

The Citizenship Education Program and Black Women's Political Culture

Editura: UNIV PR OF FLORIDA

Anul aparitiei: 2021

How Black women used lessons in literacy to crack the foundation of white supremacy Southern Association for Women Historians Julia Cherry Spruill PrizeFinalist, Hooks National Book AwardThis book details how African American women used lessons in basic literacy to crack the foundation of white supremacy and sow seeds for collective action during the civil rights movement. Deanna Gillespie traces the history of the Citizenship Education Program (CEP), a grassroots initiative that taught people to read and write in preparation for literacy tests required for voter registration--a profoundly powerful objective in the Jim Crow South.Born in 1957 as a result of discussions between community activist Esau Jenkins, schoolteacher Septima Clark, and Highlander Folk School director Myles Horton, the CEP became a part of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1961. The teachers, mostly Black women, gathered friends and neighbors in living rooms, churches, beauty salons, and community centers. Through the work of the CEP, literate Black men and women were able to gather their own information, determine fair compensation for a day's work, and register formal complaints.Drawing on ...

Lowell Thomas (Author)

Silent Heroes

Editura: MICHIGAN ST UNIV PR

Anul aparitiei: 2004

Michigan native Lowell Thomas began his professional career as a teacher of business education in the small town of Parchment, Michigan, later working with the Midland Public Schools and Delta College. Page dim. 229 x 152 Weight: 907 grams

Elaine McCullough (Author)

Sleight of Eye, Volume 1

Editura: BOOKBABY

Anul aparitiei: 2020

In the year 2040, a theocratic president has been in the White House for almost ten years, information available on television and the internet is distorted, and abject poverty and lawlessness are spreading out from the heartland to the coastal states, which struggle to remain independent of federal control. But tough, deliberate men like former Secret Service agent Sam Wolf are still protecting the defenseless and doing justice. While he is on a mission in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to protect a burial ground of his ancestors, Wolf is buried alive in a pit with his murdered best friend. With the aid of a Spirit Helper, Wolf digs his way out of the pit, vows to come back for his friend, and makes his way to his Ojibwe reservation. He soon learns that the man who killed his friend will be in the Sacramento River Delta the following week, so he fights his way across 2000 miles of violent America to catch him. After he finds the dying killer by a levee, Wolf discovers that the man was part of a covert network that not only killed his friend but also plotted the assassination of California's governor. But he's distracted from all that, because just up the levee road, Wolf sees a ...

Bill Greenwood (Author)

The Harvest

Editura: CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATIO

Anul aparitiei: 2020

It's September in Iowa, and the changing of the seasons brings with it the time for the farmers to fill their granaries with the bounty of the rains of spring, and the heat of the summer. David Lichtman is in the November of his life. Having served the people of Israel since he was a young man, he has returned to Iowa to enjoy the quiet life on the farm where he was raised. Leaving behind a storied career in the shadows of Israel's wars, he also leaves behind his granddaughter and her two children and settles into a quiet life with his widowed sister in the home that she raised her own family in. Living together after decades apart, each of them must come to terms with the sacrifices the other has made for the family and for their heritage. On the outskirts of Beirut, a newcomer has risen to the top of one of the organizations dedicated to constant war with Israel. Revenge is on his mind. Revenge for a series of killings that wiped out the entire upper echelon of his organization over the course of a year. His desire for vengeance creates a rift in the group, and puts a young lawyer, Fareed Al-Nadoor, and his family on the run. For Fareed and Nadia, there is only one way to go- ...

Sonja D. Wells (Author)

Destination by Way of Life

Editura: CHRISTIAN FAITH PUB INC

Anul aparitiei: 2020

From the hills of Tennessee and from the Mississippi Delta to the island of Bermuda, this is the true story of one woman and one man and their separate paths influenced by insecurities, alcohol, drugs, suicide, infidelity, religion, faith, love, and forgiveness. Their reactions and decisions to those events in their lives resulted in a succession of steps that led them to a new outcome or destination each time. Sonja Wells weaves humor into her disclosures and reminds the reader that God is a loving God who forgives us and allows us to forgive ourselves.

James R. Brasel (Author)

Autobiography of James R. Brasel and His Family: Growing Up in the Arkansas Delta with God's Help

Editura: CHRISTIAN FAITH PUB INC

Anul aparitiei: 2020

This book is an autobiography of my life, my wife's life, my family and my daughter's family. It

Buddy Sullivan (Author)

Twentieth Century Sapelo Island: Howard E. Coffin & Richard J. Reynolds, Jr.

Editura: BOOKBABY

Anul aparitiei: 2020

This book is another in a continuing series of studies incorporating the theme of environmental influences on life and labor in McIntosh County, Georgia. Previous volumes have covered rice cultivation in the Altamaha delta, and barrier island agriculture as embodied in the ecological awareness of Thomas Spalding of Sapelo. The present study looks at Sapelo Island from a twentieth century perspective, covering a time span of 1912 to 2015. Herein are four separate stories within the overall story: that of Howard E. Coffin, Detroit industrialist who owned most of Sapelo from 1912 to 1934; Richard J. Reynolds, Jr., at Sapelo from 1934 to 1964; scientific research at Sapelo Island from 1953 onward, resulting in a new understanding of the salt marsh ecosystem; and the human dimension as seen through the twentieth century generational and cultural legacy of the people of Sapelo, many of whose ancestors were enslaved laborers on the antebellum island plantations. Theirs is a story of permanence and perseverance on Sapelo and it will be told here, often from a personal perspective.

Stan Bain (Author)

Being Santa: Santa's Secrets

Editura: BOOKBABY

Anul aparitiei: 2020

Stan Bain served in Vietnam from June 5, 1967 to July 7, 1968, 13 months. While serving in the Mekong Delta he was acquainted with some orphans at an orphanage in My Tho Vietnam. The author's first book, "You Are Never Alone" will give you more details from his tour and the part these orphans played in his life. That experience and love of children extended to the job of a lifetime, being Santa Claus. When asked how many children do you have? He answers, "Oh... about 25 Thousand! They range from age 5 days to 97 years of age." Most people are taken back, the author explains, "I never fathered children due to a decision I made in Vietnam, which now I regret. However, being Santa, that experience has helped fill the void." This book is about the authors experience as Santa Claus which found children of all ages have wishes at Christmas, but many were concerned with family and world problems. Many times, the author felt like he was a counselor. Stan Bain was born and raised in Kalispell, Montana, and attended Northern Montana College before being drafted into the army. He holds a Private Multi-Engine Pilot's License, Class D Skydiver's License, Senior Parachute Rigger's License, and ...

Laurent Ahiablame (Author)

Neighborhood School

Editura: BOOKBABY

Anul aparitiei: 2020

Delta is a happy child and stellar student, but when her mother dies suddenly, Delta's life takes an abrupt turn downhill. She begins hanging out with other troubled teens and skipping classes, until her father, Akilee, manages to get through to her. His wisdom and her deep -seated love for him enables Delta to come to terms with her loss and carve a path that will make her a student leader for a bright future.

Carolyn Haines (Author)

Independent Bones

Editura: MINOTAUR

Anul aparitiei: 2021

Carolyn Haines's Independent Bones is the next novel in the series that Kirkus Reviews characterizes as "Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" featuring sassy Southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney. When Dr. Alala Diakos, a visiting professor of Greek literature, comes to teach at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi, it doesn't take long for controversy to follow. With her fervent feminist ideals and revolutionary leanings, she quickly earns the admiration of many--and the ire of others. During a speech in the park, in which Alala tries to organize the women of Zinnia to demand equal pay, the crowd gets unruly, with men heckling the professor. And when PI Sarah Booth Delaney finds a sniper rifle and scope in the bushes, she begins to worry that there are more than fighting words at stake. Sarah Booth calls her boyfriend, Sheriff Coleman Peters, who offers the protection of the Zinnia police department, but Alala rejects him, saying she has no use for the law or men. And when a notorious domestic abuser is found dead the next day, suspicions turn to Alala herself, who was overheard bragging that she would take him down. Tensions deepen when connections are drawn between ...

Mary Dixie Carter (Author)

The Photographer

Editura: MINOTAUR

Anul aparitiei: 2021

Mary Dixie Carter's The Photographer is a slyly observed, suspenseful story of envy and obsession, told in the mesmerizing, irresistible voice of a character who will make you doubt that seeing is ever believing. A breathless psychological thriller about epic mind games.--PEOPLEA Publishers Weekly Best Mystery/Thriller of 2021! WHEN PERFECT IMAGES As a photographer, Delta Dawn observes the seemingly perfect lives of New York City's elite: snapping photos of their children's birthday parties, transforming images of stiff hugs and tearstained faces into visions of pure joy, and creating moments these parents long for. ARE MADE OF BEAUTIFUL LIES But when Delta is hired for Natalie Straub's eleventh birthday, she finds herself wishing she wasn't behind the lens but a part of the scene--in the Straub family's gorgeous home and elegant life. THE TRUTH WILL BE EXPOSED That's when Delta puts her plan in place, by babysitting for Natalie; befriending her mother, Amelia; finding chances to listen to her father, Fritz. Soon she's bathing in the master bathtub, drinking their expensive wine, and eyeing the beautifully finished garden apartment in their townhouse. It seems she can never get ...

Benjamin Nugent (Author)

Fraternity: Stories

Editura: PICADOR

Anul aparitiei: 2021

Voiced by an off-kilter chorus of the young and desperate to belong, Benjamin Nugent's provocative collection pries the fraternity door off its hinges, daring us to peer inside with amusement, horror, and also love. In a Massachusetts college town stands a dilapidated colonial: Delta Zeta Chi. Here, we meet Newton, the beloved chapter president; Oprah, the sensitive reader; Petey, the treasurer, loyal to a fault; Claire, the couch-surfing dropout who hopes to sell them drugs; and a girl known, for unexpected reasons, as God. Though the living room reeks of sweat and spilled beer, the brothers know that to be inside is everything. Fraternity celebrates the debauched kinship of boys and girls straddling adolescence and adulthood: the drunken antics, solemn confessions, and romantic encounters that mark their first years away from home. Beneath each episode lies the dread of exclusion. The closeted Oprah's hero worship gives way to real longing. A combat veteran offers advice on hazing. An alienated young woman searches for a sanctuary. And the shadow of assault hovers over every sexual encounter.

Patrick Lee (Author)

Runner

Editura: ST MARTINS PR 3PL

Anul aparitiei: 2014

"Breathless, involving, smart, and completely convincing."-Lee ChildIn Patrick Lee's Runner, Sam Dryden, ex--Special Forces, lives a quiet life in a small town on the coast of Southern California. While out on a run in the middle of the night, he encounters a young girl on the seaside boardwalk. Barefoot and terrified, she's running from a group of heavily armed men with one clear goal: to kill her. Dryden learns that the twelve-year-old can only remember the past two months, during which she's been kept in a secret prison by forces within the government. Beyond her own name, Rachel, she knows only that she has a skill that makes her very dangerous to these men and those in charge of them."Nonstop action and nonstop fun." -Providence JournalDryden, who lost his wife and young daughter in an accident, agrees to help Rachel try to unravel and make sense of her own past, and to protect her from the people who are moving heaven and earth to find them both. Although Dryden is only one man, he has extraordinary skills and experience-as a Ranger, a Delta, and five years doing off-the-book black ops with an elite team. However, as he slowly begins to discover, the highly trained forces on ...

Gabie Neville, Done Stephen, Ward Alan

Two Posts and a Field Cultural Impact, Social Change and Liverpool Football Club's Collected Artefacts

Editura: Pitch Publishing Ltd

Anul aparitiei: 2022

Two Posts and a Field is a unique look at Liverpool FC through the eyes of Neville Gabie (artist and lifelong fan) and Stephen Done (writer and curator at the LFC Museum). Richly illustrated, it is part travelogue, part exploration of the LFC Museum's hidden treasures and part personal story, as Neville takes us from his childhood listening to games on the radio in South Africa to watching his first match at Anfield in 1973. The book tells the story of Neville and Stephen's roadtrip to find the home and birthplace of Mo Salah in Egypt's Nile Delta and of Avi Cohen, a player who broke the cultural mould when he signed from Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 1980s. It shines a spotlight on the struggles of Liverpool's home-grown talent for racial equality, contrasting Trent Alexander Arnold with Howard Gayle, the first black player to be signed by Liverpool, with the backdrop of the Toxteth riots. The stories are brought to life by Gabie's beautiful goalpost photos, which stretch back 20 years.

Goodrem Delta

Bridge Over Troubled Dreams

Editura: Simon & Schuster Australia

Anul aparitiei: 2021

Page dim. 223 x 252 x 20 Weight: 758 grams

Friedman Sy David, Schrittesser David

Projective Measure Without Projective Baire

Editura: American Mathematical Society

Anul aparitiei: 2021

The authors prove that it is consistent (relative to a Mahlo cardinal) that all projective sets of reals are Lebesgue measurable, but there is a $\Delta^1_3$ set without the Baire property. The complexity of the set which provides a counterexample to the Baire property is optimal. Page dim. Series: Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society Weight: 298 grams