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West with the Night
by Beryl Markham
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"Did you read Beryl Markham's book, West with the Night? I knew her fairly well in Africa and never would have suspected that she could and would put pen to paper except to write in her flyer's log book. As it is, she has written so well, and marvelously... ( read more)
List Price $15.00
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Around the World in a Bad Mood!: Confessions of a Flight Attendant
by Rene Foss
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A hilarious slant on the culture of airline travel -- by a flight attendant who's logged more in-flight hours than Federal Express. Around the World in a Bad Mood is a center seat on an oversold flight to laughter. And there's no one better qualified... ( read more)
List Price $12.95
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Flyboys: A True Story of Courage
by James Bradley
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James Bradley's #1 bestseller Flags of Our Fathers made real the humanity and legacy of war as few books had before. Now, in Flyboys, Bradley returns to World War II and an extraordinary — and totally unknown — true story of courage.
Over... ( read more)
List Price $14.95
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Wager with the Wind: The Don Sheldon Story
by James Greiner
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Don Sheldon has been called 'Alaska's bush pilot among bush pilots', but he was also just one man in a fragile airplane who, in the end, was solely responsible for each mission he flew, be it a high-risk landing to the rescue of others from certain death... ( read more)
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20 Hours, 40 Min: Our Flight in the Friendship (National Geographic Adventure Classics)
by Amelia Earhart
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Commemorating the 75th anniversary of her first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, 20 Hrs., 40 Min. reintroduces Amelia Earhart--one of the most fascinating figures of the 20th century--to a new generation of readers. Through her candid voice and fresh... ( read more)
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Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying
by Wolfga Langewiesche
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In the early 1940's, Wolfgang Langewiesche wrote a series of articles in Air Facts analyzing the various aspects of piloting techniques. Based on these articles, Langewiesche's classic work on the art of flying was published in 1944. This book explains... ( read more)
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Howard Hughes: The Secret Life
by Charles Higham
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His wealth was legendary. His passions were bizarre. Now, the truth about the money, the madness, and the man behind the enigma. Howard Hughes is one of the best known and least understood men of our times--famed for his wealth, his daring, and his... ( read more)
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The Greatest Flying Stories Ever Told: Nineteen Amazing Tales from the Sky
by Lamar Underwood
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A diverse, inspiring, and exciting collection on the thrills of taking flight.... ( read more)
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Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness
by Donald L Barlett
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Howard Hughes has always fascinated the public with his mixture of secrecy, dashing lifestyle, and reclusiveness. This book breaks through the image to reveal the man.... ( read more)
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Mavericks of the Sky: The First Daring Pilots of the U.S. Air Mail
by Barry Rosenberg
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It was the pilots of the U.S. Air Mail service who made it possible for flight to evolve from an impractical and deadly fad to today's worldwide network of airlines. Nicknamed "The Suicide Club," this small but daring cadre of pilots took a fleet of... ( read more)
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Blue Streak Inside Jetblue the Upstart
by Barbara S Peterson
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The definitive, behind-the-scenes story of the most innovative airline in America A few years ago, an unknown entrepreneur named David Neeleman uprooted his wife and nine kids from Utah to New York, dreaming of a bold new company that would make jaded... ( read more)
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Taking Flight: Inventing the Aerial Age from Antiquity Through the First World War
by Richard Hallion
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The invention of flight represents the culmination of centuries of thought and desire. Kites and rockets sparked our collective imagination. Then the balloon gave humanity its first experience aloft, though at the mercy of the winds. The steerable... ( read more)
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Janes Aircraft Recognition Guide 5TH Edition
by Michael J Gething
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<p> The essential guide to the world's aircraft </p> <ul> <li>Over 500 color photographs</li> <li>Civilian and military aircraft</li> <li>Technical data</li> <li>Recognition silhouettes</li... ( read more)
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Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane
by Russell Freedman
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The story of the first powered, sustained, and controlled airplane flight, and the men behind it.... ( read more)
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Wings of Madness: Alberto Santos-Dumont and the Invention of Flight
by Paul Hoffman
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Santos-Dumont as the man who had conquered the air. He played to the crowds by barhopping in a little dirigible that he tied to lampposts. In Paris and London, his dapper countenance stared out from cigar boxes, matchbooks and dinner plates, and fashion... ( read more)
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A Field Guide to Airplanes: Of North America
by M R Montgomery
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The only complete, pocket-size guide to airplanes seen in North America, this includes more than 350 civilian and military aircraft, from early biplanes to Stealth fighters. Provides history, specifications, identifying features, and number made.... ( read more)
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Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved
by Elgen M Long
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Earhart's last days are recreated in gripping detail, based on the authors' expert knowledge and a recently discovered report of the final leg of her fateful around-the-world flight. 40 photos. Maps.... ( read more)
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Bush Pilots: Legends of the Old and Bold
by Bob Cary
Publisher Comments
- Learn that even unparalleled piloting skills can sometimes use a bit of good luck<BR>- Meet legendary pilots such as Pat Magie, Dan Houle, Rob Howden, Dusty Rhodes and Wiley Gregg<BR>- Share the pilot's seat in flights in complete darkness... ( read more)
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Instrument Flying Handbook #H-8083-15a ((Rev)08 Edition)
by Federal Aviation Association
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A definitive reference text for the Instrument Rating FAA Knowledge exam, this resource features information applicable to both conventional steam-gauge instrumentation as well as the glass cockpits found in technically advanced aircraft (TAA... ( read more)
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Wild Blue: Stories of Survival from Air and Space (Adrenaline Classics)
by David Fisher
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Wild Blue collects the most gripping accounts of what some would call the greatest achievement of the century: controlled flight. Charles Lindbergh takes readers wing-walking in a barnstorming biplane; Ernest K. Gann describes how the nocturnal spell of... ( read more)
List Price $17.95
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