Air Time

Author : Mark Bernardo
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780847869664

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Air Time by Mark Bernardo Pdf

The first comprehensive reference for watch connoisseurs to explore a century of stylish timepieces inspired by and built for aviation, aeronautics and space exploration, and piloting. Air Time takes a keen look at more than ninety iconic timepieces that embody the spirit of flight, worn and made famous by the men and women who pioneered it, from daring balloonists and wartime jet pilots to jet-setters and astronauts. In a thoroughgoing look at nearly a century ofaviation-inspired timepieces--from 1904 to the present day-- WatchTime's Mark Bernardo interweaves history, technical insight, and the distinctive style of pilot watches into a first-of-its-kind comprehensive monograph. Chapters showcase historical milestones such as Cartier's development of the first men's wristwatch for Alberto Santos-Dumont; Charles Lindbergh's invention of the Longines Hour Angle; and the Omega Speedmaster, the first watch to land on the moon. Also featured are iconic timepieces, including the Breitling Navitimer, IWC Big Pilot's Watch, Breguet Type XX, and Rolex GMT-Master, up through current category timepieces such as in the collections of Bell & Ross, Longines, Bremont, Patek Philippe, Hamilton, and Zenith. Informative and compelling, this fascinating guide is the perfect gift for connoisseurs of timepieces, aviation, and globetrotting travel.

Author : Hank Phillippi Ryan
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781426838750

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Air Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan Pdf

When savvy TV reporter Charlotte McNally enters the glamorous world of high fashion, she soon discovers that when the purses are fake—the danger is real. And no one can be trusted! Now Charlotte can't tell the real from the fake as she goes undercover to bring the couture counterfeiters to justice—and in her struggle to answer an all-important, life-changing question from a certain handsome professor… The one thing Charlotte knows for sure is that the wrong choice could be the last decision she ever makes!

Author : Jay Mohr
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004-06-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781401399818

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Gasping for Airtime by Jay Mohr Pdf

When 21-year-old Jay Mohr moved from New Jersey to New York City to pursue his dream of stand-up stardom, he never thought the first real job he'd land would be on Saturday Night Live. But, surprisingly, that's just what he did. What followed were two unbelievable, grueling, and exciting years of feverishly keeping pace with his talented cohorts, out-maneuvering the notorious vices that claimed the lives of other cast members, and struggling at all costs for the holy grail of late-night show business: airtime. In Gasping for Airtime, Jay offers an intimate account of the inner workings of Saturday Night Live. He also dishes on the guest hosts (John Travolta, Shannen Doherty, Charles Barkley), the musical guests (Kurt Cobain, Steven Tyler, Eric Clapton), and of course his SNL castmates (Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, and David Spade). Refreshingly honest and laugh-out-loud funny, this book will appeal both to fans of Jay Mohr and to devotees of Saturday Night Live.

Author : Helen Sword
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780674977631

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Air & Light & Time & Space by Helen Sword Pdf

From the author of Stylish Academic Writing comes an essential new guide for writers aspiring to become more productive and take greater pleasure in their craft. Helen Sword interviewed 100 academics worldwide about their writing background and practices and shows how they find or create the conditions to get their writing done.

Author : Gary Paul Gates
Publisher : Berkley Publishing Group
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : PSU:000010719190

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Air Time by Gary Paul Gates Pdf

Author : Paul Kalanithi
Publisher : Random House
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780812988413

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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living? NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • People • NPR • The Washington Post • Slate • Harper’s Bazaar • Time Out New York • Publishers Weekly • BookPage Finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award in Creative Nonfiction and the Books for a Better Life Award in Inspirational Memoir At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi’s transformation from a naïve medical student “possessed,” as he wrote, “by the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life” into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality. What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when the future, no longer a ladder toward your goals in life, flattens out into a perpetual present? What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away? These are some of the questions Kalanithi wrestles with in this profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir. Paul Kalanithi died in March 2015, while working on this book, yet his words live on as a guide and a gift to us all. “I began to realize that coming face to face with my own mortality, in a sense, had changed nothing and everything,” he wrote. “Seven words from Samuel Beckett began to repeat in my head: ‘I can’t go on. I’ll go on.’” When Breath Becomes Air is an unforgettable, life-affirming reflection on the challenge of facing death and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a brilliant writer who became both.

Author : Isaac Kaminer,António M. Pascoal,Enric Xargay,Naira Hovakimyan,Venanzio Cichella,Vladimir Dobrokhodov
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128099476

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Time-Critical Cooperative Control of Autonomous Air Vehicles by Isaac Kaminer,António M. Pascoal,Enric Xargay,Naira Hovakimyan,Venanzio Cichella,Vladimir Dobrokhodov Pdf

Time-Critical Cooperative Control of Autonomous Air Vehicles presents, in an easy-to-read style, the latest research conducted in the industry, while also introducing a set of novel ideas that illuminate a new approach to problem-solving. The book is virtually self-contained, giving the reader a complete, integrated presentation of the different concepts, mathematical tools, and control solutions needed to tackle and solve a number of problems concerning time-critical cooperative control of UAVs. By including case studies of fixed-wing and multirotor UAVs, the book effectively broadens the scope of application of the methodologies developed. This theoretical presentation is complemented with the results of flight tests with real UAVs, and is an ideal reference for researchers and practitioners from academia, research labs, commercial companies, government workers, and those in the international aerospace industry. Addresses important topics related to time-critical cooperative control of UAVs Describes solutions to the problems rooted in solid dynamical systems theory Applies the solutions developed to fixed-wing and multirotor UAVs Includes the results of field tests with both classes of UAVs

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Electronic
ISBN : DMM:057003580399

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Journal of the Royal Society of Arts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Margaret Weitekamp,David DeVorkin,National Air and Space Museum
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781613124963

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Pluto's Secret by Margaret Weitekamp,David DeVorkin,National Air and Space Museum Pdf

People, children especially, have been baffled, bewildered, and even outraged by the fact that Pluto is no longer called a planet. Through whimsical artwork and an entertaining dialogue format, Pluto’s Secret explains the true story of this distant world. Providing a history of the small, icy world from its discovery and naming to its recent reclassification, this book presents a fascinating look at how scientists organize and classify our solar system as they gain new insights into how it works and what types of things exist within it. The book includes a glossary and bibliography. Praise for Pluto's Secret "Pairing a lighthearted narrative in a hand-lettered†“style typeface with informally drawn cartoon illustrations, this lively tale of astronomical revelations begins with the search for Planet X.†? —Kirkus Reviews "This picture book offers a fresh, positive perspective on Pluto, showing that its change of status is not a demotion but a correction." —Booklist "Light-hearted imagining of a gregarious Pluto.†? —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Fun reading... The book provides a factual history of our faraway 'dwarf,' and on its companion icy worlds, and on the discovery of Kuiper-like bands around other stars." —School Library Journal Award New York Public Library’s annual Children’s Books list: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2013

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015024343389

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American Aviation by Anonim Pdf

Author : Howard Kurtz
Publisher : Crown
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307815477

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Hot Air by Howard Kurtz Pdf

America is awash in talk. Loud talk, angry talk, conspiratorial talk that has changed the nature of journalism and politics, producing a high-decibel revolution in the way we communicate. In this fascinating, maddening, behind-the-scenes look at America's powerful talk shows, the author of Media Circus examines their excesses, conflicts, and impact, and explains how they are changing our culture.

Author : Iowa. General Assembly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1086 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Iowa
ISBN : UOM:39015068042418

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Legislative Documents Compiled by Order of the ... General Assembly by Iowa. General Assembly Pdf

Contains the reports of state departments and officials for the preceding fiscal biennium.

Author : George Guillaume André
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Coal mines and mining
ISBN : IND:30000104656388

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A Practical Treatise on Coal Mining by George Guillaume André Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Technology
ISBN : UOM:39015053258730

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English Mechanic and Mirror of Science and Art by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ayane Kawata
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1933959088

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Time of Sky by Ayane Kawata Pdf

Poetry. East Asia Studies. Finalist for the 2011 Best Translated Book Award in Poetry. Translated from the Japanese by Sawako Nakayasu. Cover art by Mauro Zamora. TIME OF SKY & CASTLES IN THE AIR is the first full-length translation of Ayane Kawata's poetry to be published in English. This single volume contains Kawata's first book of poems, Time of Sky (first published in Japanese by Kumo Publishers, 1969), and her sixth, Castles in the Air: A Dream Journal (first published in Japanese by Shoshi Yamada, 1991). "In TIME OF SKY we find terse lines that are unresolved--the tension is neither built nor released, but exists as if in its natural state, a note of music forever in suspension. It never arrives--it is and never was home.... Its poems are derived from a notebook the author kept for 15 years, in which she recorded her dreams every morning upon waking...The logic in these prose poems may feel familiar to us as dream logic, but we also find in them the complexity and anxiety attendant to of a lifetime spent living in a culture not one's own, an ongoing reckoning with one's dangers and desires, and the difficulty (and absurdity) of trying to communicate with others."--Sawako Nakayasu from the Afterword "In Japan, Kawata's work is noted primarily for its stark, vivid depictions of life--not so much life as lived by a specific person, but more the sense of 'living-ness.' To the Japanese eye and ear, Kawata's poetry cuts through to the 'overwhelming mysteries' that lie beneath everyday activities, and it does so with necessity. Hers are aggressive poems that look frankly at what it means to be a Japanese woman both inside Japan and away."--Melinda Markham