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Come Fly with Me

Jodi Peckman
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Author : Jodi Peckman
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-09-10
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780789345714

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A wistful love letter to the joys of flying and the fun, fashion, and glamour that go with it. Now, more than ever, nothing captures our yearning for travel, freedom, glamour, and adventure than the fantasy of flying away from it all. From Frank Sinatra dressed to the nines in the golden age of Pan Am to celebrities snapped in luxury leisurewear in the lounges today, airports have always afforded the most glamorous glimpses into that most enviable aspect of celebrity life--jet-setting in style. Curated by the renowned photo editor Jodi Peckman, Come Fly with Me is a love letter to the most longed-for escape, told through evocative images of the icons who've made the airport their runway. From John and Yoko waving from the airstairs to Rihanna bustling incognito through the halls, and from Muhammad Ali's crisp-pressed suits to Miley Cyrus's playful onesies, this is a whimsical and welcome reminder when we need it most of the joys of travel.

Come Fly with Us

Melvin Croft,John Youskauskas
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Author : Melvin Croft,John Youskauskas
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781496212245

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Come Fly with Us by Melvin Croft,John Youskauskas Pdf

2020 Space Hipsters Prize for Best Book in Astronomy, Space Exploration, or Space History Come Fly with Us is the story of an elite group of space travelers who flew as members of many space shuttle crews from pre-Challenger days to Columbia in 2003. Not part of the regular NASA astronaut corps, these professionals known as "payload specialists" came from a wide variety of backgrounds and were chosen for an equally wide variety of scientific, political, and national security reasons. Melvin Croft and John Youskauskas focus on this special fraternity of spacefarers and their individual reflections on living and working in space. Relatively unknown to the public and often flying only single missions, these payload specialists give the reader an unusual perspective on the experience of human spaceflight. The authors also bring to light NASA's struggle to integrate the wide-ranging personalities and professions of these men and women into the professional astronaut ranks. While Come Fly with Us relates the experiences of the payload specialists up to and including the Challenger tragedy, the authors also detail the later high-profile flights of a select few, including Barbara Morgan, John Glenn (who returned to space at the age of seventy-seven), and Ilan Ramon of Israel aboard Columbia on its final, fatal flight, STS-107.

Come Fly with Us!

Johanna Omelia,Michael Waldock
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Author : Johanna Omelia,Michael Waldock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1933112069

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When the first commercial flights took off in the 1930s, stewardesses were registered nurses whose duties included swatting flies and helping passengers read railroad timetables in the event of forced landings. In the 1950s, stewardesses were viewed as wives-in-training, as adept at preparing a baby's bottle as mixing a martini. By the swinging ' 60s and ' 70s, female flight attendants were considered successful marketing tools, sporting microminis, hot pants, and buttons that read "Pure, Sober, and Available" to lure male business passengers on board. "Come Fly with Us!" explores the unique history of this industry pioneered by women, tracing changes in the flight attendant's role -- from flying nurse to airborne sex kitten to today's custodian of safety and service. Stunning visuals from airline archives and early flight maps, promotional brochures, and print advertisements re-create a sense of the early days and underscore the dramatic changes that have occurred in this dynamic industry.

Come Fly the World

Julia Cooke
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Author : Julia Cooke
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9780358251408

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"A lively, unexpected portrait of the jet-age stewardesses serving on iconic Pan Am airways between 1966 and 1975"--

Stewardess

Elissa Stein
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Author : Elissa Stein
Publisher : Chronicle Books (CA)
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-07-20
Category : Transportation
ISBN : NWU:35556036802148

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Stewardess by Elissa Stein Pdf

Stewardess is a high-flying visual celebration of the era when air travel was chic and stewardesses were glamorous, gracious symbols of the international jet set. Taking off with an insightful introduction tracing the history of the air hostess, this stylish book is packed with gorgeous vintage photographs, training and in-flight materials, ads, and stewardess ephemera, plus snapshots and reminiscences from stewardesses themselves. A fun and fashionable fight for travelerswithout having to check your bagsStewardess pays fitting tribute to being able to maintain perfect poise at 30,000 feet. Welcome aboard.

Come Fly With Me

Katheryn Maddox Haddad
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Author : Katheryn Maddox Haddad
Publisher : Northern Lights Publishing House
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781948462761

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Come Fly With Me by Katheryn Maddox Haddad Pdf

BOOK 8: COME FLY WITH ME: His apostles refused to believe, while Thomas declared him God. Jesus dared and prepared his apostles to conquer the world. He interrupted his own memorial service and renewed five hundred of his closest friendships. He helped his brother, James, over the last faith hurdle, turned the movement over to his apostles, then returned at last to the outstretched arms of his heavenly Father. Religious leaders fought in vain to put out the new church’s torch, and Jesus invited the last apostle to visit him in heaven. Life changing? You bet! Life Application questions are at the end of each chapter to see whether any of those changes has happened in your own life. Come meet the people who met Jesus. You are one of them. Probably you are several of them. Go ahead and struggle with them as they did. Laugh. Cry. Do mental battle with him. Emotional battle too. Fight for your faith as they fought. Pause to listen for what you've never heard before. Then touch Jesus. This is the story of faith in the impossible. Hope in the inconceivable. Love for the invincible. It is the dreams of youth, the desperations of infirmity, the hopes of age, and the song of eternity. Follow the suspense in their terrorist-dominated world as each person in Jesus' life comes to terms with who they are, and who Jesus is. It is the story of doubts explained away, animosities melted away, misunderstandings cleared away. It is your story and mine. For deep within each of us is everyone who ever met and struggled with Jesus.

Come Fly with Me

Tamika A. Johnson
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Author : Tamika A. Johnson
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781649579027

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Come Fly with Me by Tamika A. Johnson Pdf

Come Fly with Me By: Tamika A. Johnson When you look at Tamika Johnson, you may see someone who is very intelligent, well-spoken, polite, always with a smile on her face; however, when she tells her story listeners are stunned with amazement. They can’t believe how much hell she has been through and is alive today to tell her story. Who would have ever thought this poor girl from Detroit, Michigan, who had experienced an unthinkable life, a ward of the state of Michigan, would serve her country for twenty years in the navy and, to make things even better, worked directly for President George W. Bush (43) at Camp David Retreat. Johnson’s story is a success story, a legacy and inspiration to young girls who may think there’s no way out. Her story is of a young black girl who had to grow up to soon, who moved from place to place, and despite those struggles in her life, God had always put key people in her life that believed in her and saw greatness when she didn’t. This book is a best-seller to those that recognize and understand the struggles of an African American sister coming out of the hood and mean streets of Detroit. A brilliant rags-to-riches story.

Talon, Come Fly with Me

Gigi Sedlmayer
Talon Come Fly with Me Book PDF

Author : Gigi Sedlmayer
Publisher : Wordclay
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781921578724

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Talon, Come Fly with Me by Gigi Sedlmayer Pdf

Talon: Come Fly With Me, is about the life of nine-year-old girl, Matica. Matica lives in a remote village on a dry plateau in the Andes of Peru. She moved here with her Australian missionary and schoolteacher parents when she was five years old. Ever since Matica could remember, she faced cruel rejection because of a growth handicap that traps her in a body a two-year-old. Because of her appearance, the local Indians wouldn't accept her into their community or allow her to play with their children. Under the watchful eyes of her parents, lonely Matica explores the plateau of the Andes. She found a pair of condors soaring near the mountains and with patience and a sense of adventure she befriended them. She named the condors Tamo and Tima and a strong bond and love developed between them. The adventure of this book begins two years later, as Matica helplessly witnessed poachers stealing the condors' egg from their nest. After a dramatic fight between Tamo and the poachers, the poachers abandoned the egg leaving it far from its nest. Being unable to bring it back to the nest, Tamo and Tima sent signals to Matica to take care of their egg. Later on, during Matica's tenth birthday, the condor egg hatches. The hatchling is called Talon and this story focuses on the self journey of Matica, as she teaches the little hatchling to fly. This experience changes her life completely and enables her to see a positive side to her handicap.

Come Fly with Me

Beverly Delich
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Author : Beverly Delich
Publisher : D & M Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781771620079

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Come Fly with Me by Beverly Delich Pdf

In 1993, Beverly Delich discovered an 18-year-old singer named Michael Bublé in a Vancouver talent contest, became his manager, and moved with him to Toronto, and then L.A., as he tried to break into a tough, unforgiving business. This book is her vivid, behind-the-scenes story of the making of a modern-day superstar, from the early days when she and Bublé struggled to get bookings, to the giddiness of hobnobbing with musical royalty, to the pivotal and sometimes heartbreaking decisions that would take Bublé to the top and found Beverly on the sidelines.

Come Fly with Me

Lloyd Krueger
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Author : Lloyd Krueger
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2000-02-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780595091355

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Come Fly with Me by Lloyd Krueger Pdf

Lloyd O. Krueger's Come Fly With Me is a sensitive and insightful rememberance about the horrors of combat flight during World War II with the 95th Bomb Group. But, beyond the hell of this combat lies Krueger's poignant observations about the human drama that plays out before and after the flight. Krueger's memoirs incorporate all the mayhem of his surroundings with a unique outlook that keeps all in perspective with subtle humor. Some 95th Bomb Group members say that it's the most realistic account of how "it was." This is the war they remember and have lived through.

Come Fly with Me

Gary Buchanan
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Author : Gary Buchanan
Publisher : BalboaPress
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781452511122

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Come Fly with Me by Gary Buchanan Pdf

Come join me in the thrill of a lifetime; jumping from a balloon at eight hundred feet as the command of Stand in door, go! is given. Feel the thrill and see the beauty as you descend, ending with a perfect landing. Picture yourself on the mountainside of beautiful South Wales as a racing pigeon swoops from a great height, entering the safety of its loft after a nine hundred kilometer flight. Be part of the real-life experience of greyhound racing ups and downs. The coal mines of South Wales have many untold stories. Join me as I tell of a life changing experience that affected me. If you have a great sense of humour, and are ready for a belly laugh, read some of my poems.

Come Fly with Me

Sherryl Woods
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Author : Sherryl Woods
Publisher : MIRA
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781460392027

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Come Fly with Me by Sherryl Woods Pdf

Don't miss this irresistible reader favorite about what happens when you combine work with play from New York Times bestseller Sherryl Woods He was everywhere she turned: the candy counter, the cafeteria…even next to her on the airplane! At first, entertainment lawyer Lindsay Tabor thought the handsome stranger was trailing her. But it turned out he was none other than Mark Channing—the elusive screenwriter Lindsay had been sent to track down and sign up. Mark wouldn't even consider Lindsay's offer unless she accompanied him to his mountaintop ski retreat. Ever the professional, Lindsay didn't know what to make of Mark's persistent attention. And although she hated anything to do with the cold, Lindsay soon found her resistance melting—and her temperature rapidly rising!

Come from Away

Genevieve Graham
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Author : Genevieve Graham
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501142925

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Come from Away by Genevieve Graham Pdf

From the bestselling author of Tides of Honour and Promises to Keep comes a poignant novel about a young couple caught on opposite sides of the Second World War. In the fall of 1939, Grace Baker’s three brothers, sharp and proud in their uniforms, board Canadian ships headed for a faraway war. Grace stays behind, tending to the homefront and the general store that helps keep her small Nova Scotian community running. The war, everyone says, will be over before it starts. But three years later, the fighting rages on and rumours swirl about “wolf packs” of German U-Boats lurking in the deep waters along the shores of East Jeddore, a stone’s throw from Grace’s window. As the harsh realities of war come closer to home, Grace buries herself in her work at the store. Then, one day, a handsome stranger ventures into the store. He claims to be a trapper come from away, and as Grace gets to know him, she becomes enamoured by his gentle smile and thoughtful ways. But after several weeks, she discovers that Rudi, her mysterious visitor, is not the lonely outsider he appears to be. He is someone else entirely—someone not to be trusted. When a shocking truth about her family forces Grace to question everything she has so strongly believed, she realizes that she and Rudi have more in common than she had thought. And if Grace is to have a chance at love, she must not only choose a side, but take a stand. Come from Away is a mesmerizing story of love, shifting allegiances, and second chances, set against the tumultuous years of the Second World War.

Come Fly With Me

Addison Fox
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Author : Addison Fox
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101606865

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Come Fly With Me by Addison Fox Pdf

How do you say no to a man at thirty-thousand feet? When Grier Thompson is called to Indigo, Alaska to deal with the estate of her late, estranged father, the last thing she expected to find was a hotly contested will, a hostile half-sister who never knew Grier existed, or for that matter, an entire town that doesn’t take kindly to this stranger. Except maybe for Mick O’Shaughnessy. An Indigo native, Mick has all he wants in life: a soft flannel shirt, a nice cottage, and a thriving airline charter business. Could this simple life get any better? One look at Grier and Mick discovers the answer is a resounding, “yes.” She thinks so too—and if it weren’t for her family baggage, maybe she could relax and enjoy herself before it’s time to return to real life. But then an unexpected visitor from Grier’s past unsettles the entire town just when the residents were finally starting to warm to her. By the time Mick comes out of the clouds to realize he’s fallen head over heels in love, it might be just too late to win Grier’s heart.

Frank Sinatra - Centennial Songbook

Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra Centennial Songbook Book PDF

Author : Frank Sinatra
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 603 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781495011672

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Frank Sinatra - Centennial Songbook by Frank Sinatra Pdf

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Frank Sinatra and celebrations and concerts are planned for the whole year. This songbook gathers piano/vocal/guitar arrangements of 100 of Ol' Blue Eye's finest in a fitting tribute to one of the greatest entertainers of all time! Songs include: All the Way * Come Fly with Me * I Get a Kick Out of You * I've Got the World on a String * I've Got You Under My Skin * The Lady Is a Tramp * My Way * Night and Day * One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) * Strangers in the Night * Summer Wind * (Love Is) The Tender Trap * Witchcraft * Young at Heart * and more.