Flight Into Yesterday

Author : Wartime Aircrew Club of Kelowna
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781552129890

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Flight Into Yesterday by Wartime Aircrew Club of Kelowna Pdf

Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War Two were issued log books in which to record their experiences, during training, combat, and sometimes their experiences, during training, combat, and sometimes their personal thoughts. In the words of Right Reverend REF Berry, a World War Two mid-upper gunner with the RCAF flying Lancaster bombers out of Lincolnshire, England: "These are men whose wartime contributions are of heroic proportions. Their log entries tell of real life experience of young Canadian men and their allies." (Flight Into Yesterday, 1999, ii) Many of these diaries survived the ensuing decades and it is through the gracious input of their owners that FLIGHT INTO YESTERDAY was created. I've collected, re-written, printed and bound these experiences into book form for the members and friends of the Kelowna Wartime Aircrew Club. The 500 pages of this book provide a unique insight into the hearts of men and women in war. FLIGHT INTO YESTERDAY is a legacy.

Author : Margaret Way
Publisher : Harlequin Books
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Architects
ISBN : 0373020163

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Flight Into Yesterday by Margaret Way Pdf

Author : Leo Deuel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Flighs into Yesterday by Leo Deuel Pdf

Author : R. Reginald
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780941028752

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Vol 1 by R. Reginald Pdf

Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, A Checklist, 1700-1974, Volume one of Two, contains an Author Index, Title Index, Series Index, Awards Index, and the Ace and Belmont Doubles Index.

Author : John Burke
Publisher : Young Voyageur
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780760354384

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Amelia Earhart by John Burke Pdf

Amelia Earhart, one of the most famous aviators in history, earned glory and celebrity in a profession dominated by men. She took her first flying lesson in 1920 and within two years had established a world altitude record. More records followed, and in 1932 Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1937, on a leg of what was planned as an effort to fly around the world, Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. Her disappearance remains one of aviation's greatest mysteries. Book jacket.

Author : Charles L. Harness
Publisher : Gateway
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780575124448

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An Ornament to His Profession by Charles L. Harness Pdf

This collection contains stories covering Harness' repertoire from alternate history, SF about the legal profession, and lyrical and witty stories of science and the arts.

Author : Becky Holmes
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-25
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781800183070

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Keanu Reeves Is Not In Love With You by Becky Holmes Pdf

"Fabulous. I read this in a single weekend and I didn’t want it to end. Scammers, con-artists, catfishers – you have met your match" — Jeremy Vine "A brilliant read. Moves effortlessly between hilarious and informative and back again." — Ed Byrne, comedian and actor "Astonishing." — Daily Mail Online romance fraud is a problem across the globe. It causes financial and emotional devastation, yet many people refuse to take it seriously. This is the story of one middle-aged woman in a cardigan determined to understand this growing phenomenon. No other woman has had so many online romances – from Keanu Reeves to Brad Pitt to Prince William – and Becky Holmes is a favourite among peacekeeping soldiers and oil rig workers who desperately need iTunes vouchers. By winding up scammers and investigating the truth behind their profiles, Becky shines a revealing, revolting and hilarious light on a very shady corner of the internet. Featuring first-hand accounts of victims, examples of scripts used by fraudsters, a look into the psychology of fraud and of course plenty of Becky’s hysterical interactions with scammers, this is a must-read for anyone who needs a reminder that Keanu Reeves is NOT in love with them.

Author : S. P. MacKenzie
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780700624690

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Flying against Fate by S. P. MacKenzie Pdf

During World War II, Allied casualty rates in the air were high. Of the roughly 125,000 who served as aircrew with Bomber Command, 59,423 were killed or missing and presumed killed—a fatality rate of 45.5%. With odds like that, it would be no surprise if there were as few atheists in cockpits as there were in foxholes; and indeed, many airmen faced their dangerous missions with beliefs and rituals ranging from the traditional to the outlandish. Military historian S. P. MacKenzie considers this phenomenon in Flying against Fate, a pioneering study of the important role that superstition played in combat flier morale among the Allies in World War II. Mining a wealth of documents as well as a trove of published and unpublished memoirs and diaries, MacKenzie examines the myriad forms combat fliers' superstitions assumed, from jinxes to premonitions. Most commonly, airmen carried amulets or talismans—lucky boots or a stuffed toy; a coin whose year numbers added up to thirteen; counterintuitively, a boomerang. Some performed rituals or avoided other acts, e.g., having a photo taken before a flight. Whatever seemed to work was worth sticking with, and a heightened risk often meant an upsurge in superstitious thought and behavior. MacKenzie delves into behavior analysis studies to help explain the psychology behind much of the behavior he documents—not slighting the large cohort of crew members and commanders who demurred. He also looks into the ways in which superstitious behavior was tolerated or even encouraged by those in command who saw it as a means of buttressing morale. The first in-depth exploration of just how varied and deeply felt superstitious beliefs were to tens of thousands of combat fliers, Flying against Fate expands our understanding of a major aspect of the psychology of war in the air and of World War II.

Author : Robert Reginald
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781434478580

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Contemporary Science Fiction Authors by Robert Reginald Pdf

This bio-bibliography of the golden age of the science fiction field includes 308 biographies compiled from questionnaires sent to the authors, and chronological lists of 483 writers' published works. This facsimile reprint of the 1975 edition includes a title index, introduction, and minor corrections. A now-classic guide to the major and minor SF writers active in the early 1970s.

Author : Paul L. Jr. Briand
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066339534322

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Daughter of the sky by Paul L. Jr. Briand Pdf

"Daughter of the sky" by Paul L. Jr. Briand. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Various Mojo Magazine
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 881 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781847676436

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The Mojo Collection by Various Mojo Magazine Pdf

The greatest albums of all time . . . and how they happened. Organised chronologically and spanning seven decades, The MOJO Collection presents an authoritative and engaging guide to the history of the pop album via hundreds of long-playing masterpieces, from the much-loved to the little known. From The Beatles to The Verve, from Duke Ellington to King Tubby and from Peggy Lee to Sly Stone, hundreds of albums are covered in detail with chart histories, full track and personnel listings and further listening suggestions. There's also exhaustive coverage of the soundtrack and hit collections that every home should have. Like all collections, there are records you listen to constantly, albums you've forgotten, albums you hardly play, albums you love guiltily and albums you thought you were alone in treasuring, proving The MOJO Collection to be an essential purchase for those who love and live music.

Author : Brian Stableford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781135923747

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Science Fact and Science Fiction by Brian Stableford Pdf

Science fiction is a literary genre based on scientific speculation. Works of science fiction use the ideas and the vocabulary of all sciences to create valid narratives that explore the future effects of science on events and human beings. Science Fact and Science Fiction examines in one volume how science has propelled science-fiction and, to a lesser extent, how science fiction has influenced the sciences. Although coverage will discuss the science behind the fiction from the Classical Age to the present, focus is naturally on the 19th century to the present, when the Industrial Revolution and spectacular progress in science and technology triggered an influx of science-fiction works speculating on the future. As scientific developments alter expectations for the future, the literature absorbs, uses, and adapts such contextual visions. The goal of the Encyclopedia is not to present a catalog of sciences and their application in literary fiction, but rather to study the ongoing flow and counterflow of influences, including how fictional representations of science affect how we view its practice and disciplines. Although the main focus is on literature, other forms of science fiction, including film and video games, are explored and, because science is an international matter, works from non-English speaking countries are discussed as needed.

Author : Kitty Hauser
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191525650

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Shadow Sites by Kitty Hauser Pdf

At certain times of the day - at sunrise, and sunset - the outlines of prehistoric fields, barrows and hill-forts in the British landscape may be thrown into relief. Such 'shadow sites', best seen from above, and captured by an airborne camera, are both examples of, and metaphors for, a particular way of seeing the landscape. At a time of rapid modernisation and urbanisation in mid-twentieth-century Britain, an archaeological vision of the British landscape reassured and enchanted a number of writers, artists, photographers, and film-makers. From John Piper, Eric Ravilious and Shell guide books, to photographs of bomb damage, aerial archaeology, and The Wizard of Oz, Kitty Hauser delves into evocative interpretations of the landscape and looks at the affinities between photography as a medium to capture traces of the past as well as their absence.

Author : Freya Velander
Publisher : LULU
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781483408576

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FLYING INTO THE NIGHT by Freya Velander Pdf

A woman airline pilot finds herself drawn into a world of intrigue filled with sexy heroic men - who have and keep secrets, and who are very good at much more than flying jets. New to the jet-set, major-airline scene, she encounters a lifestyle beyond her wildest dreams, exciting and seductive, countered with bouts of terror. Freya Velander, of Norse descent, grew up on the beaches of Southern California. A feminine tomboy, she rode dirt bikes before she was old enough to drive cars. Racing cars became her next passion and then flying planes. She has been a corporate captain, a regional captain, and a flight officer at a major airline. She now lives with her husband in Southwestern Florida.

Author : David Pringle
Publisher : Gateway
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473208070

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Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle Pdf

From one of the best-known editors in modern science fiction, this lively and authoritative guide will appeal to both newcomers and connoisseurs of the genre alike. Informative and readable, David Pringle's choices focus on landmark works by the likes of Ray Bradbury, Alfred Bester and J.G. Ballard, unearth less prominent talents such as Ian Watson, Octavia Butler and Joanna Russ, and highlight breakthrough novels by William Gibson and Philip K. Dick. An essential guide to science fiction literature.