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This remarkable story began in 1967 with a broken car radio and a father-and-son’s cross-country trek. The two had been making uncomfortable small talk until the son asked, “Dad, will you tell me what you did in the war?” The father’s answer is the amazing first-hand account of the USS Fuller, The Lady Gangster, an attack transport ship and its courageous crew of “Chicago Boys” who transformed from wide-eyed new recruits to weathered “Old Salts” braving enemy attacks while delivering troops and supplies during many of the toughest battles waged in the South Pacific during World War II. It is also the poignant tale of how a simple question forged a lasting bond between a father and his son. -
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This book tells the complete, never before told story of Beech Aircraft's recognition of the need for a true light twin engine airplane in the mid 1950s - a need to fill the large market gap between the ever popular single engine Bonanza and the much larger (and more expensive) Model 50 Twin Bonanza. -
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They Called Me Mr. Bonanza is in some respects a continuation of Those Incomparable Bonanzas. There is a section of the book devoted to all the Bonanza models from 1972 through 1990, but another focus of the book is about life at Beech Aircraft Corporation from experience as a Bonanza customer service representative all the way to Program Manager for both the Bonanza and Baron. In this book you will also learn how the Model 36 Bonanza came about... what caused the Aerobatic Bonanza to be developed... more on the V-Tail... how the vertical instrument program came to be... the name change from Debonair to Bonanza... what happened to the Beechcraft 38P Lightning... why the G33 Bonanza... and much more. There is also a section on Bonanza and Travel Air design concepts studied from 1946 through 1968 by Engineering's preliminary design group. -
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This is the complete book about the airplane that became the standard of the industry... the Beechcraft Bonanza! How it all started in 1944... the original design team and their early efforts to find the ideal airplane for the postwar market... how and why the V-tail was chosen... aerodynamics of the V-tail and early testing... Bonanza power plants, both production and experimental such as the over-under arrangement of two 4 cylinder Franklins... Walter Beech and the Bonanza... a rare photo of the first flight (with a Lycoming engine and a laminar flow wing)... the Bonanza wind tunnel testing... Bell Aircraft and the V-tail... the Beechcraft Grizzly... flight test of the radio controlled drone Bonanza... the V-tail AT-10... the Beechcraft Twin Quad, the largest V-tail aircraft ever built... Staggerwing influence... structural testing... the 35R... the Bevo Howard and the A35 he flew aerobatics in at Cleveland in 1948... the Air Force and Navy Mentor Trainers developed from the Bonanza design... the Bonanza long distance flights... the birth of the Debonair... why the "straight" tail... the Bonanza 36... little known military Bonanzas... Bonanza modifications... the American Bonanza Society and the first meeting in Wichita... complete specifications of all the Bonanza models (including the 33s and 36s)... the significant changes from model to model and even the changes that occurred during the production run of each model... experimental Bonanzas such as the O35 that never saw production, and much, much, more... literally everything from the beginning of the idea all the way up to 1972 production. -
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Casey Wren is a man who fled his past and now protects NASCAR’s brightest young star, Tommy Romero, a Hispanic kid who is even more popular in Mexico than he is in the U.S. But Tommy is a man in search of a legacy greater than that of the greatest race-car driver on the planet, and his ambition leads him into a confrontation with the most ruthless and powerful drug lord in all of Mexico, a man known as El Mago—The Sorcerer. -
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Come Back Jack is the story of that cowboy strutting, sunglass-toting bunny who lost the race to the tortoise and became the greatest loser of all time. With fabulous illustrations, this tell-all tale is packed with the unforgettable animal pals Jack Rabbit meets after running away to find fame and fortune. Come Back Jack is listed as a children’s story, but it’s truly written for the child in us all. -
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Friendly pictures with lots of color are used to describe Lara, a little girl with diabetes. Lara tells of all the things that she does that regular kids do—run, swim, dance—and she talks about her insulin pump and doing blood tests. -
Brought together by the spirit of an ancient shaman, five rowdy animal orphans have been chosen to be protectors of the planet. Each creature - Wolf, Bear, Falcon, Ferret and Badger - was given the power to morph into their adult-warrior form, and each is endowed with amazing mystical weapons and superpowers! -
Brought together by the spirit of an ancient shaman, five rowdy animal orphans have been chosen to be protectors of the planet. Each creature - Wolf, Bear, Falcon, Ferret and Badger - was given the power to morph into their adult-warrior form, and each is endowed with amazing mystical weapons and superpowers! -
Brought together by the spirit of an ancient shaman, five rowdy animal orphans have been chosen to be protectors of the planet. Each creature - Wolf, Bear, Falcon, Ferret and Badger - was given the power to morph into their adult-warrior form, and each is endowed with amazing mystical weapons and superpowers! -
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Utilizing Native-American themes and a pro-environmental stance, NATURAL FORCES™ (© 2002 Media Uprising) centers around five rowdy animal youngsters pre-destined to protect the planet. Brought together by the spirit of an ancient shaman, the youngsters were given the power to morph into their adult-warrior forms, each endowed with unique mystical powers. The books deal with a diverse range of issues such as teamwork, individuality, abuse of power and, of course, how the team comes to terms with their role as Mother Nature’s guardians.Parents will appreciate the book’s positive effects on kids and be pleased with the environmentally-friendly theme. No matter how mighty mankind becomes, Natural Forces will always remain more powerful, unpredictable, untamed and unbeatable! -
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This is an inspired expression of the life of one of the greatest women in history. A Woman for All Time, which is superbly illustrated with 20 beautifully rendered pencil illustrations, is Haines’ second book.
