Air Vagabonds
Title | Air Vagabonds PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony J. Vallone |
Publisher | Smithsonian Institution |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 2015-05-26 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1588344657 |
Air Vagabonds is the story of the amazing, true (mis)adventures of a band of rogues piloting aircraft alone into exotic and deadly destinations. In the late 1970s and through the 1980s the demand for light aircraft eclipsed anything seen before or since. This created the need for a small air force of pilots—ferry pilots—willing to fly thousands of planes to clients in every corner of the globe. Long-range solo flying is not for everyone, and it attracted a cast of eccentric, unforgettable mavericks who flew from one misadventure to the next, battling storms, desert winds, aircraft malfunctions, primitive navigational aids, loneliness, chemical imbalances, and dangerous Third World politics. Some carried on international scams and love affairs, some were lost at sea, some imprisoned by African despots. They’re all here, described with humor and high drama by one of their own, a survivor with phenomenal recall, a knack for distinguishing character from bluster, and a great ear for dialogue and aviation lore.
Adventures in Reading
Title | Adventures in Reading PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 372 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Literature |
ISBN |
Adventure
Title | Adventure PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 698 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Adventure stories |
ISBN |
Anthony's Adventures
Title | Anthony's Adventures PDF eBook |
Author | Brenda Everett Mitchell |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2020-08-21 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780578735313 |
Anthony is a boy with Albinism. Join him on his adventures and see how he faces challenges and wins!
My Life of Adventure
Title | My Life of Adventure PDF eBook |
Author | Norman D. Vaughan |
Publisher | Stackpole Books |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Adventure and adventurers |
ISBN | 9780811708920 |
A master dog-sledder, wartime hero, and world-renowned explorer recounts the story of his life in an upbeat, plainspoken style. And what a life it is! From his expeditions to Antarctica to his World War II service to his part in rescuing downed pilots in Greenland, Vaughan, at 89, has lived--and is still living--a life of adventure.
Adventures in Criminology
Title | Adventures in Criminology PDF eBook |
Author | Sir Leon Radzinowicz |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 634 |
Release | 2002-03-11 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1134639341 |
Sir Leon Radzinowicz is one of the key figures in the development of criminology in the twentieth century. This account of the development of criminology intertwines his personal narrative as a criminologist with the progression of criminology itself. His experience gained from a career which has spanned 70 years since the 1920s, offers a profound overview of how the understanding of crime and criminals, of criminal justice systems and penology has changed, and of the tensions and dilemmas these pose for democratic societies.
Afternoon Men
Title | Afternoon Men PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony Powell |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 2014-11-06 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 022618689X |
A social comedy about "a company of giddyheads" and their wanderings in London's Bohemia.