Download or read book The Hindenburg in Flames written by Michael Burgan and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Discusses the iconic photograph of the German airship Hindenburg in flames as it attempted to land in New Jersey in May 1937"--

Download or read book The Nerviest Girl in the World written by Melissa Wiley and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A feisty girl from a family of ranchers lands a job as a daredevil stunt girl in the early days of silent film in this adventurous and funny cross between Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken and Ramona. Pearl lives on a ranch where her chores include collecting eggs and feeding ornery ostriches. She has three older brothers, who don't coddle her at all. And she knows a thing or two about horses, too. One day, Pearl's brothers get cushy jobs doing stunts for this new form of entertainment called "moving pictures." They're the Daredevil Donnelly Brothers, a Death-Defying Cowboy Trio. Before she knows it, Pearl has stumbled into being a stunt girl herself--and dreams of becoming a star. The only problem is, her mother has no idea what she's up to. And let's just say she wouldn't be too happy to find out that Pearl's been jumping out of burning buildings in her spare time. Filled with action, humor, and heart--not to mention those pesky ostriches--The Nerviest Girl in the World introduces a spunky heroine whose adventures will have kids on the edge of their seats and whose sense of humor will have them laughing until the very last line.

Download or read book Chase s Calendar of Events 2016 written by Editors of Chase's and published by Bernan Press. This book was released on 2015-09-11 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chase's Calendar of Events is the most comprehensive and authoritative reference available on special events, holidays, federal and state observances, historic anniversaries, astronomical phenomena, and more. Published since 1957, Chase's is the only guide to special days, weeks, and months.

Download or read book The Ice Balloon written by Alec Wilkinson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1897, at the height of the heroic age of Arctic exploration, the visionary Swedish explorer S. A. Andrée made a revolutionary attempt to discover the North Pole by flying over it in a hydrogen balloon. Thirty-three years later, his expedition diaries and papers would be discovered on the ice. Alec Wilkinson uses the explorer’s papers and contemporary sources to tell the full story of this ambitious voyage, while also showing how the late 19th century’s spirit of exploration and scientific discovery drove over 1,000 explorers to the unforgiving Arctic landscape. Suspenseful and haunting, Wilkinson captures Andrée’s remarkable adventure and illuminates the detail, beauty, and devastating conditions of traveling and dwelling on the ice.

Download or read book That Day It Rained And Other Stories written by Rimli Bhattacharya and published by Bigfoot Publications. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Call it a collection of stories or a compilation of human emotions, this is the second solo book of Ms Rimli Bhattacharya. The author calls herself a bohemian and travels around the globe in a caravan which is driven by rape, lust, lies, forbidden love, mental illness, homicide and death. This book had been crafted sitting in that caravan lost in myriad textures and flavours, with those mental demons screaming her to stop. She did not listen. The book which unleashes the dark domain of human mind makes it a compelling read.

Download or read book Up and Away written by Jason Henry and published by Union Square Kids. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a century before the Wright Brothers invented their plane, brothers Joseph and ƒtienne Montgolfier sent a flying machine into the skies--a hot-air balloon with three animals in the basket. This picture book chronicles that first, magical journey! Full color.

Download or read book Womanskills written by Erin La Rosa and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consider Womanskills the Cliff's Notes on being a self-sufficient adult. This guidebook has practical how-tos, relationship tips, and more--offering everything a woman needs (but maybe didn't learn) growing up.

Download or read book Ask a Manager written by Alison Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Download or read book Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta written by Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Heritage Committee and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its humble beginning in 1972 when 13 hot-air balloons ascended from an Albuquerque shopping center parking lot to a stunning annual gathering of 500-plus aeronauts, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta lives on as the most-photographed air show on the planet. As you page through this book, imagine yourself going along for the ride and soaring to new heights. Or if you prefer to keep your feet on the ground, imagine yourself strolling among hundreds of swaying giants, seemingly lost in a dizzying kaleidoscope of color. Join in the camaraderie that draws pilots and fans to Albuquerque from all over the world. You will find yourself mesmerized by the Balloon Fiesta s signature events and its spirited competition among hot-air balloon pilots. As an added attraction, step back in time to when hydrogen-gas balloons once graced Albuquerque skies and enjoy the fascinating world of silent flight, the America s Challenge Gas Balloon Race."

Download or read book A Concise History of the U S Air Force written by Stephen Lee McFarland and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1997 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Except in a few instances, since World War II no American soldier or sailor has been attacked by enemy air power. Conversely, no enemy soldier orsailor has acted in combat without being attacked or at least threatened by American air power. Aviators have brought the air weapon to bear against enemies while denying them the same prerogative. This is the legacy of the U.S. AirForce, purchased at great cost in both human and material resources.More often than not, aerial pioneers had to fight technological ignorance, bureaucratic opposition, public apathy, and disagreement over purpose.Every step in the evolution of air power led into new and untrodden territory, driven by humanitarian impulses; by the search for higher, faster, and farther flight; or by the conviction that the air way was the best way. Warriors have always coveted the high ground. If technology permitted them to reach it, men, women andan air force held and exploited it-from Thomas Selfridge, first among so many who gave that "last full measure of devotion"; to Women's Airforce Service Pilot Ann Baumgartner, who broke social barriers to become the first Americanwoman to pilot a jet; to Benjamin Davis, who broke racial barriers to become the first African American to command a flying group; to Chuck Yeager, a one-time non-commissioned flight officer who was the first to exceed the speed of sound; to John Levitow, who earned the Medal of Honor by throwing himself over a live flare to save his gunship crew; to John Warden, who began a revolution in air power thought and strategy that was put to spectacular use in the Gulf War.Industrialization has brought total war and air power has brought the means to overfly an enemy's defenses and attack its sources of power directly. Americans have perceived air power from the start as a more efficient means of waging war and as a symbol of the nation's commitment to technology to master challenges, minimize casualties, and defeat adversaries.

Download or read book When Breath Becomes Air written by Paul Kalanithi and published by Random House. This book was released on 2016-02-04 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER** 'Rattling. Heartbreaking. Beautiful,' Atul Gawande, bestselling author of Being Mortal What makes life worth living in the face of death? At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity - the brain - and finally into a patient and a new father. Paul Kalanithi died while working on this profoundly moving book, yet his words live on as a guide to us all. When Breath Becomes Air is a life-affirming reflection on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both. 'A vital book about dying. Awe-inspiring and exquisite. Obligatory reading for the living' Nigella Lawson

Download or read book Small Town Girl written by Jessica Keller and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Highly recommended for fans of inspirational and sweet romance, this is a story that offers many sigh-worthy moments.” —Serena Chase, USA Today, Happy Ever After Goose Harbor, Michigan, is the perfect place for Kendall Mayes to start over and open her date-planning business. When she encounters handsome loner Brice Daniels, who is struggling to keep the shipping business he runs going, she sees an opportunity. A weekly sunset cruise catering to couples and tourists will keep their dealings strictly business. Kendall has had enough of failed romances, and Brice is too burned by love to give it another chance. But despite their reservations, they soon let down their walls. Yet when Kendall’s silent business partner is revealed to be Brice’s longtime enemy, staying together might be next to impossible. “The characters demonstrate that while loving someone can lead to pain, it does not mean that love should be avoided altogether. The expressive narrative creates an ending which does not disappoint.” —Romantic Times (4 Stars)

Download or read book 365 Ways to Motivate and Reward Your Employees Every Day written by Dianna Podmoroff and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2016-10-30 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know what motivates your employees? According to a recent survey, money is not the most motivating factor for employees in the workplace — it’s their peers. Is that the case for your staff? In this newly revised edition of 365 Ways to Motivate and Reward Your Employees Every Day — With Little or No Money, we have new surveys, techniques, and ideas that will help you figure out how to motivate your employees. In this second edition, we discuss the different motivators — internal and external — that get your employees up and going every day. A recent study from the Society of Human Resource Management found that both materialistic and non-materialistic factors play a large part in employee motivation. Things like recognition, rewards, and a good, respectful senior management team are just a few of the recommendations you will read about. By book’s end, you should know how to distinguish between those factors and apply them when your employees feel a little more sluggish than usual. Do not be the norm and force your employees into an activity or program that does not match your workplace environment. Take the time to figure out what motivates your employees and why, and make sure to pay close attention to the new ideas about incorporating technology into your workplace. This book is filled with updated information and innovative ideas that can help you figure out how to motivate your employees successfully today.

Download or read book Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine written by Jeffrey Davis and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2021-04-14 with total page 1262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encompassing all occupants of aircraft and spacecraft—passengers and crew, military and civilian—Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine, 5th Edition, addresses all medical and public health issues involved in this unique medical specialty. Comprehensive coverage includes everything from human physiology under flight conditions to the impact of the aviation industry on public health, from an increasingly mobile global populace to numerous clinical specialty considerations, including a variety of common diseases and risks emanating from the aerospace environment. This text is an invaluable reference for all students and practitioners who engage in aeromedical clinical practice, engineering, education, research, mission planning, population health, and operational support.

Download or read book Planning a Civil Ceremony Wedding written by Jodi Walker and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you getting married? Do you plan on having a civil ceremony? Are you at a loss about where to begin? Well, help is at hand. Planning a Civil Ceremony Wedding will guide you through everything you need to know from the engagement to organising the big day itself. Weddings are happy events but arranging the day can be stressful and there is so much to think about that it can seem overwhelming, not to mention dealing with family and friends, all with their own opinions on how things should be done. This book tells you how to have the wedding that you want and the steps to take to get there with the least amount of fuss – all it takes is a little planning. Written by a wedding enthusiast who has recently organised her own special day, this book covers all aspects of planning a civil ceremony wedding from announcing the day to the marriage ceremony itself. Packed with helpful hints and suggestions, this book is all you need to help you plan your own perfect day.

Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Mallorca Menorca and Ibiza written by DK Travel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Mallorca, Menorca & Ibiza will lead you straight to the best attractions the Balearic Islands have to offer. Explore Palma, the bustling capital city of Mallorca, enjoy the pristine beaches of Menorca, and experience the extraordinary nightlife scene of Ibiza. Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Mallorca, Menorca & Ibiza. + Detailed itineraries and "don't-miss" destination highlights at a glance. + Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights. + Floor plans and guided visitor information for major museums. + Guided walking tours, local drink and dining specialties to try, things to do, and places to eat, drink, and shop by area. + Area maps marked with sights and restaurants. + Insights into history and culture to help you understand the stories behind the sights. + Suggested day trips and itineraries to explore beyond the cities and town. + Hotel and restaurant listings highlight DK Choice special recommendations. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Mallorca, Menorca & Ibiza truly shows you this region as no one else can.

Download or read book A FLOCK OF SPARROWS written by Helen Foster Reed and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2016-12-09 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five widows and the storm of the century… Just in time to wreak havoc for Thanksgiving, a monster storm from the Arctic blasts south freezing much of the United States. In East Texas, dire weather warnings brings together a unique group of women, all struggling with new and older grief, as well as a host of life issues. Retta—determinedly fighting to keep her ancestral farm going, while nature, her children, and time were showing her that a need for change was inevitable. Maggie—Retta’s lifelong friend, whose multiple marriages and lust for life constantly leaves her the talk of the community. Sybil—after single-handedly dragging her family out of poverty to become one of her church’s most respected women, she finds herself facing the biggest challenge of her life. Dana—a promising musical career took an unexpected turn when she fell for a tough soldier. But one too many deployments took its toll on their happiness and, now, her future. Carly—a girl from the wrong side of town, she married a man old enough to be her father, which turned her into the richest woman around. But is she the gold-digger many believe her to be? In the end, only part of the drama is outdoors. Hour by hour emotional and psychological upheaval grows, as secrets are revealed, until all are forced to understand that sometimes friendship and love needs to be risked in order to reach life’s richest plateaus.