Download or read book Fighting for Flight written by J. B. Salsbury and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-03-02 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when in order to win, you're forced to lose? The only daughter of an infamous Las Vegas pimp, Raven Morretti grew up an outsider. Liberated from the neglectful home of her prostitute mother, she finds solace as a mechanic. With few friends, she's content with the simple life. Flying under the radar is all she knows and more than she expects. Until she catches the eye of local celebrity, UFL playboy, Jonah Slade. Weeks away from his title fight, Jonah is determined to stay focused on everything he's trained so hard to achieve. Undefeated in the octagon, he's at the height of his career. But resisting Raven's effortless allure and uncomplicated nature is a fight he can't win. Jonah trades in his bad-boy reputation and puts his heart on the line. But when her father contacts her, setting in motion the ugly truth of her destiny, Jonah must choose. In a high-stakes gamble where love and freedom hang in the balance, a war is waged where the price of losing is a fate worse than death. Will the hotheaded Jonah be able to restrain his inner fighter to save the woman he loves? Or will Raven be forced into a life she's been desperate to avoid?

Download or read book To Fly and Fight written by Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-05-12 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bud Anderson is a flyers flyer. The Californians enduring love of flying began in the 1920s with the planes that flew over his fathers farm. In January 1942, he entered the Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet Program. Later after he received his wings and flew P-39s, he was chosen as one of the original flight leaders of the new 357th Fighter Group. Equipped with the new and deadly P-51 Mustang, the group shot down five enemy aircraft for each one it lost while escorting bombers to targets deep inside Germany. But the price was high. Half of its pilots were killed or imprisoned, including some of Buds closest friends. In February 1944, Bud Anderson, entered the uncertain, exhilarating, and deadly world of aerial combat. He flew two tours of combat against the Luftwaffe in less than a year. In battles sometimes involving hundreds of airplanes, he ranked among the groups leading aces with 16 aerial victories. He flew 116 missions in his old crow without ever being hit by enemy aircraft or turning back for any reason, despite one life or death confrontation after another. His friend Chuck Yeager, who flew with Anderson in the 357th, says, In an airplane, the guy was a mongoosethe best fighter pilot I ever saw. Buds years as a test pilot were at least as risky. In one bizarre experiment, he repeatedly linked up in midair with a B-29 bomber, wingtip to wingtip. In other tests, he flew a jet fighter that was launched and retrieved from a giant B-36 bomber. As in combat, he lost many friends flying tests such as these. Bud commanded a squadron of F-86 jet fighters in postwar Korea, and a wing of F-105s on Okinawa during the mid-1960s. In 1970 at age 48, he flew combat strikes as a wing commander against communist supply lines. To Fly and Fight is about flying, plain and simple: the joys and dangers and the very special skills it demands. Touching, thoughtful, and dead honest, it is the story of a boy who grew up living his dream.

Download or read book Fighting the Flying Circus written by Eddie Rickenbacker and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fight or Flight written by Samantha Young and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of chance encounters leads to a sizzling new romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the On Dublin Street series. The universe is conspiring against Ava Breevort. As if flying back to Phoenix to bury a childhood friend wasn't hell enough, a cloud of volcanic ash traveling from overseas delayed her flight back home to Boston. Her last ditch attempt to salvage the trip was thwarted by an arrogant Scotsman, Caleb Scott, who steals a first class seat out from under her. Then over the course of their journey home, their antagonism somehow lands them in bed for the steamiest layover Ava's ever had. And that's all it was--until Caleb shows up on her doorstep. When pure chance pulls Ava back into Caleb's orbit, he proposes they enjoy their physical connection while he's stranded in Boston. Ava agrees, knowing her heart's in no danger since a) she barely likes Caleb and b) his existence in her life is temporary. Not long thereafter Ava realizes she's made a terrible error because as it turns out Caleb Scott isn't quite so unlikeable after all. When his stay in Boston becomes permanent, Ava must decide whether to fight her feelings for him or give into them. But even if she does decide to risk her heart on Caleb, there is no guarantee her stubborn Scot will want to risk his heart on her....

Download or read book Air Combat Manoeuvres written by J. Steve Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computer flight simulation is one of the fastest growing modern hobbies, with thousands of 'pilots' or 'simmers' going online everyday to pit their flying skills against their computers or opponents from all over the world, in many different scenarios, both current and historical. 'Flight simmers', in terms of interest, can be placed into three categories - general aviation, airliners and combat simulation. The one common theme is the desire to be able to improve their flying skills. This is the definitive guide for flight simmers interested in combat simulation with easily accessible information and colourful illustrations that can be used as a guide to the methods of air combat from World War One to the modern day. Using state of the art digital illustration techniques the book shows how and when to employ the best manoeuvres to beat both the computer and other players. Diagrams show both the manoeuvre itself and the actual methods used on the joystick. Further sections deal with ground attack, mission planning and the historical perspective. It will be relevant to those at an entry level and those who have been in online gaming communities for years and will be ideal for both the expert gamer and the more casual player. Eminent author Steve Thompson wrote one of the original guides to air manoeuvres for flight simmers twenty five years ago, and has now updated his original best selling book to give the flight simmer the complete guide to flight simulation combat manoeuvres in the most modern context. To help bring the book to life the text and diagrams are supported by historical narratives derived from real combat pilots, design histories on key aircraft, and enviable full colour profile artworks.

Download or read book Fighting to Forgive written by JB Salsbury and published by JB Salsbury, LLC. This book was released on 2023-08-09 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They’ve been running from the one thing that might save them… Blake Love and pain always go together. That’s why I like to keep my life easy. Simple. Commitment free. So, with my MMA career in full swing, and with an injury to overcome, stupid romantic distractions are the last thing I need. And Layla has distraction written all over her. She’s got enough emotional baggage to fill a 747. I don’t do baggage. I need to stay away. But for some reason…I can’t… Layla I’ll never let a man hurt me again. I escaped my horrific marriage, and now I’m ready to be the best single mom I can be. Maybe I’ll even reclaim the pieces of myself I lost over the years. There’s no way I’m letting Blake Daniels derail my fresh start. Except…I want him with an intensity that triggers my deep, dark insecurities. I should walk away before I get in over my head. But what if I’m already too late? Fighting to Forgive, book 2 in the Fighting series, is an emotional, angsty, contemporary, steamy, older woman/younger man, sports romance with a guaranteed happily ever after. Download today and get ready to fall for Blake and Layla.

Download or read book Fighting to Forget written by JB Salsbury and published by JB Salsbury, LLC. This book was released on 2023-08-09 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remembering her will either be his salvation…or his downfall… Rex You don’t have to remember the past to be haunted by it. I’m proof of that. I don’t remember the demons of my childhood, but I know they’re there. Why else would I need pain to feel anything? A punch to the jaw, the sting of a tattoo needle, the heat from a piercing…only pain can jolt me back from the numbness. Until I found her… Mac I’ve stalked him for years. Waited for the right time to make amends. We shared horrors most people couldn’t fathom. I’ve lived his pain every day. And he doesn’t remember me at all. I wish I could forget, too. Our past, the ways he’s changed, how he makes me feel…all of it. But I can’t… He’s spent a lifetime fighting to forget. Now he’ll have to decide if remembering the past—and taking a shot at happily ever after with Mac—is worth the potentially devastating cost. Fighting to Forget, book 3 in the Fighting series, is an emotional, angsty, contemporary, steamy, sports/MMA romance with a guaranteed HEA. Download today and get ready to fall for Rex and Mac.

Download or read book Fighting for Space written by Amy Shira Teitel and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spaceflight historian Amy Shira Teitel tells the riveting story of the female pilots who each dreamed of being the first American woman in space. When the space age dawned in the late 1950s, Jackie Cochran held more propeller and jet flying records than any pilot of the twentieth century—man or woman. She had led the Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots during the Second World War, was the first woman to break the sound barrier, ran her own luxury cosmetics company, and counted multiple presidents among her personal friends. She was more qualified than any woman in the world to make the leap from atmosphere to orbit. Yet it was Jerrie Cobb, twenty-five years Jackie's junior and a record-holding pilot in her own right, who finagled her way into taking the same medical tests as the Mercury astronauts. The prospect of flying in space quickly became her obsession. While the American and international media spun the shocking story of a "woman astronaut" program, Jackie and Jerrie struggled to gain control of the narrative, each hoping to turn the rumored program into their own ideal reality—an issue that ultimately went all the way to Congress. This dual biography of audacious trailblazers Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb presents these fascinating and fearless women in all their glory and grit, using their stories as guides through the shifting social, political, and technical landscape of the time.

Download or read book Fighting Fate written by JB Salsbury and published by JB Salsbury, LLC. This book was released on 2023-08-09 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fate can either deliver a happily ever after, or a sucker-punch that will destroy everything… Killian I had two dreams. Fighting for UFL…and Axelle Daniels. She claimed my soul the first time we met. She was my best friend. For years, I watched her give her time—and body—to men who didn’t deserve to breathe her air. I waited for the right moment to make her mine. And when I got my chance, I vowed I’d do anything to make her happy forever. Too bad fate had other plans… Axelle I screwed up. Big time. Parties, hangovers, men…I did it all. None of it filled the cracks in my heart or hid what a mess I was on the inside. Only Killian knew the real me. But he deserved better. I was broken, and he shouldn’t have to hold me together. So, I let him go. He left to pursue his fighting dreams. My life kept falling apart. Now, he’s back. And I’m left wondering if this second chance is our destiny, or our downfall… Fighting Fate, book 6 in the Fighting series, is an emotional, angsty, contemporary, steamy, sports/MMA romance with a guaranteed HEA. Download today to get ready to fall even harder for Killian and Axelle.

Download or read book Fighting for Flight written by JB Salsbury and published by JB Salsbury, LLC. This book was released on 2023-08-09 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cost of winning might be more than they’re able to bear… Raven All I wanted was a simple, quiet life. Then I met him. Jonah Slade is my polar opposite. I fly under the radar, he’s a celebrity. I’m a good girl mechanic, he’s the UFLs bad boy. We make no sense together. And none of that matters when I’m in his arms. Our differences aren’t the problem, though. We could overcome those. But fate (and my evil father) seems to have other plans for us… Jonah I never thought my destiny would come to me wearing overalls and a pair of Chucks. But she did. The timing couldn’t be worse. I’m weeks away from a title fight. And she’s all I can see. I know that circumstances are conspiring against us. Protecting Raven might cost me everything. But that’s a chance I’m willing to take. I’ll do anything for the woman I love. Because I’ve never lost a fight. And I’m not about start now… Fighting for Flight, book 1 in the Fighting series, is an emotional, angsty, contemporary, steamy sports romance with a guaranteed happily ever after. Download today and get ready to fall for Raven and Jonah.

Download or read book The Flight Portfolio written by Julie Orringer and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling, award-winning author of The Invisible Bridge comes a gripping tale of forbidden love, high-stakes adventure, and unimaginable courage filled with "suspense and tragedy, unexpected twists and deliverance” (The Seattle Times). • THE INSPIRATION FOR THE NETFLIX SERIES TRANSATLANTIC MARSEILLE, 1940. Varian Fry, a Harvard-educated journalist and editor, arrives in France. Recognizing the darkness descending over Europe, he and a group of like-minded New Yorkers formed the Emergency Rescue Committee, helping artists and writers escape from the Nazis and immigrate to the United States. Amid the chaos of World War II, and in defiance of restrictive U.S. immigration policies, Fry must procure false passports, secure visas, seek out escape routes through the Pyrenees and by sea, and make impossible decisions about who should be saved, all while under profound pressure—and in a state of irrevocable personal change. In this dazzling work of historical fiction—one that illuminates previously unexplored elements of Fry’s story, and has, since its publication, brought us new insight into his life.

Download or read book The Reality of Everything written by Rebecca Yarros and published by Entangled: Amara. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two years after the man she loved was killed in Afghanistan, Morgan Bartley is trying to put the pieces of her life back together. Renovating her dilapidated beach house in the Outer Banks might be just the distraction she needs to manage her debilitating anxiety attacks and begin to heal. That is, if she can ignore the ridiculously handsome guy next door... Jackson Montgomery’s life revolves around his five-year-old daughter and his job as a Coast Guard Search and Rescue pilot. But while his gorgeous new neighbor is clearly in distress, he’s pretty sure she’s no damsel. Morgan is stubborn with more defenses than the Hope Diamond, and the dog tags hanging from her rearview mirror give him a pretty good clue as to why. Morgan swore she’d never fall for another pilot, let alone a military man—and Jackson is heartbreak waiting to happen. But love never plays by the rules...especially when you try to play it safe. The Flight & Glory series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 Full Measures Book #2 Eyes Turned Skyward Book #3 Beyond What is Given Book #4 Hallowed Ground Book #5 The Reality of Everything

Download or read book Among the Heroes written by Jere Longman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-08-24 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A powerful reconstruction of the flight’s final moments. . . . Made me think of John Hersey’s Hiroshima.” — New York Times Book Review The definitive story of the courageous men and women aboard Flight 93 on September 11, 2001, and of the day that forever changed the way Americans view the world and themselves. Of the four horrific hijackings on September 11, Flight 93 resonates as one of epic resistance. At a time when the United States appeared defenseless against an unfamiliar foe, the gallant passengers and crew of Flight 93 provided for many Americans a measure of victory in the midst of unthinkable defeat. Together, they seemingly accomplished what all the security guards and soldiers, military pilots and government officials, could not—they thwarted the terrorists, sacrificing their own lives so that others might live. The culmination of hundreds of interviews with family members and months of investigation, this powerful and deeply moving book is a lasting testament to American heroes.

Download or read book The Final Fight written by Jb Salsbury and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-07-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If they want their happily ever after, they'll have to fight time-and thousands of miles-for it... Braeden No strings. No feelings. Just fun. That's all I have to offer. I'm a soldier, not husband material, and I have no problem with that. Especially since she feels the same. AJ challenges me in ways I can't deny, but romance isn't on our agenda. A hot fling suits us just fine. Until it doesn't... AJ Nothing is going to come between me and my dream job. Not even a sexy Marine who breezes through Vegas all confidence and a cocky smile. But as it turns out, there's more to Braeden than meets the eye-and I want to learn all his secrets. Then I find out he's about to be deployed and everything changes. Because time waits for no one. I wonder if the same can be said for love... The Final Fight, book 8 in the Fighting series, is an emotional, angsty, contemporary, steamy, military romance with a guaranteed HEA. Download today to get ready to fall for Braeden and AJ.

Download or read book Jane s Fighting Aircraft of World War I written by and published by Crescent. This book was released on 1990 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reproduction of Jane's All the World Aircraft, wartime editions.

Download or read book Living Life Beyond Ourselves written by Deena Burnett and published by Advantage Inspirational. This book was released on 2006 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burnett, widow of Flight 93 hero Tom Burnett, tells the story of how she fought back to find purpose and joy in her life again, after her husband was killed on that fateful day.

Download or read book Fighting the Fall written by JB Salsbury and published by JB Salsbury, LLC. This book was released on 2023-08-09 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes, the biggest victories happen when you’re brave enough to stop fighting the fall… Cameron Stay on your feet. That’s my motto. When I lost my fighting career and my family, I stayed on my feet, wielding apathy like a shield. I didn’t allow anything—or anyone—that might bring me to my knees to get too close. Now, I’m CEO of the UFL. I can’t afford to show any weakness if I want to get back to the octagon. And Eve? I’m quickly learning she might be my biggest weakness yet… Eve I’m angry and bitter. My romantic history made sure of that. I’ve been able to repel the advances of even of the most persistent men for a long, long time. So, I should be able to avoid a much older, alpha male jerk like Cameron. But I don’t. Now, I’m wondering just how much abuse my heart can take. Because in my experience, when life has you on the ropes, it never lets up. Not until you go down and stay down… Fighting the Fall, book 4 in the Fighting series, is an emotional, angsty, older man/younger woman, contemporary, steamy, sports/MMA romance with a guaranteed happily ever after. Download today and get ready to fall for Cameron and Eve.