Download or read book The Life of Captain Reilly written by J.T. O'Neil and published by Daisypress. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Reilly could be the pseudonym of any modern airline pilot. Fatigued from overwork and dismayed by relentless cost cutting, Captain Reilly finds himself developing an unhelpful aversion to the very people who pay his salary: passengers and managers. Riding with the Captain on a typical flight, we watch as he struggles with the challenges facing today's airline pilot: staying awake, keeping crew food down, fending off flirtatious cabin crew and completing the crossword before landing. But, forced to work away from home, Captain Reilly encounters a new challenge: how to prevent his family life deteriorating faster than the once respected profession that still pays his bills. The Life of Captain Reilly is a shocking but hilarious insider tale of the modern airline that reveals the industry's greatest secret: glamour doesn't fly anymore.
Download or read book Sufferings in Africa written by James Riley and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2007-04 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Listed by Abraham Lincoln, alongside the Bible and Pilgrim's Progress, as one of the books that most influenced his life, few true tales of adventure and survival are as astonishing as this one. Shipwrecked off the western coast of North Africa in August of 1815, James Riley and his crew had no idea of the trials awaiting them as they gathered their beached belongings. They would be captured by a band of nomadic Arabs, herded across the Sahara Desert, beaten, forced to witness astounding brutalities, sold into slavery, and starved. Riley watched most of his crew die one by one, killed off by cruelty or caprice, as his own weight dropped from 240 pounds to a mere 90 at his rescue. First published in 1817, this dramatic saga soon became a national bestseller with over a million copies sold. Even today, it is rare to find a narrative that illuminates the degradations of slave existence with such brutal honesty.
Download or read book Life of John Boyle O Reilly written by James Jeffrey Roche and published by New York, Cassell Publishing Company. This book was released on 1891 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Adventures of a British Master Spy written by Sidney Reilly and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-31 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A real-life James Bond, alleged to have spied for at least four nations and executed on the direct orders of Stalin himself, Sidney Reilly left a trail of false identities that made him precisely the type of person the secret intelligence service needed as an agent. Hero, conman, master spy, womaniser - who really was the 'Ace of Spies'? In September 1925, Sidney Reilly journeyed across the Russian frontier on a mission to overthrow the existing Bolshevik regime and restore the Czar. Yet, soon after, he vanished without a trace... Just like the life he led, the circumstances surrounding his death remain shrouded in mystery and speculation. This thrilling autobiography, including entries from Reilly's own secret notes, reveals the intriguing, and often perilous, adventures and exploits of the man widely credited as being the original twentieth-century super-spy - and an inspiration for Ian Fleming's 007 thrillers. The latter half of this dual narrative is provided by Reilly's wife, Pepita, who is on her own mission: to discover the truth behind her husband's disappearance. What did happen to the master of espionage? The Dialogue Espionage Classics series began in 2010 with the purpose of bringing back classic out-of-print spy stories that should never be forgotten. From the Great War to the Cold War, from the French Resistance to the Cambridge Five, from Special Operations to Bletchley Park, this fascinating spy history series includes some of the best military, espionage and adventure stories ever told.
Download or read book The Life of Lieutenant General Chaffee written by William Harding Carter and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 1632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of William McKinley The Story of His Assassination Illustrated Edition written by Marshall Everett and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-03 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives us the vivid insight into the incredible life and achievements of President McKinley, not to focus solely on his tragic death. The author nevertheless describes in graphic words the assassination. It is a word picture that will linger forever in the memory of every reader, calling forth sympathy and patriotism on behalf of the martyr President and undying contempt and horror of the assassin and the foul and cowardly thing called anarchy. Every detail of that now historic scene is told so vividly that the reader sees it as if he were an eye-witness. Contents: The Assassination of President McKinley President McKinley's Fight for Life Deathbed Scene of President McKinley The Story of the Assassin Emma Goldman, Woman Leader of Anarchists Anarchism and Its Objects Scenes at Buffalo Following the Assassination Days of Anxiety and Sorrow President McKinley's Last Speech William McKinley's Boyhood McKinley as a Soldier in the Civil War McKinley in Congress McKinley's Life Was Protection's Era McKinley as Governor of Ohio McKinley as a Campaigner Governor McKinley's Financial Troubles McKinley's Loyalty to Sherman, Blaine and Harrison First Nomination for President The Great Campaign of 1896 The Spanish War Cloud McKinley's Own Story of the Spanish-American War McKinley and Expansion Second Presidential Nomination and Election of McKinley President McKinley and the Chinese Crisis McKinley: Builder of a World Power Private Life of William McKinley McKinley's Eulogy of Lincoln President Roosevelt Takes the Oath of Office Great Events of the World During President McKinley's Administration The Funeral Service at Buffalo Lying in State at Buffalo The Funeral Train to Washington The Last Night in the White House Funeral Services and Procession at Washington Lying in State at the Capitol The Assassin Arraigned The Sad Journey to Canton Canton Bathed in Tears Funeral Services in All Churches Canton's Farewell to McKinley McKinley Laid at Rest Nation Observes Burial Day Assassinations of Lincoln & Garfield
Download or read book Ace of Spies written by Andrew Cook and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-08-26 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ace of Spies reveals for the first time the true story of Sidney Reilly, the real-life inspiration behind fictional hero James Bond. Andrew Cook's startling biography cuts through the myths to tell the full story of the greatest spy the world has ever know. Sidney Reilly influenced world history through acts of extraordinary courage and sheer audacity. He was a master spy, a brilliant con man, a charmer, a cad and a lovable rogue who lived on his wits and thrived on danger, using women shamelessly and killing where necessary - and unnecessary. Sidney Reilly is one of the most fascinating spies of the twentieth century, yet he remains one of the most enigmatic - until now.
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Download or read book Skeletons on the Zahara written by Dean King and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2004-02-16 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: b.A masterpiece of historical adventure, ISkeletons on the Zahara The western Sahara is a baking hot and desolate place, home only to nomads and their camels, and to locusts, snails and thorny scrub -- and its barren and ever-changing coastline has baffled sailors for centuries. In August 1815, the US brig Commerce was dashed against Cape Bojador and lost, although through bravery and quick thinking the ship's captain, James Riley, managed to lead all of his crew to safety. What followed was an extraordinary and desperate battle for survival in the face of human hostility, starvation, dehydration, death and despair. Captured, robbed and enslaved, the sailors were dragged and driven through the desert by their new owners, who neither spoke their language nor cared for their plight. Reduced to drinking urine, flayed by the sun, crippled by walking miles across burning stones and sand and losing over half of their body weights, the sailors struggled to hold onto both their humanity and their sanity. To reach safety, they would have to overcome not only the desert but also the greed and anger of those who would keep them in captivity. From the cold waters of the Atlantic to the searing Saharan sands, from the heart of the desert to the heart of man, Skeletons on the Zahara is a spectacular odyssey through the extremes and a gripping account of courage, brotherhood, and survival.
Download or read book LIFE written by and published by . This book was released on 1938-01-17 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
Download or read book Life of John Boyle O Reilly written by James Jeffrey Roche and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lt Reilly 2321 written by Matthew O. Duncan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-09-09 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lt. Jack Reilly's luck ran out just before the war did. Released on a medical discharge shortly after the end of the war with the Serkens, he went out into the galaxy looking for a job. Signing onto the Glacier Runner 17, an old and rundown cargo ship, Reilly finds himself working for a clueless Captain, mixed up in an intergalactic conspiracy, on the run from assassins and involved with two women in relationships that he could only call "complicated." Fans of Matthew O. Duncan will recognize the universe as the same as from the New Terra Sagas, but this is not a sequel. This is a stand-alone, spin-off with new characters, new worlds and in a different format. Told in the first person from Reilly's perspective, this is a fast moving, non-stop sci-fi adventure.
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Download or read book The Life of Reilly written by Rick Reilly and published by Sports Illustrated. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Sports Illustrated's writers shares his best work, from his observations of Katarina Witt to his escort of models from the swimsuit issue.
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