Part history, part travelogue, part adventure tale, "Hunting Warbirds" is the extraordinary tale of the men who collect, salvage, and restore vintage World War II aircraft, a treasure that has grown more valuable as it has grown increasingly scarce. of photos.
Tinian is a small island. In 1944 it was held by only 9,000 Japanese. Yet it was so well defended by nature against an amphibious operation that it might have proved a formidable and costly barrier to the final conquest of the Marianas. It had only one beach area suitable - by previous standards - for a major amphibious landing and that beach was ...
In this osteoporosis prevention and treatment guide, a clinical nutritionist lists the risk factors and illustrates how an osteoporotic woman's quality of life is often reduced as the crippling disease progresses. Insisting that preventative strategies are key to conquering the perils of porous bones, he then offers information on exercise, ...
From wage-withholding to seizure of personal property, Deadbeat Dads offers effective legal and inexpensive steps to locating and collecting from delinquent fathers.
In this important collection of lectures, originally delivered in 1921 to teachers at the first Waldorf school in Stuttgart, Germany, Rudolf Steiner discussed his ideas about the developmental stages of the child and more particularly, approaches for teaching adolescents. Throughout these lectures Steiner stresses the unity of human life and the ...
Attention ladies and gentlemen: the Captain has switched off the No Smoking sign. Keep your seat belts lightly fastened, order a double bourbon on the rocks, kick back and get comfortable. We are in for a long strange flight through the streets of Boston and Philadelphia, Philippine tribal villages, lush tropical islands, a storybook kingdom, and ...
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Company
Date Published: 1936
Description: Robert Gaston Herbert. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Light wear to corners of cover. Front hinge cracked. Writing on first free page. A couple of age spots on outside edges of pages. 351 p. Includes illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Johnson Publishing Company
Date Published: 1937
Description: Very Good. This is a very nice hardcover copy. No names, no marks, no stickers. Binding is tight and sound. Text is clean and bright. Pages are somewhat tanned with age. Ink stain on page 72. No DJ. Corners and edges slightly rubbed and bumped. Cover is very good for a book of its age. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! Careful packaging and fast shipping. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Henry Holt & Co. (A. L
Date Published: 1929
Description: Good. ---Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. Stated First Edition. 8vo-over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall. 286 pages. Interior-near-flawless condition w/ several B&W illustrations and w/ an owner's paste-down on the front free page. The blue boards and spine have light sun-fading and wear along the edging (w/ just a bit more wear on the top/bottom of the spine). -Publish Place: -Size: read more
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