Orville Wright: 4 books

It was the realization of a dream as old as mankind. On December 17, 1903, two bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio, achieved the first sustained, powered, heavier-than-air flight in a machine of their own design and construction. This book offers a concise and fascinating history of that remarkable...

First-hand account of the invention of the airplane by Orville and Wilbur Wright. The book begins: "THOUGH the subject of aerial navigation is generally considered new, it has occupied the minds of men more or less from the earliest ages. Our personal interest in it dates from our childhood days....

Our journey from the cradle to the grave is a long and sometimes painful one. Those who suffer loss know this all too well. To lose someone close unexpectedly can bring even the strongest among us to our knees. It raises questions. Is there a purpose to life, or is it random and meaningless? Why would...