Skyhorse: 3546 books
by W. Ben Hunt
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
W. Ben Hunt, whose Sioux name was Tasunka Witko, traveled throughout the Midwest, living with several Native American tribes, finally settling near the site of the last Sioux uprising. Here he provides step-by-step instructions and exact dimensions to make Sioux ghost shirts, Plains Indian shields,...
Leicester City: The Immortals
The Inside Story of England's Most Unlikely Champions
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
The Immortals is the fairy-tale account of Leicester City, who rose from the very bottom of the English Premier League-the world’s toughest soccer league-to triumph against all odds (5,0001) and finish as champions.
Ending up in League One (third level) for the first time in 200809, the...
Finn McCool's Football Club
The Birth, Death, and Resurrection of a Pub Soccer Team in the City of the Dead
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
In 2004, Belfast-born Stephen Rea moved to New Orleans, a city where "football" means something entirely different than what it does back home. After struggling to find a place to watch European soccer games, Rea discovered Finn McCool's pub and its mixed clientele of good-humored European ex-pats,...
by Department of the Army
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2009
It requires no prior knowledge of these subjects. Sections include map care, comprehension of map symbols, military symbols, grid reference systems, and interpretation of aerial photographs. After the basics are covered, the second half moves to land navigation varying terrains, elevations, day-night...
by Berndt Sundsten
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2009
What is more memorable than a child first learning to tie his shoes? Or wrapping his first Christmas presents? Knots aren't easy to learn, but they are very helpful—whether you are five years old, ten years old, or even fifty years old. Here is a children's picture book that will help parent and...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Why It Disappeared?and Why It?s Only a Matter of Time Before This Happens Again
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 loaded 239 people on board and took off for what should have been a six-hour flight. It never made it-and it’s still missing. It’s been a year since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished, and there’s still no sign of the aircraft, its passengers,...
by Federal Aviation Administration
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
The updated 11th edition of the Aeronautical Chart User’s Guide by the FAA is a great reference for novice pilots and professionals alike. Printed in full color with detailed examples, this book provides all the information students and pilots need to know about all the symbols and information provided...
Why Do Cats Like Catnip?
324 Questions and Answers to Astound and Amaze
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Have you ever wondered how the planets came into being? Or what causes some people to have freckles? Ever wanted to know why mosquito bites itch and swell? Over his long career as a high school science teacher, Martin M. Goldwyn kept track of the smartest, most challenging questions his students ever...
by Federal Aviation Administration
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2018
All the information you need to operate safely in US airspace, fully updated.
If you’re an aviator or aviation enthusiast, you cannot be caught with an out-of-date edition of the FAR/AIM. In today’s environment, there is no excuse for ignorance of the rules of the US airspace system. In...
Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook
FAA-H-8083-1A
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2011
The Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook is the official U.S. government guidebook for pilots, flight crews, and airplane mechanics. Beginning with the basic principles of aircraft weight and balance control, this manual goes on to cover in exacting detail the procedures for weighing aircraft. It...
by Federal Aviation Administration
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2011
The Rotorcraft Flying Handbook is designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for their private, commercial, or flight instructor pilot certificates with a helicopter or gyroplane class rating. Certificated flight instructors may find this handbook a valuable training aid, since...
Advanced Avionics Handbook
FAA-H-8083-6
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2011
The Federal Aviation Administration’s Advanced Avionics Handbook is a critical tool for anyone seriously interested in flying modern airplanes. As modern technology continues to revolutionize the science of flight, it is the responsibility of every pilot, student, and flight engineer to be up to...
Sniper
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
A Boston investigator becomes bait for a madman in this “suspenseful . . . cop-vs.-military thriller” by a Maine Literary Award finalist (Kirkus Reviews).
When a sniper kills four people on Boston Common, homicide detective Mike Houston and his partner Anne Bouchard are sent to investigate...
His Bloody Project
Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae (Man Booker Prize Finalist 2016)
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Man Booker Prize Finalist, LA Times Book Prize Finalist, New York Times Editor’s Choice, and an American Booksellers Association National Indie Bestseller!
Named a Best Book of 2016 by Newsweek, NPR, The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Sunday Times!
In the smash hit historical thriller...