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Designed for readers from grade 6 and up, this lavishly illustrated set provides comprehensive coverage of the history of aviation, including space flight, as well as the science and technology on which it depends. Detailed A-Z entries trace the development of human flight from ancient myths and legends through today's space exploration, highlighting scientific discoveries and innovations that made aviation possible."IFlight and Motion" also celebrates the contributions and achievements of the pioneers and visionaries of air and space flight, from inventors and innovators to pilots, astronauts, and cosmonauts. Detailed illustrated diagrams give readers a general understanding of the mechanics of flight and of the physics and technology involved. The set also highlights key air and spacecrafts that have made a unique mark in the history of flight. It features more than 500 full-color and black-and-white photos and illustrations, and also includes a timeline, a listing of museums and exhibits, further reading lists, a comprehensive glossary, and general and subject indexes.
Discusses the key people and events of the surprise attack launched by the North Vietnamese army and the Viet Cong in 1968.
Provides an in-depth look at the crime-fighting and investigative forces of the FBI.
Examines the Watergate scandal that caused President Nixon to resign as president of the United States.
A biography of the powerful president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, whose rule began in 1979 with a coup and the assassination of sixty-six men who were allegedly conspiring against him.
The inside account of the Illinois massacre of a mother and son by Psychotic killer Dale Anderson.
Sequel to Spilled Milk. Megan Williams is released from a mental institution and returns to Twin Rivers to exact her revenge on the men who raped her and left her for dead.
This book describes the 1961 freedom rides when African Americans and white civil rights activists traveled on buses to the South to test a U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring that interstate bus stations had to be integrated.