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In Flying With Dad, Yvonne Caputo charts her journey to her father through the re-telling of his WWII stories, why he went from repairing to flying planes, how heavy German flak led to post-war nightmares, and why he suffered guilt over one particular bombing run. The result was a deep abiding respect, and a no-regrets final goodbye.
A deep dive into pivotal technological advances in areas from warfare to time measurement. “A wonderful combination of history and physics.” —Mark Kidger, author of Astronomical Enigmas Ingenium is medieval English vernacular for “an ingenious contrivance.” In this fascinating book, physicist Mark Denny considers five such contrivances—the bow and arrow, the waterwheel, the counterpoise siege engine (including the trebuchet), the pendulum clock anchor escapement, and the centrifugal governor—and demonstrates how they literally changed the world. Interweaving an entertaining narrative with diagrams, equations, and drawings, Denny shares the history of each device, explains the p...
A couple from middle-class America get married and pursue the American Dream. When they become boxed in by life, they decide to revisit the dreams of youth, leave the safety of suburbia to live aboard a sailboat with their five children.
A story of coming of age, NOVA explores community, friendship, and faith, and how thinking differently about the past can build a meaningful future.
Do you know who you want to be as a leader? There's a difference between a boss and a leader. Many managers aren't ready to lead. Toxic cultures, modeling bad behavior, and being unclear about values all contribute to low workplace engagement and poor results. In Just Do You, author Lisa King takes you on a powerful journey of self-examination to discover the amazing and authentic leader within. When you know what matters and what effective leadership means to you, only then are you ready to authentically lead. In Just Do You, you'll find everything you need to: Learn about the power of branding and see how your personal brand is viewed today Discover your True North and how your brand inter...
One Million Readers is for nonfiction authors who want more confidence when marketing their books, and those who want more power and control over book sales and results. Learn why creating your book marketing strategy is the most important thing you can do for your author career and your business, and how to create your own.
Award-winning Canadian poet releases her first full-length book of poetry-inspirational poems for women about self-worth, trauma resilience, and healing. Healing can happen in an instant. Opening this book of poetry for women is like opening your awareness. It's the first step in the direction of love, of listening to your heart. You are not defined by what happened to you. You are what you do in this moment. Essentially a collection of love poems for anxious people, No Matter how Dark the Stain acknowledges the innocence of the heart and the child within us all. It meets people in their darkest space and gives a breath of life to the pain and feelings that haunt and keep bad patterns recurr...
Hundreds of books tell you how to fight stress. Here is one that explains how to transform it from deadly enemy to life-giving ally. It features the signature Less Stress Life Method, seven Less Stress Life Practices, and stories from everyday people. This book will help you say goodbye to feeling hopelessly stuck, overwhelmed or even sick.
Neil Armstrong's journey to the moon is the focus of the fifteenth picture book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of one of America's icons in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos. This volume tells the story of Neil Armstrong from his childhood on a farm to a career as an engineer and pilot and how he became the first person on the moon. All of the small steps he took in life—even his failures—led up to his steps on the moon.
Harald Weinrich's epilogue considers forgetting in the present age of information overflow, particularly in the area of the natural sciences."--Jacket.