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Polar First
In May 2007, Jennifer Murray (68) and her co-pilot Colin Bodill (57) set a new world record by becoming the first pilots to fly a round-trip from Pole to Pole - in a helicopter. From the searing heat of the Atacama desert in Peru, over the heights of the Andes and across the hostile southern oceans, to the unforgiving cold of the Antarctic and Arctic, Polar First tells the remarkable story of Murray and Bodill¿s journey into the record books - a journey which lasted 171 days, took in 26 different countries, and covered more than 33,000 nautical miles.
Now Solo
In 1998, Jennifer Murray - 60 year old businesswoman, artist, housewife and mother of three - became the first woman to pilot a helicopter around the world in a record breaking solo flight. Escorted all the while by a friend in a microlight craft, she single-handedly chartered the helicopter across the globe. Now Solo documents Jennifer's epic journey. Taken from the audio diaries which she kept at the end of each exhausting day, the book tells of the planning and endless bureaucracy and of the tempers and tiredness. Her extraordinary adventure took her from Brooklands, England to Saudi Arabia, China, Russia, the United States and Canada, all of which are captured here in astonishing detail. Jennifer battled for financial support. She faced heavy resistance in China and Pakistan. And on her flights she witnessed the most fantastic scenery and fabulous people - and complete a journey that is an inspiration to men and women everywhere.
Women Aviators
Profiles the lives and careers of twenty-six women who were pioneers in the field of aviation.
Catch the Wave
Fulfilling a lifetime's ambition is fun, satisfying and gives a wonderful feeling of achievement. Would you like to do things differently? Do you have a dream that you have always wanted to achieve? You are never too young, or too old to get started. Catch the Wave is written for everyone who has a dream, or a desire to do something different with their life. It may be a very specific ambition, or it may be a feeling that you want to get more out of your life, but you are not sure which direction to take. Whatever your starting point this book will help you to take positive steps towards achieving your dream. This book is designed around a number of key steps to help you identify, plan and achieve your ambition. There are also inspiring case studies of people who have achieved, or who are actively working towards their ambition. Discover how to: Find your ambition Get to know the real you Set your goals Develop new skills Create your own personal action plan Identify sources of support Keep going when the going gets tough. Celebrate your success.
PC Mag
PCMag.com is a leading authority on technology, delivering Labs-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services. Our expert industry analysis and practical solutions help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology.
PC Mag
PCMag.com is a leading authority on technology, delivering Labs-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services. Our expert industry analysis and practical solutions help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology.
Jet
The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.
The Struggle for Understanding
Elie Wiesel (1928–2016) was one of the most important literary voices to emerge from the Holocaust. The Nazis took the lives of most of his family, destroyed the community in which he was raised, and subjected him to ghettoization, imprisonment in Auschwitz and Buchenwald, and a death march. It is remarkable not only that Wiesel survived and found a way to write about his experiences, but that he did so with elegance and profundity. His novels grapple with questions of tradition, memory, trauma, madness, atrocity, and faith. The Struggle for Understanding examines Wiesel's literary, religious, and cultural roots and the indelible impact of the Holocaust on his storytelling. Grouped in sections on Hasidic origins, the role of the Other, theology and tradition, and later works, the chapters cover the entire span of Wiesel's career. Books analyzed include the novels Dawn, The Forgotten, The Gates of the Forest, The Town Beyond the Wall, The Testament, The Time of the Uprooted, The Sonderberg Case, and Hostage, as well as his memoir, Night. What emerges is a portrait of Wiesel's work in its full literary richness.
Lifelong Learning in Public Libraries
Lifelong Learning in Public Libraries demonstrates that public librarians can promote learning by combining the elements of Information Literacy Instruction (ILI) with traditional practices of public libraries. This approach contributes to the information enfranchisement of patrons and enhances the fulfillment of the traditional goals and purposes of libraries. Donna L. Gilton provides background on ILI and current developments in public library instruction and also examines educational theories and practices derived from the fields of behaviorism, cognitive psychology, constructivism, and educational humanism. Additional chapters delve into practices developed to deal with diverse groups an...
Imagining Autism
A disorder that is only just beginning to find a place in disability studies and activism, autism remains in large part a mystery, giving rise to both fear and fascination. Sonya Freeman Loftis's groundbreaking study examines literary representations of autism or autistic behavior to discover what impact they have had on cultural stereotypes, autistic culture, and the identity politics of autism. Imagining Autism looks at fictional characters (and an author or two) widely understood as autistic, ranging from Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Harper Lee's Boo Radley to Mark Haddon's boy detective Christopher Boone and Steig Larsson's Lisbeth Salander. The silent figure trapped inside himself, the savant made famous by his other-worldly intellect, the brilliant detective linked to the criminal mastermind by their common neurology—these characters become protean symbols, stand-ins for the chaotic forces of inspiration, contagion, and disorder. They are also part of the imagined lives of the autistic, argues Loftis, sometimes for good, sometimes threatening to undermine self-identity and the activism of the autistic community.
