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In the 1950s and early 1960s a small fraternity of daring, brilliant men made the first exploratory trips into the upper stratosphere, reaching the edge of outer space in tiny capsules suspended beneath plastic balloons. This book tells the story of these tenacious men as they labored on the cusp of a new age, seeing things that no one had ever seen and experiencing conditions no one was sure they could survive.

Mostly U.S. Air Force and Navy officers, among them doctors, physicists, meteorologists, engineers, astronomers, and test pilots, they struggled with meager budgets,...

Sixty years ago, cars and airplanes were still deathtraps waiting to happen. Today, both are safer than ever, thanks in part to one pioneering air force doctor s research on seatbelts and ejection seats. The exploits of John Paul Stapp (1910 1999) come to thrilling life in this biography of a Renaissance man who was once blasted faster than a .45 caliber bullet across the desert in his Sonic Wind rocket sled, only to be slammed to a stop in barely a second. The experiment put him on the cover of Time magazine and allowed his swashbuckling team to gather the data needed to...

For nearly two decades, pundits have been predicting the demise of higher education in the United States. Our colleges and universities will soon find themselves competing for students with universities from around the world. With the advent of massive open online courses ("MOOCS") over the past two years, predictions that higher education will be the next industry to undergo "disruption" have become more frequent and fervent. Currently a university's reputation relies heavily on the "four Rs" in which the most elite schools thrive--rankings, research, real estate, and rah (i.e. sports)....

Two couples trample on friends and lovers as they search for happiness. In Fringe First and Peggy Ramsay award winner Ryan Craig's play, their dialogue crackles with desperation and raw humour.
Happy Savages was performed at the Underbelly, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2008.

"Offer the Best" is a cookbook of delicious recipes that will guide you through a program of eating for a lifetime

Based on thousands of hours of research, study, and kitchen testing, this remarkable resource provides over two hundred nutritious and delicious meals that will please family, friends, and fitness coaches alike.

Focusing on nine recommended food groups, authors Craig Ryan, CPT-FNS, and Amy Ryan show you how to OFFER the BEST with a diet full of:

. Oatmeal and other whole grains

. Fruits and berries

. Fish and fish oils

. Extra virgin olive oil and other...