NACA/NASA Langley's John P. "Jack" Reeder, one of America's first engineering test pilots, test flew 235 types of aircraft/rotorcraft over a 42-year career. He was also the agency's first true helicopter pilot. His test piloting tally remains unsurpassed by no one in the world. Even more remarkable, Reeder remained humble despite his impressive test piloting accomplishments, something extremely rare in an age where most test pilots tended to be "cocky" and "arrogant." Jack always put his family before his career, another highly admirable trait. Jack would always devote plenty of his spare...
NACA/NASA Langley's John P. "Jack" Reeder, one of America's first engineering test pilots, test flew 235 types of aircraft/rotorcraft over a 42-year c...
Get ready for school with these fun poems This adorable picture book celebrates all the familiar milestones and moments shared by every single kindergartener. Whether it's the first-day-of-school jitters or the hundredth-day-of-school party, every aspect of the kindergarten experience is introduced with a light and funny poem--not to mention charming illustrations.
Get ready for school with these fun poems This adorable picture book celebrates all the familiar milestones and moments shared by every single ki...
Entering service during the Sino-Japanese War, the Nakajima B5N (code-named "Kate") excelled and went on to achieve surprising and dramatic successes in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It also contributed to the sinking of the U.S. aircraft carriers USS Lexington at the Battle of the Coral Sea, USS Yorktown at the Battle of Midway, and USS Hornet at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Its replacement, the Nakajima B6N "Jill," while a marked improvement over its illustrious predecessor, was never able to achieve its full potential in combat due to advances in...
Entering service during the Sino-Japanese War, the Nakajima B5N (code-named "Kate") excelled and went on to achieve surprising and dramatic success...
Swimming on Broken Ground is the story of Henry Nalbandian, the son of Armenian immigrants, payroll clerk at the Kern River oil field, and Ruthie Brown, a young African American cleaning woman at the county hospital. They meet on the night of the 1952 Bakersfield earthquake, the third most powerful earthquake in California recorded history. Together they face the disapproval of society against interracial relationships and the violent designs of two men, one a roughneck from the oil fields, and the other a pimp from the African American shanty community of Cottonwood. They embark on a journey...
Swimming on Broken Ground is the story of Henry Nalbandian, the son of Armenian immigrants, payroll clerk at the Kern River oil field, and Ruthie Brow...
Vignettes is a collection of poems set in the urban and suburban terrains of San Francisco and Los Angeles, California suburbs and the small towns of the San Joaquin Valley and various imaginary landscapes. Street scenes and trailer parks, doorway beds and dive bars, tech cafes. Gritty bus rides, dystopian humor, whimsey and cold-eyed observation.
Vignettes is a collection of poems set in the urban and suburban terrains of San Francisco and Los Angeles, California suburbs and the small towns of ...
Mycobacteria are bacterial pathogens which cause diseases in humans and non-human animals. This monograph will primarily cover the most important and widely researched groups of mycobacteria: members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) and Mycobacterium leprae, across a wide range of host species. M. tuberculosis and M. bovis are particularly relevant with the increasing drug resistance and co-infection with HIV and the possible cross-infection of badgers and cattle associated with M. bovis. This ideal reference for researchers working in...
Mycobacteria are bacterial pathogens which cause diseases in humans and non-human animals. This monograph will primarily cover the most important and ...
Let this calm and serene yoga frog be your desktop guru as you take him through a simple and relaxing yoga routine The perfect gift for any yogi in your life, this little box includes:
An adorable, bendy, and poseable frog figurine
A 32-page mini book with basic yoga poses (demonstrated by the yoga frog but perfect for humans, too ) illustrated by charming watercolor illustrations
Let this calm and serene yoga frog be your desktop guru as you take him through a simple and relaxing yoga routine The perfect gift for an...
