A "hands-on" training manual that covers the balloon business from start to finish. If you are interested in starting a profitable home-based business you have found a "must read" book to get you started. This easy to read book covers marketing, and pricing as well what brand and size of balloons to purchase. The author shares many valuable tips to save you time and money as an entrepreneur or for personal enjoyment.

American Commander "Mac" MacTavish and his international team of scientists and engineers are wrapping up an eighteen-month mission at Mars Base. Without warning, all communication with Earth is mysteriously lost. Mac's egotistical science chief discovers that a massive solar flare has impacted Earth, causing catastrophic damage and most likely political and social upheaval. Unsure if it is safe to return home, Mac decides to wait for the arrival of the Mars 3 spacecraft and the relief crew already en route from Earth. After several weeks with no communication, Mars 3 lands nearby, showing no...