Author: JB Salsbury
Publisher: JB Salsbury, LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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The cost of winning might be more than they’re able to bear… Raven All I wanted was a simple, quiet life. Then I met him. Jonah Slade is my polar opposite. I fly under the radar, he’s a celebrity. I’m a good girl mechanic, he’s the UFLs bad boy. We make no sense together. And none of that matters when I’m in his arms. Our differences aren’t the problem, though. We could overcome those. But fate (and my evil father) seems to have other plans for us… Jonah I never thought my destiny would come to me wearing overalls and a pair of Chucks. But she did. The timing couldn’t be worse. I’m weeks away from a title fight. And she’s all I can see. I know that circumstances are conspiring against us. Protecting Raven might cost me everything. But that’s a chance I’m willing to take. I’ll do anything for the woman I love. Because I’ve never lost a fight. And I’m not about start now… Fighting for Flight, book 1 in the Fighting series, is an emotional, angsty, contemporary, steamy sports romance with a guaranteed happily ever after. Download today and get ready to fall for Raven and Jonah.
Author: Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1524563420
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 530
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Bud Anderson is a flyers flyer. The Californians enduring love of flying began in the 1920s with the planes that flew over his fathers farm. In January 1942, he entered the Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet Program. Later after he received his wings and flew P-39s, he was chosen as one of the original flight leaders of the new 357th Fighter Group. Equipped with the new and deadly P-51 Mustang, the group shot down five enemy aircraft for each one it lost while escorting bombers to targets deep inside Germany. But the price was high. Half of its pilots were killed or imprisoned, including some of Buds closest friends. In February 1944, Bud Anderson, entered the uncertain, exhilarating, and deadly world of aerial combat. He flew two tours of combat against the Luftwaffe in less than a year. In battles sometimes involving hundreds of airplanes, he ranked among the groups leading aces with 16 aerial victories. He flew 116 missions in his old crow without ever being hit by enemy aircraft or turning back for any reason, despite one life or death confrontation after another. His friend Chuck Yeager, who flew with Anderson in the 357th, says, In an airplane, the guy was a mongoosethe best fighter pilot I ever saw. Buds years as a test pilot were at least as risky. In one bizarre experiment, he repeatedly linked up in midair with a B-29 bomber, wingtip to wingtip. In other tests, he flew a jet fighter that was launched and retrieved from a giant B-36 bomber. As in combat, he lost many friends flying tests such as these. Bud commanded a squadron of F-86 jet fighters in postwar Korea, and a wing of F-105s on Okinawa during the mid-1960s. In 1970 at age 48, he flew combat strikes as a wing commander against communist supply lines. To Fly and Fight is about flying, plain and simple: the joys and dangers and the very special skills it demands. Touching, thoughtful, and dead honest, it is the story of a boy who grew up living his dream.
Author: Samantha Young
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451490207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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A series of chance encounters leads to a sizzling new romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the On Dublin Street series. The universe is conspiring against Ava Breevort. As if flying back to Phoenix to bury a childhood friend wasn't hell enough, a cloud of volcanic ash traveling from overseas delayed her flight back home to Boston. Her last ditch attempt to salvage the trip was thwarted by an arrogant Scotsman, Caleb Scott, who steals a first class seat out from under her. Then over the course of their journey home, their antagonism somehow lands them in bed for the steamiest layover Ava's ever had. And that's all it was--until Caleb shows up on her doorstep. When pure chance pulls Ava back into Caleb's orbit, he proposes they enjoy their physical connection while he's stranded in Boston. Ava agrees, knowing her heart's in no danger since a) she barely likes Caleb and b) his existence in her life is temporary. Not long thereafter Ava realizes she's made a terrible error because as it turns out Caleb Scott isn't quite so unlikeable after all. When his stay in Boston becomes permanent, Ava must decide whether to fight her feelings for him or give into them. But even if she does decide to risk her heart on Caleb, there is no guarantee her stubborn Scot will want to risk his heart on her....
Author: Eddie Rickenbacker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fighter pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Author: J. Steve Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781903223987
Category : Airplanes, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Computer flight simulation is one of the fastest growing modern hobbies, with thousands of 'pilots' or 'simmers' going online everyday to pit their flying skills against their computers or opponents from all over the world, in many different scenarios, both current and historical. 'Flight simmers', in terms of interest, can be placed into three categories - general aviation, airliners and combat simulation. The one common theme is the desire to be able to improve their flying skills. This is the definitive guide for flight simmers interested in combat simulation with easily accessible information and colourful illustrations that can be used as a guide to the methods of air combat from World War One to the modern day. Using state of the art digital illustration techniques the book shows how and when to employ the best manoeuvres to beat both the computer and other players. Diagrams show both the manoeuvre itself and the actual methods used on the joystick. Further sections deal with ground attack, mission planning and the historical perspective. It will be relevant to those at an entry level and those who have been in online gaming communities for years and will be ideal for both the expert gamer and the more casual player. Eminent author Steve Thompson wrote one of the original guides to air manoeuvres for flight simmers twenty five years ago, and has now updated his original best selling book to give the flight simmer the complete guide to flight simulation combat manoeuvres in the most modern context. To help bring the book to life the text and diagrams are supported by historical narratives derived from real combat pilots, design histories on key aircraft, and enviable full colour profile artworks.
Author: Deena Burnett
Publisher: Advantage Inspirational
ISBN: 9781597550376
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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Burnett, widow of Flight 93 hero Tom Burnett, tells the story of how she fought back to find purpose and joy in her life again, after her husband was killed on that fateful day.
Author: James Buckley (Jr.)
Publisher: Never Forget: Heroes of 9/11
ISBN: 9781636910345
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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In the midst of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, true heroes emerged. Follow passengers aboard United Airlines flight 93 as they fought back against hijackers who took over their plane. The passengers' determination and heroism saved countless lives as they stopped the plane from reaching its intended destination. Based on the true story and in honor of the heroes aboard flight 93. Additional material provides an overview of the events of the day and other stories of heroism.
Author: JB Salsbury
Publisher: JB Salsbury, LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 439
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They’ve been running from the one thing that might save them… Blake Love and pain always go together. That’s why I like to keep my life easy. Simple. Commitment free. So, with my MMA career in full swing, and with an injury to overcome, stupid romantic distractions are the last thing I need. And Layla has distraction written all over her. She’s got enough emotional baggage to fill a 747. I don’t do baggage. I need to stay away. But for some reason…I can’t… Layla I’ll never let a man hurt me again. I escaped my horrific marriage, and now I’m ready to be the best single mom I can be. Maybe I’ll even reclaim the pieces of myself I lost over the years. There’s no way I’m letting Blake Daniels derail my fresh start. Except…I want him with an intensity that triggers my deep, dark insecurities. I should walk away before I get in over my head. But what if I’m already too late? Fighting to Forgive, book 2 in the Fighting series, is an emotional, angsty, contemporary, steamy, older woman/younger man, sports romance with a guaranteed happily ever after. Download today and get ready to fall for Blake and Layla.
Author: Amy Shira Teitel
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1538716038
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 427
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Spaceflight historian Amy Shira Teitel tells the riveting story of the female pilots who each dreamed of being the first American woman in space. When the space age dawned in the late 1950s, Jackie Cochran held more propeller and jet flying records than any pilot of the twentieth century—man or woman. She had led the Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots during the Second World War, was the first woman to break the sound barrier, ran her own luxury cosmetics company, and counted multiple presidents among her personal friends. She was more qualified than any woman in the world to make the leap from atmosphere to orbit. Yet it was Jerrie Cobb, twenty-five years Jackie's junior and a record-holding pilot in her own right, who finagled her way into taking the same medical tests as the Mercury astronauts. The prospect of flying in space quickly became her obsession. While the American and international media spun the shocking story of a "woman astronaut" program, Jackie and Jerrie struggled to gain control of the narrative, each hoping to turn the rumored program into their own ideal reality—an issue that ultimately went all the way to Congress. This dual biography of audacious trailblazers Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb presents these fascinating and fearless women in all their glory and grit, using their stories as guides through the shifting social, political, and technical landscape of the time.
Author: JB Salsbury
Publisher: JB Salsbury, LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 371
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Fate can either deliver a happily ever after, or a sucker-punch that will destroy everything… Killian I had two dreams. Fighting for UFL…and Axelle Daniels. She claimed my soul the first time we met. She was my best friend. For years, I watched her give her time—and body—to men who didn’t deserve to breathe her air. I waited for the right moment to make her mine. And when I got my chance, I vowed I’d do anything to make her happy forever. Too bad fate had other plans… Axelle I screwed up. Big time. Parties, hangovers, men…I did it all. None of it filled the cracks in my heart or hid what a mess I was on the inside. Only Killian knew the real me. But he deserved better. I was broken, and he shouldn’t have to hold me together. So, I let him go. He left to pursue his fighting dreams. My life kept falling apart. Now, he’s back. And I’m left wondering if this second chance is our destiny, or our downfall… Fighting Fate, book 6 in the Fighting series, is an emotional, angsty, contemporary, steamy, sports/MMA romance with a guaranteed HEA. Download today to get ready to fall even harder for Killian and Axelle.
