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Glory Lost and Found: How Delta Climbed from Despair to Dominance in the Post-9/11 Era tells the story of Delta's dramatic tumble into bankruptcy and how it climbed its way back to pre-eminence despite hurricane-force headwinds: high fuel prices, a hostile takeover bid, relentless competition, economic meltdowns, and geopolitical shocks.

"A treasure of a book."—David McCullough The harrowing story of a pathbreaking naval expedition that set out to map the entire Pacific Ocean, dwarfing Lewis and Clark with its discoveries, from the New York Times bestselling author of Valiant Ambition and In the Hurricane's Eye. A New York...

The New York Times bestselling author of Bitter Brew chronicles the birth and rise to greatness of the American auto industry through the remarkable life of Harley Earl, an eccentric six-foot-five, stuttering visionary who dropped out of college and went on to invent the profession of automobile...

In the scorching summer of 1878, with the Gilded Age in its infancy, three tenacious and brilliant scientists raced to Wyoming and Colorado to observe a rare total solar eclipse. One sought to discover a new planet. Another - an adventuresome female astronomer - fought to prove that science was not anathema to femininity. And a young megalomaniacal inventor, with the tabloid press fast on his heels, sought to test his scientific bona fides and light the world through his revelations.

Here is the dramatic chronicle of the men and women who comprise the Jungle Aviation and Radio Service (JAARS), the flying arm of the famous Wycliffe Bible Translators. Viewed from a distance, they live a life of color and adventure, but however dramatic and colorful the job of these pilots may seem, it is basically a rigorous, lonely, and thankless task.

The incredible, untold story of the men who risked their lives in the first transcontinental air contest—and put American aviation on the map.

In ihrem Podcast "Glory Science" diskutieren Kathi und Jassy, zwei Energiebündel aus dem Bereich der Naturwissenschaften, über Alltagsphänomene, naturwissenschaftliche Rätsel und gehen den Fragen des Lebens auf den Grund. Kontaktiert uns gerne unter: gloryscience.austria@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/gloryscience

Archaeology is a window into our past. Our fortune is knowledge, and our glory is a new perspective on the world and people around us. It isn’t always exotic travel and mystic lost cities. It’s more often than not just about people and the places that they called home. Join archaeology student Mason Hansen as he discusses news in archaeology, both of true science and pseudo. He’ll also take you through the wonders of the field and why he cherished it so much. Either way, we’ll find plenty of fortune and glory along the way.