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In The Sky-Liners, Louis L’Amour introduces Flagan and Galloway Sackett, heading west from Tennessee to seek their fortunes. That’s when they came across an old Irish trader who offered them two fine horses if they would agree to escort his granddaughter, Judith, to her father in Colorado...

A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler offers a blueprint for a creative life from the perspective of award-winning science-fiction writer and “MacArthur Genius” Octavia E. Butler. It is a collection of ideas about how to look, listen, breathe — how to be in...

This riveting, true account of the 1929 race to build New York City's tallest skyscraper evokes the glory of an exciting time long past.

Learning to fly.

The Sky Careers Podcast is your go-to source for insights, stories, and career advice from aviation professionals. Whether you’re an aspiring pilot, cabin crew, air traffic controller, engineer, or simply passionate about the industry, this podcast gives you an inside look at the opportunities, challenges, and skills needed to thrive in aviation. Join us as we chat with industry experts, share real-life career journeys, and provide actionable tips to help you navigate your own aviation career path. Get inspired, stay informed, and take off toward your dream job in the skies!

L. Frank Baum called this and The Wizard of Oz his two best books! A magic umbrella transports Trot, Buttonbright, and Cap'n Bill to an island in the sky inhabited by the Blues, the Pinks, and the evil Boolooroo.

Come. The ghosts of those masters are standing upon the last edge of reality. Listen to their fading voices. They wait with the last vestiges of their souls to teach you. Now, before it is too late. Listen to Ghost Writers in the Sky. Learn from the ghosts of the true masters of writing. And as an added bonus, you will laugh along the way. Part ghost story, all manual on how to improve your writing, Ghost Writers in the Sky will leave you a better writer.

When it comes to flying gliders, ace pilot Breeze Callaghan is as smooth as they come. He perfects a skill that will prove vitally important for decades to come - even into the jet age, as demonstrated by Captain Sully Sullenberger, who famously landed his disabled passenger plane on the Hudson River.

Caution is a second-generation ace pilot desperately trying to bury his past and the memories of his father - a daredevil barnstormer who perished trying to wow crowds and killed Caution's mother from the shock. Now Caution has worked his way up the ladder as an ultra-conservative general manager of a small airline. But against his better judgement, Caution must risk the hazards of a round-world air race. Joined by a fiery blonde stunt flyer as his female co-pilot, he begins the journey only to discover that a rival airline is trying to sabotage their every move.

Brothers Greg and Tom Hunter are shocked at the news that their father Roger had died in an accident while prospecting for ore in the Asteroid Belt, but a too-generous buy-out offer from the powerful but unethical Jupiter Equilateral Corporation suggests it may not have been an accident at all. Roger had hit something big - really big - and Greg and Tom want to find out what. But will they live long enough to solve the mystery out in the lawless Belt with an evil corporation poised to jump their claim?

Since logic derives from postulates, it never has, and never will, change a postulate. And a religious belief is a system of postulates...so how can a man fight a native superstition with logic in order to save the inhabitants of an entire planet? A classic science fiction novelette by H. Beam Piper, first published in Analog Science Fact-Science Fiction, in 1960.

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Compilación de entrevistas y reportajes publicados en diversos medios como El Universal, Sin embargo, Variopinto entre otros. Se trata de historias de mujeres que han encontrado diversas maneras de enfrentar la violencia de género y discriminación.

In first half parts,Dr.John presents the basic technique(roping,climbing,,,)and the gears(friction saver for trees called "House Sleeve"and so on)of tree climbing,and through the talk about the wonderfulness of tree climbing experience,he explains the sense of reverence about the trees,woods and the importance of having the sense of unity with nature.In second half,Dr.John introduces the infinite possibility of tree climbing by through the episode of the encounter with Japanese lady, Ms.Hikosaka as a real start to do tree climbing,and he talks about the developing process of "Forest...