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The Balloon Factory

Author : Alexander Frater
Publisher : Picador USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Balloon Factory written by Alexander Frater and published by Picador USA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander Frater’s new book is about a small, largely forgotten group of young men who, early in the twentieth century, competed to build and fly Britain’s first aeroplane. At the heart of his story lies the Balloon Factory, a cathedral-sized shed overlooking Farnborough Common, and its most celebrated occupant, the remarkable Sam Cody. It was he, a long-haired, gun-toting Texan ex-cowboy – barely literate, yet describing himself as ‘a playwright’ – who, in October 1908, finally won the race. Frater, described by the Independent as ‘the most engaging of all living travel writers’, goes in search of the pioneers and, in a work that is part history and part journey, picks up – for example – the Cody trail in Farnborough, visits the hillside above Blair Atholl where John William Dunne tested his extraordinary machine, near Scarborough discovers the stately home in which Sir George Cayley, a millionaire Yorkshire MP, invented the science of aeronautics, and, at Brooklands, begins to wonder if the first-flight crown was, in fact, handed to the wrong man. Frater’s richly described and wonderfully anecdotal journey brings those magnificent men – the rock stars of their time – and the places they knew vibrantly to life.

Balloon Trees

Author : Danna Smith
Publisher : Arbordale Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1607186241
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Balloon Trees written by Danna Smith and published by Arbordale Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-10 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhyming text and illustrations outline the process by which latex is extracted from trees to make balloons.

Tribes

Author : Seth Godin
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781591842330
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (423 download)

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Download or read book Tribes written by Seth Godin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-10-16 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times, BusinessWeek, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller that redefined what it means to be a leader. Since it was first published almost a decade ago, Seth Godin's visionary book has helped tens of thousands of leaders turn a scattering of followers into a loyal tribe. If you need to rally fellow employees, customers, investors, believers, hobbyists, or readers around an idea, this book will demystify the process. It's human nature to seek out tribes, be they religious, ethnic, economic, political, or even musical (think of the Deadheads). Now the Internet has eliminated the barriers of geography, cost, and time. Social media gives anyone who wants to make a difference the tools to do so. With his signature wit and storytelling flair, Godin presents the three steps to building a tribe: the desire to change things, the ability to connect a tribe, and the willingness to lead. If you think leadership is for other people, think again—leaders come in surprising packages. Consider Joel Spolsky and his international tribe of scary-smart software engineers. Or Gary Vaynerhuck, a wine expert with a devoted following of enthusiasts. Chris Sharma led a tribe of rock climbers up impossible cliff faces, while Mich Mathews, a VP at Microsoft, ran her internal tribe of marketers from her cube in Seattle. Tribes will make you think—really think—about the opportunities to mobilize an audience that are already at your fingertips. It's not easy, but it's easier than you think.

The Records of the War Office and Related Departments, 1660-1964

Author : Michael Roper
Publisher : Public Record Office Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781873162453
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book The Records of the War Office and Related Departments, 1660-1964 written by Michael Roper and published by Public Record Office Publications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide covers the period from the Restoration of Charles II to the establishment of the Ministry of Defence in 1964. It includes the records of the Board of Ordnance, military intelligence and military aviation.

The Twenty-One Balloons (Puffin Modern Classics)

Author : William Pene du Bois
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780142403303
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book The Twenty-One Balloons (Puffin Modern Classics) written by William Pene du Bois and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-04-21 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Newbery Medal Winner Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible balloon inventions.Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal, this classic fantasy-adventure is now available in a handsome new edition. "William Pene du Bois combines his rich imagination, scientific tastes, and brilliant artistry to tell astory that has no age limit."—The Horn Book

The Birth of the Royal Air Force

Author : Ian Philpott
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1781593337
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (815 download)

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Download or read book The Birth of the Royal Air Force written by Ian Philpott and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-12-09 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ian Philpott presents us here with a compendium of facts, operational histories and photo illustrations, combined to create a comprehensive account of the early years of the Royal Air Force. Illustrated throughout, it features details of all military operations from 1914 to 1918 which impacted upon the organisation. Also included are operational details of the Independent Bomber Force throughout 1918, a supplementary historical strand that is sure to appeal to Aviation enthusiasts with a taste for features of niche focus. Details of the airfields, landing grounds, seaplane bases and various other landmarks of this era are given, and readers are encouraged to use the work as a reference book, being as it is a weighty tome of encyclopedic scope. ??Sure to make a welcome addition to any aviation enthusiasts library, this well-researched piece of work has been a long time in the making. Philpott brings his typical flare to the project, leaving no stone unturned when it comes to this dynamic, defining period of Royal Air Force history.??As featured in the East Kent Mercury and Essence Magazine.

Sessional Papers

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 710 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Sessional Papers written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Report

Author : Commonwealth Shipping Committee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 706 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Report written by Commonwealth Shipping Committee and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Parliamentary Papers

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 916 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parliamentary Papers written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The War in the Air

Author : Walter Raleigh
Publisher : Oxford : The Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The War in the Air written by Walter Raleigh and published by Oxford : The Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1922 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskriver Royal Air Force's (RAF), Royal Flying Corps's (RFC) og Royal Naval Air Service's (RNAS) deltagelse og indsats i 1. verdenskrig

The Royal Aircraft Factory

Author : Paul R. Hare
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Royal Aircraft Factory written by Paul R. Hare and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough, forerunner of the World’s premier aeronautical research establishment wherein were designed a diversity of aircraft including many of those that equipped the RFC, RNAS and RAF during the First World War. Originally established to build observation balloons for the Victorian British Army, the Factory later expanded to employ over 3500 people by mid-1916, at which time it became the subject of a political controversy that ended in a judicial enquiry. In 1918 its title was changed to the Royal Aircraft Establishment, not only to avoid a clash of initials with the newly formed Royal Air Force but to better define its changing role. Each of the many designs for airships and aeroplanes that were produced by the Factory between 1908 and 1918 is described in detail, illustrated by photographs, and with three-view drawings provided for the more prominent designs.

The Bridge to Airpower

Author : Peter John Dye
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612518400
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book The Bridge to Airpower written by Peter John Dye and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the latest addition to the History of Military Aviation series, Peter Dye describes how the development of the air weapon on the Western Front during World War I required a radical and unprecedented change in the way that national resources were employed to exploit a technological opportunity. World War I has long been recognized as an industrial war that consumed vast amounts of materiel and where logistical superiority gave the Allies an overwhelming advantage. The Bridge to Air Power is the first study that demonstrates how logistical competence provided a war-winning advantage for the Royal Flying Corps, the precursor to the Royal Air Force. It draws on a wide range of literature and original material to quantify these achievements while providing a series of illuminating case studies based around key battles. In particular, it highlights how the Royal Flying Corps’ logistical organization was able to maintain high levels of resilience and agility while sustaining military outputs under widely different operational conditions —successfully introducing many of the techniques that now comprise modern supply chain management.

The History of the War in the Air

Author : Walter Raleigh
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473850126
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book The History of the War in the Air written by Walter Raleigh and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-05-31 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificent and comprehensive volume was written in 1922 by Professor Walter Raleigh. Originally entitled The History of the War in the Air (Being the story of the part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force) this all embracing and vital work features the most important account of the aerial battles, the men and the machines.Raleigh was Professor of English Literature at Glasgow University and Chair of English Literature at Oxford University. On the outbreak of the Great War he turned to the war as his primary subject. His finest book on the subject is this, the first volume of The War in the Air, which was an instant publishing success. Unfortunately the projected second volume was never completed as Raleigh died from typhoid (which he contracted during a visit to the Near East) in 1922. Nonetheless, Professor Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh has attained classic status as a result of this mighty work and this legendary volume ensures his status as a military author par excellence.

Billboard

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1951-06-30 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

British & Allied Aircraft Manufacturers of the First World War

Author : Terry C. Treadwell
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144562009X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book British & Allied Aircraft Manufacturers of the First World War written by Terry C. Treadwell and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profusely illustrated history of British and Allied aircraft of the First World War.

Pioneers of Aerial Combat

Author : Michael Foley
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 147382852X
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book Pioneers of Aerial Combat written by Michael Foley and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Wright Brothers made their first flight in the early years of the twentieth century it sparked the imagination of those who wanted to fly, both in their country and around the world. In Britain, however, the spark wasn't strong enough to light a fire and it was in other parts of Europe, notably France, where flight began to develop seriously.Early pioneers of flight faced a high level of danger and many died in pursuit of fulfilling their dream. Although aircraft design had made incredible progress by the time of the outbreak of war, accidents still occurred on a regular basis. For some time, as many pilots died in accidents as they did in combat. This publication consolidates a range of stories, insights, and facts that, when combined, offer a vivid impression of events as they unfolded. The chaos stirred up during the First World War and the scramble to develop aircraft in response to the threat to homeland security is eloquently relayed, as are the battles that characterized this conflicted era. The reality of conflict gave aviation engineers and designers the opportunity to test their craft in the harshest of environments, pushing the benchmark ever higher in terms of what could be achieved. Sure to appeal to aviation enthusiasts and historians alike, this work offers the reader a full account of the developmental early days of flight.

The Royal Engineers Journal

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Royal Engineers Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: