Tracing the history and achievements of enlisted pilots from 1912, when a Corporal volunteered for pilot training, through 1942, They Also Flew records the personal sagas of men determined to serve their country in the air.
Currently living in Ohio, Rich Browne has been something of a gypsy. He has lived in 12 states, visited 49 of the 50, two U.S. territories and 18 foreign countries. He was a journalist. He worked for nearly 30-some odd years for a variety of daily and non-daily newspapers in a wide range of positions, He also has been a "war correspondent" during Operation Just Cause in 1989 and a teacher and instructor. In addition he also won many journalistic awards. Rich served in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Naval Reserve in the Vietnam Era (but not in Vietnam); and was in the Army National Guard when he was called up for service in the Persian Gulf War, during both Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm where he served as an Army public affairs specialist in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Rich now is medically retired from the U.S. Army where he was a civilian public affairs officer.
The definitive work on the subject, this Dictionary - available again in its eighth edition - gives a full account of slang and unconventional English over four centuries and will entertain and inform all language-lovers.
Pioneer Aviators records the various stages of man's journey into the skies, taking the reader from the earliest years of experimentation, through the early age of ballooning, into heavier-than-air flight, our ventures into space and even all the way back around to modern human-powered vessels. The book introduces the reader to almost three hundred aviation pioneers and the aircraft they flew, and is illustrated throughout with photographs mostly from the author's own collection. Due to the historical importance of these aircraft - and as a tribute to those who flew them - many are now housed in museums across the world. Without the efforts and sacrifices of the pioneers, we would not have the aviation industry of today.
Set in a small Australian farming town on the edge of a national park, Jake and the PB's is an exciting tale of adventure for boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 11 years. A sequel to the ever-popular Jake's Secret, the book tells the story of Jake and his best mate, Sam, Ricky, the class nerd, Tom, the school bully, and Janey, the girl next door; a group of ordinary kids with extraordinary super-powers. Joined by their friend Chadwick, a colorful magic elf with a large, round, yellow face, Jake and his "PB's" take magical powder that shrinks them in size, allowing them to fit inside a hovering, flying car that travels back and forth through time. Dedicated to the motto "Protect and Assist," the group of friends travels forward in time in an effort to save a habitat of koalas that are at risk from a local farmer who wants to clear his land. Discover what other exciting adventures await Jake and his friends, as they career through time, trying to return to their own era, before the effects of the magical powder wear off! Glynis Bloomfield grew up in a small farming town in Victoria, Australia and now lives in the beautiful seaside city of Warrnambool in southwest Victoria. A retired primary and special schoolteacher, Glynis has taught all over Australia, and in the UK, and Middle East. She is the author of two previous children's books: Jake's Secret and Lara Long Legs. Her next book will be a picture book story entitled Who Will Play with Molly May? Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/GlynisBloomfield