S využitím dosud nepublikovaných vzpomínek pilotů, kteří prováděli tajné dálkové a průzkumné lety a výsadky špionů nad Anglií, Irákem, Polskem a Sovětským svazem a stovek unikátních fotografií kniha popisuje historii, činnost a letouny zkušební a výzkumné jednotky Luftwaffe, tzv. Versuchverband, jedné z nejzáhadnějších, tajných a zřídkakdy popisovaných jednotek Luftwaffe před 2. světovou válkou i během ní.
'When it snows, ain't it thrilling!' A joyous celebration of the most wonderful time of the year, based on the bestselling song Winter Wonderland, as sung by Grammy award-winnerPeggy Lee. The book comes with an accompanying CD which includes a much-loved recording of the song by Peggy Lee and an exclusive reading, too.
This book covers the medical, emotional, and psychological aspects of cancer and includes the successful 4 cusp approach to the disease. It also explores a combination of orthodox medicine and alternative therapies to best battle cancer.
Britain is a nation of good sports - literally, it turns out, given our country's wonderful array of eccentric and bizarrely inventive pastimes. the Wars of the Roses, but put down your Jules Rimet trophy Brazil, hand back your Rugby World Cup South Africa, and pick up your flonking stick - it's time to learn about the sports that really matter .
Me 262 Volume Three continues J. Richard Smith and Eddie J. Creek's detailed analysis of the world's first operational jet fighter and fighter-bomber. This book covers the night war waged by the Me 262 against the threat of the British Mosquito over Berlin in 1945. Also included is a day-by-day account of the Me 262's role in the daylight defense of the Third Reich. The authors have drawn extensively from the personal accounts of both German and Allied pilots as well as thousands of archive documents. Following more than thirty years of research, Me 262 Volume Three forms part of the most comprehensive account of the Luftwaffe's revolutionary jet fighter ever published.
Examines the key theme of trading in world history, from the earliest signs of trade until the long-distance trade systems such as the famous Silk Road were firmly established. This book traces the development of long-distance trade, from its beginnings in the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods through early river valley civilizations.
What started out as an innocent board game inspired Rich Smith to undertake a daring crime spree across the United States - a journey to break the dumbest American laws on the statute books.
"The author describes the foundations on which not only biodynamics but also the wider organic movement is based. He builds bridges between mainstream science and Steiner's insights, making it easier for the wider organic and ecological movement to approach biodynamic concepts and practise. This book has much to offer to the beginner as well as to those already involved with biodynamics. Its broad range of topics - including the ecology of the farm organism, food quality and nutrition, community supported agriculture, planetary influences, seed quality, and the vitality of water - contribute to a deeper understanding of the subject."--
George is a recently widowed seventy-nine-year-old. He nearly made it as a rock star in the 1960s and he's not happy. Tara is his teenage granddaughter and she's taken refuge from her bickering parents by living with George. Toby is George's son-in-law and he wants George in a care home.
Maybe some things are better left unexplained...