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Around the World in a Bad Mood!: Confessions of a Flight Attendant
by Rene Foss

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A hilarious slant on the culture of airline travel -- by a flight attendant who's logged more in-flight hours than Federal Express. Around the World in a Bad Mood is a center seat on an oversold flight to laughter. And there's no one better qualified... (read more)
 
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Biographies

West with the Night
by Beryl Markham

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"Did you read Beryl Markham's book, West with the Night? I knew her fairly well in Africa and never would have suspected that she could and would put pen to paper except to write in her flyer's log book. As it is, she has written so well, and marvelously... (read more)
 
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Identification and Recognition

Jane's Airline Recognition Guide
by Gunter Endres

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More than 700 airlinesFully illustratedCompany histories and current fleet detailsExplanations of brand logosAircraft setup and engine configurationTechnical... (read more)
 
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Flight Instruction and Aerodynamics

Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying
by Wolfga Langewiesche

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In the early 1940's, Wolfgang Langewiesche wrote a series of articles in Air Facts analyzing the various aspects of piloting techniques. Based on these articles, Langewiesche's classic work on the art of flying was published in 1944. This book explains... (read more)
 
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Navigation

Boater's Bowditch: The Small Craft American Practical Navigator
by Richard K Hubbard

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Emphasizing the visual and graphic techniques of navigation, Boater's Bowditch is a small-boat adaptation of the world's most trusted navigation reference, the U.S. government's American Practical Navigator ("Bowditch" for short). Now in handy paperback... (read more)
 
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Engineering

High-resolution Methods for Incompressible and Low-speed Flows
by Dimitris Drikakis

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This book covers the basic techniques for simulating incompressible and low-speed flows with high fidelity in conjunction with high-resolution methods. This includes techniques for steady and unsteady flows with high-order time integration and multigrid... (read more)
 
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Buying Guides

Illustrated Buyers Guide To Used Airplanes 6TH Edition
by Bill Clarke

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GET THE BEST DEAL ON THE BEST PLANE FOR YOU<P>With a focus on planes under $100,000 -- some as low as $20,000 -- pilot Bill Clarke's classic guide -- now fully revised and updated -- is a bigger bargain than ever. A book that can save you thousands... (read more)
 
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Construction and Maintenance

Illustrated Guide To Aerodynamics
by Hubert C. Smith

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Most pilots and flight students wince at the mention of the term "aerodynamics" because most courses and books dealing with the subject do so using complicated scientific theory and intricate mathematical formulas. And yet, an understanding of... (read more)
 
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Flight Test Guides

Private Pilot Test Prep: Study and Prepare for the Recreational and Private Airplane, Helicopter, Gyroplane, Glider, Balloon, Airship, Powered with S (Private Pilot Test Prep)
by Federal Aviation Adm

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Applicants studying for the Private Pilot Knowledge Exam will find answers and explanations for every question in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) exam database in this guide. All of the more than 900 questions from the exam are arranged by... (read more)
 
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Avoiding Common Pilot Errors (Tab Practical Flying Series) Avoiding Common Pilot Errors (Tab Practical Flying Series)
by John Stewart

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This important book brings an air traffic controller's perspective to the mistakes pilots commonly make in controlled airspace. Veteran controller John Stewart has spent years observing pilots display their lack of education, lack of flight preparation... (read more)
 
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Artifacts of Flight: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Artifacts of Flight: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
by Carolyn Russo

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A century ago, the Wright brothers' remarkable flight ushered in a new age and a new world. Artifacts of Flight celebrates the history of air travel--and space travel--by presenting not only some of the most famous but also some of the most intriguing... (read more)
 
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The Attic

Von Mises, Richard
by Richard Von Mises

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The classic treatment examines probability theory, its relation to statistics, and its truth-finding value. A renowned mathematician, scientist, and philosopher derives the logical concept of "probability"; considers theories of Pascal, Laplace, and... (read more)
 
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Aircraft Profiles

Concorde Story 6TH Edition
by Christopher Orlebar

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When commercial services began in 1976, Concorde quickly established herself as one of the wonders of the modern technical world. This lavishly illustrated sixth edition traces Concorde's development from inception to withdrawal. It investigates how the... (read more)
 
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Piloting

Professional Pilot's Career Guide
by Robert P Mark

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Find the Best-Paying and Most-Fulfilling Jobs in Professional Piloting A valuable employment tool, the Professional Pilot Career Guide provides a complete sourcebook of professional flying opportunities. This updated guide contains detailed coverage of... (read more)
 
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Wright Brothers

The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright
by Tom D Crouch

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"Crouch (A Dream of Wings) interweaves family drama with the history of aviation in a riveting saga of ingenuity, competing claims, public adulation and technical innovation".--Publishers Weekly. Photographs.... (read more)
 
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Balloons and Airships

Man Flies: The Story of Alberto Santos-Dumont, Master of the Balloon
by Nancy Winters

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Tells how wealthy Brazilian heir Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) came of age in Paris determined to live out the novels of Jules Verne by developing human flight. Describes how his airships gradually improved so that he was counted brilliant as well as... (read more)
 
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Oversized Books

The Infinite Journey
by William E. Burrows

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Prepared in cooperation with NASA, this lavishly illustrated chronicle recounts the agency's most thrilling moments as remembered by those who experienced the pulse-racing drama firsthand. 170 full-color photos.... (read more)
 
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