During the Cold War, the U. S. conducted airborne communications reconnaissance flights near the Russian coastline. This book is a novel about one of those aircraft, which was brought down by Soviet fighters, with part of the crew being captured and interrogated, and then escaping.

This volume book contains a collection of philosophical essays written by Herbert Spencer. The essays contained within this book were originally published in the 'Westminster Review', the 'North British Review', and the 'British Quarterly Review'. They include: "Educational: Intellectual, Moral, and Physical", "What Knowledge is of Most Worthy", "Intellectual Education", "Moral Education", "Physical Education", "Progress: It's Law and Cause", "On Manners and Fashion", and more. This fantastic collection is highly recommended for those with a keen interest ...

""A Sketch of the Natural History of Australia: With Some Notes on Sport"" is a book written by Frederick George Aflalo and published in 1896. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the natural history of Australia, including its flora and fauna, geology, and climate. Aflalo also includes some personal anecdotes and observations on hunting and fishing in Australia. The book is divided into several chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of Australia's natural history. Aflalo's writing is informative and engaging, and he provides many interesting ...

Reading ""Jennys Journeys"" provides inspiration as well as an example of perseverance. Harts compelling account of her life is a motivational demonstration of how determination and attitude can lead to triumph--Jeffrey Thompson Parker (author of ""Flicker to Flame"").

On the way home from visiting their eldest son at university, Dan and Malou Politano had stopped in Pahokee and had both decided to take up an offer from an old Seminole Indian to re-visit their past. During their journey, they went through an incredible adventure which drove them to relive many of Dan's childhood memories and some fantastic ancestral events while completing twelve tasks. These tasks were all designed to reinforce or ignite desires for Dan to redress his family life after a horrible skiing accident, which had occurred thirteen years earlier ...

""Illustrations of the History of Medieval Thought and Learning"" is a book written by Reginald Lane Poole and published in 1920. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of medieval thought and learning, covering the period from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance.The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a specific aspect of medieval thought and learning. These include the influence of Christianity on medieval thought, the development of scholasticism, the rise of universities, and the impact of the ...

Гигантские шаги, характерные для современного общества, сопровождаются несколько рассеянным ...

This antiquarian volume contains a practical guide to dry-fly fishing, especially written to fill the gap created by the absence of American dry-fly fishing literature. Written in simple, clear language and full of interesting information and practical hints and tips, this book, although old, will be of utility to novice dry-fly fishers, and will be of considerable value to collectors of antiquarian literature of this ilk. The chapters of this book include: 'English Dry-Fly Methods Modified by American Ideas and Conditions'; '''Fishing the Rise'' and ''Fishing ...

When Charles Lutwidge Dodgson set out one after­noon in July 1862 to invent a story about a girl disappearing down a rabbit hole, he could never have guessed that some 150 years later so many people would still be so entranced by the product of his imagination. Sunshine on the river, three little girls being rowed leisurely along and begging to hear a story, and the young clergyman at the oars turning to look over his shoulder at Alice at the helm, and saying: "Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank..." To tackle ...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States ...