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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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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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Construction and Maintenance

Aviation Maintenance Management
by Harry A. Kinnison

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MAINTAIN SAFER AIRCRAFT -- AND A SOUNDER BOTTOM LINE This unique resource helps managers develop and run efficient, reliable, and cost-effective airline maintenance programs. Former Boeing official and now Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University teacher... (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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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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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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Advanced Aircraft Systems (Practical Flying) Advanced Aircraft Systems (Practical Flying)
by David Lombardo

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This book explains the theory, components, and practical applications of systems in turboprop, turojet, and turbofan aircraft. The author clearly examines electrical, turbine engine, lubrication and coooling, and other systems.... (read more)
 
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Light Airplane Navigation Essentials (Practical Flying) Light Airplane Navigation Essentials (Practical Flying)
by Paul Craig

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This skill-building manual teaches the fundamentals of lightplane navigation using a natural, confidence-building progression that immediately allows readers to use newly learned techniques in the cockpit.... (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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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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Helicopters and Gyroplanes

Helicopter Theory
by Wayne Johnson

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Monumental text offers comprehensive, detailed coverage of every aspect of theory and design: elements of vertical flight, forward flight, performance, mathematics of rotating systems, rotary wing dynamics and aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, stability and... (read more)
 
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