Author : Neil Morris
Publisher : Pavilion Children's Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,98 MB
Release : 2003-08
Category : Airplanes
ISBN : 9781904516200
Studies the development of aircraft throughout history focusing on military machines, jets, helicopters, and other variations of airplanes.
Author : Lynne Gibbs
Publisher : Pavilion Children's Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,57 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Airplanes
ISBN : 9781903954225
These are the second two titles in this amazing, photographic series on the exciting world of transportation. Each title takes a detailed look at a different mode of transport, highlighting the most intriguing and amazing examples. These extremely informative books tell the reader when the given machine was invented, who invented it, how it's changed through the passage of time, and what creations we can expect to see in the future.
Author : IglooBooks
Publisher : Igloo Books
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 21,45 MB
Release : 2015-11-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781785572036
Take to the skies with this amazing book! With over 25 unique designs, 10 blank templates, two press-outs, and over 200 super stickers, your personalized planes are sure to soar above the rest. Full of high-flying facts, this cool guide will help make you the ultimate paper-plane pilot.
Author : Doug Paton
Publisher : High Interest Publishing Inc.
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 24,8 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781897039038
A small plane goes down in the bush, hours from anywhere. A teenage brother and sister must struggle against the wilderness to rescue the pilot and survive themselves. They barely succeed. An easy-to-read alternative to Hatchet. Reading level: 4.0; Lexile 660; Interest level: Grades 4-10. HIP Senior novels have been created for teenagers (grade 7 to senior high school) who read at a grade-3 to grade-4 level. Characters are adolescents; plots involve high action and teenage problems; many books have a real-life base.
Author : Carl Molesworth
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 33,42 MB
Release : 2012-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 178200548X
These pilots called themselves the 'Tokyo Club'. It was a simple task to become a member. All you had to do was strap yourself into a heavily loaded P-51 Mustang, take off from Iwo Jima, fly 650 miles north over the sea – often through monsoon storms – in your single-engined aircraft to Japan, attack a heavily defended target and then turn around and fly home despite a shrinking fuel supply and perhaps battle damage as well. Do it once and you earned membership in the club. Do it 15 times and you earned a trip home. But make one mistake or have one touch of bad luck, and you had a very good chance of ending up dead. Featuring photographs throughout and detailed aircraft profiles, this book tells the little-known story of these brave men and their efforts to defeat the aerial forces defending Japan.
Author : Anna Humphrey
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 50,34 MB
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0735262586
A sweet and hilarious chapter book about a boy and a bat, two unlikely friends who bond over loneliness, jellyrolls and Darth Vader. Daniel Misumi has just moved to a new house. It's big and old and far away from his friends and his life before. AND it's haunted . . . or is it? Megabat was just napping on a papaya one day when he was stuffed in a box and shipped halfway across the world. Now he's living in an old house far from home, feeling sorry for himself and accidentally scaring the people who live there. Daniel realizes it's not a ghost in his new house. It's a bat. And he can talk. And he's actually kind of cute. Megabat realizes that not every human wants to whack him with a broom. This one shares his smooshfruit. Add some buttermelon, juice boxes, a lightsaber and a common enemy and you've got a new friendship in the making! This charming, funny story is brought to life by Kass Reich's warm and adorable illustrations. There's never been a bat this cute -- readers will be rooting for Megabat and Daniel from page one!
Author : Bent Flyvbjerg
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 13,76 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0198732244
This Handbook provides state-of-the-art scholarship in the emerging field of megaproject management. The 25 chapters cover all aspects of megaproject management, from front-end planning to project delivery, including how to deal with stakeholders, risk, finance, complexity, innovation, governance, ethics, project breakdowns, and scale itself.
Author : Edward W. Merrow
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 40,99 MB
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 047093882X
Avoid common pitfalls in large-scale projects using these smart strategies Over half of large-scale engineering and construction projects—off-shore oil platforms, chemical plants, metals processing, dams, and similar projects—have miserably poor results. These include billions of dollars in overruns, long delays in design and construction, and poor operability once finally completed. Industrial Megaprojects gives you a clear, nontechnical understanding of why these major projects get into trouble, and how your company can prevent hazardous and costly errors when undertaking such large technical and management challenges. Clearly explains the underlying causes of over-budget, delayed, and unsafe megaprojects Examines effects of poor project management, destructive team behaviors, weak accountability systems, short-term focus, and lack of investment in technical expertise Author is the CEO of the leading consulting firm for evaluating billion-dollar projects Companies worldwide are rethinking their large-scale projects. Industrial Megaprojects is your essential guide for this rethink, offering the tools and principles that are the true foundation of safe, cost-effective, successful megaprojects.
Author : Mark Vanhoenacker
Publisher : The Experiment
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 45,63 MB
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1615195475
Take a seat—the captain’s seat, that is—and relax. You’re about to land a Boeing 747. “Brilliant.” —The Sunday Times A Daily Mail and Spectator Best Book of the Year A Points Guy Best Book of the Year The mystery of flight is magical; the reality even more so—from the physics that keeps a 450-ton vehicle aloft, to the symphony of technology and teamwork that safely sets it down again. Take it from Mark Vanhoenacker—British Airways pilot, international bestselling author, and your new flight instructor. This is How to Land a Plane. Vanhoenacker covers every step—from approach to touchdown— with precision, wit, and infectious enthusiasm. Aided by dozens of illustrations, you’ll learn all the tools and rules of his craft: altimeters, glidepaths, alignment, and more. Before you know it, you’ll be on the ground, exiting the aircraft with a whole new appreciation for the art and science of flying. “A good choice for anyone who's fantasized about suddenly having to get an aircraft safely down on the ground . . . walks you through some of the basics of flight and landing, from how to recognize a cluster of instruments known as the ‘six pack’ to knowing what purpose the PAPI lights near the runway serve.” —Popular Science “A work of humorous and outright poetic travel geekery.” —National Geographic Traveler
Author : Fabian Scheidler
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 38,90 MB
Release : 2020-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1789042720
"A must read for everyone rising against the system that is destroying life on earth and our future." Vandana Shiva, World Future Council The End of the Megamachine provides a uniquely comprehensive picture of the roots of the destructive forces that are threatening the future of humankind today. Spanning 5000 years of history, the book shows how the three tyrannies of militarized states, capital accumulation and ideological power have been steering both ecosystems and societies to the brink of collapse. With the growing instability of the Megamachine in the 21st century, new dangers open up as well as new possibilities for systemic change, to which everyone can contribute.
