Aviation
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Fly, Girl, Fly!: Shaesta Waiz Soars Around the World
$19.99 Read more“You must believe in yourself and allow your dreams to soar.” –Shaesta Waiz
Shaesta Waiz, a refugee from Afghanistan, dreamed of doing great things. But first she had to leave a refugee camp with her
- Author: Pimm, Nancy Roe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 22 2020
- ISBN10: 1506464688
- Language: English
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Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (Federal Aviation Administration): Faa-H-8083-25b
$29.99 Add to cartWITH UPDATES THROUGH MARCH 2023!
This official Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) handbook provides basic knowledge essential for pilots on topics like decision making, aerodynamics, flight contro- Author: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: July 25 2017
- ISBN10: 1510726063
- Language: English
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Broken Icarus: The 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, the Golden Age of Aviation, and the Rise of Fascism
$29.95 Read more2022 History Book Festival Official Selection.
The 1930s still conjure painful images: the great want of the Depression, and overseas, the exuberant crowds motivated by self-appointed national saviors
- Author: Hanna, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 250
- Publish Date: June 15 2022
- ISBN10: 163388676X
- Language: English
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The 25 Most Influential Aircraft of All Time
$21.95 Read moreSince its emergence at the dawn of the 20th century, powered flight has profoundly affected the way the world operates. The 25 Most Influential Aircraft of All Time showcases the greatest aircraft eve… [more below]
- Author: Boyne, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: July 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1493066382
- Language: English
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Talkin’ about Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman
$19.99 Read moreSoar along with Bessie Coleman in this inspirational tale of a woman whose determination reached new heights.
Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman was always being told what she could & couldn’t do. In an era wh… [more below]
- Author: Grimes, Nikki
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0439352436
- Language: English
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Jet Plane: How It Works
$9.99 Read moreGo on an airplane ride.
It weighs as much as 100 elephants, but it can fly for hours. How does a jet do that? From the engine that provides the power and wings that lift the plane off the ground to th- Series: How It Works
- Author: Macaulay, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 14 2015
- ISBN10: 1626722110
- Language: English
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Modeling Aircraft
$24.99 Read moreModeling Aircraft is a new book from Aaron Skinner and his team of experts at FineScale Modeler. Receive the most up-to-date information about scale aircraft modeling that’s difficult to get anywhere … [more below]
- Author: Skinner, Aaron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 143
- Publish Date: January 27 2020
- ISBN10: 1627006982
- Language: English
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Boeing 747: The Original Jumbo Jet
$24.95 Read moreBoeing’s 747 ‘heavy’ has achieved a fifty-year reign of the airways, but now airlines are retiring their fleets as a different type of long-haul airliner emerges. Yet the ultimate development of the 7… [more below]
- Series: FlightCraft
- Author: Cole, Lance
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: October 29 2021
- ISBN10: 1526760029
- Language: English
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Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot
$18.00 Read moreA New York Times Notable Book – “An elegant, nonlinear reflection on how flying on a commercial airliner–even while painfully folded into a seat in coach–can lift the soul.” —The New York Times Boo
- Series: Vintage Departures
- Author: Vanhoenacker, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 03 2016
- ISBN10: 0804169713
- Language: English
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Italo Balbo’s Flight to the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair
$24.99 Read moreTrace the monumental story of a transatlantic flight to the Century of Progress Exposition.
In an era when transatlantic travel was still dangerous, Italy caused a sensation by announcing its participa
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Fiore, Don
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1467155349
- Language: English
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The Standard Propeller Log: Asa-Sp-L
$7.95 Read moreRecord data for hub and blade inspections, repairs and alterations, airworthiness directives, and factory bulletins.
The Standard(TM) logbooks have been supporting the aviation industry for over 60 ye
- Author: Asa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 20
- Publish Date: April 01 2000
- ISBN10: 1560274182
- Language: English
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Microsoft Flight Simulator for Dummies
$29.99 Read moreTake to the (virtual) skies with help from Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator has offered a great way to fly aircraft of all sizes without ever leaving the ground for nearly 40 year
- Author: Vincent, Brittany
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1119828457
- Language: English
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When Giants Ruled the Sky: The Brief Reign and Tragic Demise of the American Rigid Airship
$47.99 Read moreNearly everything people know about airships is wrong. Few realize that prior to the Hindenburg disaster airships transported passengers without a single casualty for more than 20 years, a record unma… [more below]
- Author: Geoghegan, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: June 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0750987839
- Language: English
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Night Witches
$17.99 Add to cart16-year-old Valya knows what it feels like to fly. She’s a pilot who’s always felt more at home soaring through the sky than down on earth. But since the Germans surrounded Stalingrad, Valya’s been fo… [more below]
- Author: Lasky, Kathryn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 28 2017
- ISBN10: 0545682983
- Language: English
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The Mystery of the Ghosts of Flight 401
$9.95 Read moreWhy would the ghosts of two crewmen who died in a 1972 air crash in the Everglades appear to other aircrafts flying the same route? This book tells the stories of the people who believe they have met … [more below]
- Series: Unsolved! (Paperback)
- Author: Walker, Kathryn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 30 2008
- ISBN10: 0778741559
- Language: English
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A6m2/3 Zero-Sen: New Guinea and the Solomons 1942
$23.00 Read moreThis book details the exploits of the highly skilled Naval Aviators charged with achieving air supremacy over New Guinea in their A6M2/3 Zero-sens.
The combat record of the Zero-sen in New Guinea has- Series: Dogfight #10
- Author: Claringbould, Michael John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1472857496
- Language: English
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Tomcat Rio: A Topgun Instructor on the F-14 Tomcat and the Heroic Naval Aviators Who Flew It
$35.00 Read moreFrom Topgun to Squadron Command
You’re in the cockpit of the legendary F-14 Tomcat fighter, blazing along at twice the speed of sound seven miles above the ocean and the carrier that hurled you off- Author: Baranek, Dave
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1510748229
- Language: English
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Soaring in Style: How Amelia Earhart Became a Fashion Icon
$17.99 Read moreLong before Amelia Earhart became a superstar, she was a girl who longed to touch the stars. But the dresses women had to wear at the time made those dreams seem almost impossible. Amelia didn’t let t… [more below]
- Author: Wilson, Jennifer Lane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1684464285
- Language: English
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Eugene Ely: Pioneer of Naval Aviation
$35.00 Read moreThe story of Eugene Ely’s life is the stuff of myth and legend. Much of what has been written about him relies on sensationalized newspaper accounts from an era when early twentieth century reporters … [more below]
- Author: Zobel, John H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: October 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1682478378
- Language: English
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Planes
$6.99 Read moreThe Super Explorers want to show you the planes of the world, from biplanes and passenger jets to stealth aircraft and drones. – The Wright Flyer was the first powered aircraft to fly – The Spirit of … [more below]
- Series: Super Explorers
- Author: Carriere, Nicholle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: July 15 2017
- ISBN10: 1926700740
- Language: English
