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In the aftermath of World War II, the United States accelerated the development of technologies that would give it an advantage over the Soviet Union. Airpower, combined with nuclear weapons, offered a formidable check on Soviet aggression. In 1947, the United States Air Force was established. Meanwhile, scientists and engineers were pioneering a revolutionary new type of aircraft which could do what no other machine had ever done: reach mach 1 - a speed faster than the movement of sound - which pilots called "the demon."

On the morning of May 20, 1927, a little-known pilot named Charles Lindbergh waited to take off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island. He was determined to claim the $25,000 Orteig Prize promised to the first pilot to fly nonstop from New York to Paris - a contest that had already claimed six men's lives. Just 25 years old, Lindbergh had never before flown over water. Yet 33 hours later, his single-engine monoplane, The Spirit of St. Louis, touched down in Paris.

Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull is considered one of his most haunting and atmospheric character studies. A would-be playwright is at war with his egoistic mother while the town has become intoxicated by a sensational author. And as the alluring newcomer steals away Kosta’s only love, their new romance could have devastating consequences.

Swimming with Sharks provides advice and insight to employees, managers, supervisors, and business owners. Dr. Stephanie Hampton Credle compares the workplace to the ocean in order to help workers navigate through troublesome workplace issues. She especially concentrates on workplace relationships in order to help colleagues overcome and avoid predator-like behavior at work. Most employees have encountered difficult people at work. Dr. Credle provides practical advice that helps distinguish between minnow-like behavior and the real shark attacks that can wipe you out at work.

In this audiobook, you’ll find information on artificial intelligence (AI), psychopaths, and split personality disorder. This guide contains the answers to many questions and answers related to these subjects. Don’t keep yourself in the dark about these important issues.

The fascinating story of England's monarchy is highlighted by extracts from the diaries and speeches of English monarchs and observations by their contemporaries. Multi-voice narration adds colour and personality to the history of England's most famous family.

This book is an excellent resource for discovering your inner child. Not only that, but it also explains how to reclaim your inner child following any major or minor trauma, and how to do so in order to reach your full potential. If you want to live a fulfilling life, you must not abandon this part of yourself.

ADHD 2.0 Effect on Marriage will reframe the way you think about each other and the disorder. It will give you all the tools and strategies you need to take your marriage from frustration to joy and anxieties to happiness. Download this audiobook now to start living the marriage you’ve always dreamed of having!

In this book, you can study things like neural networks and the hypothalamus, along with the woman’s brain, here are just a few of the many, many things this book sheds light on: What exactly is a neural network; how does a neural network function; how they’re used in medical diagnostics; how forex trading relates to it, and more; the anatomy of the hypothalamus and its function; tips on how to keep your hypothalamus healthy; six natural ways to increase its functioning capabilities; learn the various conditions and their signs that affect the hypothalamus, and more.

With her delicate touch, Sofia Bauer restores books to their original splendor. In this art she finds refuge from her crumbling marriage and the feeling that her once-vibrant life is slipping away. Then an antique German edition takes her breath away. Slipped covertly into the endpapers is an intriguing missive, the first part of a secret…from one bookbinder to another.

In this guide, Chelsea Hampton shows you how to completely overhaul your relationship with food and change how you think about eating. You're going to learn how to process your emotions healthily without relying on fast food and end your struggle with emotional eating.

In today's world, the media glamorizes start-ups that are able to raise tons of money in seed funding from investors. While this has helped inspire more people to launch businesses, I believe it has also fueled the notion that tons of funding is needed in order to actually start. Well, folks, I'm here to tell you that this is simply not true. This flawed belief is the exact reason why Branden Hampton and I wrote this book. We've structured this book to walk you through building and growing your business from start to finish.

A notorious author shares a train compartment with a long-time reader. But can they connect with each other through a silent tide of self-doubt and second-guessing? From the playwright of Art. Sir David Suchet and Dame Harriet Walter star in L.A. Theatre Works' performance of Yasmina Reza’s The Unexpected Man. Translated by Christopher Hampton. Directed by Gordon House.

Lieutenant William Frederick “Bill” Harris was 25 years old when captured by Japanese forces during the Battle of Corregidor in May 1942. This son of a decorated Marine general escaped from hell on earth by swimming eight hours through a shark-infested bay; but his harrowing ordeal had just begun. Shipwrecked on the southern coast of the Philippines, he was sheltered by a Filipino aristocrat, engaged in guerilla fighting, and eventually set off through hostile waters to China.

Sometimes you want comedy that comes from both the brain and the butt, and somewhere in between, maybe the spleen. Hampton Yount's third album, Able. is his follow-up to his albums Unbearable and Bearable, finishing out his trilogy of poorly named stand-up albums. Will there be more? Who knows! Wouldn't really be a trilogy then, hmmmm?

More than 80% of women worldwide struggle with hormone imbalances, and many don’t even realize hormones are the real problem when it comes to their basic health and happiness. Women start on a rollercoaster of hormone changes from puberty onwards. Monthly menses, pregnancies and childbirth, and then perimenopause and menopause are bad enough…but we are also contending with a range of further complications that mess our bodies up hormonally. Unhealthy foods, toxic chemicals, hectic lifestyles, and more all add to the mix.

Welcome to Childcare Confidential, the podcast where the real stories of early childhood education come to life. Hosted by Jessica Hampton and Katy Denk— seasoned experts, speakers, trainers, coaches, and authors in the early childhood world — pull back the curtain on the day-to-day moments that only those in the field truly understand. From laugh-out-loud classroom mishaps to heartfelt cries for help, we share and discuss the true tales submitted by teachers, directors, aides, administrators, licensing consultants, professors, and everyone in between. No matter your job title, if you’ve...

This guide will help shed some light on these subjects, and suggest/provide some treatment options: Phobias are a worldwide phenomenon, but why do we have them? What is manic depression? Tourette’s Syndrome has various causes and manifestations, using this audiobook you can learn how to detect and began to manage it. Hallucinations, everyone’s heard of them, but most don’t know the full extent. Bulimia is something that is more well known. Aphasia, if you know what this word means, then either you, or someone you love has suffered from it. And much more!

He gazes at the bodies. Young men, probably in their early thirties. The wooden flooring around them has been stained dark red. He wonders what kind of monster could have done this. And why. As a murder detective in the Met Police, D.I. Matthew Denning is used to seeing the very worst of humanity. But when a young woman's body is discovered in an East London churchyard, her face obliterated by blows, he is plunged into his most shocking case yet.

A shocking inside account of reckless capitalism and injustice in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case.