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With a 1958 portable typewriter in his suitcase, the writer wanders Havana's crumbling back alleys, bullet-sprayed museums, and grand hotels where the relics of the Revolution and the ghost of Hemingway still speak loudly.

General aviation encompasses all the ways aircraft are used beyond commercial and military flying: private flights, barnstormers, cropdusters, and so on. This history examines the many airplanes used in general aviation, from early Wright and Curtiss aircraft to the Piper Cub and the Lear Jet. The authors trace the careers of birdmen, birdwomen, barnstormers, and others who shaped general aviation.

The gritty, true-blue story of two remarkable cops and an equally extraordinary nurse who provided the spirit and smarts that transformed Fear City into the safest big city in America.

Would you love to learn about how to practice and teach yoga, access flow states, master breathwork and transform your mind through meditation, NLP and Hypnosis? This Podcast brings together professionals from diverse fields of movement, meditation and mindset to help you excel in being the most awesome human possible!

Our show has the purpose of allowing you to hear and participate in discussions about feeling better and raising your vibration despite life’s sometimes daunting challenges. We feature a topic every week, with established guests who share their expertise and experience related to the week’s topic. We will also take your questions on a variety of topics, and each program concludes with a segment called “Words of Wisdom” where we set the vibration high.

In 1903 at the soon-to-open Luna Park on Coney Island, an elephant named Topsy was electrocuted, likely with advice from Thomas Edison,whose film crew recorded the horrible event. Over the past century, this bizarre, ghoulish execution has reverberated through popular culture with the ring of an urban legend. But it really happened, and today, Edison’s footage can be found on YouTube, where it has been viewed nearly two million times.