This unaffected personal diary uniquely evokes the Golden Age of Aviation. Here is mid 1930s American flying as surely it must have been, not the polished record breaking Lockheeds but mud and cinder airfields, patched airplanes with their deadly OX-5 engines and the singular joy of just flying. Floyd Henderson was a 21 year old grocery clerk in Lafayette, Indian in 1934 when he began recording his day to day activities. It took him a year to accumulate 10 hours of flight time in 15 and 20 minute hops yet flying formed the structure of his life during the two or three years covered. Whatever spare time and whatever spare cash he had was spent at the local "port." He washed airplanes, repaired engines, changed oil and spent endless hours talking airplanes with local pilots. "Joe and I rolled the [Waco] F onto the apron. I wired another tach that Cap has on the center section strut and we started it. I sat in the F for an hour and became very cold while the motor ran at about 900 RPM . . ." A parade of late 1920s and early 1930s aircraft passes across the pages, often with details of their handling characteristics and vices. The "Boeing" of the title was a Model 80A, 18 passenger, trimotor biplane, retired from the airlines, a mammoth of its day. The Boeing flew from one small town airport to the next hopping passenger rides for $1.00. When it passed through town Floyd joined its five man crew. We see "barnstorming" in all its details. The crew lived in tents on whatever airport they happend to be, ate at the local diner and showered in the local "Y". There was an advanceman in a car and a truck with equipment and spares. When the weather turned cold they followd the sun into Georgia. Floyd sold tickets, washed and polished the airplane inside and out and eventually flew the ungainly maching for brief spells. These snapshots of flying are projected against the background of life in mid Depression Indiana. There is a succession of "dates" with a succession of girls, many of them spent watching "Tailspin Tommy Tompkins" and other aviation movies, some of which Henderson "reviews" briefly. To visit his special girlfriend, Floyd would fly the few miles and simply land in a convenient farmer's field. Though the word "depression" is never mentioned and economic conditions never discussed, we see this, too as it must have been. Nickel hamburgers but no nickels to buy time; savings spent gingerly for winter coal and the frustrating search for even a part time job. This book is not for everyone. Appreciating the day by day and flight by flight chronicles requires at least a beginning interest in flying or in Depression era American life. If both of these click you are sure to rate Barnstorming the Boeing as a real find, an undiscovered classic.

M.R. Henderson brings us a fast paced psychological thriller that you can't put down until the last page is turned.

Luke Miller has been released to an outpatient service for the criminally insane. The doctors thought he was cured, but he's killed two women and is on his way to sunny Mexico. The winter rains of Southern California slow him down, and he ends up in Cold Water Canyon where he takes shelter in a young widow's house. The woman's daughter reminds him of his own little girl who died when she was just a baby. He wavers between the past and the present not sure which he's living in.

Eve Foxx mourns the death of her husband while trying to take care of their daughter, Cindy, who has a stomach problem that can become serious if she's not taken to the hospital in time. She picks up her sick daughter from school to monitor her temperature and comes home to find Luke Miller in her house. The only thing that seems to keep Eve alive is Luke's genuine concern for Cindy.

As the storm worsens and the rain causes mudslides, Eve and Cindy's survival depends on a madman who walks a thin line between concern and rage.

"By Reason of" explores the wisdom of allowing those found not guilty by reason of insanity back out on the street to rape and kill again. How can a psychiatrist know for sure if a patient has been cured? This book is a must-read for any fan of psychological thrillers.

priced to sell, where other books on this subject go waaay out there in gazing into the future, this guy is a little more down to earth, the best part is its organization, simple, but effective, this is worth the dough

If you're trying to make sense of the CGM standard this book is a must have. It is completely thorough, covering every detail of the standard in depth. I've looked at other similar references and none are as complete. The explanations, such as the complicated details of the character encoding, are explained in a straigtforward and easy-to-read style with sufficient diagrams and examples. Told me everything I needed to know to finish my project. Highly recommended for anyone writing software to directly encode or decode CGM files. For technical people only, not a "for dummies" book.

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As a student of Contracts, this casebook is useful for learning the subject area. It provides several cases to adequately illustrate the areas of contract law & major concepts. Although it can be somewhat dry, the historical overviews provided by the editors can be helpful to the average law student.

The projects in this book were created by some of the top crafters in the industry today. I have made many of the projects and applied their techniques to many more. The directions are clear, concise, and easy to read. The styles range from primitive country, Asian, to sophisticated elegance. Decorate pillows, spruce up plain candles, send unique greeting cards, and create beautifully decorated journals. There are charming beginner projects as well as some for the advanced crafter. I'd recommend this book to anyone!

An excellent book that explodes some of the myths about Scotland. it features the things that Scots should rightly be famous for and aren't, and similarly the things that we are famous for and shouldn't be (including inventing the kilt!).

The book takes us through a number of things, Macbeth, the kilt, tartan, Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Scottish enlightenment and a load of other stuff in short easy to read chapters that are pretty self-contained. You can easily read a whole chapter in a single sitting, even if you are a slow reader. The style is very engaging and I finished this book faster than I would normally have done because I alwasy wanted to read one more chapter before I put it down.

Don't miss it.

Good down-to-earth advice for beginning runners. Covers shoe selection, assessing your fitness level, setting goals, stretching, motivation, and many sample workout plans.

Overall, this is a very useful review for medical students. The book is organized nicely, and covers all of the major gastrointestinal disease. The book also contains case presentations, which make the material more clinically applicable. The only drawback to this book is that certain sections are thin. For example, the chapter on GERD is very brief. In contrast, the chapter on diarrhea is quite long, detailed, and excellent.