Women Who Fly

Reducere. DescriptionWomen airline pilots share their stories, including an emergency landing in Russia, a flight over Antarctica, and a trip to Washington, ...

Reducere. DescriptionA New York Times Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the Year * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * A Time Best Book for Summ...

In this chapbook, Helen Bowie composes a love letter to the poorly-scribbled female characters of Hollywood and beyond, who exist solely to move th...

A searing look at the birth of America's space program, and the men and women aviators who set its course.In the 1960s, locked in a heated race to ...

"A truly inspiring read." --Booklist (starred review) "A solid account of women's contributions as aviators during World War II." --Kirkus Reviews ...

The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s -- and won Between th...

Reducere. How much do you know about your grandmother? A girl learns about the Women Airforce Service Pilots - nicknamed the "WASP" - who flew during World W...

Award NameYalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young AdultsAward categoryYoung Adult NonfictionExcellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults F...

Reducere. From #1 New York Times best-selling author Keith O'Brien comes this thrilling young readers' edition of the untold story about pioneering women who...

DescriptionThis volume uniquely draws together seven contemporary plays by a selection of the finest African women writers and practitioners from a...

Reducere. God Promised Me Wings to Fly is a heartfelt expression of the many traumas Janet Grillo has faced in her life. She writes from her heart and shares...

Reducere. First Women in Space is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illu...

Reducere. Explore the lives of the pistol-packing, hell-raising, high-spirited gals who hung out with Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch outlaw gang.About author(s):...

Reducere. Who were The Originals? Experienced women pilots - the first to fly for the U.S. military 28 women who dared to challenge 1940s barriers of gender,...

Reducere. DescriptionOn Veterans Day, we fly flags and hold parades to honor the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces. In this beautifully illustrated song...

Reducere. There's a lot of aeroplanes and aviators down in that water. Thank God I'm not one of them. From pioneering and outback flights to delivering Spitf...

Reducere. A courageous girl follows her dream of learning to fly in this beautifully illustrated story inspired by formerly imprisoned human rights activist ...

Reducere. Inspiring and ``riveting...vivid and harrowing`` (Sean Parnell, author of Outlaw Platoon), Danger Close is the first memoir of active combat by a f...

Reducere. DescriptionCome Fly with Us is the story of an elite group of space travelers who flew as members of many space shuttle crews from pre-Challenger d...

Reducere. A stunning story about the Women Airforce Service Pilots, whose courage during World War II turned ordinary women into extraordinary heroes1941. Au...

Reducere. DescriptionA stunning story about the Women Airforce Service Pilots whose courage during World War II turned ordinary women into extraordinary hero...

Reducere. A Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People From the very first days of aviation, women were there. Katherine Wright, though not a pilot,...

Reducere. For fans of Unbroken and Ruta Sepetys. All Ida Mae Jones wants to do is fly. Her daddy was a pilot, and years after his death she feels closest to ...

Reducere. In their own vivid words, the women members of the Soviet air force recount their dramatic efforts against the German forces in World War II. These...

Reducere. Betty Greene (1920-1997) wanted to learn to fly from the age of 7. And with some money given to her by her uncle, that's exactly what she did.When ...

Reducere. Help kids ages 6 to 9 discover the life of Amelia Earhart-a story about daring to be differentAmelia Earhart became the first woman pilot to fly al...

Reducere. ''An inspirational read celebrating the incredible young people who gave so much for this iconic British aircraft'' John Nichol, bestselling author...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Robert TraverTrout Magic is a warm, joyous, and maverick look at trout fishing and its attendant tall tales, strange happen...

Reducere. When Arlington National Cemetery refused to accept my grandmother's last request to be laid to rest there, I refused to let her legacy as a veteran...

Reducere. From the story behind the first women voters to the last legal log drive in America, It Happened in Maine takes readers on a behind-the-scenes tour...

Reducere. The poems in The Body Mutinies bring speech to those accomplishments of the body that are most often relegated to silence, though in Perillo's usag...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Heather McCollumEnglishwoman, Grace Ellington, has made a home in Scotland, but to escape from the meddling people around h...

USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate's historical debut is like reading a personal diary of the brave women who were unsung heroes of WWII, (...

Reducere. DescriptionMEET DAISY DE MELKER, who 'lovingly' prepared a flask of strychnine-laced coffee for her son. She is very different from Najwa Petersen,...

Reducere. Tessa Wilson's life is all over the map. She may be clumsy, but this time she's stumbled into a pickle by choice, not by accident. She's agreed to ...

Some people in her small community think Ellen Hamilton, business savvy daughter of the town's largest employer, is too big for her britches. After...

Reducere. Glamour, danger, liberation: in a Mad Men-era of commercial flight, Pan Am World Airways attracted the kind of young woman who wanted out, and want...

Reducere. 2013 Winner of the Indie Readers Discovery Award! "DOGS HAVE ANGELS TOO reveals what these four-legged creatures give to us, which hopefully will u...

Reducere. Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author of the Lowcountry Summer trilogy, once again touches hearts with her lyrical, poignant, and mo...

Reducere. DescriptionOn the run from an unplanned murder of a law enforcement officer at his camp outside of Flagstaff, Arizona, Nat Cinder blazes to Phoenix...

Reducere. Four of the bestselling names in romance and fantasy come together in this collection of thrilling novellas featuring powerful women who know how t...

Reducere. Where, oh where, have Farah's roommates all gone? When Farah Cotton places a classified ad stating, "Cute redbone female looking to share a luxury ...

Reducere. Take one ambitious politician and one determined magician with wildly different aims for their next meeting.Add a secret betrothal, a family scanda...

Reducere. The DeepIn a twilight land, two warring powers -- the Reds and the Blacks -- play out an ancient game of murder and betrayal. Then a Visitor from b...

Reducere. Description(Paperback available in B&W or Full Color - click both format arrows - or Color Kindle) "They painted our planes black, we wondered abou...

Reducere. Three heartwarming tales of old friends and new beginnings that span one year in an Amish community.A Change of Heart by Beth WisemanLeah is no goo...

Reducere. Breaking Point, a novel by John Rhodes, tells the story of the Battle of Britain and the men and women who fought it...It is August, 1940. Hitler's...

Description"Josh Campbell's book offers extraordinary and entertaining stories at the center of the Trump storm. With experience, humanity, and hum...

Reducere. Half Broke Horses is Laura Ingalls Wilder for adults, as riveting and dramatic as Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa or Beryl Markham's West with the Nig...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jennifer ProbstThe Ultimate Anti-Hero Meets His Match... Connor Dunkle knows what he wants in a woman, and it's the three B...

Contributor(s): Author: Diana Barnato WalkerThe daughter of millionaire racing driver, Woolf Barnato, and granddaughter of Barney Barnato who cofou...

Reducere. Let the Confetti Fly Take the ordinary into the extraordinary with all-out celebrations that put the pizzazz in any party Far beyond birthdays, cer...

From the master doodler of I Love My Hair and new mom, Andrea Pippins, comes a delightful board book about a day in the life of a baby. Follow a ba...

A blazingly original debut novel about a group of friends and their immigrant families from Queens, New York--a tenderly observed, fiercely poetic ...

In the streets, there are different types of hustlers...some pimp women, others gamble, and there are those who "TAKE MONEY" on the surface biologi...

Reducere. One of the most elusive and controversial figures in NASA's history, George W. S. Abbey was said to be secretive, despotic, a Space Age Machiavelli...

Reducere. Grab a beach chair, sunscreen, and a Kate Angell book for a great summer read! --Roxanne St. Claire, New York Times bestselling author Balmy ocean ...

Reducere. Sparks fly between a former cop-turned-bartender and his new innkeeper in the first installment of a Montgomery Ink spin-off series from NYT Bestse...