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Series: Only the Wing: Reimar Horten's Epic Quest to Stabilize and Control the All-Wing Aircraft / With a New Introduction Paperback Russell E. Lee 9781944466381 $33.95 HISTORY Sep 01, 2020

Reissued in paperback with a revised and expanded Introduction: In the late 1920s, Reimar Horten began experimenting with flying models equipped with fuselages, stabilizers, rudders, and elevators, but his life’s work involved systematically removing these components from models until he could achieve flight with only the wing. Not only were pure wings more difficult to design with the stability and controls needed to fly, they were harder to place in practical roles not already filled by conventional aircraft operating for less support and low... + Read More
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Series: Empires of the Sky Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men's Epic Duel to Rule the World Hardcover Alexander Rose 9780812989977 $42.00 HISTORY Apr 28, 2020

The Golden Age of Aviation is brought to life by the story of the giant Zeppelin airships that once roamed the sky and ended with the fiery destruction of the Hindenburg.At the dawn of the twentieth century, when human flight was still considered an impossibility, Germany’s Count von Zeppelin vied with the Wright Brothers to build the world’s first successful flying machine. As the Wrights labored to invent the airplane, Zeppelin fathered the wondrous airship, sparking a bitter rivalry between the two types of aircraft and their innovators that... + Read More
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Series: The Women with Silver Wings The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II Hardcover Katherine Sharp Landdeck 9781524762810 $37.00 HISTORY Apr 21, 2020

The thrilling true story of the daring female aviators who helped the United States win World War II—only to be forgotten by the country they served.When Japanese planes executed a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Cornelia Fort was already in the air. At twenty-two, Cornelia had escaped Nashville’s debutante scene for a fresh start as a flight instructor in Hawaii. She and her student were in the middle of their lesson when the bombs began to fall, and they barely made it back to ground that morning. Still, when the U.S. Army Air ... + Read More
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Series: ABC: The Alphabet from the Sky Board book Benedikt Gross 9780593094372 $13.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Mar 03, 2020

The youngest readers can learn the alphabet by finding the “accidental letters” hiding all over the United States! The ABCs pop out of roads, rivers, buildings, lakes, and more in beautiful aerial photos taken by the creators of the successful Aerial Bold Kickstarter campaign, now in board book!Geographer and designer duo Benedikt Gross and Joey Lee have taken the alphabet to new heights—literally! Using satellite imagery and computer technology, the pair has discovered “accidental letters” all over the world. Take a journey around the United S... + Read More
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Series: The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh Hardcover Candace Fleming 9780525646549 $24.99 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 Feb 11, 2020

WINNER OF THE 2021 YALSA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION FOR YOUNG ADULTS! SIX STARRED REVIEWS!Discover the dark side of Charles Lindbergh—one of America’s most celebrated heroes and complicated men—in this riveting biography from the acclaimed author of The Family Romanov.First human to cross the Atlantic via airplane; one of the first American media sensations; Nazi sympathizer and anti-Semite; loner whose baby was kidnapped and murdered; champion of Eugenics, the science of improving a human population by controlled breeding; tireless env... + Read More
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Series: Airline Maps A Century of Art and Design Paperback Mark Ovenden 9780143134077 $40.00 TRAVEL Oct 29, 2019

A nostalgic and celebratory look back at one hundred years of passenger flight, featuring full-color reproductions of route maps and posters from the world's most iconic airlines, from the author of bestselling cult classic Transit Maps of the World.In this gorgeously illustrated collection of airline route maps, Mark Ovenden and Maxwell Roberts look to the skies and transport readers to another time. Hundreds of images span a century of passenger flight, from the rudimentary trajectory of routes to the most intricately detailed birds-eye views... + Read More
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Series: Amelia Lost The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart Paperback Candace Fleming 9780593177846 $14.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 15, 2019

Featured in the upcoming National Geographic documentary, Expedition Amelia! This is a critically acclaimed look at the life, disappearance, and search for the legendary aviatrix, Amelia Earhart.On May 21, 1937, the most famous female pilot of all time, Amelia Earhart, set out to do the impossible: circumnavigate the globe at its widest point—27,000 miles in all. Just six weeks later, she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. Eighty years have passed since that fateful flight; and still, Amelia’s plane has never been found. Discover the thrilling... + Read More
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Series: Little Golden Book My Little Golden Book About Airplanes Hardcover Michael Joosten 9780525581826 $5.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Sep 10, 2019

Little pilots can learn all about exciting airplanes and famous aviators in this high-flying Little Golden Book!Climb aboard and soar the skies with this adventure-filled look at a subject all children are fascinated by: airplanes! Full of exciting illustrations, simple sentences, and unbelievable facts and stories about some of the most memorable aviators (the Wright brothers, Charles Lindberg, Bessie Coleman, Amelia Earhart) and airplanes (the Concorde, the B-2, the 747), My Little Golden Book About Airplanes is a celebration of the dreamers ... + Read More
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Series: Me and the Sky Captain Beverley Bass, Pioneering Pilot Hardcover Beverley Bass 9780525645498 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Sep 10, 2019

The groundbreaking female pilot featured in the hit Broadway musical Come from Away tells her story in this high-flying and inspiring picture-book autobiography!When Beverley Bass was a young girl in the late 1950s, she told her parents she wanted to fly planes—and they told her that girls couldn’t be pilots. Still, they encouraged her, and brought her to a nearby airport to watch the planes take off and land.After decades of refusing to take no for an answer, in 1986 Beverley became the first female pilot promoted to captain by American Airlin... + Read More
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Series: Richard Scarry's BUSY BUSY Board Books Richard Scarry's Busy Busy Airport Board book Richard Scarry 9781984894212 $10.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 3 Sep 03, 2019

A fun-filled airport-themed board book from Richard Scarry—just in time for his 100th birthday!Little pilots will be eager to earn their wings as they spend an exciting day at the airport right alongside giant airplanes, cars, trucks, and more! Full of action-packed scenes and friendly faces from Cars and Trucks and Things That Go, What Do People Do All Day?, and Busiest People Ever!, the airport has never been so much fun!Also availableBusy Busy Cars and TrucksBusy Busy Construction SiteBusy Busy Farm
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Series: Richard Scarry's BUSY BUSY Board Books Richard Scarry's Busy Busy Boxed Set Busy Busy Airport; Busy Busy Cars and Trucks; Busy Busy Construction Site; Busy Busy Farm Undefined Richard Scarry 9781984894243 $43.96 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 3 Sep 03, 2019

An action-packed box set featuring four board books all about vehicles, from the one and only Richard Scarry—just in time for his 100th birthday!Vehicle fans will love turning the ignition and taking an adventurous ride with this exciting box set featuring Busy Busy Airport, Busy Busy Cars and Trucks, Busy Busy Construction Site, and Busy Busy Farm. This lively collection is a must-have for children who love anything and everything on wheels!
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Series: Alis the Aviator Hardcover Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail 9781101919057 $21.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Jul 02, 2019

Come along on an aviation journey with Alis! This spunky female guide will take you through an ABC of planes featuring gorgeous cut-paper art.An A to Z of planes past and present, this book has stunning cut-paper art and a cute-as-a-button guide named Alis. Named for Dr. Alis Kennedy, likely one of the first Indigenous women to obtain a commercial pilot licence in Canada, Alis will take you on an aviation tour from the Avro Arrow to the Zeppelin and everything in between.Meticulously researched and uniquely crafted, this is a one-of-a-kind book... + Read More
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Series: The Long Flight Home Hardcover Alan Hlad 9781496721679 $29.95 FICTION Jun 25, 2019

“Tense, heartwarming and life affirming, The Long Flight Home gives a fresh slant on heroism in WWII.”—Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author of In Farleigh Field, The Tuscan Child and the Royal Spyness novelsInspired by fascinating, true, yet little-known events during World War II, The Long Flight Home is a testament to the power of courage in our darkest hours—a moving, masterfully written story of love and sacrifice. It is September 1940—a year into the war—and as German bombs fall on Britain, fears grow of an impending invasion. E... + Read More
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Series: The Flight Portfolio A novel Hardcover Julie Orringer 9780307959409 $38.95 FICTION May 07, 2019

“Bighearted, gorgeous, historical, suspenseful, everything you want a novel to be” (—Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Less), a new book inspired by the World War II story you've never heard—the real-life quest of an unlikely hero to save the lives and work of Europe’s great minds from the impending Holocaust In 1940, Varian Fry traveled to Marseille carrying three thousand dollars and a list of imperiled artists and writers he hoped to help escape within a few weeks. Instead, he stayed more than a year, working to procure f... + Read More
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Series: Lightning Sky A U.S. Fighter Pilot Captured during WWII and His Father's Quest to Find Him Hardcover R.C. George 9780806538969 $35.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Apr 30, 2019

A U.S. fighter pilot captured by the enemy. A father determined to rescue his son. One of the most remarkable and moving true stories of faith and perseverance to come out of World War II. October 6, 1944. Twenty-year-old Army Air Corps Second Lieutenant David “Mac” Warren MacArthur was on a strafing mission over Greece when a round of 88-mm German anti-aircraft flak turned his P-38 Lightning into a comet of fire and smoke. Dave parachuted to safety as the Lightning lived up to her name and struck the Adriatic Sea like a bolt of flames. In mi... + Read More
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Series: Fly Hardcover Nathan Clement 9781629799377 $22.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Apr 16, 2019

The step-by-step process of air travel from the perspective of a young girl on a trip with her parents is revealed in this informative picture book.A young child is on a trip with her parents. With gorgeous, simple artwork and a clear, step-by-step explanation of the process of air travel, this book shows young readers how each worker at an airport and on a plane -- from the boarding agent, ground crew, flight attendants, pilot and copilot, and air traffic controllers -- contributes along the way to bring passengers safely to their destinations... + Read More
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Series: Look There's Look, There's a Helicopter! Board book Nosy Crow 9781536205572 $10.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 3 Apr 09, 2019

A Parents Best Children’s Book of 2019Look through the holes to follow the story in this high-flying interactive adventure!Each book in this series follows a vehicle on its journey with holes in the pages playing an integral part in driving the narrative. Little ones will love finding them peeking through, and turning the page to see what the holes become. With gentle rhyming text encouraging children to answer questions, this high-flying rescue will be requested time and time again.
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Series: Planes Board book Gail Gibbons 9780823441549 $10.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 0 - 3 Jan 15, 2019

A high-flying board book introducing all kinds of planes--from pontoons and propellers to the space shuttle!From early attempts at flight through modern jumbo jets, this board book, jam packed with more than 30 flying machines, will soar into the hands of your little ones. Featuring very simple text and bright illustrations introducing different planes, helicopters, jets and rockets, Planes will appeal to curious young readers and spark their interest in things that fly. Don't miss Gail Gibbons' other exciting board book transportation titles,... + Read More
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Series: Good Night Our World Good Night Aerospace Museum Board book Adam Gamble 9781602196797 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 3 Oct 16, 2018

Good Night Aerospace Museum highlights the lunar module, lunar rover, astronauts, Wright Flyer, WWII planes, jumbo jets, fighter jets, gliders, helicopters, rockets, space capsules, satellites, the space shuttle, and more. Get ready to fly the friendly skies, and roam through the deepest regions of space.This book is part of the bestselling Good Night Our World series, which includes hundreds of titles exploring iconic locations and exciting themes.This fun and educational board book tours young readers around an aerospace museum, leaving no mo... + Read More
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Series: Air Disasters Last Days of the Concorde The Crash of Flight 4590 and the End of Supersonic Passenger Travel Hardcover Samme Chittum 9781588346292 $33.95 TRANSPORTATION Sep 25, 2018

The gripping true tale of a devastating plane crash, the investigation into its causes, and the race to prevent similar disasters in the future.On July 25, 2000, a Concorde, the world's fastest passenger plane, was taking off from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris when it suddenly burst into flames. An airliner capable of flying at more than twice the speed of sound, the Concorde had completed 25 years of successful flights, whisking wealthy passengers--from diplomats to rock stars to corporate titans--between continents on brief and glamorous... + Read More
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Series: Supersonic The Design and Lifestyle of Concorde Hardcover Lawrence Azerrad 9783791384092 $47.00 TRANSPORTATION Sep 18, 2018

This stylishly illustrated book looks back at the future of air travel and is as sleek and elegant as the Concorde aircraft it celebrates.When the first commercial Concordes zoomed off the runways in Paris and London in the late 1960s, crossing the Atlantic in just under three hours, they established a new standard for luxury flight. Powered by 38,000 pounds of thrust and easily recognizable with its delta wing and drooping nose, the Concorde jet embodied the pinnacle of aviation technology and industrial design. It quickly became the preferred... + Read More
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Series: Inside Vehicles Flying Machines Hardcover Ian Graham 9781536202816 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Sep 04, 2018

Discover the inner workings of eight of the most incredible flying machines of all time in this lift-the-flap book by the best-selling, award-winning illustrator Stephen Biesty. With amazingly detailed drawings and more than forty flaps, young readers can meet some of the early aviators and their pioneering aircraft, peek inside a luxury flying boat, and see the technology of a rocket space plane. Packed with fun facts, this is the perfect introduction to planes and helicopters from all over the world.
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Series: Skyward The Story of Female Pilots in WWII Hardcover Sally Deng 9781911171881 $29.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 Sep 04, 2018

The year is 1927, and in America, England and Russia, three young girls share the dream of becoming pilots. Against the odds, these ambitious young trailblazers follow their hearts, enrolling in pilot school (some in secret) and eventually flying for their countries in World War II.Follow the adventures of these young female pioneers as they battle not only enemies in the skies but sexism and inequality in their own teams, and encounter legends like Jackie “Speed Queen” Cochran. Risking their lives countless times in feats of incredible bravery... + Read More
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Series: All Kinds of Planes Hardcover Carl Johanson 9781911171652 $23.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Jul 03, 2018

All Kinds of Planes is your eye in the sky for some of the wildest, most imaginative aircrafts you've ever seen!Welcome to the wacky world of planes--from fighter jets to hot air balloons and hang gliders, there's just about every kind of air transportation you can imagine flying, both real and imaginary. Swedish illustrator Carl Johanson's fun follow-up to All Kinds of Cars will have kids giggling over the craziest kinds of imaginary airplanes, all the while learning about real aircraft and seeing their many shapes, sizes, and colors.
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Series: Belle Takes Flight (Disney Beauty and the Beast) Hardcover Kathy McCullough 9780736439251 $18.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jul 03, 2018

The spell may be broken, but Belle's adventures have just begun! This original middle-grade novel continues the story of Disney's Beauty and the Beast!The spell that turned the Prince into the Beast has been broken. But when he mysteriously goes missing, Belle learns that he is being held prisoner by a far-away kingdom under a spell of their own. Now it's up to her to rescue him. With the help of Lumiere, Cogsworth, and several new friends, Belle sets out on a quest that takes her farther than she's ever gone before. This original hardcover mid... + Read More
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Series: Chasing the Wind Paperback C.C. Humphreys 9780385690485 $24.00 FICTION Jun 05, 2018

Smuggler. Smoker. Aviatrix. Thief. The dynamic Roxy Loewen is all these things and more, in this riveting and gorgeous historical fiction novel for readers of Paula McLain, Roberta Rich, Kate Morton and Jacqueline Winspear.You should never fall in love with a flyer. You should only fall in love with flight.That's what Roxy Loewen always thought, until she falls for fellow pilot Jocco Zomack as they run guns into Ethiopia. Jocco may be a godless commie, but his father is a leading art dealer and he's found the original of Bruegel's famous painti... + Read More
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Series: Anthony Fokker The Flying Dutchman Who Shaped American Aviation Hardcover Marc Dierikx 9781588346155 $39.95 TRANSPORTATION Apr 03, 2018

Comprehensive biography of Anthony Fokker, the famed Dutch pilot and daredevil aviatorAnthony Fokker: The Flying Dutchman Who Shaped American Aviation tells the larger-than-life true story of maverick pilot and aircraft manufacturer Anthony Fokker. Fokker came from an affluent Dutch family and developed a gift for tinkering with mechanics. Despite not receiving a traditional education, he stumbled his way into aviation as a young stunt pilot in Germany in 1910. He survived a series of spectacular airplane crashes and rose to fame within a few y... + Read More
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Series: Air Disasters Southern Storm The Tragedy of Flight 242 Hardcover Samme Chittum 9781588346094 $33.95 TRANSPORTATION Apr 03, 2018

The gripping true tale of a devastating plane crash, the investigation into its causes, and the race to prevent similar disasters in the future.On the afternoon of April 4, 1977, Georgia housewife Sadie Burkhalter Hurst looked out her front door to see a frantic stranger running toward her, his clothes ablaze, and behind him the mangled fuselage of a passenger plane that had just crashed in her yard. The plane, a Southern Airways DC-9-31, had been carrying eighty-one passengers and four crew members en route to Atlanta when it entered a massive... + Read More
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Series: The Flight Attendant A Novel Hardcover Chris Bohjalian 9780385542418 $35.95 FICTION Mar 13, 2018

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERA USA TODAY BESTSELLER A NATIONAL INDIEBOUND BESTSELLER From the author of The Guest Room, a powerful story about the ways an entire life can change in one night: A flight attendant wakes up in the wrong hotel, in the wrong bed, with a dead man - and no idea what happened. Cassandra Bowden is no stranger to hungover mornings. She's a binge drinker, her job with the airline making it easy to find adventure, and the occasional blackouts seem to be inevitable. She lives with them, and the... + Read More
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Series: Angry Birds Angry Birds Comics: Flight School Hardcover Paul Tobin 9781684050017 $17.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Nov 21, 2017

Set in the world of the hit 2016 movie, this series continues the hilarious adventures of the film's furious feathered cast.Ever wondered what your favorite foul-tempered fowl would do if they had hands and feet? Well, wonder no longer! In these all-new comics based on the hit film, The Angry Birds Movie, follow the adventures of the angriest bird, Red; Chuck, who has no filter; Bomb, who's just a blast; Matilda, the hippie of the flock; the bad Piggies; Terence, who is really big; and Stella, the feisty optimist.
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Series: Maisy Maisy Goes on a Plane A Maisy First Experiences Book Paperback Lucy Cousins 9780763697914 $9.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Oct 10, 2017

What’s it like to travel by plane for the first time? Little flyers are in good company with Maisy leading the way.Maisy is going to visit her friend Ella, and she is taking a plane to get there. She’s very excited! Join the mouse as she checks in at the airport, finds her seat (by the window!) and makes some new friends on her flight. From the whoosh at takeoff to waiting in line for the bathroom, from buckling seat belts to arriving in a whole new wonderful place, flying is more fun with a friend like Maisy on board.
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Series: Air Disasters The Flight 981 Disaster Tragedy, Treachery, and the Pursuit of Truth Hardcover Samme Chittum 9781588346032 $33.95 TRANSPORTATION Oct 03, 2017

On June 12, 1972, a powerful explosion rocked American Airlines Flight 96 a mere five minutes after its takeoff from Detroit. The explosion ripped a gaping hole in the bottom of the aircraft and jammed the hydraulic controls. Miraculously, despite the damage and ensuing chaos, the pilots were able to land the plane safely. Less than two years later, on March 3, 1974, a sudden, forceful blowout tore through Turk Hava Yollari (THY) Flight 981 from Paris to London. THY Flight 981 was not as lucky as Flight 96; it crashed in a forest in Fran... + Read More
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Series: The Art of Flight Paperback Fredrik Sjoberg 9780141980317 $21.99 TRAVEL Jul 25, 2017

’Although there is much in this world that is incomprehensible, you can nevertheless discover a meaning as long as you have managed to limit your field of search.’Fredrik Sjöberg - collector, romantic, explorer - spends his life tracing the smallest details of the natural world. In these two beautifully wrought tales he meditates on the joy of little things, childhood memories, long-forgotten Swedish entomologists, earthworms, wine-making, the National Parks of the United States, the richness of life and the strange paths it leads us on. ’Digre... + Read More
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Series: Ingenious How Canadian Innovators Made the World Smarter, Smaller, Kinder, Safer, Healthier, Wealthier, and Happier Hardcover David Johnston 9780771050916 $40.00 HISTORY Mar 28, 2017

To celebrate Canada's 150th birthday, Governor General David Johnston and Tom Jenkins have crafted a richly illustrated volume of brilliant Canadian innovations whose widespread adoption has made the world a better place. From Bovril to BlackBerrys, lightbulbs to liquid helium, peanut butter to Pablum, this is a surprising and incredibly varied collection to make Canadians proud, and to our unique entrepreneurial spirit.Successful innovation is always inspired by at least one of three forces -- insight, necessity, and simple luck. Ingenious mov... + Read More
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Series: Flight Patterns Paperback Karen White 9780451470928 $20.00 FICTION Mar 28, 2017

The New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels tells the story of a woman coming home to the family she left behind—and to the woman she always wanted to be.... Georgia Chambers has spent her life sifting through other people’s pasts while trying to forget her own. But then her work as an expert on fine china—especially Limoges—requires her to return to the one place she swore she’d never revisit.... It has been ten years since Georgia left her family home on the coast of Florida, and nothing much has changed except that t... + Read More
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Series: All Kinds of Cars Hardcover Carl Johanson 9781911171010 $23.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Mar 14, 2017

From Swedish illustrator Carl Johanson, this partly true, partly fictitious book is a fantastic visual collection of cars and other wacky forms of transportation. Johanson’s book identifies the ordinary along with the extraordinary — from fire engines and snow plows to galactic buses and guitar cars. All Kinds of Cars is a playful mix of existing and imaginary enjoyed by adults and children alike.
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Series: Flight of Dreams A Novel Paperback Ariel Lawhon 9781101873922 $22.95 FICTION Jan 10, 2017

From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia, here is a suspenseful, heart-wrenching novel that brings the fateful voyage of the Hindenburg to life.On the evening of May 3rd, 1937, ninety-seven people board the Hindenburg for its final, doomed flight. Among them are a frightened stewardess who is not what she seems; the steadfast navigator determined to win her heart; a naive cabin boy eager to earn a permanent position; an impetuous journalist who has been blacklisted in her native Germany; and an enigmatic American businessma... + Read More
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Series: Commander in Cheese Commander in Cheese #3: Have a Mice Flight! Paperback Lindsey Leavitt 9781101931189 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Oct 18, 2016

If you are a mouse, then you might know about Ava and Dean Squeakerton. They are kind of famous, for mice. That’s because Ava and Dean and the rest of their family live in the White House. Ava loves airplanes. And the president’s airplane, Air Force One, is the most famous of all! She and her brother Dean need to sneak onto that plane, which means they have to hide in the president’s daughter’s backpack. It’s actually pretty easy (even though they get stuck with Secret Service mouse Gregory as a babysitter). But where is this plane going? Th... + Read More
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Series: The Crash Detectives Investigating the World's Most Mysterious Air Disasters Paperback Christine Negroni 9780143127321 $24.00 TRANSPORTATION Sep 27, 2016

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Negroni is a talented aviation journalist who clearly understands the critically important part the human factor plays in aviation safety.” —Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, pilot of US Airways 1549, the Miracle on the HudsonA fascinating exploration of how humans and machines fail—leading to air disasters from Amelia Earhart to MH370—and how the lessons learned from these accidents have made flying safer. In The Crash Detectives, veteran aviation journalist and air safety investigator Christine Negroni takes us i... + Read More
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Series: Violet the Pilot Paperback Steve Breen 9780425288191 $11.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Sep 13, 2016

Violet is a science-loving girl inventor with a flair for the air! Fans of Ada Twist, Scientist and Rosie Revere, Engineer will love this classic underdog story by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Steve Breen.By the time she's two years old, Violet Van Winkle can engineer nearly any appliance in the house. And by eight she's building elaborate flying machines from scratch—mind-boggling contraptions such as the Tubbubbler, the Bicycopter, and the Wing-a-ma-jig. The kids at school tease her, but they have no idea what she's ca... + Read More
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Series: Yellow Copter Board book Kersten Hamilton 9781101997963 $10.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 May 17, 2016

When a teacher gets stuck at the top of the Ferris wheel at the fair, cranes and planes can’t reach her. The only one who might have a chance is Yellow Copter!With a rollicking rhyme and candy-colored illustrations, this is the perfect read-aloud for any fan of machines that are big, make loud noises, or fly—or all three at once.
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Series: Fearless Flyer Ruth Law and Her Flying Machine Hardcover Heather Lang 9781620916506 $21.50 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Mar 01, 2016

A National Science Teachers Association Best STEM BookDiscover a thrilling moment in history when pioneering aviator Ruth Law attempted to do what no other aviator had done before: fly nonstop from Chicago to New York. On November 19, 1916, at 8:25 a.m., Ruth Law took off on a flight from Chicago to New York City that aviation experts thought was doomed. Sitting at the controls of her small bi-plane, exposed to the elements, Law battled fierce winds and numbing cold. When her engine ran out of fuel, she glided for two miles and landed at Hornel... + Read More
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Series: The Aviators Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight Paperback Winston Groom 9781426213694 $18.95 HISTORY Sep 15, 2015

Written by gifted storyteller Winston Groom (author of Forrest Gump), The Aviators tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage. This is the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight. These cleverly interwoven tales of their heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond, including... + Read More
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Series: Richard Scarry's Planes Board book Richard Scarry 9780385392709 $5.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 3 Jul 14, 2015

Climb into the cockpit and take-off with this board book of Richard Scarry's fast and fun planes! Featuring jet planes, helicopters, parachuters, and even Santa's sleigh, little pilots will be searching the skies for vehicles as whimsical as these. Be sure and look for these other Richard Scarry vehicle board books: Cars (available 1/6/15)Trucks (available 1/6/15)Boats (available 7/14/15)
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Series: Good Night Our World Good Night Planes Board book Adam Gamble 9781602192188 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 3 May 12, 2015

A day in the life of a pilot is full of discovery and adventure!Find out what it takes for an airplane to get ready for flight. Your toddler will discover what it’s like to be an airplane pilot, flight attendant, air traffic controller, and much, much more! Climb aboard a jumbo jet and spend the day high in the sky above the clouds. Children of all ages will embark on an adventure as they soar with twin engines and propellers. This book is the perfect gift for future pilots everywhere, for birthdays, baby showers, housewarming and going away pa... + Read More
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Series: Smithsonian History of Aviation Series The Air Force Integrates, 1945-1964, Second Edition Paperback Alan L. Gropman 9781935623557 $35.95 HISTORY May 12, 2015

On April 5, 1945, more than sixty black officers of the U.S. Army Air Forces were arrested for entering a whites-only club at Freeman Field, Indiana, to protest the rigid segregation and unequal policies under which they and all African American airmen were forced to serve. Termed a mutiny by the white commanders at the base, the incident was one of several racial conflicts during the next four years that helped convince senior officers in the newly independent Air Force that segregation was an inefficient personnel policy. Documenting the raci... + Read More
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Series: Maisy Maisy's Plane Board book Lucy Cousins 9780763673048 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 3 Mar 24, 2015

Maisy is flying high in the sky a shaped board book full of fun and learning.It’s Eddie’s birthday, and Maisy has a special surprise. Join our favorite mouse and her pals as they go up and away in her plane, passing Tallulah in her hot-air balloon and doing a loop-the-loop in the skies. Maisy even delivers a happy birthday message, all in time for Eddie’s party!
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Series: The Little Airplane Board book Lois Lenski 9780385392082 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Jan 27, 2015

Take flight with Pilot Small’s classic aerial adventure—now available as a board book! Tag along as Pilot Small takes his little red airplane up, up, up for a joyride! Newly simplified text, paired with Lois Lenski’s bright and charming art, makes an irresistible choice for youngsters already reaching for the sky!
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Series: Panorama Pops The Story of Flight: Panorama Pops Hardcover Candlewick Press 9780763677008 $10.00 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 9 Jan 27, 2015

Three-dimensional, accordion-fold pocket guides, each tucked inside an attractive slipcase, reveal favorite sites and fascinating subjects.Take to the skies with an exciting guide featuring twelve innovations—from hot-air balloons, gliders, and the Wright brothers’ early planes to the aircraft of war and modern passenger planes to small and luxurious private planes—that have allowed humans to fly.
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Series: Warbirds: The Aviation Art of Adam Tooby Hardcover Adam Tooby 9781781168486 $39.95 HISTORY Oct 28, 2014

Adam Tooby is a rising star in the field of aviation art, creating groundbreaking photo-realistic work. Moving away from traditional approaches to the subject matter, he uses computer technology to produce both technically accurate and visually dynamic images of some of the greatest military aircraft in history.Warbirds features stunning images of aircraft in action, from the First World War to the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and from around the world, including the iconic Spitfire, the popular P-51 Mustang and the unusual Javelin... + Read More
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Series: Flying Machines Hardcover Nick Arnold 9780763671075 $23.00 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Aug 05, 2014

Ready to take off? Learn all about aerodynamics and find everything you need to make five fabulous flying machines.Do you love machines that fly? Can you name some key aviation inventions, from balloons to solar-powered planes? Do you know how flight forces such as gravity, drag, thrust, and lift work? Kids who are raring to make their own flying machines can pore through the theory and history of flight, build five different models — a galactic glider, a deadly dart, a whirlybird helicopter, a single-prop Starlite, and a twin-prop SuperStar — ... + Read More
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Series: Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series The Origins of Satellite Communications, 1945-1965 Paperback David J. Whalen 9781935623601 $41.00 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Jul 01, 2014

Conventional assumptions hold that U.S. government research and development efforts produced the satellite communications industry. David J. Whalen has looked deeply into the history of the industry and presents remarkable new information to tell a much different story. He finds that most of the satellite technology was privately developed by AT&T and Hughes Aircraft Company, and that the market for satellite communications existed before the government stepped in. In this detailed history of satellite communication's earliest years, Whalen exp... + Read More
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Series: Full Upright and Locked Position The Insider's Guide To Air Travel Paperback Mark Gerchick 9780393349399 $17.95 TRANSPORTATION Jun 03, 2014

“Sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight,” our pilots still intone. But who are they kidding?Former FAA chief counsel and senior aviation policy official Mark Gerchick unravels the unseen forces and little-known facts that have reshaped our air travel experience since September 11, 2001. With wry humor and unique insight, Gerchick takes us past the jargon, technicalities, and all-is-well platitudes to expose the new normal of air travel: from the packed planes and myriad hassles of everyday flying to the alchemy of air fares, the airlines’ endles... + Read More
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Series: All You Need Is a Pencil All You Need Is a Pencil: The Stuck in a Car, Plane, or Train Activity Book Games, Doodling, Puzzles, and More! Paperback Joe Rhatigan 9781623540081 $8.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Apr 08, 2014

Vacation--no homework, no school, and no more teacher’s dirty looks! Unfortunately, it usually begins with the family sitting around somewhere or stuck in a plane, train, or car. BOR-IIIING! Fortunately, with these quizzes, puzzles, games, and doodles, the fun doesn’t have to wait, even if you do. And you can do them anywhere—no electricity needed—with just a pencil. Fill in travel quotes, writing in the name of anyone who says one of the phrases on the page—like "I have to go to the bathroom" or "I think we’re lost." Play gomoku, a two-person ... + Read More
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Series: Full Upright and Locked Position Not-so-comfortable Truths About Air Travel Today Hardcover Mark Gerchick 9780393081107 $26.50 TRANSPORTATION Jun 11, 2013

“Sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight,” our pilots still intone. But who are they kidding?In Full Upright and Locked Position, former FAA chief counsel and senior aviation policy official Mark Gerchick unravels the unseen forces and little-known facts that have reshaped our air travel experience since September 11, 2001. With wry humor and unique insight, Gerchick takes us past the jargon, technicalities, and all-is-well platitudes to expose the new normal of air travel: from the packed planes and myriad hassles of everyday flying to the alche... + Read More
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Series: Zephyr Takes Flight Hardcover Steve Light 9780763656959 $20.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Oct 09, 2012

Soar along on a clever girl’s flight of fancy in a whimsical ode to free spirits, inventiveness, and flying pigs.Zephyr is a girl who loves airplanes. She draws pictures of them, makes them out of paper, builds them out of junk, and hopes one day to fly one of her own. But when Gramma, Daddy, and Mom are too busy to play airplane with her, Zephyr’s excess enthusiasm gets her sent to her room — where she discovers a secret door that leads to the most wondrous place she’s ever seen! Lovers of flying machines and gadgets, along with adventurers of... + Read More
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Series: Leporello High Times: A History of Aviation [Concertina fold-out book] Leporello Novelty book Golden Cosmos 9781907704352 $16.00 ART Sep 18, 2012

Respected Berlin illustrators Golden Cosmos celebrate the cultural history of flight in the latest title from Nobrow’s popular Leporello series. A concertina book, High Times unfolds to reveal a bold fifty-four-inch panorama that can be read as a book, displayed on a mantelpiece, or framed as a beautiful print.With their trademark bold use of color and adeptness for shape and form, Golden Cosmos lovingly recall humanity’s quest to conquer the skies. Featuring everything from Icarus’ mythological attempts to the revolutionary innovations of the ... + Read More
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Series: Flight School How To Fly A Plane Step By Step Paperback Nick Barnard 9780500650011 $21.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 May 15, 2012

An interactive introduction to aviation that encourages children to imagine themselves in the air, flying a plane.Here is a flying class for children who relish the details of dials, widgets, and flight panels. Filled with facts and statistics, it covers flying hardware, gadgets, and pilot know-how, and will delight all turbo-charged girls and boys who want to learn how aviation works. An introductory “Ground School” section looks at the science and technology of planes and what keeps them up in the air. “Airborne” takes to the sky with the chi... + Read More
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Series: Into the Blue: American Writing on Aviation and Spaceflight A Library of America Special Publication Hardcover Joseph J. Corn 9781598531084 $46.00 TRANSPORTATION Oct 13, 2011

Into the Blue revisits the remarkable trajectory of Americans in air and space, gathering sixty of the best eyewitness and participant narratives from Benjamin Franklin’s letters on the first hot air balloons to Chris Jones’s account of being marooned on the International Space Station. Here are those who made flight happen: Orville and Wilbur Wright, self-taught pioneers whose homespun invention stunned the world; World War I ace Eddie Rickenbacker, whose memoirs (excerpted here for the first time in unedited form) describe the frighte... + Read More
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Series: The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle Memoir of a WWII Bomber Pilot Paperback Robert Morgan 9780451233523 $17.00 HISTORY Jul 05, 2011

The riveting firsthand account of World War II pilot Robert Morgan, his crew, and the legendary Memphis Belle—written with Ron Powers, cowriter of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers.A powerful chronicle of loyalty, love, and heroism under fire, this is the unforgettable memoir of a member of the Greatest Generation who fought in America’s greatest battles—and of the war one man waged both in and out of the skies. High-spirited, young Robert Morgan was transformed from a fast-living, privileged playboy who grew up hobnobbing w... + Read More