Author: Steve Scott Sr.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1481772651
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
The miraculous recovery of a missing favorite son, Marlon Scott, lost in a plane crash with 51 crew members and passengers in the Alaskan Wilderness for more than 60 years...and the resultant closure it brought to one grieving family.
The Longest Flight Home
Author: Steve Scott Sr.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1481772651
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
The miraculous recovery of a missing favorite son, Marlon Scott, lost in a plane crash with 51 crew members and passengers in the Alaskan Wilderness for more than 60 years...and the resultant closure it brought to one grieving family.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1481772651
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
The miraculous recovery of a missing favorite son, Marlon Scott, lost in a plane crash with 51 crew members and passengers in the Alaskan Wilderness for more than 60 years...and the resultant closure it brought to one grieving family.
The Long Flight Home
Author: Alan Hlad
Publisher: A John Scognamiglio Book
ISBN: 1496721683
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
September, 1940. German bombs fall on Britain, and enemy fighter planes blacken the sky around the Epping Forest home of Susan Shepherd and her grandfather, Bertie. The two raise homing pigeons, and Susan's favorite is Duchess. Hatched from an egg that Susan incubated in a bowl under her grandfather's desk lamp, Duchess shares a special bond with Susan. A Maine crop-duster pilot, Ollie Evans travels to Britain to join the Royal Air Force. In the National Pigeon Service, Susan is involved in an assignment code-named Source Columba, to air-drop hundreds of homing pigeons in German-occupied France, hopefully to convey crucial information on German troop movements. Friendship between Ollie and Susan deepens, but when Ollie's plane is downed behind enemy lines both know the chance of reunion is remote.
Publisher: A John Scognamiglio Book
ISBN: 1496721683
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
September, 1940. German bombs fall on Britain, and enemy fighter planes blacken the sky around the Epping Forest home of Susan Shepherd and her grandfather, Bertie. The two raise homing pigeons, and Susan's favorite is Duchess. Hatched from an egg that Susan incubated in a bowl under her grandfather's desk lamp, Duchess shares a special bond with Susan. A Maine crop-duster pilot, Ollie Evans travels to Britain to join the Royal Air Force. In the National Pigeon Service, Susan is involved in an assignment code-named Source Columba, to air-drop hundreds of homing pigeons in German-occupied France, hopefully to convey crucial information on German troop movements. Friendship between Ollie and Susan deepens, but when Ollie's plane is downed behind enemy lines both know the chance of reunion is remote.
The Long Flight Home
Author: Alan Hlad
Publisher: A John Scognamiglio Book
ISBN: 1496721691
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
A USA Today Bestseller Inspired 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. Enemy fighter planes blacken the sky around the Epping Forest home of Susan Shepherd and her grandfather, Bertie. After losing her parents to influenza as a child, Susan found comfort in raising homing pigeons with Bertie. All her birds are extraordinary to Susan—loyal, intelligent, beautiful—but none more so than Duchess. Hatched from an egg that Susan incubated in a bowl under her grandfather’s desk lamp, Duchess shares a special bond with Susan and an unusual curiosity about the human world. Thousands of miles away in Buxton, Maine, young crop-duster pilot Ollie Evans decides to join Britain’s Royal Air Force. His quest brings him to Epping and the National Pigeon Service, where Susan is involved in a new, covert mission to air-drop hundreds of homing pigeons in German-occupied France. Many will not survive. Those that do will bring home crucial information. Soon a friendship between Ollie and Susan deepens, but when his plane is downed behind enemy lines, both know how remote the chances of reunion must be. Yet Duchess will become an unexpected lifeline, relaying messages between Susan and Ollie as war rages on—and proving, at last, that hope is never truly lost. “Hlad adeptly drives home the devastating civilian cost of the war.” —Booklist
Publisher: A John Scognamiglio Book
ISBN: 1496721691
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
A USA Today Bestseller Inspired 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. Enemy fighter planes blacken the sky around the Epping Forest home of Susan Shepherd and her grandfather, Bertie. After losing her parents to influenza as a child, Susan found comfort in raising homing pigeons with Bertie. All her birds are extraordinary to Susan—loyal, intelligent, beautiful—but none more so than Duchess. Hatched from an egg that Susan incubated in a bowl under her grandfather’s desk lamp, Duchess shares a special bond with Susan and an unusual curiosity about the human world. Thousands of miles away in Buxton, Maine, young crop-duster pilot Ollie Evans decides to join Britain’s Royal Air Force. His quest brings him to Epping and the National Pigeon Service, where Susan is involved in a new, covert mission to air-drop hundreds of homing pigeons in German-occupied France. Many will not survive. Those that do will bring home crucial information. Soon a friendship between Ollie and Susan deepens, but when his plane is downed behind enemy lines, both know how remote the chances of reunion must be. Yet Duchess will become an unexpected lifeline, relaying messages between Susan and Ollie as war rages on—and proving, at last, that hope is never truly lost. “Hlad adeptly drives home the devastating civilian cost of the war.” —Booklist
The Longest Flight
Author: Shirley Woodhouse Murdock
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440173591
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
It started as an innocent challenge and through sheer determination and pure tenacity, it developed into one of the greatest and most successful promotions ever conducted in the state of Arizona.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440173591
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
It started as an innocent challenge and through sheer determination and pure tenacity, it developed into one of the greatest and most successful promotions ever conducted in the state of Arizona.
Long Journey Home
Author: Helen Notzl
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525508199
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
A four-year-old girl survives a harrowing escape across the heavily armed border of Czechoslovakia with her mother and brother after the Communist takeover in 1948. The family leaves everything behind to flee to freedom in Canada. Years later, as a young woman living in Toronto, she finds herself drawn to the country of her birth and returns to Prague, along the way finding love, danger, heartbreak, and her family's legacy. Helen Notzl's poignant memoir takes readers on a voyage between two starkly different and conflicting worlds - from affluence and fulfillment in Canada to passion and revolution in Prague. Must she choose between the two? With intense drama, vivid narration, and brilliant detail, Long Journey Home tells the story of a woman's quest for those things that truly matter to all of us: love, family, identity and homeland.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525508199
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
A four-year-old girl survives a harrowing escape across the heavily armed border of Czechoslovakia with her mother and brother after the Communist takeover in 1948. The family leaves everything behind to flee to freedom in Canada. Years later, as a young woman living in Toronto, she finds herself drawn to the country of her birth and returns to Prague, along the way finding love, danger, heartbreak, and her family's legacy. Helen Notzl's poignant memoir takes readers on a voyage between two starkly different and conflicting worlds - from affluence and fulfillment in Canada to passion and revolution in Prague. Must she choose between the two? With intense drama, vivid narration, and brilliant detail, Long Journey Home tells the story of a woman's quest for those things that truly matter to all of us: love, family, identity and homeland.
Dealer Wins
Author: Jon Konrath
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411614607
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
From the high-roller suites in the Stardust Casino to the beat-up $39 rooms of the Circus Circus, this book unveils the trip reports of Konrath's stays in Sin City, written from an outsider's view with cynical wit and amazing detail. Articles also cover the movies shot in Las Vegas, the sins of passion enjoyed in the city, and the things you should and should not do if you plan a visit to the City of Lights. Includes over 120 photos.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411614607
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
From the high-roller suites in the Stardust Casino to the beat-up $39 rooms of the Circus Circus, this book unveils the trip reports of Konrath's stays in Sin City, written from an outsider's view with cynical wit and amazing detail. Articles also cover the movies shot in Las Vegas, the sins of passion enjoyed in the city, and the things you should and should not do if you plan a visit to the City of Lights. Includes over 120 photos.
Journey from Madness to Serenity
Author: Vanessa Sawyer
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595350860
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
"Journey From Madness To Serenity" is a testament to having faith in God. This true story tells how the author's faith and love for her son compelled her to fight manic-depression.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595350860
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
"Journey From Madness To Serenity" is a testament to having faith in God. This true story tells how the author's faith and love for her son compelled her to fight manic-depression.
The Longest Shot
Author: Neil Sagebiel
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250012406
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The Longest Shot tells the inspirational story of the unknown golfer from Iowa who beat his idol in the 1955 U.S. Open. With the overlooked Jack Fleck still playing the course, NBC-TV proclaimed that the legendary Ben Hogan had won his record fifth U.S. Open and signed off from San Francisco. Undaunted, the forgotten Iowan rallied to overcome a nine-shot deficit over the last three rounds—still a U.S. Open record—and made a pressure-packed putt to tie Hogan on the final hole of regulation play. The two men then squared off in a tense, 18-hole playoff from which Fleck emerged victorious in one of the most startling upsets in sports history. On par with the classic golf narratives of Mark Frost and John Feinstein, The Longest Shot will surprise and delight fans as they trace the improbable journey of an unheralded former caddie who played his way into the record books by out-dueling the sport's greatest champion of his time.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250012406
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The Longest Shot tells the inspirational story of the unknown golfer from Iowa who beat his idol in the 1955 U.S. Open. With the overlooked Jack Fleck still playing the course, NBC-TV proclaimed that the legendary Ben Hogan had won his record fifth U.S. Open and signed off from San Francisco. Undaunted, the forgotten Iowan rallied to overcome a nine-shot deficit over the last three rounds—still a U.S. Open record—and made a pressure-packed putt to tie Hogan on the final hole of regulation play. The two men then squared off in a tense, 18-hole playoff from which Fleck emerged victorious in one of the most startling upsets in sports history. On par with the classic golf narratives of Mark Frost and John Feinstein, The Longest Shot will surprise and delight fans as they trace the improbable journey of an unheralded former caddie who played his way into the record books by out-dueling the sport's greatest champion of his time.
The Historical Adventures of Thomas Balfour
Author: Ty Rosenow
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 110594011X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Thomas Balfour is a University of St. Andrews student in Scotland who is a history major. All he needs to do is to go to a library, open up a book based off of a historical event and goes back in time. Unfortunately, there is something strange about this time travel. Will Thomas Balfour and his friends be able to defeat the strange people and fix the events? The Historical Adventures of Thomas Balfour will take you on a journey through time in this page turning book with the combination of history, fantasy, romance, science fiction, and action!
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 110594011X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Thomas Balfour is a University of St. Andrews student in Scotland who is a history major. All he needs to do is to go to a library, open up a book based off of a historical event and goes back in time. Unfortunately, there is something strange about this time travel. Will Thomas Balfour and his friends be able to defeat the strange people and fix the events? The Historical Adventures of Thomas Balfour will take you on a journey through time in this page turning book with the combination of history, fantasy, romance, science fiction, and action!
The Longest Walk
Author: Kevin J. Ward
Publisher: BookLocker.com, Inc.
ISBN: 1647181038
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Sean Cleary has decided that on New Year's Eve, the night of his thirtieth anniversary, he no longer can go on with a marriage that seems to have lost any sense of love. At a large holiday gala, he begins walking to the woman he once adored, now waiting for him at the far end of a crowded corridor. Along this short journey, he encounters people and events that cause him to reflect on what happened to his relationship with Stephanie, the woman who had been the love of his life. He remembers vividly the joys and the heartbreaks that they had gone through, and he confronts, as best as he can, the reasons why something so good could have ended up like this. Anger, guilt, frustration, sadness; joy, love contentment, happiness; all meld together in his mind as he tries to sort through the last thirty years. He didn't blame himself, but could he actually blame Stephanie? Didn't someone have to be at fault? The flashbacks and the memories make this short journey the longest walk of Sean's life.
Publisher: BookLocker.com, Inc.
ISBN: 1647181038
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Sean Cleary has decided that on New Year's Eve, the night of his thirtieth anniversary, he no longer can go on with a marriage that seems to have lost any sense of love. At a large holiday gala, he begins walking to the woman he once adored, now waiting for him at the far end of a crowded corridor. Along this short journey, he encounters people and events that cause him to reflect on what happened to his relationship with Stephanie, the woman who had been the love of his life. He remembers vividly the joys and the heartbreaks that they had gone through, and he confronts, as best as he can, the reasons why something so good could have ended up like this. Anger, guilt, frustration, sadness; joy, love contentment, happiness; all meld together in his mind as he tries to sort through the last thirty years. He didn't blame himself, but could he actually blame Stephanie? Didn't someone have to be at fault? The flashbacks and the memories make this short journey the longest walk of Sean's life.