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"For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare. Poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force Tactical...
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An F/A-18 TopGun Fighter Pilot shares with you the philosophy and attitude to help anyone achieve more, through a thrilling story of achievement and victory.
Officer School, Flight Training, Dogfighting, Carrier Landings, and finally TopGun...you will experience it all with Breaking the No Barrier!
In this book, you will take a journey from Officer Candidate School, all the way to flying Fighter Jets from the deck of US Nuclear Aircraft Carrier....
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Ellen sat in the cold waiting room looking at the clock on the wall. She was stressed, which wasn't normal for her. She had been through quite a few near death situations before where she always maintained her calm. So why today? Why was she feeling so shaky, so raw? - An Excerpt.
Follow the life of Ellen Sanders, a senior flight attendant. Experience her joys, her pain, her sorrow! Relive the chilling, eye-opening truth Ellen discovers about her...
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This is the story of how an uneducated Oxford pastry cook became the first Englishman to fly, in a self-built balloon powered by primitive, and potentially lethal, hydrogen. Despite taking off in force 8 gales, crashing into hills and plopping into the Irish Sea, James Sadler became a rare pioneering aeronaut to survive such perilous ascents. Good luck was not hereditary; his son's balloon fatally collided with a chimney. Sadler advanced the scientific...
5) This Is Your Captain Speaking: Reaching for the Sky Despite a Lifetime of Abuse, Depression and Fear
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As a young girl, Courtney thought her life in Atlanta was completely normal. Raised by both parents, she didn't notice the complexities that filled her life with pain and dysfunction until she began high school.
Her violent childhood and decision to drop out of high school eventually led to an unexpected teen pregnancy. In an effort to put the pieces of her life back together, she married an abuser who introduced her to the adult entertainment industry.
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A Shy Girl Breaks the Rules...
Refusing to follow the traditional career path for girls, Lisa Turner sets out to fulfill a promise she makes to her dying mother, disrupting the status quo every step of the way. When Lisa decides to build an airplane in the garage at the age of 45, her family thinks she has gone too far...
Everyone has a story. Everyone has a book in them. Stories are what make us wonderfully human. In the telling, we remind others...
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I wrote this book because I want to help people understand Islam. This is not an attempt to spread a religion or to denigrate it. I offer it as a gift to anyone seeking to bridge the gap in their, understanding of Islam. In the end, education and understanding, and acceptance of other cultures, will unite the world against hatred. Let this be a part of that education.
This book is, intended for audiences that have very little familiarity with Islam,...
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If you had the chance to talk to someone who went to the moon, what would you say? What questions would you ask? Imagine the stories, thoughts, and reflections he would share. "What was it like to be in zero gravity?" "Did you see any UFOs?" "Were you scared?" Imagine what it would be like to spend time with one of the twenty-four human beings in the history of our planet to go to the moon.
Now imagine that the astronaut was your dad.
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How does a nearsighted, acrophobic, boy next door become an airline pilot and leader at some of the world's most successful airlines? The answer to this question and more is, revealed in "TAKE OFF! 21 High-Flying Secrets for Career Success."
This clever, funny, collection of stories describes the qualities successful people share, some of the challenges they have, faced and what they, learned from them. While a few of the stories are about the author,...
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The must-read summary of James Wynbrandt's book: "Flying High: How JetBlue Founder and CEO David Neeleman Beats the Competition...Even in the World's Most Turbulent Industry".
This complete summary of the ideas from James Wynbrandt's book "Flying High" tells the story of former JetBlue founder David Neeleman and his amazing career. In his book, the author draws from interviews with Neeleman's relatives and associates to provide an in-depth analysis...
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The must-read summary of Robert J. Serling's book: "Legend & Legacy: The Story of Boeing and Its People".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert J. Serling's book "Legend & Legacy" charts the fascinating journey of Boeing, highlighting successes, near-disasters, and strategic wins. In his book, the author explains how Boeing took risks at crucial times, such as into the commercial airline business, and in the late twentieth century with the...
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This book will inspire you to face whatever circumstances life brings your way and will challenge you to live your best life!
In their award-winning memoir, Chris and Joel share how their survival experiences transformed their lives and how their journey of healing is enriched by fulfilling what they call survivor's obligation, a responsibility to live an intentional life. Each day, they live out their purpose, for themselves and their families,...
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