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Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey

by Marcus Garvey ...

Narrated by Wolf Williams ...

Unabridged

2 hours 53 min

Marcus Mosiah Garvey (1887 – 1940) was a Jamaican political activist, publisher, entrepreneur and orator who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1914. He was one of the first black leaders to encourage black people to discover their cultural traditions and history, and to seek common cause in the struggle for freedom and political recognition. He became a leading pan-Africanist ... Read more

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Marcus Mosiah Garvey (1887 – 1940) was a Jamaican political activist, publisher, entrepreneur and orator who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1914. He was one of the first black leaders to encourage black people to discover their cultural traditions and history, and to seek common cause in the struggle for freedom and political recognition. He became a leading pan-Africanist
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Young Explorer's Adventure Guide, Volume 5

Young Explorer's Adventure Guide, #5

by Mike Baretta, J.L. Bell, Siobhan Carroll, Aubrey Campbell, Roan Clay, Rachel Delaney Craft, Shelia Crosby, Dana M. Evans, anne m. gibson, Bruce Golden, L.G. Keltner, Damien Mckeating, Wendy Nikel, Sherry D. Ramsey, Holly Schofield, Kate Sheeran Swed, Emily Martha Sorensen, Harold Thompson, David Turnbull, Alyssa N. vaughn, Dawn Vogel, Deborah Walker, Jeannie Warner, William B. Wolfe ...

Series Book 5 - Young Explorer's Adventure Guide
What's it like to live in a world where humor is banned or to work on a deep-space lighthouse?If you're lucky, you might even discover how to escape the Yawning Men!Curl up in your favorite rocket ship and set your coordinates for adventure in Volume Five of the Young Explorer's Adventure Guide!Don't miss this stellar anthology of 24 science fiction short stories for girls, boys and robots of all ... Read more

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What's it like to live in a world where humor is banned or to work on a deep-space lighthouse?If you're lucky, you might even discover how to escape the Yawning Men!Curl up in your favorite rocket ship and set your coordinates for adventure in Volume Five of the Young Explorer's Adventure Guide!Don't miss this stellar anthology of 24 science fiction short stories for girls, boys and robots of all
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The Great Prince Died

A Novel About the Assassination of Trotsky

by Bernard Wolfe ...

"Illuminating. . . . No one who reads [this novel] . . . can fail to be gripped by a tale well told. Its message is one the free world will ignore at its peril." —Selden Rodman, New York TimesOn August 20, 1940, Marxist philosopher, politician, and revolutionary Leon Trotsky was attacked with an ice axe in his home in Coyoacán, Mexico. He died the next day.In The Great Prince Died, Bernard Wolfe ... Read more

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"Illuminating. . . . No one who reads [this novel] . . . can fail to be gripped by a tale well told. Its message is one the free world will ignore at its peril." —Selden Rodman, New York TimesOn August 20, 1940, Marxist philosopher, politician, and revolutionary Leon Trotsky was attacked with an ice axe in his home in Coyoacán, Mexico. He died the next day.In The Great Prince Died, Bernard Wolfe
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Marcus Aurelius Complete Works – World’s Best Collection

All Works – Meditations, Teachings, Stoic Philosophy Plus Biography, Bonus Interpretation & Stoicism Analysis

by Marcus Aurelius, William Wolfe Capes, St. George Stock ...

Marcus Aurelius Complete Works – World’s Best World's Best CollectionThis is the world’s best Marcus Aurelius collection, including the most complete set of Aurelius’s works available plus many free bonus materials.Marcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor from 161 to 180, known as one of the last of the Five Good Emperors, and is also considered one of the most important Stoic ... Read more

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Marcus Aurelius Complete Works – World’s Best World's Best CollectionThis is the world’s best Marcus Aurelius collection, including the most complete set of Aurelius’s works available plus many free bonus materials.Marcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor from 161 to 180, known as one of the last of the Five Good Emperors, and is also considered one of the most important Stoic
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Say It!

Celebrating Expository Preaching in the African American Tradition

by Charlie Dates ...

Narrated by Wolf Williams ...

Unabridged

6 hours 4 min

Say It! A Celebration of Expository Preaching in the African American Tradition argues that Biblical Exposition is most dynamic when coupled with the African American preaching tradition. Charlie Dates, Romell Williams, George Parks, Jr., Terry D. Streeter and a cast of pastors and preaching professors collaborate to demonstrate the power of exposition in the cradle of the Black pulpit. The ... Read more

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Say It! A Celebration of Expository Preaching in the African American Tradition argues that Biblical Exposition is most dynamic when coupled with the African American preaching tradition. Charlie Dates, Romell Williams, George Parks, Jr., Terry D. Streeter and a cast of pastors and preaching professors collaborate to demonstrate the power of exposition in the cradle of the Black pulpit. The
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Skyhookers

An Illustrated History of Hook-on Aircraft and Their Dirigible Motherships

by William Wolf ...

From the First World War's Zeppelins to the Second World War's large bombers, military aircraft were vulnerable to fast, manoeuvrable interceptors. To address this, fighter escorts were used, but their limited range often left bombers exposed. A solution was the use of Composite aircraft, where larger bombers carried smaller, short-range fighters, which could be launched and retrieved as needed ... Read more

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From the First World War's Zeppelins to the Second World War's large bombers, military aircraft were vulnerable to fast, manoeuvrable interceptors. To address this, fighter escorts were used, but their limited range often left bombers exposed. A solution was the use of Composite aircraft, where larger bombers carried smaller, short-range fighters, which could be launched and retrieved as needed
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Douglas XB-19

America's giant World War II intercontinental bomber

by Dr William Wolf ...

Series Book 16 - X-Planes
In 1935 the USAAC wanted to build a potential intercontinental bomber, a 'Guardian of the Hemisphere,' and granted Donald Douglas a contract to build the world's largest bomber.The groundwork for the intercontinental bomber had been laid in the previous two decades by the courageous military and civilian pilots who risked their lives to set new distance and endurance records. After World War I the ... Read more

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In 1935 the USAAC wanted to build a potential intercontinental bomber, a 'Guardian of the Hemisphere,' and granted Donald Douglas a contract to build the world's largest bomber.The groundwork for the intercontinental bomber had been laid in the previous two decades by the courageous military and civilian pilots who risked their lives to set new distance and endurance records. After World War I the
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The B-24 Liberator Haulers

Transport and Personnel Variants During WW2

by William Wolf ...

"… for the story of the early development of US military air transport and the Libertors that were its backbone, nobody has provided anything to match this book." -The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation With iconic images depicting it in the skies over Occupied Europe or the Far East, the B-24 Liberator is remembered for its part in the Allies' bombing campaigns during the Second World ... Read more

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"… for the story of the early development of US military air transport and the Libertors that were its backbone, nobody has provided anything to match this book." -The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation With iconic images depicting it in the skies over Occupied Europe or the Far East, the B-24 Liberator is remembered for its part in the Allies' bombing campaigns during the Second World
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Advances in Aerospace Sciences

Selected Papers from COBEM 2023

Edited by Daniel S. Souza, Gustavo L. O. Halila, William R. Wolf ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents a selection of papers from the Symposium of Aerospace Engineering at the 27th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering (COBEM 2023), held in Florianópolis, Brazil, from December 4th to 8th, 2023. Covering key subfields—Aerodynamics, Aerospace Structures, Control Systems and Aeroelasticity, Flight Dynamics, and Propulsion—it showcases contributions from leading research ... Read more

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This book presents a selection of papers from the Symposium of Aerospace Engineering at the 27th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering (COBEM 2023), held in Florianópolis, Brazil, from December 4th to 8th, 2023. Covering key subfields—Aerodynamics, Aerospace Structures, Control Systems and Aeroelasticity, Flight Dynamics, and Propulsion—it showcases contributions from leading research
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Special Operations Consolidated B-24 Liberators

The Unknown Secret and Specialized Duties Aircraft

by William Wolf ...

"For anyone interested in the B–24 and some of its more unusual applications, details that most books gloss over, and in some interesting tales of little-known aspects of the air war, this is certainly a book to read—and read closely." -The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation Despite being America's most produced bomber, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator has forever flown in the shadow of ... Read more

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"For anyone interested in the B–24 and some of its more unusual applications, details that most books gloss over, and in some interesting tales of little-known aspects of the air war, this is certainly a book to read—and read closely." -The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation Despite being America's most produced bomber, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator has forever flown in the shadow of
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The Life of Theobald Wolfe Tone

by William Theobald Wolfe Tone ...

As I shall embark in a business, within a few days, the event of which is uncertain, I take the opportunity of a vacant hour to throw on paper a few memorandums relative to myself and my family …' So begins Theobald Wolfe Tone's riveting autobiography, commenced in 1796 before he sailed with the French to Bantry Bay. Since its initial publication in 1826, the Life of Theobald Wolfe Tone, ... Read more

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As I shall embark in a business, within a few days, the event of which is uncertain, I take the opportunity of a vacant hour to throw on paper a few memorandums relative to myself and my family …' So begins Theobald Wolfe Tone's riveting autobiography, commenced in 1796 before he sailed with the French to Bantry Bay. Since its initial publication in 1826, the Life of Theobald Wolfe Tone,
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The Consolidated B-24 Liberator

Reuben Fleet, the Factories, and the Product

by William Wolf ...

The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is the ultimate look at the B-17’s iconic stablemate from its origins on the drawing board to its emergence as America’s preeminent blue-collar bomber. It chronicles the life of aviation legend Reuben Fleet, founder of Consolidated Aircraft, alongside the design evolution of one of his greatest creations. Some 19,000 Liberators were built between 1940 and 1945, ... Read more

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The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is the ultimate look at the B-17’s iconic stablemate from its origins on the drawing board to its emergence as America’s preeminent blue-collar bomber. It chronicles the life of aviation legend Reuben Fleet, founder of Consolidated Aircraft, alongside the design evolution of one of his greatest creations. Some 19,000 Liberators were built between 1940 and 1945,
... Read more