Gann reviews a lifetime of adventure in the air, offering a kaleidoscope view of his favorite aircraft and the varied techniques for flying them. Beginning with his carrier and barnstorming days during the Depression, Gann traces the development in America of the commercial use of airplanes. Filled with little-known anecdotes about legendary fliers, including Charles A. Lindbergh. (Planes)

An episodic log of some of the author's more memorable hours aloft in peace and as a member of the Air Transport Command in war.

Autobiography detailing the author's life in Africa and career as a pilot.

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Now updated with groundbreaking research, this award-winning classic examines the construction of sexual identity in biology, society, and history. Why do some people prefer heterosexual love while others fancy the same sex? Is sexual identity biologically determined or a product of convention? In this brilliant and provocative book, the acclaimed author of Myths of Gender argues that even the most fundamental knowledge about sex is shaped by the culture in which scientific knowledge is produced. Drawing on astonishing real-life cases and a probing analysis of centuries of scientific research, Fausto-Sterling demonstrates how scientists have historically politicized the body. In lively and impassioned prose, she breaks down three key dualisms -- sex/gender, nature/nurture, and real/constructed -- and asserts that individuals born as mixtures of male and female exist as one of five natural human variants and, as such, should not be forced to compromise their differences to fit a flawed societal definition of normality.

This series provides the enthusiast with a first-ever look at the structure, design, systems, and operation of these high tech wonders of the air. Contains engineering drawings, tech manual excerpts, exploded views, overhaul handbooks, cockpit photos, pilot manual excerpts, factory assembly photos, and more.