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Pirate Hunter of the Caribbean
The Adventurous Life of Captain Woodes Rogers
Written by David Cordingly
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2012
Price: $18.00
From renowned pirate historian David Cordingly, author of
Under the Black Flag and film consultant for the original
Pirates of the Caribbean, comes the thrilling story of Captain Woodes Rogers, the avenging nemesis of the worst cutthroats ever to terrorize the high seas. Once a marauding privateer himself, Woodes Rogers went...
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The Golden Age of Air Travel
Written by Nina Hadaway
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $12.95
Air travel has always held a strong allure for many. Today, low-cost, no-frill airlines enable lots of people to fly easily and to visit different countries around the world. For much of its history, however, air travel was only available to the wealthy. This book explores the golden age of air...
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A Week at the Airport
Written by Alain De Botton
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2010
Price: $15.00
From the bestselling author of
The Art of Travel comes a wittily intriguing exploration of the strange "non-place" that he believes is the imaginative center of our civilization.
Given unprecedented access to one of the world’s busiest airports as a “writer-in-residence,” Alain de Botton found it to be a showcase for many...
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China Airborne
Written by James Fallows
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2012
Price: $25.95
More than two-thirds of the new airports under construction today are being built in China. Chinese airlines expect to triple their fleet size over the next decade and will account for the fastest-growing market for Boeing and Airbus. But the Chinese are determined to be more than customers. In 2011, China...
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The British Airman of the Second World War
Written by Stuart Hadaway
Format: Trade Paperback, 70 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $12.95
This title will provide an introduction to the extraordinary range of conditions and challenges experienced by British airmen during the Second World War. The airman of the Royal Air Force served in every corner of the globe during this conflict, operating over oceans and deserts, jungles and cities. Rather than take...
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The Nation's Hangar
Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian
Written by Robert F. Van Der Linden
Photographed by Dane Penland
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $29.95
The Nation's Hangar: Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian offers a fascinating textual and visual history of civilian, military, and commercial aviation from the earliest balloon flights to today's most advanced aircraft.
The Nation's Hangar charts the awe-inspiring history of flight around the world. F. Robert Van Der Linden, a Smithsonian curator...
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