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A pictorial diary of the author's journey from Birkenhead to Beijing and back.

The largest enterprise in the capitalist world between 1920 and 1932, the Deutsche Reichsbahn (German National Railway) was at the centre of events in a period of great turmoil in Germany. In the first detailed history of this important organisation, Alfred Mierzejewski presents a sophisticated analysis of the Reichsbahn's operations, finances, and political and social roles.

Veteran sportswriter Stan Sutton profiles the ill-fated 1958 Indy 500 and the careers of the drivers involved, highlighting the exciting but dangerous world of auto racing and the new safety innovations the tragic race inspired.

The new air traffic control system is implemented throughout the United States reducing fifteen thousand air traffic controllers to mere monitors. While technology was at work replacing the radar controllers, deep inside the system things were not adding up. Just like a sleeper cell awakens to rain destruction and chaos amongst the citizens, the virus planted within the program of the Next Generation Air Traffic Control System awakens to create destruction and chaos in the skies across America. Charlie Beckler tries desperately to balance his family life, while the aviation community looks to him for guidance in the ever-changing world of technology.

Don't Just Be Good - You Can Be Great!Optimum Drive is the complete step-by-step guide to maximizing human performance in any endeavor you choose to conquerAttaining peak performance: Optimum Drive is a motivational book that uses top level race car driving as a metaphor for peak performance. As a professional racing driver and a driving coach for over 20 years, author Paul F. Gerrard gives you his unique perspective on what causes people to stagnate with the idea of being merely good, when each of us has the potential to be great. Gerrard believes that peak performance is within our grasp. He lays out his step-by-step process for attaining peak performance with detailed nuance threaded throughout. If you have ever been curious about maximizing your own ultimate potential, Optimum Drive is for you!Mental toughness: Greatness is as hard to quantify as it is to achieveprobably not a coincidence. In this book, Optimum Drive, professional driver Gerrard helps you understand the mental toughness that it takes to reach that greatness. He starts off by taking you onto the track as he explores what driving at 200 mph can teach us about who we are. Using his experiences from behind the wheel at death-defying speeds, Gerrard breaks down the psychology of driving, what it takes, and how we can use it to achieve greatness in life. Flow psychology and staying in the zone: The key to the mental toughness that Gerrard believes it takes to achieve peak performance is the nirvana-like sensation of flow psychology or being in the zone. Flow psychology, or being in the zone, is a mental state in which one who is performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and joy. It is through flow psychology that Gerrard introduces a blend of holistic mindset combined with a competitive edge, which is essential to successful professional driving. This mix of guts, tenacity and endurance is the foundation of Gerrard's philosophy for attaining greatness. Why you should read Optimum Drive This book is not just about learning how to drive race cars. Use it for anything. Auto Racing (by far the richest sport in the world) has invested more money evaluating human performance than any other sport. Optimum Drive is a step-by-step guide to unlock your hidden potential. Former Top Gear US Stig, Paul F. Gerrard has taught and refined his principles for over 20 years with thousands of successful students.

Aviation marriage is a unique and beautiful entity. Your wife is not an inconvenience or a blight on the flight plans of your life. She is a gift, a co-pilot with whom to share life's journey. Whether your marriage is already soaring and you want to keep it that way or you are experiencing turbulence and long to know the joy of marriage as it was meant to be, this book is going to be a precious resource. I believe you are going to be amazed by the positive changes in your heart and marriage as you learn to make specific, intentional prayer for your wife a regular habit.These 31 aviation specific prayers are meant to be used as a pliable resource to aid pilots and their wives on their journey to find balance, joy, and contentment on the journey through the aviation life. They are written to be used in whatever manner works best for the reader, whether that is front-to-back, daily reading or turning to the page that best covers their current struggles and praying that specific prayer for days or even weeks. From jealousy and lonelines to temptation and intimacy - its in there! This book covers all of the major hurdles that aviation marraiges must face and overcome during their lives together and will be an asset to aviation couples around the world as they learn to find a flight pattern that works for them!

Aviation marriage is a unique and beautiful entity. Your husband is not an inconvenience or a blight on the flight plans of your life. He is a gift, a co-pilot with whom to share life's journey. Whether your marriage is already soaring and you want to keep it that way or you are experiencing turbulence and long to know the joy of marriage as it was meant to be, this book is going to be a precious resource. I believe you are going to be amazed by the positive changes in your heart and marriage as you learn to make specific, intentional prayer for your husband a regular habit.These 31 aviation specific prayers are meant to be used as a pliable resource to aid pilots and their wives on their journey to find balance, joy, and contentment on the journey through the aviation life. They are written to be used in whatever manner works best for the reader, whether that is front-to-back, daily reading or turning to the page that best covers their current struggles and praying that specific prayer for days or even weeks. From jealousy and lonelines to temptation and intimacy - its in there! This book covers all of the major hurdles that aviation marraiges must face and overcome during their lives together and will be an asset to aviation couples around the world as they learn to find a flight pattern that works for them!

When most people think of Switzerland, they think of cheese, chocolate, and Alpine skiing. Little do they think of breweries-turned spas, summer sledding, and blazing springtime snowmen. But the chance to witness a burning snowman (not to mention grill a sausage in its embers) is one of the many reasons to forget sweet little Heidi and explore the Swisser side of Switzerland. 99.9 Ways to Travel Switzerland Like a Local is one part travel book, one part culture guide, and total bucket list enjoyment. It allows readers to say adieu to Lucerne and allegra to the place the Swiss voted most beautiful. It encourages souvenir shoppers to cut the Swiss army knife from their list and replace it with a rubber messenger bag. And it gives tourists the inspiration they need to stop following umbrella-toting tour guides (or books that act like them) and start following 320,000 well-dressed Swiss cows instead. Whether the reader is a vacationer rethinking their version of touring, an expatriate who wants to get to know their adopted country on a deeper level, or even if theyre Swiss99.9 Ways to Travel Switzerland Like a Local is for anyone who believes that the best travel stories come from a desire not just to take a snapshot of a place from a train window, but to stop, smile, and disembark for a while in order to bring the meaning of that blurry photo into sharper focus.About the author: Chantal Panozzo spent almost a decade in the land of cheese, chocolate, and people who can pronounce her name. She has written about Switzerland for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Salon, Vox, CNN Travel, CNN Business Traveler, Fodor's, Die Zeit, and many others. Her collection of personal essays, Swiss Life: 30 Things I Wish I'd Known, landed her on the cover of the highly esteemed Swiss tabloid Blick am Abend as the American who saved Switzerland's honor. She is hoping the sequel, American Life: 30 Things I Wish I'd Known, will do the same thing for the U.S. because it could really use someone to save its honor too. In the meantime, she would like to remind everyone that you'll find amazing things to do in canton Aargau, the Chicago suburbs, and everywhere in between.

Mister Moffats Hill tells the story of railroading over Rollins Pass, the highest road in North America. The time is 1903-1906 and Colorado is the setting. A historical novel, it describes the lives of people and actual occurrences. Courage, greed, passion, and grit are shown by the characters, fictional and historical. The local business climate, is also part of the story. A mining scheme of dubious quality is promoted and exposed along the way. Both the railroad and the mine scheme are fact. Real and fictional characters bring the stories to life.

We've all flown in our lives, but have you ever tried making it your career? Creator of Jetlagged Comic Kelly Kincaid did and she's here to set the record straightit's not all glam and glitter.In her second book in the Jetlagged Comic Series, Jetway Reunion delivers over 150 colorful cartoons (including 10 never before seen) depicting the crazy life of flight attendants, pilots and the passengers they serve. Forward written by New York Times Best Selling Author Heather Poole, Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama, and Crazy Passengers at 30,000 Feet.

Provides an account of the container-ship revolution - from the maiden voyage of the Ideal X to the entrepreneurial vision and technological breakthroughs that make it possible to ship goods cheaply. This book also explores the growth of global trade fuelled by the mammoth ships and seaborne lifelines connecting Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

For fans of H is for Hawk and Wild, Skybound is a deeply personal memoir about learning to fly.

In 1858 Savannah businessman Charles Lamar, in violation of US law, organized the shipment of hundreds of Africans on the luxury yacht Wanderer to Jekyll Island, Georgia. In 1886 the North American Review published excerpts from thirty of Lamar's letters from the 1850s, reportedly taken from his letter book, which describe his criminal activities.

Perfect for coffee tables, lakefront cabins, and boat lovers' bookshelves, Queen of the Lakes tells the story of each of the ships that has been honoured with the title "Queen of the Great Lakes".