First flight : a mother hummingbird's story.

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Dreams of Flight : General Aviation in the United States. by Daly, Janet R. (Janet Rose Daly), 1959-

“…Centennial of Flight Ser. ;…”
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Connecting Flights. by Barrett, Lou

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Taking Off; Cradle Song; Because She Sees Summer with Her Feet; Fanny; Kore; Once and Sixteen; A First Rose on Parkville Avenue; Coney Island Afternoon; Oliver Hill Hotel: 1932; Red Lunch Basket; Young Fisher King; Home Schooling; The Chance Meeting; Notes on a Thursday Feast; Closely Watched Trains; Passages and Turbulence; Double Portrait with Wineglass; A Grandson Sends a Poem; World's Fair; Death of a Son Before His Time; Adam; A Last Reading; Victories; War Story; Forty and Eight: 1943; Two Poets and a Physician: 1918.…”
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Go, flight! : the unsung heroes of Mission Control, 1965-1992 / by Houston, Rick, 1967-

Table of Contents: “…Who did what -- Tampa, tranquility base here -- Growing up -- We're going to make it right -- Merry Christmas from the moon -- Dress rehearsals -- A bunch of guys about to turn blue -- Great job, young man -- We've got more than a problem -- Living on the moon -- The end of an era -- Legacy.…”
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Femininity in flight : a history of flight attendants / by Barry, Kathleen M. (Kathleen Morgan)

Table of Contents: “…: glamour and women's rights in the mid-1960s -- "You're white, you're free, and you're 21 -- what is it?"…”
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Return flights / by Davis, Jarita

Table of Contents: “…At Midnight You Board the Boat to BravaThe Rainy Season; Meeting Mano and Mãe Vinda; This Is Someone Else's Life; We Four Harvest Mangoes; Mangoes; I Am Twenty-eight Today; In the Field; Santa Maria das Dores, Sal; That Last Night; Departure; Cape Verde Has Been Slipping from Me; Part 4; Vista from the Schoolhouse Steps; Djiny Describes the Festival of São João; Tonight; Seven Hesitations of Maria DeSilva; Sara Andrade Lobo, Age Seven; Each Evening; José Fishing in Fajã d'Água; Acknowledgments; Glossary.…”
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The Beginnings of Flight

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The King's Flight

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The flight of the Phoenix

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The flight of the Phoenix /

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The Magic of Flight.

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Century Of Flight : Man Learns To Fly 1900-14 /

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Wingless flight : the lifting body story / by Reed, R. Dale, 1930-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Note to Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Adventure Begins; Chapter 2 Flying Bathtub -- Chapter 3 Commitment to Risk; Chapter 4 On to the Heavyweights; Chapter 5 Angry Machines; Chapter 6 Back to the Drawing Board; Chapter 7 Wingless Flight Matures; Chapter 8 Lifting-Body Racehorses; Chapter 9 Wingless Flight Lives On; Appendix; Glossary; A; B; C; D; F; H; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; W; X; Y; Bibliography; About the Author; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.…”
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Flight Not Improbable Octave Chanute and the Worldwide Race Toward Flight / by Short, Simine

Table of Contents: “…How it all began -- 2. Flight is not Improbable (1853 – 1895) -- 3. Theory – Investigating – Practical Flying (1896) -- 4. …”
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The flight of the condor : stories of violence and war from Colombia /

Table of Contents: “…Once upon a time: a short story on violence / Hugo Chaparro Valderrama -- Lather and nothing else / Hernando Téllez -- The execution / Juan Carlos Botero -- The soldiers / Álvaro Cepeda Samudio -- My father was blue / Nicolás Suescún -- The day we buried our weapons / Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza -- Prelude / Hernando Téllez -- A christmas story / Mario Mendoza Zambrano -- The new order / Arturo Echeverri Mejia -- Family birthday wishes / Germán Espinosa -- Fear / Manuel Mejia Vallejo -- The designator / Roberto Montes Mathieu -- Gelatin / Harold Kremer -- The procession of shadows / Germán Santamaria -- The aroma of death / Heriberto Fiorillo -- Bitter sorrows / Dario Ruiz Gómez -- Eme / Julio Paredes -- The feast / Policarpo Varón -- Vendors of peculiar objects / Celso Román -- Brides by night / Evelio Rosero Diago -- The sixth commandment / Juan Fernando Merino.…”


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Flights of fancy : the great fantasy films / by Von Gunden, Kenneth

Table of Contents: “…T: A Child's Fantasy -- It's A Wonderful Life: The Guardian Angel -- Jason and the Argonauts: Ancient Mythology -- King Kong: The Giant Monster -- Lost Horizon: The Hidden Paradise -- Popeye: The Comic Strip Hero -- Superman: The Super Hero -- Thief of Bagdad: Arabian Nights -- Time Bandits: Child as Hero -- Topper: The Ghost Story -- The Wizard of Oz: The Fabulous Journey.…”


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Kite Flight /

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Stratospheric Flight Aeronautics at the Limit / by Sóbester, András

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Prologue -- Millimeters of mercury -- Part I: In a hostile environment -- Chapter 1: A sense of not belonging -- Chapter 2: Comfort Zone -- Part II: New heights of flight -- Chapter 3: A tale of two Comets -- Chapter 4: Higher -- Chapter 5: Faster -- Part III: 'Above the weather' -- Chapter 6: Deep freeze -- Chapter 7: Rivers of air -- Chapter 8: Rough ride -- Chapter 9: A gray area -- Part IV: Where next? …”
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Flight of Aquavit / by Bidulka, Anthony, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…Front cover -- Flight of Aquavit -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- Chapter 21 -- Chapter 22 -- Acknowledgements -- backcover.…”
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Taking flight : Britains' America's Cup challenge /

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