Take three wacky aunts, two talking animals, one nervous bride, and an upcoming hit, and you've got the follow-upto JB Lynn's wickedly funnyConfessions of a Slightly Neurotic HitwomanKnocking off a drug kingpin was the last thing on Maggie Lee's to-do list, but when a tragic accident leaves her belo[...]
From advice on evaluating and selecting plants, to assessing plant health and troubleshooting, the Bonsai Survival Manual provides the comprehensive information every bonsai gardener needs for success. Advice on selecting suitable species, feeding, watering, and providing the proper temperature; ste[...]
Walter Krupinski, Adolf Galland, Eduard Neumann, Wolfgang Falck: These men were four of the most important and influential Luftwaffe fighter pilots and air combat leaders in World War II. And they were all aces. The pages come to life as four of Germany's bravest and best pilots tell their stories a[...]
The much-anticipated sequel to "The German Aces Speak" gives voice to four more of WWII's most noteworthy German pilots. When "The German Aces Speak" published in 2011, "Air & Space/Smithsonian "magazine welcomed Colin Heaton's and Anne-Marie Lewis's masterful command of interview-based narrative, w[...]
The Me 262 was the first of its kind, the first jet-powered aircraft. Although conceived before the war, with the initial plans being drawn in April 1939, the Stormbird was beset with technological (particularly the revolutionary engines) and political difficulties, resulting in it not entering comb[...]
"Heaton expertly portrays Marseille as one of history's great fighter pilots, as well as a man who lived life to the full and who fought with honor." -- "Dennis Showalter" "The Star of Africa"is a biography of the dramatic life and meteoric career of German Luftwaffe Captain Hans-Joachim Marseille, [...]
Offers an account of police work. This book focuses on three key areas of policing: community, investigation and intelligence. It introduces readers to various areas through the use of definition boxes, scenario boxes highlighting good practice, points to note boxes, flowcharts and diagrams as well [...]