Originally a cavalryman, Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (1892-1918), nicknamed the Red Baron, transferred to the German Air Service in 1915. One of the first members of fighter squadron Jasta 2 in 1916, Richthofen quickly distinguished himself as a fighter pilot, becoming leader of Jasta 11 in 1917 and later leading the larger fighter wing known as “The Flying Circus” or “Richthofen’s Circus” whose bright-colored aircraft moved from one area of Allied air activity to another, set...

Using Space to Save EarthVeteran science journalist William E Burrows offers a bold new mission for the US space program: to protect the Earth from the ever-growing number of perils that threaten our way of life—and even our very survival.We are living through one of the most dangerous times in human history. Nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons technology are proliferating, and missile technology is falling into more and more hands. Extreme natural disa...

It was all part of man's greatest adventure--landing men on the Moon and sending a rover to Mars, finally seeing the edge of the universe and the birth of stars, and launching planetary explorers across the solar system to Neptune and beyond.The ancient dream of breaking gravity's hold and taking to space became a reality only because of the intense cold-war rivalry between the superpowers, with towering geniuses like Wernher von Braun and Sergei Korolyov shelving dreams of space t...

One simple idea can set you free: Don't take on a problem if it isn't yours! One of the most liberating books in the extraordinary One Minute Manager Library teaches managers an unforgettable lesson: how to have time to do what they want and need to do.The authors tell why managers who accept every problem given them by their staffs become hopeless bottlenecks. With a vivid, humorous, and too familiar scenario they show a manager loaded down by all the monkeys that...

Sie ersticken in Arbeit? Sie sind abends todmüde, ohne je Ihr Tagespensum geschafft zu haben? Sie tun, was Sie können, bis Sie nicht mehr können? Sie brauchen unbedingt mehr Freiraum?Wenn es so um Sie steht, gibt es für Sie nur eins: Verjagen Sie alle Klammer-Affen! Übernehmen Sie kein Problem, das nicht ganz klar IHR Problem ist. Denn wer die Probleme anderer übernimmt, der übernimmt sich.Dieses Buch aus der weltweit erfolgreichen «One Minute Manager Library» zeigt Führungsk...

Sie ersticken in Arbeit? Sie sind abends todmüde, ohne je Ihr Tagespensum geschafft zu haben? Sie tun, was Sie können, bis Sie nicht mehr können? Sie brauchen unbedingt mehr Freiraum? Wenn es so um Sie steht, gibt es für Sie nur eins: Verjagen Sie alle Klammer-Affen! Übernehmen Sie keine Probleme, die nicht ganz klar Ihre Probleme sind, denn wer die Probleme anderer übernimmt, der übernimmt sich. In einer schwungvollen und witzigen Handlung begegnen wir in diesem Hörbuch der "leidenden Ang...

Kevin Costner: America's Teacher examines the role of Costner in educational settings domestically and abroad. Costner's career over the past 35 years has seen ups and downs: his movies grossed 2 billion dollars in ticket sales worldwide and he has he won/been nominated for several Academy Awards but he also experienced critical and box office failures. Through the films in his oeuvre, Costner has been teaching audiences around the world about the United States--its history, peopl...

The Christmas Brides Collection from Mills & BoonIncluding the titles:Christmas in ParadiseA Regency Christmas BrideSaving ChristmasA Christmas Wedding

Step back in time and experience the grandeur and romance of a previous era as Harlequin® Historical brings you three new full-length titles in one collection!This boxset includes:THE COUNTESS’S FORGOTTEN MARRIAGEby Annie Burrows(Regency)Mary, Countess of Epping, has arrived home after months away, following a dangerous encounter that wiped her memory. She’ll need to use her newfound survival skills if she’s to win back...

Harlequin Historical brings you a captivating trio of new Regency romances in one collection!This boxset includes:THE TROUBLE WITH THE DARING GOVERNESSby Annie Burrows(Regency)Governess Rosalind is hired by Michael, the new Marquess of Caldicot, to guide his ward — a just-launched debutante. But Rosalind takes her role a little too seriously when she accidentally knocks one of her charge's disreputable suitors off a balcony!Forme...

The Complete Christmas Collection by Mills & BoonIncluding the titles:Christmas in ParadiseA Regency Christmas BrideSaving ChristmasA Christmas WeddingUnwrappedWith Love at ChristmasChristmas with the BossSecond Chance Under the MistletoeHer Christmas ListChristmas with the BillionaireA Christmas FairytaleA Christmas Wish

An urgent call for awareness of the dangers of Christian nationalism, including the origins and implications.In 2022, Bishop Curry charged the House of Bishops Theology Committee to study Christian nationalism, an issue that has increasingly come to the forefront of conversations surrounding Christianity, democracy and white supremacy. The committee’s methodology in an Anglican framework of scripture, tradition, reason, and liturgy sheds light on the foundation of ...