A tribute to the heroism shown by military pilots and aircrew from rural California towns who risked their lives and made their mark on American history.During World War II, thousands of volunteer combat aviators trained at places like Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and Hancock Field in Santa Maria. Some air cadets and WASPs—young women pilots—lost their lives in training accidents. The graduates would go on to fight in both the Pacific and European theaters. They fac...

California was a wild and lawless place in the 1850s, and San Luis Obispo County was no exception. Outlaws and bandits passed along the El Camino Real, now Highway 101, leaving a trail of victims. Despite attempts to stem the tide of crime with a vigilante committee and a string of executions, notorious men continued to be drawn to the central coast well into the next century. The James brothers, the Daltons and even Al Capone made their mark here, while lawmen worked to tame this piece of...

On December 7, 1941, war came to Arroyo Grande when two local sailors were killed on the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor. People from the small town were thrust into great circumstances and quickly answered the call for action. A local storekeeper's son won the Silver Star after he brought his flaming B-17 safely back to base. A valley farmworker served with the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team, largely composed of soldiers of Japanese descent. Chinese guerrillas commanded by Mao Zedong--the...

Build a Rental Property Empire: A Beginner’s Guide to Owning a Successful and Profitable Rental PropertyAre you thinking of investing in rental properties to achieve your dream of early and comfortable retirement? Rental property investing has drawn the interest of a growing number of people looking for immediate or long-term but substantial returns. This type of investment typically involves the purchase of either a property ready for rental or one that requires renovation and repairs. On...

Long Distance Real Estate Investing: A Beginner's Guide on How to Make Successful Real Estate Investments in Any LocationInvesting in real estate can change your life. You can use this investment vehicle to achieve a number of goals, including increasing your monthly cash flow, saving for retirement, and building long-term wealth. But increasing your wealth is not the only benefit of real estate investing; it can also provide you with an education, give you experience working with others, ...

Basics of Real Estate Investing Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: Long Distance Real Estate Investing and Build a Rental Property EmpireInvesting in real estate can change your life. You can use this investment vehicle to achieve a number of goals, including increasing your monthly cash flow, saving for retirement, and building long-term wealth. But increasing your wealth is not the only benefit of real estate investing; it can also provide you with an education, give you experience working wi...

A pioneering and beloved Canadian legend comes to lifeFather David Bauer changed lives — at the rink, in the classroom, and at the pulpit. Bauer’s dream created the first truly national Canadian hockey team. In 1963, that unique group represented Canada abroad and were committed to both country and to Father Bauer. Whether shepherding the hockey program at St. Michael’s College in Toronto or the men’s national team out of the University of British Columbia...

★ 金融時報與麥肯錫最佳商業書籍獎入圍★《紐約時報》、亞馬遜書店暢銷書、《連線》（Wired）評選年度必讀科普書解密當代傳奇投資人吉姆．西蒙斯低調發跡的唯一著作大家都在問：「大獎章基金的績效如何持續稱霸30年？」在投資界，沒有哪個傳奇大師比吉姆‧西蒙斯更加神祕，他的前半生是頂尖數學家，不但曾幫助美國政府破解蘇聯密碼，還成功打造世界級的數學系。但四十歲後，他轉戰投資界，開啟量化投資的風潮。他旗下的大獎章基金1988年至2018年的平均年化報酬率高達66.1％，就算扣除基金收取的各項費用，平均年化報酬率也高達39.1％，遠勝過巴菲特、彼得‧林區、雷‧達利歐、喬治‧索羅斯等股票大師。他聘請頂尖數學家、物理學家與電腦工程師，

Poul Anderson was one of the seminal figures of twentieth-century science fiction. Named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1997, he produced an enormous body of standalone novels and series fiction and was equally at home in the fields of heroic fantasy and hard SF. He was a meticulous craftsman and a gifted storyteller, and the impact of his finest work continues, undiminished, to this day.Multiverse: Exploring Poul Anderson's Worlds is a rousing...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERShortlisted for the Financial Times**/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award**The unbelievable story of a secretive mathematician who pioneered the era of the algorithm–and made $23 billion doing it.The greatest money maker in modern financial history, no other investor–Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Ray Dalio, Steve Cohen, or George Soros–has touched Jim S...

Este libro relata la historia jamás contada de cómo Jim Simons, un reservado matemático, fue pionero del trading algorítmico y se convirtió en el mayor generador de ganancias de todos los tiempos. Ningún otro inversor -Warren Buffett, George Soros, Peter Lynch, Steve Cohen o Ray Dalio- iguala el historial de Jim Simons, fundador de Renaissance Technologies. Desde 1988, el fondo Medallion de la empresa Renaissance ha generado un promedio de retornos anuales del 66 por ciento. Esta firma ha ...

The March/April 2016 issue of Uncanny Magazine.Featuring new fiction by Rachel Swirsky, Shveta Thakrar, Max Gladstone, Kelly Sandoval, and Simon Guerrier, classic fiction by Daryl Gregory, essays by Jim C. Hines, Kyell Gold, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, and Mark Oshiro, poetry by C.S.E. Cooney, Jennifer Crow, and Brandon O'Brien, interviews with Rachel Swirsky and Simon Guerrier by Deborah Stanish, a cover by Katy Shuttleworth, and an editoral by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Dam...