The aviation art of Keith Ferris3 reviews
Keith Ferris

Peacock Press/Bantam Books, 1979

Tha Aviation Art of Keith Ferris

+ One of the Greats!
+ Great for Technique. A prolific & well known avaition artist

Long time ago, one friend did show me The Aviation Art of Keith Ferris. With this book I learned secrets for my profession in one country when to learn for paint aircraft don't exist like another place of the world. Today to find this copy of the book is to me so important to keep alive my firts ...
  
  











  



  
The Control of Nature29 reviews
John McPhee

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990

Engineering skill, policy blunders:

+ Relevant as ever!
+ Can Man Ever Really Control Nature?
+ Elegant writing on man's ignorance about nature
  
  











  



  
Master and Commander263 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1990

Addicted to Aubrey - Maturin

+ Master and Commander
+ Fantastic read
+ Worthy of reading again and again ...
+ A Good Introduction (an Introduction Nevertheless)
  
  











  



  
Truman283 reviews
David McCullough

Simon & Schuster, 1992

Truman

+ Long, but well worth the length
+ A brilliant biography
+ McCullough? Buy It!
+ You Have To Read THIS Book!
  
  











  



  
Elements of Style, The (4th Edition)385 reviews
William Strunk, E. B. White

Longman, 1999

a concise review of grammar rules, extremely useful!

+ Decent Desktop Reference for the Student / Professional
+ The Elements of Style
+ Good Book
  
  











  



  
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States)180 reviews
James M. McPherson

Oxford University Press, USA, 1988

Dale

+ Excellent
+ Marred by political correctness
+ If you read one book on the civil war
  
  











  



  
Fighter Combat: Tactics and Maneuvering (New Edition)35 reviews
Robert L. Shaw

Naval Institute Press, 1985

Excellent Text Not For The Casual Reader

+ Comprehensive, concise info for combat sim fans
+ The Bible of Fighter Tactics
+ If you are serious about Combat Flight sims...
+ Fighter Combat: Tactics and Maneuvering
  
  











  



  
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge75 reviews
David McCullough

Simon & Schuster, 1983

"Hey, I have this Bridge in Brooklyn that I want to sell to you!!"

+ Great Bridge, great book
+ Finally a McCullough Book I love
+ Great Read
+ Thorough, Informative and a fascinating read
  
  











  



  
Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of Postwar American National Security (Galaxy Books)9 reviews
John Lewis Gaddis

Oxford University Press, USA, 1982

Analysis and Critique of Evolving US Strategies in the Cold War

+ Cold War History of Containment - by the foremost historian of the Cold War
+ The best book to start the real knowledge about Cold War era
+ A welcome scrutiny of history with the advantage of post-Cold War hindsight
+ A classic
  
  











  



  
The Making of the Atomic Bomb159 reviews
Richard Rhodes

Simon & Schuster, 1995

Outstanding Book

+ The making of the atomic bomb
+ greatest book I've ever read - got me to study physics
+ Great book if you like history and physics
+ A magnificent work
  
  











  



  
The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made7 reviews
Walter Isaacson, Evan Thomas

Simon & Schuster, 1997

A Reminder...

+ Essential for understanding WWII to Vietnam
+ Where are the next Wise Men?
+ Will Change Your View of the World
+ Wisdom Then
  
  











  



  
Fighter Combat: Tactics and Maneuvering (New Edition)35 reviews
Robert L. Shaw

Naval Institute Press, 1985

Excellent Text Not For The Casual Reader

+ Comprehensive, concise info for combat sim fans
+ The Bible of Fighter Tactics
+ If you are serious about Combat Flight sims...
+ Fighter Combat: Tactics and Maneuvering
  
  











  



  
Truman283 reviews
David McCullough

Simon & Schuster, 1992

Truman

+ Long, but well worth the length
+ A brilliant biography
+ McCullough? Buy It!
+ You Have To Read THIS Book!
  
  











  



  
Master and Commander263 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1990

Addicted to Aubrey - Maturin

+ Master and Commander
+ Fantastic read
+ Worthy of reading again and again ...
+ A Good Introduction (an Introduction Nevertheless)
  
  











  



  
The aviation art of Keith Ferris3 reviews
Keith Ferris

Peacock Press/Bantam Books, 1979

Tha Aviation Art of Keith Ferris

+ One of the Greats!
+ Great for Technique. A prolific & well known avaition artist

Long time ago, one friend did show me The Aviation Art of Keith Ferris. With this book I learned secrets for my profession in one country when to learn for paint aircraft don't exist like another place of the world. Today to find this copy of the book is to me so important to keep alive my firts ...
  
  











  



  
Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of Postwar American National Security (Galaxy Books)9 reviews
John Lewis Gaddis

Oxford University Press, USA, 1982

Analysis and Critique of Evolving US Strategies in the Cold War

+ Cold War History of Containment - by the foremost historian of the Cold War
+ The best book to start the real knowledge about Cold War era
+ A welcome scrutiny of history with the advantage of post-Cold War hindsight
+ A classic
  
  











  



  
Elements of Style, The (4th Edition)385 reviews
William Strunk, E. B. White

Longman, 1999

a concise review of grammar rules, extremely useful!

+ Decent Desktop Reference for the Student / Professional
+ The Elements of Style
+ Good Book
  
  











  



  
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge75 reviews
David McCullough

Simon & Schuster, 1983

"Hey, I have this Bridge in Brooklyn that I want to sell to you!!"

+ Great Bridge, great book
+ Finally a McCullough Book I love
+ Great Read
+ Thorough, Informative and a fascinating read
  
  











  



  
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States)180 reviews
James M. McPherson

Oxford University Press, USA, 1988

Dale

+ Excellent
+ Marred by political correctness
+ If you read one book on the civil war
  
  











  



  
The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made7 reviews
Walter Isaacson, Evan Thomas

Simon & Schuster, 1997

A Reminder...

+ Essential for understanding WWII to Vietnam
+ Where are the next Wise Men?
+ Will Change Your View of the World
+ Wisdom Then