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The aviation art of Keith Ferris 3 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 ...
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The Control of Nature 29 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
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Master and Commander 263 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)
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Truman 283 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!
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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
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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
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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
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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge 75 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
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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
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb 159 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
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The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made 7 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
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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
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Truman 283 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!
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Master and Commander 263 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)
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The aviation art of Keith Ferris 3 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 ...
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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
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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
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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge 75 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
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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
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The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made 7 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
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