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Barbara Smith Prose from the Old Century to the New:Vignettes, Petite Petites, Epistles, Points of View
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Xlibris Corporation 2005 1599267241 / 9781599267241 Soft Cover Very Good Signed by Author
Nice clean book in very good condition. ***** "Prose from the Old Century to the New: Vignettes, Petite Petites, Epistles, Points of View will bring laughter, tears, and points of view on past and current issues of personal, local, regional, national and international happenings." This book is signed by the author.
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14.95 USD
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Donald H. Ward One Engineer's Life Relived
KY McDowell 1990 no Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
This book is in very good condition. It is signed by the author and has a gift inscription. Illustraded with black and white photos. This is a autobiography by Donald H. Ward. From the epilogue: "On one of those nights when a number of us in high school were standing on the corner talking over our future lives, and someone had asked me to plan my career, I doubt that I could have planned one more exciting. Being in the Marine Corps in World War II, working for NACA on models of the first airplanes to fly faster than the speed of sound, working on NASA projects to support men walking on the moon, working on the NASA project to make the first soft unmanned landing on Mars, and working on the country's most advantcd transonic wind tunnel in the world. Who could have asked for more. In addition, I have been blessed with the best family any man could ask for. Chapter headings: Chapter 1 Family Background; Chapter 2 The Early Years; Chapter 3 The Grammar School Years; Chapter 4 High School; Chapter 5 June 1941-Auaust 1942; Chapter 6 The U. S. Marines; August 1942-November 1945; Chapter 7 Marriage and Work; 1946-1948; Chapter 8 The Colleae Years; 1948-1952; Chapter9 NACA-SFt. Tunnel;1952-1961; Chapter 10 Project FIRE; August 1961-May 1965; Chapter 11 lunar Orbiter Prcject;May 1965-Aug.1967; Chapter 12 Project Viking; August 1967 -September 1975; Chapter 13 Advanced TechnolOJY labDratory; September 1975-March 1977 82; Chapter 14 National Transonic Facility; April 1977-January 1982.
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Previte, Mary T. Hungry Ghosts : One Woman's Mission to Save America's Empty Souls
Scarborough, ON, Canada HarperCollins Publishers Canada, Limited 1994 0310594200 / 9780310594208 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Inscribed By the Author
Nice clean book and dust jacket. Both are in very good condition. The dust jacket has minor edgewear. This book is signed by the author. ***** "Abusive guards, filthy conditions, and an immate's suicide led to a riot her first week on the job at Camden County Youth Center. But Mary, a woman of rare courage and deep faith, set out on a quiet crusade to restore order and instill hope in her new charges. Mary survived a traumtic time in a Japanese concentration camp through discipline, self respect, and faith in God. Now she applies those values to young outlaws."
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