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The book presents a collection of essays that delve into the personal experiences of archival research within the field of psychology. It highlights the unique challenges and rewards associated with this process, providing insights into modern historiography. Through these reflections, the essays explore the intricate relationship between historical research and the evolving understanding of psychology.

A sweeping achievement from a poet whose rhythms are as alive to the roll and tang of syllables on the tongue as they are to the circulation of blood and sap (Rosanna Warren, Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize citation).

Too late to change the course of the war, the Me262 was nevertheless a remarkable and very successful aircraft. Here Baker tells the full story, from its tortuous development through to its operational days, including details of its specs, and insight into the men who designed and flew the Me262. An exhaustive study.

The multi-level exam preparation series for Cambridge ESOL exams which inspires students to better exam results.

A perfect introduction for students and laypeople alike, providing you with all the concepts you need to know to understand the fundamental issues. Filled with helpful diagrams, photographs, further reading, and easily digestible features on the development of electrical and mechanical engineering, this book makes getting to grips with the subject as easy as possible. It includes the development of machines and materials, forces and how they are manipulated, gearing, and principles of movement and reliability.

Describes the origin of the reusable launch vehicle concept during the 1960s, its evolution into a viable flying machine in the early 1970s, and its subsequent design, engineering, construction and operation.

An expanded special new edition of the Apollo 13 Manual, published to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the mission launched in April 1970, which nearly turned into a catastrophe. This Manual chronicles the complex technical challenges involved in returning the crippled spacecraft safely to... číst celé

This biography is the life story of Germany's most famous World War II air force officer, Adolf Galland. As a fighter ace, he became the youngest general in the Wehrmacht, whose combat career spanned the years from biplanes over Spain to the first operational jet fighters. His command position put him in perilously close contact with the leaders of the Third Reich. Over several years, General Galland has told his story - including much which for political reasons could not be said in his 1950s memoir, "The First and the Last" - to aerospace historian and writer, David Baker. The General has also opened his private photograph collection.

Navigating a tumultuous journey of psychic phenomena, David Baker grapples with his extraordinary experiences of auras, ghosts, and spirits while battling deep-seated fears of his own sanity. After experiencing a profound fall from grace and contemplating surrender, a life-changing vision ignites a new purpose. Guided by spiritual inspiration and faith, he embarks on a transformative quest to reclaim his life, offering readers a poignant and uplifting narrative of resilience and self-discovery.

Set in a near-future dystopia, the narrative follows an immigrant teenager who faces the harsh realities of a family separation program. After being forcibly taken from her mother at a border, she is transported across the U.S. and faces the threat of deportation despite needing vital medical care. Blending dark humor with political commentary, the story critiques contemporary immigration policies while exploring themes of resilience and injustice.