In 1910, an awestruck crowd at the Roanoke Fair got its first glimpse of powered flight when a Curtiss biplane soared overhead. Within the next decade, gliders were lifting off from hills in South Roanoke and cow pastures were being converted into airstrips. Once Roanoke Municipal Airport was developed in 1929, earlier local airfields such as Cook, Trout, and Horton Fields were rendered inactive. Then in 1941, when�with federal assistance� the municipal airport became Woodrum Field, the re...

In "The Oak: A Popular Introduction to Forest-botany," Harry Marshall Ward deftly intertwines scientific rigor with accessible prose, creating a delightful exploration of the oak tree and its significance within the realm of forest botany. Ward employs a meticulous, yet engaging literary style that bridges the gap between scholarly study and popular education. The text serves both as a comprehensive introduction to the ecology of the oak and a meditation on its symbolic resonance throughou...

Knights of Malakash: The Realmjumpers Saga is an exciting novel set in an alternate world. It is a world where a US Marine enters a magical world in a different realm. Will his training be of any help in the new world or will he face the unknown? Harry Marshall IV has produced an intriguing story with more twists and turns than a road through a thick forest. Enjoy this wonderful read that will keep you on the edge!

The Karen People of Burma: A Study in Anthropology and Ethnology is a substantial early twentieth-century ethnographic account of one of Burma's major upland and lowland minority communities. Marshall surveys Karen origins, clan and village life, marriage, law, music, myth, animist belief, Christian conversion, and linguistic diversity with the classificatory ambition typical of colonial anthropology. Its prose is empirical and descriptive, yet often attentive to oral narrative, ritual det...

All the world's a park, and all the dogs merely players...Step into a world where muddy paws meet noble purpose and tangled leashes lead to unexpected wisdom. This riotous romp through rain-soaked trails and tail-wagging chaos captures the poetry, hilarity, and heart of life behind the leash. From canine capers to moments of quiet grace, Tails from the Trail is a celebration of joy, resilience, and the four-legged companions who teach us how to truly walk through life.

This is the first time that Sir Arthur Bomber' Harris's own papers covering his three and a half years at Bomber Command have been published and made available to the general public. The book also contains an introduction by Sebastian Cox, an Air Staff Memorandum written immediately after the war and a revisionist German viewpoint by Horst Boog. It

A Man in a Hurry is one man's athletic journey from the Gold Rush to the Jazz Age, the story of a dreamer, schemer and ladies man who met with Presidents and royalty, crooks and knaves. With its colourful detail, historical context and readable style, this groundbreaking work is an important addition to the sports literature canon.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Blast off on a bedtime adventure with Captain Crumb—a lovable raccoon explorer with a big heart and a belly full of cookie crumbs! When Captain Crumb and his marshmallow robot sidekick, Fluff, discover a magical planet made entirely of cookies, they’re in for more than just a tasty surprise.From chocolate chip mountains to caramel rivers, the Cookie Planet is full of wonder… and an important lesson about kindness, sharing, and u...

Gain the technical and business insight needed to plan, deploy, and manage the services provided by the Microsoft Azure cloud. This second edition focuses on improving operational decision tipping points for the professionals leading DevOps and security teams. This will allow you to make an informed decision concerning the workloads appropriate for your growing business in the Azure public cloud.Microsoft Azure starts with an introduction to Azure along with an overview of...

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on K–12 education have been pervasive and profound. This engaging book concisely outlines the current crisis in schools in the core areas of student learning, student and teacher mental health, and teacher burnout. Synthesizing original research, David T. Marshall and Tim Pressley offer in-depth descriptions of the disruptions caused by prolonged school closures and remote instruction. They also identify some positive changes, such as i...

Forward by Author and Actress Bever-leigh Beinfield and a collection of Women in Ministry business owners sharing their words of motivation and inspiration to remind the listener that whatever they are going through that they can make it through. Most of all that one should trust the process and continue on their journey to their destiny because they Got This.

Thirty-four accounts of Luftwaffe missions given by pilots and flight crew members, including the legendary German fighter ace Adolf Galland.The Nazi air force pilot and crew members featured in this unusual collection divulge what was once highly-confidential information, including fighter tactics, aircraft technology and operations, how they received their commands, and what the chain in carrying out their orders was. Also included are thirty rarely seen photogra...