In March 1943 Dorothy Scarritt McKibbin took a position that catapulted her into the center of the Manhattan Project. Her office, 109 East Palace Avenue in Santa Fe New Mexico, was the entry point for all scientists, technicians, and their families who came to Los Alamos, an isolated mesa in north-central New Mexico, to build a "gadget" that would change the course of World War II. They also built a community where people attempted to lead ordinary lives under extraordinary circumstances. ...

A woman is operated on while she's awake...A plane runs out of gas while circling an airport for 30 minutes...A passenger liner is mistaken for an enemy fighter and shot down...A company invests in a new system that will cost them money...What do these failure have in common? How can we prevent them from happening again?

This book offers a cutting-edge overview of mobility, mobility justice and social justice, with contributions from a broad range of leading scholars. Mobility justice is understood as a way to frame the entanglements of power and social exclusion in the mobilities of humans, things, and ideas, as well as to differential and unequal access to movement, and the ability to move. The introductory chapters firmly ground the concept of mobility justice and social justice, with the proceeding cha...

Changing people’s practice is difficult, shifting the culture of an organization even more so. This book is a description of how one education preparation program did both. This is the story of how they transformed their student teaching program, creating tools and structures that resulted in mentors and student teachers working together in new ways. At the heart of their model is an assessment tool—STAT, for short—used to track the growth and development of student teachers and guide conv...

Highlights the human components of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, their interactions with the technology and each other, and the implications of human capabilities and limitations for the larger systemConsiders human factors issues associated with RPAS, but within the context of a very large system of people, other vehicles, policy, safety concerns, and varying applicationsChapters have been contributed by world class experts in HSI and those with operational RP...

“Whoopee,” Carol screamed. “Miss Pickett’s back!” To Carol and Bobby and every youngster lucky enough to have met the whimsical, white-haired lady in The Peculiar Miss Pickett, this is really cause for whoops of delight. For Miss Pickett is a baby-sitter beyond the dreams of even the most imaginative child! Who else but the little old lady in quaint high-button shoes and big, black-rimmed spectacles could make a toy airplane whizz out of the living room and fly upstairs or make a stove coo...

Wimbourne Books presents the eleventh in a series of rare or out-of-print ghost stories from Victorian authors. With an introduction by author Alastair Gunn, Volume 11 in the series spans the years 1846 to 1901 and includes stories from solely American female authors. Includes tales by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Rose Terry Cooke and Willa Sibert Cather. Readers new to this genre will discover its pleasures; the Victorian quaintness, the sometimes shocking difference in social norms, the almost...

Que Pasa, Colleen? Stories from a Texas Town is a story of love and all of its various and powerful forms and how love shapes our lives, published posthumously as a tribute to the author. The work is a series of short stories, following the residents of Colleen, TX through life’s adventures, trials, and tribulations. The characters are quirky, likeable, and real. The context varies from the sublime and poetic, to horrifying and sorrowful, and jubilant and silly. The main character, Maria H...

Written decades before Eat, Pray, Love, this inspiring memoir details one woman's incredible journey through India to bring Eastern spirituality to the Western world.Even before she arrived at the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of Transcendental Meditation, in Rishikesh, India, a city at the foothills of the Himalayas along the banks of the Ganges River, in 1962, Nancy Cooke de Herrera lived a lifetime of adventure. During the 1950s, she traveled...

Based on a true story, Francis Daymon is not your average history book hero—he was an everyday American who did what he could, never realizing that his actions and talents would mean the difference between victory or defeat in the American Revolution. Whenever America has needed heroes someone has always been there. This book was written for children and adults alike to celebrate another example of America’s greatest strength—its people.

WHO? is written by Charles and Nancy Cookand represents a whimsical woodland adventure bursting with playful language and laughter. Join a Curious Owl on a quest to uncover a simple answer while a mischievous Katydid plays hide-and-seek with words. With clever puns, delightful wordplay, and charming illustrations, this book is a treat for readers of all ages. Get rea...

Identity is a difficult concept to grasp. It’s intangible nature forces us to look beyond the surface into murky depths. The reality is, we often aren’t prepared to face what’s within, and it might take a long time before we are ready to confront it again. However, it’s important to note that the journey is worthwhile.Why, you may ask? My answer is quite simple: if you strip away all of the layers we put on – beneath the clothes, the makeup, the hairstyles, the accessories...