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| 1. | Forgotten Eagle: Wiley Post, America's Heroic Aviation Pioneer
Hardcover (371 pages) by Bryan B. Sterling (Carroll & Graf Publishers)
Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic, as the world remembers, and Amelia Earhart, who never completed her round-the-world flight with navigator Frederick Noonan in their twin-engine Lockheed, became a legend. Yet the contemporary of these two pioneers in early aviation, Wiley Post--the pilot who circled the earth alone in a single-engine plane, who flew at sub-stratospheric altitudes and discovered the jet stream, and who designed the prototypes for astronauts' space suits--has been largely, and perhaps officially, ignored in history and American folklore. Until now. Based on thirty years of research, this biography by Bryan and Frances Sterling reconstructs the adventurous life of Wiley Post from his poverty-stricken boyhood on a farm in Texas to a certificate from the Sweeney Auto School in Kansas City, Missouri, to a brief career in armed robbery that sent him to prison in 1921. It was in the oil fields of Oklahoma that ex-con Post lost his left eye, a handicap that he did not allow to impede his career as a parachute jumper, stunt pilot, barnstormer, and record-setting ace aviator. Post's incredible career ended in 1935, with a fatal crash in Barrow, Alaska, that also killed his passenger, the great American humorist Will Rogers. As in their comprehensive account of the enigmatic Wiley Post's life, the Sterlings leave no official record or government file unturned in their thoroughgoing investigation of the mystery that has long surrounded this maverick aviator's death.
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| 2. | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders: Concepts and Therapy
Kindle Edition (344 pages) (Wiley)
This volume is a collection of original chapters by a group of authors at the leading UK research and treatment centre on PTSD dealing with the diagnosis and context of PTSD, psychological mechanisms and behaviour, and strategies for therapy and prevention. Drawing on ten years intensive experience with adults and children presenting with PTSD and other disorders following a series of disasters, Yule emphasises the cognitive behavioural approach to PTSD and integrates important perspectives from social psychology, experimental cognitive psychology, neuropsychology and developmental psychology. Cross-cultural issues and issues in planning emergency responses to disasters are discussed. The controversy surrounding various short term and crisis interventions is critically presented.
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| 3. | Wiley Post; From Oklahoma to Eternity
Paperback (224 pages) by Bob Burke (Oklahoma Heritage Association)
Wiley Post was born in Texas, but Oklahomans claimed him as their own, often referring to him as the world's greatest pilot. And who is to argue? After all, he was the first man to fly alone around the earth. Additionally, he was a parachute jumper, a test pilot, the discoverer of the jet stream, and the inventor of the pressurized flight suit. And he accomplished all that in 36 years.
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| 5. | Lockheed Martin Airplane Manufacturing & Aviation History Film (1940) [DVD]
DVD Directed by Shirley C Burden (Quality Information Publishers, Inc.)
This beautifully filmed Lockheed promotional film hits the propaganda points hard, but makes up for it with the rare footage of Lockheed factory assembly lines and historic shots of famous flight celebrities. In addition to the great factory footage, there is also an explanation of how they used test pilots to try out their newest inventions, and to set records for speed. We watch as the Yankee Doodle, a Lockheed Vega, lands after breaking the speed record for a flight from NY to LA. There is also footage of the Wright brothers, Lindbergh and his wife, Amelia Earhart, Howard Hughes, Ruth Nichols, and others.- (1) Look To Lockheed (1940)
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| 9. | Fearless Flight: The Amazing Adventures of Wiley Post
Paperback (141 pages) by Eric Dabney & Janice Johnson (Oklahomoa Heritage Association)
To say that Wiley Post was an aviation risk taker would be an understatement. Living one of America s most amazing success stories, he was a man who exceeded all expectations, overcame his criminal past, and conquered his physical and emotional disabilities. His journey included jumping out of airplanes, crash landing, soaring to unexplored heights, and pushing himself and his planes to the absolute limit. Certainly, Wiley Post would become one of the world s most renowned and innovative pilots, but it was his strength of character and resolute determination that set him apart. His record-setting flights are legendary, his discoveries and inventions remain unparalleled in the world of aviation, and his impact upon the world of aeronautics is the source of legend. It has been more than seven decades since Wiley Post flew some of the most remarkable flights in aviation history and ultimately died with his friend, Will Rogers, at the top of the world. When Bob Burke wrote his award-winning biography chronicling the exploits of Post, From Oklahoma to Eternity: The Life of Wiley Post and the Winnie Mae, adult readers had the opportunity to explore the phenomenal accomplishments of his short, but remarkably thrilling, life. This young reader adaptation of Burke s book, filled with Post s exciting adventures and enriched with detailed illustrations and photographs, brings his story to another generation. From jumping out of airplanes to crash landing them, Wiley Post took risks. Whether he was repairing sewing machines as a boy or hammering out a damaged propeller along the banks of an Alaska shore as a young man, Wiley dreamed big. Adapted from Oklahoma to Eternity: The Life of Wiley Post and the Winnie Mae, here is the story of a great Oklahoman who made his mark upon history. Wiley Post with a sixth-grade education, a prison record, and one eye became one of the world s greatest and most innovative pilots. His friend Will Rogers once described him as a determined little rascal and said that if he ever gave up, you could be sure there would be no more gas and no more air. Wiley Post was no quitter. This is his story...
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