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Juvenile fiction for ages eight to fourteen and up. It follows a teenage girl, her brother, and parents as they deal with their problems and disappointments. Hannah is fifteen and learning to cope with romance problems and peer pressure. Her boyfriend pressures her for intimacy. Later, she and her mom have a candid talk about birth control. Her dad and Hannah try to compare evolution facts in her school science class with the explanation of creation as described in the Bible. They have an interesting discussion about the differences. Hannah is close friends with two other girls. They call ...

When most people think about civil aviation, or when they are considering flying lessons, the vast majority have the small single-engine airplane in mind. But the world of aviation includes a wide variation of many types of aircraft. Unsurprisingly, there are many questions about the different ratings that a pilot may earn, so Earning Aviation Flight Ratings was produced to explain many of these ratings. It includes all Airplane ratings, which are Single-engine Land, Single-engine Sea, Multiengine Land, and Multiengine Sea. Both Rotorcraft classes including Helicopter and Gyroplane are ...

Second Edition covers sweeping new changes of FAA BasicMed medical rules. Now more flying opportunities than ever before! New FAA BasicMed Rules reduce medical requirements to a driver license, a check up by your personal physician, and an online medical education course. No third class medical certificate required! Allows flying any aircraft up to 6,000 pounds and six seats with no limits on horsepower, number of engines, or gear type. May fly day or night, and not limited to visual conditions if properly instrument rated. No medical exam for Light Sport Flyers! Sport Pilots can take to ...

This is a novel for children aged about 8 to 14. It is a story about a young boy who was orphaned in 1857 and becomes a cabin boy on an American Merchant sailing ship. His first voyage is a trip from Providence, Rhode Island to Monterey, California. It is a long voyage that requires sailing between Cape Horn at the tip of South America and the Antarctica Peninsula. The passage around Cape Horn is known by sailors to be a brutal stretch of ocean requiring expert seamanship. The round trip requires navigating around Cape Horn twice, which sailors know as Doubling the Horn. Young readers will ...

The fascinating history of the Pony Express unfolds in this historical novel for young readers aged 8 to 14. The Pony Express operated only 19 months from April 3, 1860 to October 24, 1861, but it captured America’s thirst for adventure, and it fulfilled an important communication link between the new State of California and the rest of the Country during the unsettled period before the Civil War. Remarkably, most riders were teenagers. The Pony Express relied on the ability and endurance of small riders weighing less than 125 pounds. Despite their young ages, the brave and dedicated mail...

Most adults in the US experience three transitions in their retirement lives. Around the age of 55, their dreams of retirement begin in earnest and they begin to plan and prepare for retirement. But the job is far from done after they enter retirement. There are dozens of activities to juggle, which may involve health care and investment decisions, and dealing with new types of taxes to report. Finally, a last transition becomes apparent after they have enjoyed the leisure for few years, and they realize it is time to make arrangements to leave their estates to family and friends. ...

One Possible Happening and A Perfect Reason are companion books that deal with the existence and nature of God. Each book is available separately, but are printed together in this combination edition. The first edition is One Possible Happening, which is a short introduction to using philosophical logic to consider the existence of God. It explores the subject three classical ways; by logical reason, sacred reason, and faith in the Bible. For readers who are new to logical reasoning, there are a number of philosophical abstractions which are explained. Some of these terms can be obscure and...

This is a collection of essays on a dozen questions that sharply divide Americans today. The background and discussion of each subject includes a brief history of the development of today’s dilemma. Elements of each problem are laid out for the reader, and wrapped up with proposals that find their roots in the thoughts of the country’s founding masters. It begins with the Constitution, and the country’s drift from its provisions. By allowing federal representatives to redirect the Constitution, Americans have experienced four major disruptions of individual freedom. Unless Americans ...

This edition is a companion piece to the previous issue of One Possible Happening. The first volume was a short examination of the existence of a Supreme Being in three ways: by logical reason, by sacred reason, and by faith in the Bible. The use of logical reason compares a definition of God to the existence of the cosmos. A discussion of sacred reasoning adds characteristics of knowledge, power, and everlasting love to the notion of God. And the reasoning by faith in the Bible enriches the concept of a God who loves His creation and seeks interaction with the human soul. A Perfect Reason ...

New Third Edition adds a new Part II showing rules for drones and drone pilots. Explains how all drone flyers must complete The Recreational UAS Test (TRUST) before flying a drone, regardless of weight. Clarifies professional and commercial rules for drones. Describes requirements for the Remote Pilot Certificate and new FAA rules for Remote Identification Ability to take effect in September 2023. Part I still covers sweeping new changes of FAA BasicMed medical rules. Now more flying opportunities than ever before! New FAA BasicMed Rules reduce medical requirements to a driver license, a ...

An introduction to concepts of logic for home philosophers. The existence of God has perplexed mankind since creation. Men of philosophy and logic have studied it since the days of Plato and Aristotle; in fact, Aristotle provided some of the earliest writings on the subject of metaphysics and theology. This short book provides a modest introduction for those interested in the analysis of the subject in three ways: by logical reason, by logical belief, and by holy scripture. It begins with a short introduction to many of the great writers who have participated in a long discussion of the ...

An historical novel of romance and hardship set during the Vietnam War. A new Army lieutenant leaves his fiancé to serve at an obscure air force base in Thailand where the love for his sweetheart clashes with his attraction to a dazzling Thai beauty. Serving in the Corps of Engineers, he joins an epic construction project reminiscent of The Bridge on the River Kwai. Their mission is in support of the air war to destroy the supply lines of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Unsure of his leadership ability, he relies on the experience of seasoned soldiers while struggling against grueling schedules, ...