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Sport Shooting LogBook
- Keep Record Date, Time, Location, Firearm, Scope Type, Ammunition, Distance, Powder, Primer, Brass, Diagram Pages Sport Shooting LogBook For Beginners & Professionals
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Pat Hammond is not your ordinary artist. In fact, she doesn’t
even consider herself an artist. She takes everyday objects, such
as spinning tops and jars of cicada shells, and infuses them with
new meaning and hope. Through humor and personalization, she uses
insignificant and unconventional objects to illuminate a “grand
truth†about the world, and even about herself. Author
Christopher Ornelas found out about Hammond through her remarkable
kite collection—hundreds of kites amassed over twenty years.
Hammond’s kites, which have been featured at the Smithsonian and
the Modern Museum of Art, were gathered from every corner of the
world, including Guatemala, Korea, and Polynesia. Hammond also
designs her own kites, drafting ideas and sketches for numerous
creations she has dreamed of flying. While many of these kites have
never made it into the air, they demonstrate her untamed
creativity: a corset on a string titled “Of Corset Flies,†a
kite made of chicken wire titled “Flew de Coop.†Hammond’s
idiosyncratic humor soars beyond her kites, and as Ornelas quickly
discovers, they are just a stroke on the canvas of an artistic life
that includes troves of trinkets laced with whimsy and beautiful
intentions, all displayed in Hammond’s home in San Antonio,
Texas. Hammond’s love for the unexpected and her fascination with
science and physics are contagious. She is passionate about bees
and collecting honey, and her shelves upon shelves of books touch
on subjects as varied at Goya and Asimov. From her assortment of
animal specimens (bird wings, butterflies, beetles) to crates of
small spinning tops (she makes hundreds of them from round metal
discs and matchstick spindles), every item is an exploration
illustrating the heart of an artist and the legacy of a true free
spirit. With a foreword by poet and friend Naomi Shihab Nye and
intimate photographs of Hammond’s home and collections, Name
Them—They Fly Better offers a portrait of a woman who has sought
to transform each moment into a creative act.
Since time immemorial ordinary people have flocked to gaze upon
daring feats in the hope of witnessing some death-defying or even
death-inducing act. Aeronautics was turned into a public spectacle
and exploited financially from its very beginning and thus it has
remained ever since. The book sets out to elaborate upon those
concepts in the East Midlands, and demonstrates that the region is
truly representative of the progress of general aviation in this
country as a whole over two centuries. The history covers balloons
for shows and sports, the pre-First World War period, women
aviators, Sir Alan Cobham, through to private and small air taxi
flying operations, Amy Johnson, and continuing up to the present
day. Balloons, Bleriots and Barnstormers enables the reader to feel
the euphoria and frustrations of the flyers, and experience the
same excitement as the people who actually witnessed their efforts.
Brian Cosgrove's classic introduction to the world of microlight
flying has endeared itself to several generations of pilots. To
read a 'Cossy' has been the advice given to candidates for the
CAA's microlight examinations since the book was first published in
the early days of the sport. Now in its eighth edition, the text
has been thoroughly revised to bring current information to
enthusiasts around the world. It also provides a real understanding
and recognition of the factors that influence safe flight. Approved
by the BMAA Panel of Examiners.
Gliding is for everyone who has ever dreamt of riding the air
currents with the view stretching to the horizon, and with barely a
sound to disturb the moment. Written by an experienced instructor,
this book guides you through the first steps to realising that
dream, and goes on to explore the many opportunities offered by
this compelling and existing sport.
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