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This instant Sunday Times bestseller tells the story of two fighter
pilots whose remarkable encounter during the Second World War
became the stuff of legend. Five days before Christmas 1943, a
badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime
Germany. At its controls was a twenty-one-year-old pilot. Half his
crew lay wounded or dead. Suddenly a German Messerschmitt fighter
pulled up on the bomber's tail - the German pilot was an ace, a man
able to destroy the American bomber with the squeeze of a trigger.
This is the true story of the two pilots whose lives collided in
the skies that day - the American - 2nd Lieutenant Charlie Brown
and the German - 2nd Lieutenant Franz Stigler. A Higher Call
follows both Charlie and Franz's harrowing missions and gives a
dramatic account of the moment when they would stare across the
frozen skies at one another. What happened between them, the
American 8th Air Force would later classify as 'top secret'. It was
an act that Franz could never mention or else face a firing squad.
It was the encounter that would haunt both Charlie and Franz for
forty years until, as old men, they would seek out one another and
reunite.
There is increasing competition for water resources in the face of
declining aquifer reserves and increasing risk in many areas of
drought related to climate change. At the same time poor water
management is damaging agriculture with problems such as
salinization, waterlogging, erosion and run-off. This volume
summarises the wealth of research on understanding and better
management of water resources for agriculture. Part 1 reviews
fundamental issues such as plant water use and soil water
retention. Part 2 discusses ways of mapping and monitoring
groundwater and surface water resources whilst Part 3 covers other
sources such as rain and floodwater, waste and brackish water. Part
4 surveys developments in irrigation techniques such as drip
irrigation and fertigation. The final sections in the book discuss
ways of using water resources more efficiently such as
site-specific and deficit irrigation techniques. With its
distinguished editor and international team of expert authors, this
wlll be a standard reference for agronomists, scientists involved
in water and irrigation science as well as government and
non-governmental organisations responsible for agriculture and
water resource management.
***SOON TO BE A MAJOR HOLLYWOOD FILM*** 'This is aerial drama at
its best. Fast, powerful, and moving.' Erik Larson Devotion tells
the gripping story of the US Navy's most famous aviator duo - Tom
Hudner, a white New Englander, and Jesse Brown, a black
sharecropper's son from Mississippi. Against all odds, Jesse beat
back racism to become the Navy's first black aviator. Against all
expectations, Tom passed up Harvard to fly fighter planes for his
country. While much of America remained divided by segregation, the
two became wingmen in Fighter Squadron 32 and went on to fight
side-by-side in the Korean War. Adam Makos follows Tom and Jesse's
dramatic journey to the war's climatic battle at the Chosin
Reservoir, where they fought to save an entire division of trapped
Marines. It was here that one of them was faced with an unthinkable
choice - and discovered how far they would go to save a friend.
'Gripping' Wall Street Journal ________________________ At first,
gunner Clarence Smoyer and his fellow crewmen in the legendary 3rd
Armored Division - 'Spearhead' - thought their tanks were
invincible. Then they met the German Panther, with a gun so
murderous it could shoot through one Sherman and into the next.
Soon a pattern emerged: the lead tank always gets hit. After seeing
his friends cut down breaching the West Wall and holding the line
in the Battle of the Bulge, Clarence and his crew are given a
weapon with the power to avenge their fallen brothers: the
Pershing, a state-of-the-art 'super tank', one of twenty in the
European theatre. But with it comes a harrowing new responsibility:
now they will spearhead every attack and, in doing so, will lead
the US Army into its largest urban battle of the war, the fight for
Cologne, the 'Fortress City' of Germany... 'Spearhead shimmers in
eclipsing moments of valor, luck and compassion.' Washington Times
Ever since she was little, Nunnally has always wanted to be one of
the graceful, capable receptionists of the Hall. As only top-rate
mages are accepted to the position, she enrolls in the kingdom’s
magic academy to hone her skills, where she feels out of place amid
a classroom of nobles—including a genuine prince. She decides
that despite being a commoner, she’s going to be the top of her
class...but for some reason she just can’t beat the one person
she’d most like to—the snobbish boy in the seat next to her,
Alweiss Rockman...!
Why were some, but not all the Arab mass social protests of 2011
accompanied by relatively quick and nonviolent outcomes in the
direction of regime change, democracy, and social transformation?
Why was a democratic transition limited to Tunisia, and why did
region-wide democratization not occur? After the Arab Uprisings
offers an explanatory framework to answer these central questions,
based on four key themes: state and regime type, civil society,
gender relations and women's mobilizations, and external influence.
Applying these to seven cases: Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, Bahrain,
Libya, Syria, and Yemen, Valentine M. Moghadam and Shamiran Mako
highlight the salience of domestic and external factors and forces,
uniquely presenting women's legal status, social positions, and
organizational capacity, along with the presence or absence of
external intervention, as key elements in explaining the divergent
outcomes of the Arab Spring uprisings, and extending the analysis
to the present day.
THE "NEW YORK TIMES" AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
Four days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber
struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its controls was a
21-year-old pilot. Half his crew lay wounded or dead. It was their
first mission. Suddenly, a sleek, dark shape pulled up on the
bomber's tail--a German Messerschmitt fighter. Worse, the German
pilot was an ace, a man able to destroy the American bomber in the
squeeze of a trigger. What happened next would defy imagination and
later be called "the most incredible encounter between enemies in
World War II." This is the true story of the two pilots whose lives
collided in the skies that day--the American--2nd Lieutenant
Charlie Brown, a former farm boy from West Virginia who came to
captain a B-17--and the German--2nd Lieutenant Franz Stigler, a
former airline pilot from Bavaria who sought to avoid fighting in
World War II. "A Higher Call" follows both Charlie and Franz's
harrowing missions. Charlie would face takeoffs in English fog over
the flaming wreckage of his buddies' planes, flak bursts so close
they would light his cockpit, and packs of enemy fighters that
would circle his plane like sharks. Franz would face sandstorms in
the desert, a crash alone at sea, and the spectacle of 1,000
bombers each with eleven guns, waiting for his attack. Ultimately,
Charlie and Franz would stare across the frozen skies at one
another. What happened between them, the American 8th Air Force
would later classify as "top secret." It was an act that Franz
could never mention or else face a firing squad. It was the
encounter that would haunt both Charlie and Franz for forty years
until, as old men, they would search for one another, a last
mission that could change their lives forever.
THE "NEW YORK TIMES" AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
December, 1943: A badly damaged American bomber struggles to fly
over wartime Germany. At the controls is twenty-one-year-old Second
Lieutenant Charlie Brown. Half his crew lay wounded or dead on
this, their first mission. Suddenly, a Messerschmitt fighter pulls
up on the bomber's tail. The pilot is German ace Franz Stigler--and
he can destroy the young American crew with the squeeze of a
trigger...
What happened next would defy imagination and later be called "the
most incredible encounter between enemies in World War II."
The U.S. 8th Air Force would later classify what happened between
them as "top secret." It was an act that Franz could never mention
for fear of facing a firing squad. It was the encounter that would
haunt both Charlie and Franz for forty years until, as old men,
they would search the world for each other, a last mission that
could change their lives forever.
INCLUDES PHOTOS
It’s Nunnally’s first day at her dream job as a receptionist of
the Hall. With a staff to serve as her weapon and a new, powerful
uniform for protection, things are off to a great start...only for
everything to immediately descend into chaos when searching for
someone who went missing in the woods leads Nunnally’s party to
run into a magical beast only ever sighted once in history. To make
matters worse, she teleports them away from it straight into...the
Rockmann estate?!
Why were some, but not all the Arab mass social protests of 2011
accompanied by relatively quick and nonviolent outcomes in the
direction of regime change, democracy, and social transformation?
Why was a democratic transition limited to Tunisia, and why did
region-wide democratization not occur? After the Arab Uprisings
offers an explanatory framework to answer these central questions,
based on four key themes: state and regime type, civil society,
gender relations and women's mobilizations, and external influence.
Applying these to seven cases: Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, Bahrain,
Libya, Syria, and Yemen, Valentine M. Moghadam and Shamiran Mako
highlight the salience of domestic and external factors and forces,
uniquely presenting women's legal status, social positions, and
organizational capacity, along with the presence or absence of
external intervention, as key elements in explaining the divergent
outcomes of the Arab Spring uprisings, and extending the analysis
to the present day.
A landmark examination of iconic and provocative portraits by
Warhol and Mapplethorpe, presented side by side and in depth for
the first time Andy Warhol (1928-1987) and Robert Mapplethorpe
(1946-1989) are well known for significant work in portraiture and
self-portraiture that challenged gender roles and notions of
femininity, masculinity, and androgyny. This exciting and original
book is the first to consider the two artists together, examining
the powerful portraits they created during the vibrant and
tumultuous era bookended by the Stonewall riots and the AIDS
crisis. Several important bodies of work are featured, including
Warhol's Ladies and Gentlemen series of drag queen portraits and
his collaboration with Christopher Makos on Altered Image, in which
Warhol was photographed in makeup and wigs, and Mapplethorpe's
photographs of Patti Smith and of female body builder Lisa Lyon.
These are explored alongside numerous other paintings, photographs,
and films that demonstrate the artists' engagement with gender,
identity, beauty, performance, and sexuality, including their own
self-portraits and portraits of one another. Essays trace the
convergences and divergences of Warhol and Mapplethorpe's work, and
examine the historical context of the artists' projects as well as
their lasting impact on contemporary art and queer culture.
Firsthand accounts by the artists' collaborators and subjects
reveal details into the making and exhibition of some of the works
presented here. With an illustrated timeline highlighting key
moments in the artists' careers, and more than 90 color plates of
their arresting pictures, this book provides a fascinating study of
two of the most compelling figures in 20th-century art. Published
in association with the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Exhibition
Schedule: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (10/17/15-1/24/16)
A unique look at the dogs, trainers, and dog recipients whose lives
have been changed by a program where 8 week old puppies are
companioned with prison inmates and trained there by them for 18
months, until they are released as service or aid dogs for
individuals and governments. Includes 150 original and compelling
photographs by renowned photographers Christopher Makos and Paul
Solberg and an introduction and narrative by Gloria Gilbert Stoga,
the organisation's creator. With moving images, this book serves as
a testament to the many lives that have been positively affected by
Puppies Behind Bars. From the moments these puppies and inmates
bond, to one trained puppy's first-class flight to his new home and
life in rural Texas, Makos and Solberg capture the moments these
extraordinary dogs and their dedicated trainers share as they each
work hard to give to those in need. With the photographer's
unprecedented access to both a correctional facility for men as
well as a correctional facility for women taking part in the
program, Puppies Behind Bars is much more than an appealing look at
these courageous canines, it is the wide-ranging story of these
dogs' journeys and their extensive impact on society. Puppies
Behind Bars is also a unique look at the dogs, inmate trainers, and
dog recipients whose lives have been changed by this groundbreaking
program. The experience is a win-win-win for all involved - the
dogs are loved, nurtured, trained and given structure 24/7; the
convicted felon has the opportunity to contribute to society and in
return receives and gives love, which may be a life-changing
experience for him or her; and ultimately, the recipient and
community benefit when the trained dog lands in his new home as a
life-long companion.
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