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Homer the Helicopter Grand Canyon Adventures    by Julie W. Buscher
Price: $1.50 USD. . Published on March 12, 2009. .

A one of a kind tale of high-flying, rollicking misadventures! HOMER is an educational, aviation-oriented tale, even teaching how to pilot a helicopter. A hand-up book to teach children English language & vocabulary. This 72 page chapter book, 20 color illustrations, delights ages 6-10, adults young at heart, & the flying community. Hop on board,fasten your seatbelt, and prepare for a joy ride
Amelia Earhart: Never in Man's Shadow    by Daniel Alef
Price: $1.49 USD. 1480 words. Published on October 19, 2009. .

Biographical profile of Amelia Earhart. Earhart’s disappearance has mesmerized the American public ever since her fateful around-the-world flight in 1937. However, the public’s fascination with Lady Lindy began long before her disappearance as she ventured into what was an almost exclusively male domain: airplanes and flight, flaunting convention with panache. This is her story.
Jiro's Dream    by Philip Groves
Price: $6.50 USD. 132900 words. Published on November 6, 2009. .

Jiro Shimada arrives in San Francisco, July 1937, a dejected young man. His lifelong dream of becoming a navy fighter pilot has been thwarted. Given the likelihood of being conscripted into the army as a foot soldier, arrangements are made for Jiro to participate in a work/study program to be conducted in America. So his dream must wait, but not for long....
William Edward Boeing: Sky King    by Daniel Alef
Price: $1.49 USD. 1750 words. Published on November 11, 2009. .

Biographical profile of William Edward Boeing, one of America's great aviation pioneers. Award-winning author Daniel Alef tells the story of Boeing from his early days in timber to his discover of airplanes and flight. Boeing lived through the most difficult, yet exciting years of the growth of aviation and air transportation, being ultimately responsible for the jets spanning the globe.
The Invincible Alice    by Alice L. Luckhardt
You set the price! 28560 words. Published on December 5, 2009. .

Alice L. Walters Wallace is a Florida-raised, privileged, educated and lovely young woman in 1940. Yet, for the next 69 years she endured numerous personal illnesses, family deaths and four different husbands within a few years. In spite of the problems she managed to live life to its fullest; whether being a pilot, model, businesswoman or nurse, she attempted it and achieved success at them all.
Charting A Wiser Course: How Aviation Can Address the Human Side of Change    by Kaye Shackford
Price: $4.95 USD. 78010 words. Published on January 20, 2010. .

In our post-September 11th world, aviation businesses are reworking strategies, markets and products. Yet no one is paying sufficient attention to a key element of change. Until we do, our efforts won't work. Our behavioral models are operating at cross-purposes with our business objectives. To achieve our objectives, we must align our behaviors with our intentions. This sounds easy. It’s not.
Getting Even. Eventually.    by S. Featherstone
Price: $2.50 USD. 72310 words. Published on January 29, 2010. .

Jake McInnes is a burned out commercial pilot in search of adventure and excitement. An old friend invites him to do some bush flying around the Sierra Madre in Durango, Mexico. Primarily flying gold from one of the largest mines. Jake finds adventure in all the wrong places as his life takes some wild twists and turns. Now that he’s in so deep. Will he live to see another day?
Entirely Yours    by E.R. Haze
Price: $2.99 USD. 103810 words. Published by Bluewood Publishing on January 30, 2010. .

Mike, a young Captain of a UN cargo plane is a heartbreaker. His passion for aviation, looks to be the only important matter in his life. But is everything what it seems? John works as a bodyguard for a rich, old business tycoon. When his employer is mysteriously murdered John is cast into a most unexpected position. Both men are about to meet the person who could change their lives.
Up the Airway    by Wayne Lutz
Price: $3.99 USD. 46040 words. Published on April 10, 2010. .

Flying Coastal British Columbia, where mountains drop into the sea and people practice self-reliance and a different sense of purpose. Airports in British Columbia, along with Arctic destinations, are featured. Contrarian views of the people and places of coastal British Columbia, and off-the-grid living. Written by a flight instructor with 7000 hours of flight experience.
What do you mean I can't stay for Dinner?    by Eric Johnson
Price: $0.99 USD. 8840 words. Published on April 15, 2010. .

Sniper Pilot Alexei Karmarov is tasked by the United States Navy for a strike against a terrorist leader in Turkey. Follows a plotline started years ago on SimHQ.com. Strike Fighters 2 was used in the creation of this story.