In the Super Bowl of the airline industry, there are two opposing sides: Airbus of Europe versus Boeing of America. Both sides have only one goal
- to become the world`s leading aircraft maker. This is the remarkable account of Airbus` launch of the largest passenger plane ever to fly, how they risked everything in a heavyweight contest, where the money is staggering, & the political stakes are high. The Airbus A380 will be a monster above the clouds with gyms, a nightclub in the sky, & a 550 passenger capacity vs Boeing`s super efficient long distance Dreamliner`s 200-350. Will the A380 super-jumbo succeed when it is launched in 2006? With Boeing determined that it will fail, the stakes are high. This amazing story of rivalry & risk is a fascinating insight to both Airbus & Boeing, as they take their steps to take-off.
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Fasten your seatbelts for an anthology of turbulent tales curated by Stephen King & Bev Vincent. This exciting new collection, perfect for airport or aeroplane reading,

Includes:: an original introduction & story notes for each story by Stephen King, & brand new stories from Stephen King & Joe Hill. Stephen King hates to fly. Now he & co-editor Bev Vincent would like to share this fear of flying with you. Welcome to Flight or Fright, an anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when you`re suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph & sealed up in a metal tube (like
- gulp!
- a coffin) with hundreds of strangers. All the ways your trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some we`ll bet you`ve never thought of before... but now you will the next time you walk down the jetway & place your fate in the hands of a total stranger. Featuring brand new stories by Joe Hill & Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic tales & one poem from the likes of Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Dan Simmons, & many others, Flight or Fright is, as King says, ”ideal airplane reading, especially on stormy descents... Even if you are safe on the ground, you might want to buckle up nice & tight.” Book a flight for this terrifying new anthology that will have you thinking twice about how you want to reach your final destination. Table of Contents: Introduction by Stephen King Cargo by E. Michael Lewis The Horror of the Heights by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Nightmare at 20, 000 Feet by Richard Matheson The Flying Machine by Ambrose Bierce Lucifer! by E.C. Tubb The Fifth Category by Tom Bissell Two Minutes Forty-Five Seconds by Dan Simmons Diablitos by Cody Goodfellow Air Raid by John Varley You Are Released by Joe Hill Warbirds by David J. Schow The Flying Machine by Ray Bradbury Zombies on a Plane by Bev Vincent They Shall Not Grow Old by Roald Dahl Murder in the Air by Peter Tremayne The Turbulence Expert by Stephen King Falling by James L. Dickey Afterword by Bev Vincent



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The Flight Socks by Lifesystems provide graduated compression that improves circulation, relieving discomfort & helping to prevent circulatory problems such as Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). Your ankle has little muscle in it & requires more stimulus than your calf to speed up circulation. These knee length socks provide graduated compression to stimulate blood flow. Compression level 14-17 mm Hg (18.7-22.7h Pa). This is size medium which is the equivalent of UK shoe size 6-9. Please note that it is important that you purchase the correct size. Made of 85% Polyamide Tactel Nylon & 15% Lycra Elastane. ...

The Flight Socks by Lifesystems provide graduated compression that improves circulation, relieving discomfort & helping to prevent circulatory problems such as Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). Your ankle has little muscle in it & requires more stimulus than your calf to speed up circulation. These knee length socks provide graduated compression to stimulate blood flow. Compression level 14-17 mm Hg (18.7-22.7h Pa). This is size small which is the equivalent of UK shoe size 3-6. Please note that it is important that you purchase the correct size. Made of 85% Polyamide Tactel Nylon & 15% Lycra Elastane. ...

` Reinvents the particulars of slavery in America with a comic rage.. . The book explodes. Reed`s special grace is anger.. . a muscular, luminous prose` The New York Times` It always was, & will always be the most fearlessly original, most viciously political, most rambunctiously funny epic of slavery ever written. America almost doesn`t deserve it`
- Marlon James (2015 Man Booker Prize Winner)`I loves it here.. . We gets whipped with a velvet whip, & there`s free dentalcare` Three slaves are on the run in the deep South, with their former master hot on their heels & the Civil War raging. One of them arms himself for a final showdown; one sells his body for pornographic movies; while the last, Raven Quickskill
- hero, poet, heartbreaker
- swigs champagne on a non-stop jumbo jet to Canada. Taking us on a wild ride through a nineteenth century littered with limousines, waterbeds & colour TVs, Flight to Canada is a surreal, madly funny satire on race in America.`A satirical ”neo-slave narrative”, the novel wittily conjoins the past of slavery to the present of America`s bicentennial` New York Review of Books


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From the Wright brothers` first powered flight, to Concorde`s final voyage & the tragic crash of the Columbia, Flight takes you on a sky-high journey through the history of aviation. Charting the trailblazers, jet test pilots & constant progress at the cutting-edge of technology, every aspect of flight is explored in this stunning book. Recalling memorable events
- record-breaking flights, aerial warfare & hijackings
- Flight is the story of how man`s dream to fly became a reality. This new compact edition features incredible photography & breathtaking stats; the perfect bookshelf addition for everyone interested in how we took to the skies.

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Is getting there really half the fun? The 26 real-life stories in Flightless explore the complexities, delights & insights of surface travel; from walking to pedal-boating, from camels to cargo ships & anything with two to four wheels
- or no wheels at all. Ever wondered how far a tuk-tuk can take you? Who do you call when the ice cracks as you
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FLIGHTS, a novel about travel in the twenty-first century & human anatomy, is Olga Tokarczuk`s most ambitious to date. It interweaves travel narratives & reflections on travel with an in-depth exploration of the human body, broaching life, death, motion, & migration. From the seventeenth century, we have the story of the Dutch anatomist Philip Verheyen, who dissected & drew pictures of his own amputated leg. From the eighteenth century, we have the story of a North African-born slave turned Austrian courtier stuffed & put on display after his death. In the nineteenth century, we follow Chopin`s heart as it makes the covert journey from Paris to Warsaw. In the present we have the trials of a wife accompanying her much older husband as he teaches a course on a cruise ship in the Greek islands, & the harrowing story of a young husband whose wife & child mysteriously vanish on a holiday on a Croatian isl&. With her signature grace & insight, Olga Tokarczuk guides the reader beyond the surface layer of modernity & towards the core of the very nature of humankind. ...

WINNER MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2018 Flights, a novel about travel in the twenty-first century & human anatomy, is Olga Tokarczuk`s most ambitious to date. It interweaves travel narratives & reflections on travel with an in-depth exploration of the human body, broaching life, death, motion, & migration. From the seventeenth century, we have the story of the Dutch anatomist Philip Verheyen, who dissected & drew pictures of his own amputated leg. From the eighteenth century, we have the story of a North African-born slave turned Austrian courtier stuffed & put on display after his death. In the nineteenth century, we follow Chopin`s heart as it makes the covert journey from Paris to Warsaw. In the present we have the trials of a wife accompanying her much older husband as he teaches a course on a cruise ship in the Greek islands, & the harrowing story of a young husband whose wife & child mysteriously vanish on a holiday on a Croatian isl&. With her signature grace & insight, Olga Tokarczuk guides the reader beyond the surface layer of modernity & towards the core of the very nature of humankind. ...