Aerobatic flight or to give it it's earlier name stunt flying is probably one of the most exciting of flying experiences around. You may have seen some of the manoeuvres at air shows & now is your chance to experience the G-forces as you pull stunts in the air. This is definitely not for the faint hearted. During this flight you'll learn how to do a loop & a roll the two manoeuvres which are the basis for all aerobatic flight. All aerobatic flights are with an experienced instructor & include a comprehensive preflight briefing where all of the controls will be explained. Once airborne your instructor will demonstrate the aerobatic manoeuvres & allow you the opportunity to fly the aircraft yourself. Please note this flight lasts 20 to 25 minutes depending on location. ...

Throw out your old atlas. The new version is here". (Walter Kirn author of " Up in the Air"). From Dubai to Amsterdam Memphis to South Korea a new phenomenon is reshaping the way we live & transforming the way we do business: the aerotropolis. A combination of giant airport planned city & business hub the aerotropolis will be at the heart of the next phase of globalization. Drawing on a decade's worth of cutting-edge research John Kasarda & Greg Lindsay offer a visionary look at how the metropolis of the future will bring us together
- & how to make the most of this opportunity."
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Aeschylus (ca. 525-456 BCE) the dramatist who made Athenian tragedy one of the world's great art forms witnessed the establishment of democracy at Athens & fought against the Persians at Marathon. He won the tragic prize at the City Dionysia thirteen times between ca. 499 & 458 & in his later years was probably victorious almost every time he put on a production though Sophocles beat him at least once. Of his total of about eighty plays seven survive complete. The first volume of this new Loeb Classical Library" edition offers fresh texts & translations by Alan H. Sommerstein of Persians the only surviving Greek historical drama; " Seven against Thebes" from a trilogy on the conflict between Oedipus' sons; Suppliants on the successful appeal by the daughters of Danaus to the king & people of Argos for protection against a forced marriage; & Prometheus Bound (of disputed authenticity) on the terrible punishment of Prometheus for giving fire to humans in defiance of Zeus. The second volume contains the complete " Oresteia" trilogy comprising " Agamemnon" " Libation-Bearers" & " Eumenides" presenting the murder of Agamemnon by his wife the revenge taken by their son Orestes the pursuit of Orestes by his mother's avenging Furies his trial & acquittal at Athens Athena's pacification of the Furies & the blessings they both invoke upon the Athenian people. The third volume of this edition collects all the major fragments of lost Aeschylean plays." ...

Aeschylus (ca. 525-456 BCE) the dramatist who made Athenian tragedy one of the worlds great art forms witnessed the establishment of democracy at Athens & fought against the Persians at Marathon. He won the tragic prize at the City Dionysia thirteen times between ca. 499 & 458 & in his later years was probably victorious almost every time he put on a production though Sophocles beat him at least once. Of his total of about eighty plays seven survive complete. The first volume of this new Loeb Classical Library" edition offers fresh texts & translations by Alan H. Sommerstein of Persians the only surviving Greek historical drama; " Seven against Thebes" from a trilogy on the conflict between Oedipus sons; Suppliants on the successful appeal by the daughters of Danaus to the king & people of Argos for protection against a forced marriage; & Prometheus Bound (of disputed authenticity) on the terrible punishment of Prometheus for giving fire to humans in defiance of Zeus. The second volume contains the complete " Oresteia" trilogy comprising " Agamemnon" " Libation-Bearers" & " Eumenides" presenting the murder of Agamemnon by his wife the revenge taken by their son Orestes the pursuit of Orestes by his mothers avenging Furies his trial & acquittal at Athens Athenas pacification of the Furies & the blessings they both invoke upon the Athenian people. The third volume of this edition collects all the major fragments of lost Aeschylean plays." ...

Aeschylus (ca. 525-456 BCE) the dramatist who made Athenian tragedy one of the world's great art forms witnessed the establishment of democracy at Athens & fought against the Persians at Marathon. He won the tragic prize at the City Dionysia thirteen times between ca. 499 & 458 & in his later years was probably victorious almost every time he put on a production though Sophocles beat him at least once. Of his total of about eighty plays seven survive complete. The first volume of this new Loeb Classical Library" edition offers fresh texts & translations by Alan H. Sommerstein of Persians the only surviving Greek historical drama; " Seven against Thebes" from a trilogy on the conflict between Oedipus' sons; Suppliants on the successful appeal by the daughters of Danaus to the king & people of Argos for protection against a forced marriage; & Prometheus Bound (of disputed authenticity) on the terrible punishment of Prometheus for giving fire to humans in defiance of Zeus. The second volume contains the complete " Oresteia" trilogy comprising " Agamemnon" " Libation-Bearers" & " Eumenides" presenting the murder of Agamemnon by his wife the revenge taken by their son Orestes the pursuit of Orestes by his mother's avenging Furies his trial & acquittal at Athens Athena's pacification of the Furies & the blessings they both invoke upon the Athenian people. The third volume of this edition collects all the major fragments of lost Aeschylean plays." ...

Sardonic wry & wise Aesop's Fables are some of the most enduring & well-loved literary creations in history. In a series of pithy amusing vignettes Aesop created a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. Here we see a wily fox outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare & a fable-teller named Aesop silencing those who mock him. Each jewel-like fable provides a warning about the consequences of wrong-doing as well as offering a glimpse into the everyday lives of Ancient Greeks. ...

Theodor Adorno (1903-69) was undoubtedly the foremost thinker of the Frankfurt School the influential group of German thinkers that fled to the US in the 1930s including such thinkers as Herbert Marcuse & Max Horkheimer. His work has proved enormously influential in sociology philosophy & cultural theory. Aesthetic Theory is Adornos posthumous magnum opus & the culmination of a lifetimes investigation. Analysing the sublime the ugly & the beautiful Adorno shows how such concepts frame & distil human experience & that it is human experience that ultimately underlies aesthetics. In Adornos formulation art is the sedimented history of human misery. Edited by Gretel Adorno & Rolf Tiedeman Translated by Robert Hullot-Kentor. ...

No other country & no other period has produced a tradition of major aesthetic debate to compare with that which unfolded in German culture from the 1930s to the 1950s. In Aesthetics & Politics the key texts of the great Marxist controversies over literature & art during these years are assembled in a single volume. They do not form a disparate collection but a continuous interlinked debate between thinkers who have become giants of twentieth-century intellectual history. ...

In AD 453 Attila with a huge force composed of Huns allies & vassals drawn from his already-vast empire was rampaging westward across Gaul (essentially modern France) then still nominally part of the Western Roman Empire. Laying siege to Orleans he was only a few days march from extending his empire from the Eurasian steppe to the Atlantic. He was brought to battle on the Cataluanian Plain & defeated by a coalition hastily assembled & led by Aetius. Who was this man that saved Western Europe from the Hunnic yoke? While Attila is a household name his nemesis remains relatively obscure. Aetius is one of the major figures in the history of the Late Roman Empire & his actions helped maintain the integrity of the West in the declining years of the Empire. During the course of his life he was a hostage first with Alaric & the Goths & then with Rugila King of the Huns. His stay with these two peoples helped to give him an unparalleled insight into the minds & military techniques of these barbarians which he was to use in later years to halt the depredations of the Huns. That this saviour of Rome was himself half Scythian is indicative of the complexity of the late Roman world. Ian Hughes assesses his fascinating career & campaigns with the same accessible narrative & analysis he brought to bear on Belisarius & Stilicho. This is a long-overdue biography of a major yet neglected player in the Late Classical world. ...

Would you risk everything for love? Bestselling childrens book writer Angelica is amused & flattered at the attention of Jack the owner of a vineyard in South Africa whom she meets at a dinner party. With his easy charm & reputation as a ladies man Jack makes her feel good about herself
- surely it cant do any harm to indulge in a mild email flirtation? After all she wouldnt risk her stable marriage & the happiness of her children. But things dont stop there & when Angelica is sent to Cape Town for a book tour the affair begins in earnest. On their last day together Jack confesses that he has an incurable disease: being with Angelica has enabled him to forget his mortality. Shocked & heartbroken she returns to London determined to save her marriage & put to good use all the emotional lessons she learnt during their brief time together.
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