In Mayda, a post-apocalyptic city off the coast of Portugal, a brilliant young engineer and a mysterious recluse race to build a flying machine, unaware that powerful enemies will kill to possess--or destroy--their new technology.

This book recounts both the historical context of the times (late 1960s) and the biographical makeup of the men who first landed on the moon. Drawn from hundreds of hours of one-on-one interviews with the astronauts, their loved ones, NASA personnel, and myriad experts, and filled with vivid and unforgettable detail, this is the definitive account of one of America's finest hours. In this real-life thriller, the author reveals the epic dangers involved,...

This book tells the story of the lives and work of Pan Am stewardesses in the early days of commercial jet flight, from 1966 to 1975. Required to have a college education, speak 2 languages, and possess the political savvy of a Foreign Service Officer, a jet-age stewardess serving on iconic Pan Am in those years also had to be between 5'3" and 5'9", between 105 and 140 pounds, and under age 26 at the time of hire. This book weaves together the...

Liam Digby is so unusually tall that people think he should act like an adult, which leads him to compete against adults for a chance to go into space. 12-year old Liam looks like he's thirty. Sometimes it's not bad; for example on the first day of school the principal mistakes Liam for a teacher or when he convinces a car dealer to let him test drive a Porsche. So feeling like he's stuck between two worlds, Liam cons his way into being the adult...