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  Arrival of Eagles - Luftwaffe...

  Andy Saunders

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  A fascinating look at German planes that wound up in British territory during World War II, with photos.   During the Second World War, a great many Luftwaffe aircraft arrived in the United Kingdom or its coastal waters, but, as with the famous flight of Rudolf Hess, not all of them through “conventional” combat circumstances. Some got lost; others were brought by defectors; some were lured through electronic countermeasures by the RAF; and others were brought down in unusual circumstances. However they arrived, all manner of types appeared—He 111, Go 145, Me 110, Ju 88, Me 109 F and G, Fw 190, Do 217—and all were of great interest to the RAF.   In some cases, aircraft were repaired and test flown, betraying vital and invaluable information. In Arrival of Eagles, an author of numerous books on military aviation examines a selection of such intriguing cases and draws upon his own research, interviews, official reports, and eyewitness accounts to bring alive these truly unusual accounts, all richly illustrated with photographs.

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  Play Your Way to Good Manners -...

  Kate Naito, Sarah Westcott

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  Shows how to train dogs with cool tricks, exciting sports moves, and interactive games. · Draws from techniques used in canine sports and applies them to a positive-reinforcement manners training program. · Effective strategies for teaching dogs impulse control, obedience, polite leash walking, and good manners around kids and strangers. · The authors are prominent urban dog training professionals. · "Dog training" is a steady search term in Google Trends, with a twenty percent increase in the last three years.

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  Britain's Railways in the First...

  Michael Foley

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  It is easy to believe that the only part that Britain’s railways played in the First World War was to carry the soldiers to the ships that would take them to France. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Without the help from the railways it is unlikely that the war would have been over as quickly as it was.  In Britain’s Railways in the First World War Michael Foley examines how the railway system and its workers proved to be a vital part of the war effort, one contemporary writer even commenting that he thought they were as significant as the navy. The book describes how the enlistment of railway troops for the Royal Engineers to meet the increasing transport demands of the military was to bleed the civilian system dry as skilled railwaymen were sent to work at the front. In addition, the military commandeered thousands of Britain’s railway vehicles, sending them to each of the theatres of war, and turned the already stressed railway workshops away from maintaining what remained of the country’s railways and rolling stock so they could produce armaments for the forces instead.  The book also reveals how the British were so far behind their enemies and allies in the use of railway support to the front lines that they had to plead for help from Canada.

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  Champagne - How the World's Most...

  Don Kladstrup, Petie Kladstrup

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  The sparkling wine’s untold dramatic history, from the thirteenth century to two world wars and the twenty-first century, by the bestselling authors of Wine and War. 
   
  “The blood history of Champagne has been told before, but not in such a breezy, easygoing volume. Good froth.” —New York Times 
   
  It’s been said that Champagne in northern France has been the site of more bloody battles, fiery incursions, and large-scale wars than any other place on Earth. From the time of Attila the Hun to the Germans in World War II, countless invaders have tried to conquer this strife-torn land. Yet somehow it managed to become the birthplace of the world’s most beloved wine. 
   
  In this engrossing and unforgettable history, author Don and Peite Kladstrup show how this sparkling wine, born of bloodshed, became a symbol of glamour, good times, and celebration. It’s a story filled with larger-than-life characters: Dom Pérignon, the father of champagne, who, contrary to popular belief, worked his entire life to keep bubbles out of champagne; the Sun King, Louis XIV, who rarely drank anything else; and Napoleon, who, in trying to conquer the world, introduced it to champagne. 
   
  Compelling, dramatic, eye-opening, and utterly fascinating, Champagne will forever change how you look at a glass of bubbly. 
   
  “A lovingly written ode to this incomparable, festive wine.” —Newsday (New York) 
   
  “[An] outstanding contribution to popular wine history. . . .  A delight.” —Wine Enthusiast

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  Sew Illustrated - 35 Charming...

  Minki Kim, Kristin Esser

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  Stitch it pretty! 16 projects for your family, friends, and home  Fill your home with small works of art that embody the simple life. Start with 16 useful handmade gifts in the popular Zakka design style, then add adorable motifs pulled from everyday life. 35 charming designs are printed on iron-on transfer paper–have fun sketching them with bits of fabric and free-motion stitching. Customize a variety of bags, a fabric basket, a makeup roll, coasters, and more. You can even use images pulled from a photograph, a rubber stamp, or a child’s drawing!   - 16 charming projects for your home using free-motion quilting and raw-edge appliqué - Choose from 35 adorable sketches, printed on iron-on transfer paper, for handmade gifts you’ll love to sew and share  - Branch out and try sewing your own doodles (or your kid’s!), a stamped image, or a traced photo

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  Random Kinds of Factness - 1001...

  Jack Mingo, Erin Barrett

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  A trove of trivia from the creators of the Ask Jeeves series and question writers for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 
   
  Amuse your date, impress your boss, bore your kids, or be the sixth caller to win a pair of tickets to the nose-flute band concert! All because you know that a Twinkie in the microwave will explode in 45 seconds, that you have a 1 in 3,448,276 chance of dying from a snake bite, that 342 cases of tea were tossed into the “hahbah” during the Boston Tea Party, or that white rhinoceroses are not actually white but grey (you'll have to read the book to discover why). 
   
  Includes tons of trivia about  Animals  Language  Science and Technology  Men and Women  Sports  Religion, Holidays, and Traditions  Law The Body * History  Food and Drink and more

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