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747
Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation
Author:
Joe Sutter
ISBN 13:
978-0-06-088242-6
ISBN 10:
0-06-088242-5
"Replete with energetic anecdotes from Sutter's non-747 life, this memoir will fascinate fans of aviation."—Booklist
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A New Human
The Startling Discovery and Strange Story of the "Hobbits" of Flores, Indonesia
Author:
Mike Morwood and Penny van Oosterzee
ISBN 13:
978-0-06-089908-0
ISBN 10:
0-06-089908-5
In October 2004, a team of Australian and Indonesian anthropologists led by Mike Morwood and Raden Pandji Soejono stunned the world with their announcement of the discovery of the first example of a new species of human, Homo floresiensis, which they nicknamed the "Hobbit."
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After Sputnik
50 Years of the Space Age
Author:
Martin Collins
ISBN 13:
978-0-06-08971-9
ISBN 10:
0-06-089871-3
From John Glenn's spacesuit, to the space shuttle Enterprise, to SpaceShipOne, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum possesses the "real stuff"—the things that mark the history of the space age.
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America's Hidden History
Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation
Author:
Kenneth C. Davis
ISBN 13:
978-0-06-111818-0
ISBN 10:
0061118184
A New York Times Bestseller
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Among the Cannibals
Adventures on the Trail of Man’s Darkest Ritual
Author:
Paul Raffaele
ISBN 13:
978-0-06-135788-6
ISBN 10:
0-06-135788-X
A compelling mix of armchair travel, history, and anthropology, Among the Cannibals is a fascinating examination of cannibalism
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Asian Cinema
A Field Guide
Author:
Tom Vick
ISBN 13:
978-0-06-114585-8
ISBN 10:
0-06-114585-8
The first book to provide a complete overview of the past, present, and future of the world's most dynamic and influential filmmaking region.
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