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  • The Storm Before the Calm: The Early Lives of Venus and Hiro

    by Ron D Smith ...
    The wedding that Thanksgiving weekend 1958 in Chicago should never have happened. Venus Ballesteros should have been on her way back to the Philippines. Hiro Tanamachi should have died in the war.Somehow, the man who had trained to die as a suicide submarine pilot in the Japanese Navy, and the woman whose hometown had been occupied by the Japanese, met 8,000 miles away from their homelands. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Piper Cherokee

    A Family History

    by Ron Smith ...
    This book describes the heritage and development of the entire Piper Cherokee family; its safety and ownership characteristics; internal and external details; and a range of special variants from STOL modifications and new engines to seaplanes and tailwheel conversions. The hugely successful Piper PA-28 was produced and sold as a direct competitor to the Cessna 172. Initially produced with a ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Defiant Mind, The

    Living Inside a Stroke

    by Ron Smith ...
    “What is a stroke?” This is the question that plagues Ron Smith as he emerges from the carpet bombing of his brain. The Defiant Mind: Living Inside a Stroke is a first-person account of a massive ischemic stroke to the brain stem. Smith takes the reader inside the experience and shows how recuperation happens ― the challenges of communication, the barriers to treatment, the frustrations of being ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • 100 Questions That Have No Easy Answer

    Classic Thought Experiments, Moral Dilemmas, and Philosophical Puzzles That Make You Question What You Believe

    by Ron Smith ...
    You have asked questions that no lab can settle. Should you pull the lever if it saves 5 lives and ends 1. Is the person who wakes up with no memory of yesterday still you. Could your entire life be a simulation you cannot detect. This book puts 100 of those questions on the table, not to give you the answer key, but to train the muscle that finds answers under pressure.Each chapter is a short, ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rear Gunner Pathfinders

    by Ron Smith ...
    A Bomber Command book with a difference. Rear Gunner Pathfinders is the story of the air war over Germany as seen from the small Perspex bubble of a 'Tail-End Charlie' rear gunner in a Lancaster. Flying firstly with 626 squadron, and later 156 Pathfinder squadron, Ron Smith flew 65 operations and recorded them with the intensity brought on by the isolation of being cocooned in his lonely gun ... Read more

    $9.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Depths of Courage

    American Submariners at War with Japan, 1941-1945

    by Flint Whitlock, Ron Smith ...
    Chosen by WWII History magazine as one of the Best Books of the Year.In the dark days after Pearl Harbor, the small, illequipped arm of the Navy known as Submarine Force would stand between the shattered U.S. Pacific Fleet and the might of the Japanese Navy. Unfortunately, the spirit and courage of the Submarine Force is being forgotten as the veterans of that force pass into history.To preserve ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Boxer: My Journey to Lifelong Health and Fitness

    by Ron Smith ...
    When Ron suggested to his wife that he wanted to leave his well-paid job with the state government so that he could help people become fit and healthy, her reaction was, "Who the hell would pay you to do that?""I don't know," he replied. "But let's make it work."So began The Centre for Lifelong Health and Fitness in Mt Eliza, a pretty bayside community on the Mornington Peninsula, one hour south ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Our Lady of Aberdeen

    by Ron Smith ...
    "The remarkable story of the survival of this unique statue"A result of 8 year's research, this book tells the story of the remarkable survival of a wooden statue from Aberdeen.It has survived the religious persecution of the 16th and 17th century, was smuggled into the Low Countries, and was again hidden there during wars and persecutions. It is in a church in Brussels today, where it is held in ... Read more

    $1.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • St. John Ogilvie - The story of Scotland's only post-reformation saint

    by Ron Smith ...
    10th March 2015 is the 400th anniversary of the death by hanging of Scotland's only post-Reformation saint, John Ogilvie.St. Thomas' Church, Keith, have produced a book about St. John Ogilvie. He was born at Keith, and died in Glasgow. He had a short life, full of intrigue and mystery, as it was illegal to be a priest in those days, and he often travelled around in disguise. This book tells all ... Read more

    $1.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Scambusters!

    More than 60 Ways Seniors Get Swindled and How They Can Prevent It

    by Ron Smith ...
    Scambusters! is a working manual senior citizens can use to defend themselves against the most common scams aimed at the elderly. It provides readers with a comprehensive approach to identifying scams in the making, and shows them specific prevention tools and how to use them.Inside, you'll find step-by-step instructions, helpful anecdotes, and references to dozens of consumer organizationals and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • A Farmer's Goodbye

    by Ron D Smith ...
    After a half century of farming, an old man takes one last walk across his land. ... Read more

    Free

  • Cessna 172

    A Pocket History

    by Ron Smith ...
    The Cessna 172 is unquestionably the world's most successful light aircraft. More than 43,000 have been built since 1956, and the type is in service all over the world. For many, it defines the experience of cross-country flying with family and friends. This small volume traces the origins of the Cessna 172 and highlights the features that have made it so successful. Comprehensively illustrated, ... Read more

    $8.59 USD