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    Songs from Vagabondia (UNABRIDGED)

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    Unabridged

    1 hour 14 min

    This is the famous collection "Songs from Vagabondia", a collaboration between Bliss Carman and Richard Hovey, which at once catapulted both poets to extensive fame. The poems in this volume are widely read until today, as they carry a lot of meaning but convey this in a light tone and quick rhymes. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Facilitation and Debriefing in Aviation Training and Operations

    Series series Studies in Aviation Psychology and Human Factors
    This practical guide is designed to enable individual pilots, training departments and airline managers to better understand and use the techniques of facilitation. Based on extensive field studies by the editors and invited contributors, it presents an easily accessible guide to the philosophy of facilitation combined with practical applications designed to improve training and flight operations. ... Read more

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