144 pages with 474 color photos. Compiled and edited by Mick J. Prodger, author of Vintage Flying Helmets and Luftwaffe vs RAF volumes 1 and 2. Contributors include Ron Burkey, David Farnsworth, Simon Lannoy, Geoff Pringle and Neil Seaton. Trending Collectibles: 2015 Military Aviation Review is the first annual market report designed specifically for collectors of aviation related militaria and historical flying kit from World War 1 and World War 2. The report features recent sales of aviation collectibles based on the actual sales price. The information has been gathered from internationally known, well-respected, reputable dealers and private collectors. It includes common and not-so-common items, with prices ranging from a few dollars or pounds to several thousand, each with a colour photograph and brief description. It is designed for quick and easy reference by both collectors and sellers, and intended to help establish fair market values as well as an understanding of how those values change over time. REAL ITEMS. REAL SALES. ACTUAL PRICES. The Army, Navy and Air Forces of the United States, Great Britain (and the Commonwealth nations of Australia, Canada, New Zealand plus South Africa), France, The Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia, as well as the Axis powers of Germany, Italy and Japan, are all represented. Collectible items featured include: flying headgear (helmets, goggles, oxygen masks), flying clothing (jackets, gloves, boots, etc.), air force and military uniforms and caps, life jackets ("mae wests"), parachutes, escape and evasion items and survival kits, plus wings, badges, patches, insignia, aircraft parts (joysticks, painted emblems, cockpit instruments, clocks and other relics), as well as aviation ephemera such as log books, technical manuals and pilot's notes, maps, navigation tools and station items including emergency service equipment, scramble bells, mess hall plates and even home front games and toys. This book will be a great resource for buyers, collectors and dealers of aviation related material and military antiques. It will be of value to old and seasoned collectors, and will also encourage new collectors who may be confused by the array of artifacts and vast range of prices. It may also help in establishing values for insurance purposes. Collecting has always been for fun, but as the popularity of vintage militaria increases, so does its market value. These days, many financial advisors encourage people to include a percentage of collectibles in their investment / retirement portfolio. Trending Collectibles Military Aviation Review has done the hard work, gathering the most up-to-date and accurate sales information - so whether a collector likes painted A-2 flight jackets, squadron patches, Battle of Britain Spitfire relics or Luftwaffe uniforms, this book will help with the decision-making process of what to buy! The companion website www.trendingcollectibles.com features regular updates and sample pages of the book.

Trending Collectibles: 2015 Military Aviation Review-WW1 WW2

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Antiques & Collectibles

Elm Grove Publishing

In 2013, well known scholar and leading authority on Second World War evasion and escape tactics Bob Baldwin, author of “Last Hope: The Blood Chit Story” (Schiffer Publishing, 1997), was invited to guest curate an important exhibit of evasion and escape artifacts at the Frazier History Museum in Louisville, Kentucky. The exhibit, “Behind Enemy Lines: Evasion and Escape Aids of World War II,” showcased hundreds of rare items which are seldom seen and had never previously been displayed together in one place. To accompany the exhibit, a high quality, full colour catalog featuring photographs and descriptions of all of the artifacts on display was produced. The danger faced by soldiers trapped behind enemy lines has been recognized since the beginnings of warfare. Allied aircrew members, special operations personnel, and other soldiers at high risk of being caught behind enemy lines during World War II had a “secret weapon” unlike anything seen before. This weapon came in the form of the secret Evasion and Escape (E&amp;E) organizations established first by the British government, and then by the United States. These organizations provided E&amp;E training for Allied soldiers, organized safe escape routes in occupied countries, communicated with prisoners in enemy prisoner-of-war camps, and provided special E&amp;E aids. It was an extraordinary operation, unique in military history, and inspired the Survival, Evasion, Rescue and Escape (SERE) operations conducted by today’s military. The illustrated catalog proved to be extremely popular as a reference source for students, historians and collectors, and, long after the exhibit ended, copies of this book are still highly sought after. It is now offered as a reprinted second edition, featuring a new foreword and introduction by Mr. Baldwin.

Behind Enemy Lines: Evasion and Escape Aids of World War II

Baldwin, R. E.

Self-Help

The First Immortal: Dark Angel

One of the darkest and most mysterious times in the history of the world is brought to breathtaking light in this action-packed, epic fantasy. At no time in civilization was the intellect of man greater than before the great flood; the pre-diluvian progeny of the first man, Adam. Magnificent and powerful beasts roamed the earth and the seas, along with giants, fallen angels and the surprising offspring of angels and womankind. Myth, legend and theology intertwine in this tale of love, betrayal, redemption and the titanic struggle between good and evil, and the quest for eternal life. In this first adventure of the Trilogy, “The First Immortal: Dark Angel,” the reader is transported to a majestic civilization built by Adam, the first man, Cain, his son and antagonist – and their deadly foes, the Dark Lords, led by a powerful ruler, Lucifer. Join the conflict and judge for yourself who deserves to become...”The First Immortal.”

Literature & Fiction

Palatin, Stone

Genre Fiction

Why America tells the story of a young, modern day European immigrant and his quest to discover "why America" is still as attractive as ever to European settlers and why, 240 years after the Declaration of Independence and 62 years after Ellis Island officially closed as the exclusive port of entry for immigrants from the Old World, Europeans still flock to become full-time residents and citizens of this United States. To find out if America was indeed as he had imagined, and to help him decide if it was to become his permanent new home, German-born author and traveler extraordinaire Ferdinand Otto Von Galen loaded up his pick-up truck "Dumbo" and set off on a journey which would take a little over a year to complete. He would cover more than 32,000 miles, visiting small towns as well as big cities, seeing sights and meeting people every step of the way. The journey was adventurous, imaginative, diverse and, at times, spontaneous and improvised. Traveling lesser-known paths enabled Von Galen to take in obscure and occasionally bizarre sights, such as Atlanta's Cyclorama (which has nothing to do with cycling) and The Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas (which has nothing to do with ranching) - as well as more well-known attractions like Mount Rushmore or the Biograph Theatre in Chicago. For the most part, the author steered clear of more traditional tourist lures. Poignant, funny, thought provoking, laced with delightful anecdotes and illustrated with more than one hundred beautiful, undoctored photographs, Why America offers a completely fresh look at America and is a must read for anyone - native or foreign - who has yearned to pack up their belongings and set off to experience this unique and wonderful country.

Why America by Ferdinand Otto Von Galen (2016-08-02)

Arts & Photography

Ferfinand Otto Von Galen

Photography & Video

Pilot of Fortune: The extraordinary true-life adventures of aviation pioneer and trailblazer Sheldon Luck

NEW EDITION! REVISED AND EXPANDED! From barnstormer to bush flyer to airline pilot, wartime ferry pilot and airborne firefighter, no job was too big, too small or too hazardous for William Floyd Sheldon Luck. He ferried Gold Rush miners to distant claims in the Yukon, then carried hookers to visit the miners. He delivered unarmed aircraft across the Atlantic in World War II and carried top secret messages across occupied France for Winston Churchill. He blazed a trail of routes over Northwest Canada and later helped establish a chain of early warning radar stations across the Arctic Circle. His amazing aviation career spanned more than fifty years, yet few today are familiar with his name. Pilot of Fortune is a glorious collage of anecdotes about Sheldon's many adventures. All the accidents and incidents, and the many characters he met along the way, beautifully chronicled by acclaimed Canadian author Ted Beaudoin. Meticulously researched and compiled from hundreds of interviews and recollections of those who knew Sheldon Luck best - those who lived with him, worked with him and flew alongside him - Pilot of Fortune is poignant, exciting and often hilarious - a must-read for anyone with an interest in aviation history and a fondness for its larger-than-life heroes.

Biographies & Memoirs

Beaudoin, Ted

Historical

The First Immortal: Angel Blood

Stone Palatin's "First Immortal" saga continues with the second book in the trilogy, "Angel Blood." This new novel picks up at the same frenetic pace established in "Dark Angel," as a startling discovery plunges the reader headlong into a new adventure full of amazing escapes and magnificent battles. The action-packed tale of Enoch resumes with The Dark Lord attempting to uncover - and counterfeit - the secret of his fantastic powers. Meanwhile the Nephilim "triplets," Hades, Poseidon and Zeus, have become seemingly unstoppable in their bid to overthrow the powers that be with their tyrannical expansionism and horrific biological experiments. Belhah and Hera, the outcast wife of Cain, will both become possessed by evil spirits. Temptation and lust, power and greed - all affect the shifting relationships between the characters. A full cast of giants, saber-tooths, battle-unicorns, golems and prehistoric beasts - creatures the like of which have never before been seen - all contribute to the action-packed scenes that the reader has become accustomed to in Palatin's unique brand of story-telling.

The story continues on from author Palatin's previous novel "Dark Angel" with a startling discovery concerning Eve. The Nephilim "triplets" Hades, Posidon and Zeus with their creation of cities, never-seen-before creatures and horrific experiments have become seemingly unstoppable in their bid to overthrow the powers that be. Belhah and Hera, the outcast wife of Cain, are each possessed by spirits - one welcomes this and one may be destroyed by it. Temptation and lust, power and greed - all come into play as the shifting relationships between the characters alternately soar and then plummet. Amazing escapes and magnificent battles are waged between the amber casting forces of Adam, Enoch and Angela versus Cain with his allies the Dark Lords with a full cast of apes, saber-tooths, unicorns, giants, golems and prehistoric animals contributing to the action-packed battle scenes.

Earth to Skye

Liv and Skye have been best friends since pre-school. At sixteen, they are trying to make the leap from "Hello Kitty" to lace thong underwear. Skye is incredibly talented and beautiful and into everything she can find in her Mom's medicine cabinet. Her parents don't seem to care what she does. Her mother is an ex-model who parties all the time and her dad still travels with his punk-rock band, leaving Skye to look after her two little sisters - when she's not hanging around with her homeless junkie boyfriend. Liv's parents are feeling their way through a recent divorce, but everyone seems to be OK with it. Then one day, all Liv has left is Skye's journal - her thoughts, frustrations, hopes and fears, her colorful drawings - and a lot of anger. She decides to join her mom - an award-winning documentary filmmaker - on a trek across The Himalaya as she films the charity work of a Tibetan monk. It is a long and harrowing journey for Liv who takes Skye's journal with her to read when no one else is around. Liv has so many questions. Will Skye's journal give her the answers she needs to be able to let go?

Teen & Young Adult

Diane Sherry Case

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Trending Collectibles: 2015 Military Aviation Review-WW1 WW2

Behind Enemy Lines: Evasion and Escape Aids of World War II

The First Immortal: Dark Angel

The First Immortal: Dark Angel

Why America by Ferdinand Otto Von Galen (2016-08-02)

Pilot of Fortune: The extraordinary true-life adventures of aviation pioneer and trailblazer Sheldon Luck

The First Immortal: Angel Blood

Pilot of Fortune: The extraordinary true-life adventures of aviation pioneer and trailblazer Sheldon Luck

The First Immortal: Angel Blood

Earth to Skye