Dan, the Flying Man

Dan, the Flying Man
Author: Joy Cowley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2009
Genre: Children's stories, New Zealand
ISBN: 9781877454592

Dan is flying everywhere! Who will catch him?

Fly Into the Wind

Fly Into the Wind
Author: Lt Colonel Dan Rooney
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2020-11-17
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 006296609X

USA TODAY BESTSELLER “Lt Colonel Dan Rooney is a true patriot who serves our country with courage and honor.”—George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States F-16 fighter pilot, American hero, Folds of Honor founder, PGA professional, and inspirational family man Dan Rooney delivers a motivational code for living to help ordinary people ascend to their highest level in life. Part spiritual guide and part call-to-action, Fly Into the Wind combines Lt Colonel Rooney’s fighter pilot stories with his discovery of faith and purpose in order to help each reader achieve a philosophy he calls CAVU, after the Air Force acronym that stands for “ceiling and visibility unrestricted.” CAVU describes the perfect conditions for flying a fighter jet, when steel-blue skies invite pilots to spread their wings like supersonic eagles. In today’s world of identity politics, fractured racial relations, and external turmoil, Rooney’s book will show how all of us are connected by God in more ways than we realize, and that the path to fulfillment begins with changing ourselves in order to better one another. From the outside, Lieutenant Colonel Dan “Noonan” Rooney was living the American Dream: he was an F-16 fighter pilot, PGA Professional, husband to his college sweetheart, and father of five daughters. His position in life should have been a blessing. But a near-tragic mishap while piloting his F-16 triggered an ominous life storm that altered his trajectory and filled him with self-doubt. Realizing that a jet takes off into the wind because it requires resistance over its wings to fly, Lt Colonel Rooney’s attitude toward the resistance he encountered in his life changed from resentment to humble introspection. Hyper-focused on the precise areas that are immediately under your control, CAVU is a disciplined approach to each day that will help you reshape, motivate, prioritize, and ultimately thrive. In Fly Into the Wind, Lt. Colonel Rooney breaks down CAVU into ten unique lines of effort (LOE), with each LOE building upon the previous one to provide a positive vector toward a new way of living. Along this enlightened path, readers will discover a renewed belief in themselves and the art of the possible. The time for self-discovery and ultimate achievement begins now.

Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer

Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer
Author:
Publisher: Childs Play International Limited
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2006-04
Genre: JUVENILE FICTION
ISBN: 9781846430077

Die-cut windows reveal glimpses of what five spacemen observe as they fly around the world, then leave one by one because they do not like what they see.

Little Dan

Little Dan
Author: Joy Cowley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2009
Genre: Children's stories, New Zealand
ISBN: 9781877499470

Since he was a baby, Dan has always wanted to fly and finally he does with help from a special birthday gift from his grandfather. With notes for teachers. Suggested level: junior.

Viper Pilot

Viper Pilot
Author: Dan Hampton
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2012-10-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0062130366

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING MEMOIR OF 21ST-CENTURY AIR COMBAT, BY "ONE OF THE MOST DECORATED PILOTS IN AIR FORCE HISTORY" (NEW YORK POST) 151 combat missions 21 hard kills on surface -to -air missile sites 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor 1 Purple Heart First into a war zone, flying behind enemy lines to purposely draw fire, the wild weasels are elite fighter squadrons with the most dangerous job in the Air Force One of the greatest aviation memoirs ever written, Viper Pilot is an Air Force legend's thrilling eyewitness account of modern air warfare. For twenty years, Lieutenant Colonel Dan Hampton was a leading member of the Wild Weasels, logging 608 combat hours in the world's most iconic fighter jet: the F-16 "Fighting Falcon," or "Viper." He spearheaded the 2003 invasion of Iraq, leading the first flight of fighters over the border en route to strike Baghdad. Earlier, on 9/11, Hampton's father was inside the Pentagon when it was attacked; with his dad's fate unknown, Hampton was scrambled into American skies and given the unprecedented orders to shoot down any unidentified aircraft. Viper Pilot is an unforgettable look into the closed world of fighter pilots and modern air combat.

Dan's Lost Hat

Dan's Lost Hat
Author: Joy Cowley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2009
Genre: Children's stories, New Zealand
ISBN: 9781877499494

Dan looks everywhere for his lost hat. Without it, he can't fly. Includes notes for teachers. Suggested level: junior.

Dan and the Parrot

Dan and the Parrot
Author: Joy Cowley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2009
Genre: Children's stories, New Zealand
ISBN: 9781877499517

Dan tries to recapture Grandma's parrot after the bird escapes from his cage in a bid for freedom. Includes notes for teachers. Suggested level: junior.

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Author: William Joyce
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2012-06-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442464895

The book that inspired the Academy Award–winning short film, from New York Times bestselling author and beloved visionary William Joyce. Morris Lessmore loved words. He loved stories. He loved books. But every story has its upsets. Everything in Morris Lessmore’s life, including his own story, is scattered to the winds. But the power of story will save the day. Stunningly brought to life by William Joyce, one of the preeminent creators in children’s literature, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a modern masterpiece, showing that in today’s world of traditional books, eBooks, and apps, it’s story that we truly celebrate—and this story, no matter how you tell it, begs to be read again and again.

Topgun

Topgun
Author: Dan Pedersen
Publisher: Hachette Books
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2019-03-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 0316416274

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "If you loved the movie, you will love the real story in the book." -- Fox & Friends On the 50th anniversary of the creation of the "Topgun" Navy Fighter School, its founder shares the remarkable inside story of how he and eight other risk-takers revolutionized the art of aerial combat. When American fighter jets were being downed at an unprecedented rate during the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy turned to a young lieutenant commander, Dan Pedersen, to figure out a way to reverse their dark fortune. On a shoestring budget and with little support, Pedersen picked eight of the finest pilots to help train a new generation to bend jets like the F-4 Phantom to their will and learn how to dogfight all over again. What resulted was nothing short of a revolution -- one that took young American pilots from the crucible of combat training in the California desert to the blistering skies of Vietnam, in the process raising America's Navy combat kill ratio from two enemy planes downed for every American plane lost to more than 22 to 1. Topgun emerged not only as an icon of America's military dominance immortalized by Hollywood but as a vital institution that would shape the nation's military strategy for generations to come. Pedersen takes readers on a colorful and thrilling ride -- from Miramar to Area 51 to the decks of aircraft carriers in war and peace-through a historic moment in air warfare. He helped establish a legacy that was built by him and his "Original Eight" -- the best of the best -- and carried on for six decades by some of America's greatest leaders. Topgun is a heartfelt and personal testimony to patriotism, sacrifice, and American innovation and daring.

Dangerous Dan

Dangerous Dan
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1996
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780874067200

Dan knows how to find adventure and fun everywhere he goes. There isn't a thing Dan can't do -- except, perhaps, behave.