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FlyPast - October 2016
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FlyPast - October 2016

FlyPast is internationally regarded as the magazine for aviation history and heritage. Having pioneered coverage of this fascinating world of 'living history' since 1980, FlyPast still leads the field today. Each issue is packed with news and features on warbird preservation and restoration, museums, and the airshow scene. Subjects regularly profiled include British and American aircraft type histories, as well as those of squadrons and units from World War One to the Cold War.
 
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Faker's Guide to the Classics: Everything You Need To Know About The Books You Should Have Read (But Didn'T)
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Faker's Guide to the Classics: Everything You Need To Know About The Books You Should Have Read (But Didn'T)

From Anna Karenina and Beowulf to Ulysses and Wuthering Heights, The Faker's Guide to the Classics condenses the great (but long and complicated) novels, plays, and poems of world lit into bite-size nuggets, cutting out the bloated analysis and nauseating debate of other reading guides. Each of the 100 books profiled is a classic that everyone knows but only hardcore lit majors have actually read.
 
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Beating the Odds: A Teen Guide to 75 Superstars Who Overcame Adversity
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Beating the Odds: A Teen Guide to 75 Superstars Who Overcame AdversityBeating the Odds: A Teen Guide to 75 Superstars Who Overcame Adversity

Many famous people have overcome difficult circumstances and gone on to become successful in their fields. This book profiles the lives of 75 courageous and persistent people who have triumphed over adversity. These individuals have conquered a range of problems, including physical, psychological, social, and economic handicaps. Individuals profiled come from a range of professions and reflect battles against religious prejudice, medical conditions, eating disorders, poverty, and other social ills. .
 
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