Byron: 652 books

The Sky Behind Me 2nd Edition, Extended Downwind is a republication of my popular aviation memoir, with an added chapter on Crew Resource Management. TSBM is based on my forty year career in a helicopter cockpit. I flew all over the world, having all kinds of adventures from a year of combat flying...

Ik wil dat je van me houdt. Ik wil dat je mijn vrienden aardig vindt. Ik wil weten wat je denkt. Ik wil dat je me kust. Ik wil dat je me geeft wat ik nodig heb. Ik wil dat je uit jezelf weet wat ik nodig heb. Ik wil, ik wil, ik wil Wij willen zo veel en meestal wenden wij ons tot onze geliefde, want...

ShandonPress proudly presents the Orientalism compilation which regroups major orientalist works (both paintings and writings). Orientalism is a term used by scholars in art history, literary, geography, and cultural studies for the depiction of Eastern, that is "Oriental" cultures,...

"IN a beautiful part of beautiful Somerset, where the "soft orchard and cottage scenery" is dimpled between blue hillslopes, where meadows and woods and translucent streams compete with each other in charm,—in the lovely region of the Quantock hills, lies the quiet little market-village...

Short Story Recommended Ages: 17+ Rachael's world was collapsing around her when she found the injured sea turtle on the beach. A sometime volunteer and animal lover, she felt forced to help the poor creature. Little did she know that the by taking care of the turtle she would ignite a firestorm that would threaten her very life.

The dramatic monologue is traditionally associated with Victorian poets such as Robert Browning and Alfred Tennyson, and is generally considered to have disappeared with the onset of modernism in the twentieth century. Glennis Byron unravels its history and argues that, contrary to belief, the monologue...

Benedict Weathersbee is content in his self-imposed exile. His fencing academy, with its WASP-ish clientele, provides an adequate income to satisfy his needs, if not his social station. It is enough to keep a man until Queen and Country should require his services again. But Benedict is a man...

The world of online music journalism seems like it would consist primarily of nerdy guys and homely women sitting behind laptop computers all day, purposely spreading misinformation in order to advance their own questionable political beliefs, but it's actually way more exciting than you'd think....

In the late summer of 2014, black communities across the country exploded in anger over the deaths of black men at the hands of the police, including Eric Garner in Staten Island, NY, and Mike Brown in Ferguson, MO. But of course they weren't just upset with police brutality. No Country for...

West of Austin lies Big Bend Country. A region of rich history that still resembles the old frontier, Southwest Texas epitomizes the mystique and allure of this grand state. From the sweeping desert vistas to the canyons of Big Bend National Park, the geography itself is nothing short of incredible....

After the conquest of Mexico by Hernán Cortés in the sixteenth century, conquistadors and explorers poured into the territory of Nueva España. The Franciscans followed in their wake but carved a different path through a harsh and often violent landscape. That heritage can still be found across...

Stephen Jordan Ph.D., an astrophysicist working for the National Aeronautics Space Administration, is leading a team of scientists tracking an asteroid heading towards the earth. Another team of scientists are focusing on a coronal mass ejection that is happening simultaneously. The results of both...

Though marked by certain geographical, linguistic, and cultural differences, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the Faroe Islands are united by a common bond and a shared history. This history comes richly to life in this up-to-date and thorough account of modern Scandinavia.Structuring his...

With forewords by Professor Tanya Byron and Octavius Black, Educating Ruby: What Our Children Really Need To Learn is a powerful call to action by acclaimed thought-leaders Guy Claxton and Bill Lucas. It is for everyone who cares about education in an uncertain world and explains how teachers, parents...