My Life At 30000 Feet

It's not just a book about flying, it's about a journey from being trapped by fear to finding freedom, creativity and adventure. Amerika was repeatedly told she would never be anything or there was no hope for her by influential people in her life. She believed them for so long. She had big dreams, but they were fading away. She decided to take back the keys to her life and prove the negative people wrong. She broke away from the 9 to 5 desk job and began living her dreams. Over time she discovered what her grand vision for life looked like. Follow her story as she tries out for the police department, gets a job as a flight attendant, becomes a pilot and now an author. Her vision for life is to share her story with others and inspire them to find a grand vision of their own. It's never too late to start living your dreams.

My Life And I didn't My Way is an autobiography of Fred Dale Mitchell. This is his legacy to his descendants - a small feeling of his existence.

I tell about my boyhood in the 1920s and 1930s on a small farm, living in relative poverty (by current living standards), when I wouldn’t have dreamed that I would have the life that I have lived: – a law school degree from the University of Oregon – a successful and interesting career – an enjoyable family life with four children despite the loss of two wives to cancer – combat in WWII and military service in the Korean War – extensive involvement with government (state and federal) – interesting experiences with foreign governments—The Bahamas, Ecuador, Indonesia, and Iran – involvement in the Rockefeller for President campaigns that could have changed history – historic battles over land use planning and workmen’s compensation at the state and federal levels – campaigns for Congress in 1982 and 1984 – over twenty years as a volunteer with Oregonians In Action, fi ghting for property rights and reforming Oregon’s badly fl awed land use system – extensive travels all over the world, except the continent of Africa In the last chapter, I write about my outlook on the future of this country. I comment on the Moshofsky children’s rise from poverty to prosperity and the huge technological advances after my boyhood in the 1920s, which were made possible by the free market, private enterprise system. I warn that the system is in jeopardy because of the fl awed policies of the Obama administration, and urge everyone to do everything they can to be sure that he is a one-term president. I have included in the APPENDIX a speech I gave in 1972 on environmental extremism, a 1975 article on excessive government intrusion in land use, and my Jobs for Oregon program in my 1982 campaign for Congress.

In My Life as a Quant, Emanuel Derman relives his exciting journey as one of the first high-energy particle physicists to migrate to Wall Street. Page by page, Derman details his adventures in this field—analyzing the incompatible personas of traders and quants, and discussing the dissimilar nature of knowledge in physics and finance. Throughout this tale, he also reflects on the appropriate way to apply the refined methods of physics to the hurly-burly world of markets.

In a series of interviews with a European journalist and scholar, the Cuban leader describes his early life, the Cuban Revolution, and his experiences ruling Cuba, and discusses his views on socialism, international affairs, and the future.

In your hands is the manual for raising children. Who says you can't be professionally successful and a good parent? Stop compromising. Satisfying work and a happy family? Yes, you can have it all. Chris Efessiou is the innovative, brazen mentor that every working parent needs. As an astute business leader, Chris learned early on that the skills he acquired in the boardroom transitioned seamlessly to the family room. Leading by example, mentoring, team building, mutual respect, accountability and trust are strategies that are equally effective when dealing with employees or assertive teens. By tuning into the message of CDO Chief Daddy Officer, you can be the same organized, effective leader at home that you are at the office, because you will learn how to harness your business smarts and channel them into proactive parenting. "Being professionally ambitious and a loving, emotionally available parent are not mutually exclusive," the author emphasizes, "because one costs the other nothing." Chris candidly shares his stories about raising his daughter to show how he was able to employ his business savvy to navigate the world of preadolescent years, and how you can do the same. No matter where you are in your parenting, the age of your children, or your present relationship with them, CDO Chief Daddy Officer will teach you how to apply the principals that guide the most successful business minds to raise happy, productive, well-adjusted, unentitled, successful adults who will want an ongoing loving relationship with their parents. TWO THINGS THAT MAKE THIS BOOK A ONE-OF-A-KIND READ: - CDO Chief Daddy Officer is a comprehensive blueprint that teaches you how to achieve success at home using fail-proof business tactics. - The book offers a wealth of tips, illustrative examples and easy-to-follow strategies to help translate business savvy into smart parenting.

A stunning and unique collection of satellite images of Earth that offer an unexpected look at humanity, derived from the wildly popular Daily Overview Instagram project. Inspired by the “Overview Effect”—a sensation that astronauts experience when given the opportunity to look down and view the Earth as a whole—the breathtaking, high definition satellite photographs in OVERVIEW offer a new way to look at the landscape that we have shaped. More than 200 images of industry, agriculture, architecture, and nature highlight incredible patterns while also revealing a deeper story about human impact. This extraordinary photographic journey around our planet captures the sense of wonder gained from a new, aerial vantage point and creates a perspective of Earth as it has never been seen before.

Do you have what it takes to be a leader others are willing to follow? Five Air Force general officers, each with decades of global, high-level leadership experience, offer their insight into the five characteristics every effective leader must possess. By offering their own stories and profiling men and women they've led and who have led them, these five generals showcase leadership in action. The stories within place you at 30,000 feet, from being forced to eject from an F-16 to witnessing the harrowing landing of a badly damaged U-2 flown by a badly injured pilot. They'll also place you on the ground in the midst of combat, with warning sirens blaring as an Iraqi missile rapidly descends onto a base where significant leadership decisions are being made. And they'll offer you a unique glimpse of the high-quality men and women of the United States Air Force. In all respects, Leadership from 30,000 Feet will challenge you to become a better leader today.