It’s A Great Time To Be A Reader!
Now is a great time to be a reader. With the advent of the Kindle, followed by the iPad and
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July 26, 2016
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Book Review: Entangled by J. Evan Stuart
What makes for a good mystery? For me, it is having a sleuth who is memorable. Sherlock Holmes, Nero Wolfe,
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July 18, 2016
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Zeppelin Mania: Day 5-R 34 Arrives Home
The R 34 over the Royal Naval Air Service station at Pulham, Norfolk in 1919. Throughout the morning of July
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July 13, 2016
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Zeppelin Mania: R34’s Flight Home Day 4
The Route Map of the R-34’s Historic Double Trans-Atlantic Crossing in 1919. The Orange Line is the Crossing from Scotland
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July 12, 2016
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Zeppelin Mania: R34’s Flight Home Day 3
Control Car Flight-Sergt. Watson steering. Flight-Sergt. Mayers at the elevator wheel. Altimeter (large dial) needle shows the ship is at
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July 11, 2016
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Zeppelin Mania: R34’s Flight Home Day 2
Cloud Shadows Thrown Upon the Atlantic. Photo by Major Pritchard taken from the R 34. The R34 is up and
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July 10, 2016
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Zeppelin Mania: R34’s Flight Home Day 1
R 34 Flying Just Above Dense Clouds On The Outskirts of a Depression. This illustration shows a typical cloud horizon.
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July 9, 2016
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Zeppelin Mania: R-34’s Crew Feted in America
New York wined and dined the crew of the R-34. Stowaway William Ballantyne was treated as a celebrity and followed
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July 8, 2016
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Zeppelin Mania: R-34 Day 5
The Landing of the R-34 in America Before dawn on Sunday, with the fuel situation desperate, Major Scott, the
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July 6, 2016
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Zeppelin Mania: R-34 Day 4
All day the giant airship butted strong headwinds. Major Scott, the ship’s captain, ran only three engines in order to
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July 5, 2016
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Zeppelin Mania: R-34 Day 3
July 4 (a Friday in 1919) brought with it a beautifully wonderful sunrise and a very welcome reprieve from the
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July 4, 2016
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Zeppelin Mania: R-34 Day 2
July 3rd, Morning. Over halfway to Newfoundland. Beyond wireless range. Southeasterly wind picking up. Midday. Lunch of cold roast beef
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July 3, 2016
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