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Fly the Wing
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3.95
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242
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Newly updated to include coverage of modern cockpit automation, this book provides pilots with valuable tools and proven techniques for all flight operations.
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3.95
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James Webb
James Webb
Author · 11 books

James Henry "Jim" Webb, Jr. is an American politician and author. He has served as a United States Senator from Virginia, Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Counsel for the United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and is a decorated Marine Corps officer. Outside of working in government, Webb is also an Emmy Award winning journalist, filmmaker, and author of ten books. He taught literature at the United States Naval Academy and was a Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics. As a member of the Democratic Party, Webb announced on November 19, 2014, that he was forming an exploratory committee to evaluate a run for President of the United States in 2016. On July 2, 2015, he announced that he would be joining the race for the Democratic nomination for president, but stepped down from running in the primaries on October 20, 2015, stating that he was "not comfortable" with many political positions from the party's leadership. In 2020, Webb was named the first distinguished fellow of University of Notre Dame's International Security Center. Senator Webb is also an author of many books, stating that "I've written for a living all my life, so writing is as much a part of me as working out."

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