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From a very young age, Gino Pastori knew he wanted to fly the iconic DC-3. He wanted to fly freight because it was flown at night. Gino shares his memories of what it took to become a commercial pilot and what it was like to live the dream. With more than 7,400 flying hours logged in DC-3s, there were many incredible flying stories. This memoir includes the most memorable stories, such as flying a plane after being temporarily blinded by a lightning strike.

A womanizing married senator, enjoying a tryst in his Delaware beach home with a beautiful black woman, discovers that his paramour has accidentally drowned. Aware of the scandal that could ensue and destroy his political career, the senator mounts a campaign of cover-up and cynical lies designed to deflect the potential damage. This suspenseful tale of adultery, media manipulation, and political chicanery has familiar overtones and exposes the dilemma faced by any public figure who chooses the path of dissimulation and lying to protect his or her career.

My father's notebook, kept carefully throughout his World War One service, is a treasured family keepsake. It was, however, rarely actually read, much less consulted for its first-hand account of his experiences on the Western Front. We all knew the basics, that he had been on the front lines on Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, and had recorded that fact. I transcribed that day's moving entry a few years back, and sent it to each of his grandchildren.

"Suddenly in Debt" is a short story about Terrence Finn, a PI who's on another routine case when he suddenly finds that he owes his life to strangers. They return to collect.

The Army's need: An automatic pistol with the stopping power of the .45 caliber Colt single action Army revolver. Colt and John Browning collaborated to meet the Army's need. The result was the greatest combat pistol ever designed. This book examines why the Army insisted on .45 caliber, the innovation required to meet that requirement, and how the model of 1911 beat the competition in reliability, function, and feel.

Smuggler's Grift is a pulp-fiction-inspired novella set in the mid-1950s. Brody Malone is a former US Army pilot that now flies his own DC-3 for hire. He flies discreetly from Florida to Cuba and other destinations in the Caribbean. Brody flies with his trusty dog, Cargo. He trusts few and lives by his own rules.

Artist by day. Assassin by night. Join the Artist as he tracks down his target through the dark shadows of Prague, and see if he survives the night to create his new masterpiece.

By 1909, internal combustion engines had become powerful enough and light enough that many aeroplane designs could take to the sky. Aeronauts began competing to be the first, the fastest, to fly the highest or fly the longest. Since their flight at Kitty Hawk, the Wrights pursued royalties on their patents. The Aero Club de France was full of aeronauts that were both rivals and collaborators.

Join the Artist as he tracks down his target not only on the city streets of Bucharest, Romania, but also through its mysterious tunnels that lay deep beneath the city. Will the Artist survive to see his new masterpiece come to life?