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Arab-Israeli Air Wars 1947 - 82

8/12/2016

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Arab-Israeli Air Wars 1947 -82
Author: Shlono Aloni
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Date Published: 2001
Size: 180 x 241 x 10mm
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Available From: Amazon, Book Depository
Quality: Glue binding, fine text, gloss paper, colour and B&W photos, colour plates.
The Arab-Israeli Air Wars 1947 – 82 (AIAW), which is a part of the Osprey Combat Aircraft series*, is set out to provide a detailed introduction to air-to-air combat during the contemporary history of the Middle East from the Israeli Air Force’s perspective. AIAW’s intended audience includes readers with an interest in the IAF’s history and operations, aircraft, tactics and pilots, along with the various technologies and camouflage schemes employed by the IAF. AIAW can also be of value to aviation historians and researchers, hobby enthusiasts, and curious readers alike as an IAF historical visual reference guide.

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Israeli Mirage and Nesher Aces

8/9/2016

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Israeli Mirage and Nesher Aces
Author: Shlomo Aloni
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Date Published: 2008
Size: 180 x 244 x 8mm
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Available From: Amazon, Book Depository
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Glue binding, fine print, black & white photos, colour plates, gloss paper.
The Israeli Mirage and Nesher Aces (IMNA) publication, another member of Osprey’s Aircraft of the Aces series*, covers the service and combat history of Israel’s Mirage IIIC and Nesher fighter units during the 1960s and 1970s, with a focus on the pilots who became aces in these aircraft. IMNA is intended for a readership who have an interest in the history of the Israeli Airforce’s delta-wing fighters (excluding the Kfir) and their ace pilots, and the Middle East aerial battles of the ‘60s and ‘70s. IMNA is also of value as a pictorial reference guide for aviation historians and hobby enthusiasts due to the publication’s vast array of archive photos, gun camera stills, and colour plates.

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What Every Body is Saying

7/14/2016

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What Every Body is Saying
Author: Joe Navarro
Publisher: Harper-Collins Publishers Inc
Date Published: 2011
Size: 152 x 226 x 20mm
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Available From: Amazon, Book Depository
Quality: Glue binding, fine paper, B/W photos
What Every Body is Saying (WEBS) is an analytical study guide that can be of particular value to readers with a personal or professional interest in the interpretation and use of non-verbal communication, posture and body language. Such a readership may include law enforcement, sales and marketing, corporate negotiators, and those who wish to develop their interpersonal communications skills. WEBS’s informal narrative style and ease of comprehension also make this publication suitable for a wider general audience.

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Viking Art

7/14/2016

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Author: James Graham-Campbell 
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Date Published: 2013
Size: 150 x 208 x 16mm
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Available From: Amazon, Book Depository
Quality: Glue binding, gloss paper, colour illustrations
Viking Art (VA) is in effect both a detailed timeline for the development of Viking craft, and an introductory guide for how the changes in European culture during the Viking period (8th to 11th Century) affected its design and presentation. Due to VA’s abundance of high quality colour photos, diagrams and etchings the publication is also a suitable illustrative resource for artists, jewelers, and designers with an interest in this period.

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New Headway Elementary Student's Book

7/12/2016

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New Headway Elementary Student Book
Authors: John Soars, Liz Soars
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2006
Size: 216 x 274 x 8mm
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Available From: Amazon, Book Depository
Quality: Glue binding, gloss paper, colour illustrations, CD included
New Headway is an ESL exercise / text book orientated towards students who are studying English as a second or foreign language at an elementary level. New Headway is of particular value to students who wish to study English for communication purposes with the aim of using English in their future travels. Although New Headway is aimed towards a young readership (Primary / High school language students), the publication is of value to older students as well.

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