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William Green

    1 januari 1927 – 2 januari 2010

    William Green was een productief auteur, gespecialiseerd in luchtvaart en militaire onderwerpen. Na zijn dienst bij de Royal Air Force wijdde hij zijn volwassen leven aan uitgebreid onderzoek en het schrijven over vliegtuigen en hun geschiedenis. Zijn werken, met name die over de oorlogsvliegtuigen van het Derde Rijk, worden beschouwd als klassiekers op dit gebied. Green's nalatenschap ligt in zijn diepgaande kennis en gepassioneerde aanpak van het documenteren van de luchtvaartgeschiedenis.

    Richer, wiser, happier : how the world's greatest investors win in markets and life
    Illustrated Anatomy of the World's Fighters
    Wings of the Navy
    The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Commercial Aircraft
    The complete book of fighters
    Richer, Wiser, Happier
    • Richer, Wiser, Happier

      • 288bladzijden
      • 11 uur lezen

      In-depth interviews with more than forty of the world's super-investors reveal that the keys to wealth and business success hold other life lessons as well.

      Richer, Wiser, Happier
      4,5
    • The complete book of fighters

      • 608bladzijden
      • 22 uur lezen

      Listed alphabetically by manufacturer's name, this aviation history features 1700 aircraft. Every fighter that has ever been designed, built and flown is included, with full technical details and a photograph, colour profiles, detailed three-view drawings and cutaway artworks.

      The complete book of fighters
      4,7
    • Wings of the Navy

      Flying Allied Carrier Aircraft of World War Two

      • 192bladzijden
      • 7 uur lezen

      En lidt ældre udgivelse, der gennemgår udvalgte marinefly fra den anden verdenskrig. Udvalget, der er foretaget fra amerikanske og engelske flyfabrikker og som omfatter 16 fly, er til gengæld meget nøje beskrevet med alle ønskelige tekniske og præstationsmæssige detaljer.

      Wings of the Navy
      4,5
    • More than 100 of the world's most potent fighter aircraft are depicted in superbly detailed cutaway drawings: from the canvas-and-string contraptions of World War I to the amazing stealth fighters that are taking air combat into the 21st century. Accompanied by fascinating technical and developmental descriptions, each drawing reveals and clearly identifies the aircraft's airframe structures, engines, fuel tanks, avionics and weaponry, and is complemented by a three-view drawing and action photograph.

      Illustrated Anatomy of the World's Fighters
      5,0
    • Billionaire investors. If we think of them, it's with a mixture of awe and suspicion. Clearly, they possess a kind of genius - the proverbial Midas Touch. But are the skills they possess transferable? And would we really want to be them? Do they have anything to teach us besides making money?In Richer, Wiser, Happier, award-winning journalist William Green has spent nearly twenty-five years interviewing these investing wizards and discovered that their talents expand well beyond the financial realm and into practical philosophy.Green ushers us into the lives of more than forty of the world's super-investors, visiting them in their offices, vacation homes, and even their places of worship - all to share what they have to teach us. Green brings together the thinking of some of the best investors, from Warren Buffet to Howard Marks to John Templeton, and provides gems of insight that will enrich you not only financially but also professionally and personally.

      Richer, wiser, happier : how the world's greatest investors win in markets and life
      5,0
    • Flying Colors

      • 208bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen

      Flying colors surveys, by means of profile drawings of military aircraft, many of htese camouflage and antii-camouflage schemes that have been applied over the past 65 years.

      Flying Colors
      4,0
    • Flying Colours

      • 207bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen

      Since they first took to the skies more than 80 years ago, military aircraft have been variously daubed, cunningly camouflaged and boastfully personalized. This superb overview spans the entire history of this fascinating art form, depicting more than 100 aircraft types from World War I SPADs to the modern swing-wing Panavia Tornado.

      Flying Colours
      4,0