Behind the bitter rivalry between Apple and Google—and how it’s reshaping the way we think about technology The rise of smartphones and tablets has altered the business of making computers. At the cen
In his latest laugh-out-loud book of political verse, Calvin Trillin provides a riotous depiction of the 2012 presidential election campaign. Dogfight is a narrative poem interrupted regularly by ot
Our hero is Claude D’Bonair, a young pilot in the Cat Air Corp, keen to prove his worth to the older pilots and live up to the memory of his father. Will cats and dogs ever live in harmony again? And
Nineteen-Year-Old Alfredo Batista Has Some Worries. Okay, A Lot of Worries.Alfredo's Girlfriend, Isabel, Whom He Loves Completely, is Seven Months Pregnant. A Small-Time Drug Dealer, He is Struggling
?Ten stories cut like gems from American family life . . . [with] a gracious patina and a drawl of violence.” ?Los Angeles Times?A writer of the first rank. . . . [Knight] writes gently and with great
In the first of a new World War II action-adventure series from the author of Resistance, Finn Gunnerson and his best friend, Loki, are desperate to lend a hand to the Resistance movement in Norway. T
What Jonathan Lethem did for Brooklyn, Matt Burgess does for Queens in this exuberant and brilliant debut novel about a young drug dealer having a very bad weekend. Alfredo Batista has some worries. O
These 40 exquisitely detailed postcards showcase some of the finest artwork to have graced the covers of Osprey's aviation books over the years. Depicting aircraft in action - from bi- and tri-planes
From World War I, where we get a rare insight into the fighter operations over the fields of France, to the incredible Battle of Britain aeronautics, when the bravery of RAF fighter pilots saw off the
Covering four air forces, three theaters, and ten iconic fighters, this book is the complete story of head to head aerial combat in World War II.Matching up ten aerial rivals - including Spitfires, M
Fighter pilots are the elite of the elite; it can take years of training to produce a fighter pilot and even longer to produce a plane that is worthy of their skills. Yet a dogfight can last only minu
Tells the compelling parallel history of the Supermarine Spitfire and the Messerschmitt Bf109, charting the full course of their operational careers. Outlines the developmental and combat histories of
"Behind the bitter rivalry between Apple and Google--and how it's reshaping the way we think about technology The rise of smartphones and tablets has altered the business of making computers. At the c
When Yellow Tail wines launched in 2001, they battled 6,500 other wineries for a share of the American market. By 2007, Yellow Tail sales in the United States exceeded the sales of all French wineries
Two military experts present a fascinating exploration of the world’s finest combat aircraft, comparing and contrasting adversaries in aerial warfare. From the German Fokker Triplane of World War I
