Death of the Falcon
Author: Nick Carter
Publisher:
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9780426169185
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Death of the Falcon
Author: John C. Littlefield
Publisher:
Published: 2008-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781432732547
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A Gripping Look at How Industry Turbulence Grounded One of the World's Great Airlines Falcon Airlines was one of America's highest-flying carriers. Airline deregulation changed the industry's flight plan by ending years of government protection and ushering in the harsh realities of competition. Now, under siege from lower-cost and more nimble airlines, Falcon is faced with the most turbulent era in its history - one that will ultimately bring down the mighty airline and upend the lives of its 40,000 employees. Death of the Falcon chronicles the company's epic struggles - the boardroom battles, union hall tussles and labor strikes - in its final years. Based on a true story, this fictionalized account goes behind locked doors to reveal the larger-than-life personalities who leave their mark: bankers eager to cut their losses, takeover artists angling for a fire sale, union leaders trying to maintain cushy benefits and managers desperately trying for a soft landing. Caught up in the strikes and plotting are Captain Andrew Logan and flight attendant Ellen Lancaster, two long-time employees whose devotion to their airline is matched by their love for each other. It's a remarkably personal story set amid the cold realities of market reorganization and staggering financial losses. Culminating in the company's chaotic last hours when old alliances falter, the book shows a death of a thousand cuts from dynamics still in play today as America's carriers vie for survival in our increasingly competitive world.
The Falcon and the Owl
Author: Matty Dalrymple
Publisher: William Kingsfield Publishers
Published: 2020-10-15
Total Pages: 351
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"A cleverly written, masterful mystery, filled with twists and turns to keep you on edge throughout." —Lisa Regan, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Crime Fiction Author "Matty Dalrymple shows some serious chops as a writer of psychic suspense. Protagonist Ann Kinnear finds herself in a major jam that's by turns professional and personal. Although her special gifts help her fight the forces of darkness, they can become a liability as well, and sharp readers will enjoy following Ann's adventures to their gripping finale." —Elizabeth Sims, author of the Rita Farmer mysteries and the Lillian Byrd crime series "Matty Dalrymple draws upon her knowledge of the world of flying and spins a tale of mystery and intrigue that keeps the reader engaged to the very end. For a pilot like myself, the realistic airport setting and characters made the book a highly entertaining read." —Vicky Benzing, Aerobatic performer and air racer A small plane crashes in the Pennsylvania Wilds ... ... and only Ann Kinnear has the ability to discover the force that brought it down. Will the secret the victims carried die with them, or come back to haunt her? Ann Kinnear is indulging her love of aviation by working toward her pilot's license at Avondale Airport—and protecting her privacy by discouraging the attentions of a filmmaker intent on documenting her spirit-sensing abilities. Little does she know that a fiery plane crash in the Pennsylvania Wilds will embroil her in a race to track down a contract on which two rivals are banking their futures. And when airshow pilot Gwen Burridge launches a smear campaign against Ann, she is even more determined to uncover the truth. Ann travels to the crash site and learns what brought the plane down—but it's only part of the story. Will Ann land safely, or be the latest victim of a secret someone is willing to kill to keep? Find out now in Book 3 of the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels!
The Death of a Falcon
Author: Susan McDuffie
Publisher: Liafinn Press
Published: 2018-02-20
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780984790098
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A historical mystery set in 1375, the fourth in the award winning Muirteach MacPhee mystery series. Muirteach and his wife journey to Edinburgh Castle. A senseless death plunges them into a sea of intrigue that stretches from Scotland across the icy oceans to the far northern lands of the Norse, leaving treachery and murder in its wake.
Wings of the Falcon
Author: Barbara Michaels
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2009-03-17
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 0061835714
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The death of her English father left Francesca alone and unprotected, with nowhere to turn but to the noble Italian family of her late mother. Adrift in a strange land, surrounded by cold and suspicious relatives who had disowned her mother on her wedding day, Francesca is determined to make the best of a bad situation. But nothing could have prepared her for the nest of dark secrets and oppressive cruelty she has been cast into. And her fate now rests in the hands of a mysterious horseman known as the Falcon, whose appearance will speed her salvation ... or hasten her doom.
The Peregrine Falcon
Author: Derek Ratcliffe
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2010-06-30
Total Pages: 494
ISBN-13: 140813683X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The first edition of The Peregrine Falcon was widely recognised as a classic of its kind, documenting not only the species' biology but also the sad tale of its decline due to the impact of pesticides. This extensively revised and enlarged second edition takes full account of important new developments in the story of this bird during the intervening 12 years. It reports one of the few notable successes in wildlife conservation: the full restoration of British and Irish Peregrine populations, and their appreciable recovery in other countries where numbers had also been greatly reduced by the impact of organochlorine pesticides. The pattern of increase in Britain has been extremely varied, from districts where numbers are now far higher than at any time in recorded history, to others where the bird is now at its lowest ebb. The examination of the reasons for these differences helps us to understand the most recent developments in the Peregrine saga. Particular attention has been paid to the recent major advances in our knowledge of Peregrine biology, such as its movements, population turnover, food and nesting habits. Many of the tables and figures have been revised and brought up to date so that this volume, like its predecessor, is once again by far the most detailed and readable reference on this most evocative of birds. Donald Watson's colour paintings, monochrome washes and line drawings, and the original photographs, illustrate the book as before. Cover illustration by Donald Watson.
Return of the Falcon
Author: Satalic
Publisher: Ha'Penny Press
Published: 2019-11-20
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780989034647
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For centuries the fate of the real Maltese Falcon remained a mystery...until now!The Falcon...death is at the heart of it, death and the blood of its victims. Its fabulous wealth has lured greedy prey across the centuries. Chicago P.I. Joe Ganzer, a haunted former WWII espionage agent, gets trapped in this fowler's net by a mysterious Russian beauty trying to locate her uncle, a former Soviet general. Her story doesn't add up but her money does. And an old pal circling the drain needs Joe's help to get him out of a treacherous jam that may claim both their lives. Dark days are about to descend on Joe Ganzer. He will run a gauntlet of Cold War spies, Nazis, stolen booze, stolen art, and at the end of it all is the Falcon of Malta...the stuff nightmares are made of.What they are saying--"The characters you meet in this story are fun, and the villains are dastardly. But the real shocker is how the Maltese Falcon surfaces. That's all I can say without spoiling it."
Eleonora's Falcon
Author: Harmut Walter
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1979-05
Total Pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9780226872292
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Named after a Sardinian princess of the fourteenth century who established laws protecting falcons, Eleonora's falcon is the only European bird to breed in autumn and feed its brood on the mass of birds that migrate from Europe to Africa between July and October. It breeds on small Mediterranean islands in colonies of up to 200 pairs and hunts often in groups, preying on more than 90 species of migrant birds. During the winter this falcon visits the rain-soaked woodlands of Madagascar. In this study—illustrated beautifully and extensively with 59 line drawings and 38 photographs—Hartmut Walter shows how the unique geographical and biological situation of Falco eleonorae makes the species' health an important indicator of environmental decay. For though it lives in relatively isolated areas, Eleonora's falcon nevertheless may ingest the many pollutants contained in its diet of birds migrating from industrial Europe. Walter, who has studied raptors on several continents and has been an ornithologist since his early youth, examines several discrete colonies of Eleonora's falcon. He concentrates on the species' intraspecific behavior and ecology—such as the falcons' aggressive actions, hunting strategies, and response to fluctuating environmental conditions—and investigates their evolutionary past.
The Sense of Death
Author: Matty Dalrymple
Publisher: William Kingsfield Publishers
Published: 2013-12
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“A frighteningly meticulous villain and a formidable protagonist will have readers breezing through the pages.” —Kirkus Reviews “Airtight. Crucial plot details lock into place in the denouement like the tumblers of a Diebold safe. The characters are clever, real, and enjoyable, but also organic, their emotions genuinely wrought; there is no formula for brilliant writing like this.” —Robert Blake Whitehill, Bestselling Author of The Ben Blackshaw Series When a real estate mogul’s daughter-in-law dies, Philadelphia Detective Joe Booth suspects the woman’s husband. But accusing a powerful man’s son of murder is a risky business, and Booth knows he needs more to convict than the scant evidence he has. Then he finds the one person who might be able to uncover the truth: psychic-for-hire Ann Kinnear. It’s a last-ditch effort to find something – anything – to nail down who did it. But soon, drawn ever deeper into the vision of a dead woman whose ghost cries out for justice, Ann finds herself – and her powers – ensnared in a web of deceit, betrayal, and death among society’s elite. Official interest is waning. The murderer’s tracks are growing cold. But the dead will not be silenced, and Ann will do whatever it takes to solve the case of one woman’s lost life … even if it means endangering her own. A mix of supernatural thriller and psychic suspense culminating in a deadly showdown in a remote Adirondack cabin, THE SENSE OF DEATH is the first book in the popular Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels series. Click “Buy Now” to follow Ann as she pursues the truth that's wrapped in the sense of death! KEYWORDS: supernatural suspense novel series amateur women sleuth senser psychic medium supernatural paranormal ghosts spirits sensing suspense thriller murder crime Philadelphia Pennsylvania Delaware New Jersey
Death of a Falcon
Author: Mathilda Thompson
Publisher:
Published: 2017-12-10
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781973509172
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Late in the reign of Ivan IV, Sergey Volkov, Moscow magistrate, finds himself called upon to solve the murder of the son of a prominent member of the nobility. It proves to be a case with many hidden dangers i.e. pressure from the father of the young man, the interest in such a high profile case by the palace, and that at first the case seems unsolvable. Follow Volkov as he works his way through the dangers finally resolving matters to everyone's satisfaction.
