Category: Books

Coming to ebay: ships, phasers, books

March 26, 2024

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Art, Awesomeness, Books, eBay, history, Models, Nukes, Weapons

Hansen’s “US Nuclear Weapons: The Secret History” is particularly nice. Contact with ridiculously generous bribes if you’re prefer not to wait: […]
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RIP Vernor Vinge

March 21, 2024

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AARRRGH, Books, Gah, My Fiction, News, Science Fiction, ಠ_ಠ

Well, hell. Vernor Vinge has died. Some years back he read some of my sci-fi stories (specifically my first novel) and suggested that […]
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A little note about ad blockers

October 9, 2023

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AARRRGH, blather, Books, Hmm…, ಠ_ಠ

It seems that ad blockers nuke the Amazon links I put in my posts from time to time. The most recent blog post […]
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So…

September 28, 2023

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blather, Books, cyanotype blueprints, Hmm…, News, Politics, projects

Astute blog readers will have noticed a slight dip in blogging activity of late. Why is this? 1: Some personal/family/veterinary issues. 2: Twitter, […]
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General Dynamics F-16XL Dual Role Fighter: An Illustrated History

August 26, 2023

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Aircraft, Awesomeness, Books, history, News, projects, Weapons

Tony Landis has just released – for free – his book on the F-16XL: https://wss.apan.org/public/AFMC-History-Office/Shared Documents/F-16XL Book_Final-web (1).pdf It’s a 285-page heavily illustrated […]
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KSC Master Plan

August 10, 2023

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Awesomeness, Books, history, Monthly Historical Documents Program, Patreon, rockets, spacecraft

Recently acquired at some cost, and finally fully scanned at some effort, is this 1965 “Master Plan” for Kennedy Space Center. It’s basically […]
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Bell D188A Art

July 20, 2023

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Aircraft, APR, Art, Awesomeness, Book 4, Books, history, Monthly Historical Documents Program, Patreon, projects, US Supersonic Bomber Projects Vol 2

A cutaway illustration of the Bell D188A VTOL strike-fighter from the late 50’s/early 60’s. This Mach 2 aircraft would have used 8 small […]
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The Quiet Star Wars Failure

July 10, 2023

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Art, blather, Books, Crazy, Dumbassery, Forward, Gah, Hmm…, Meh, Politics, Science Fiction, youtube, ಠ_ಠ

Disney has done some amazing things with Star Wars since buying the property. In short, Disney turned Star Wars from a license to […]
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Will they be re-written “for a modern audience?”

June 16, 2023

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Art, Books, history, Hmm…

Even More of Tolkien’s Letters Will Be Published This Year
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Three of my books on ebay

June 6, 2023

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Aircraft, B-47 and B-52 Origins and Evolution, Books, CAD Diagrams, Drawings, eBay, history, Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Origins and Evolution, projects, Sales & Specials, US Supersonic bomber projects Vol 1

I put one copy of each of my current books on ebay. They’re all in brand-new condition, and will be signed/dated when sold. […]
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