The Wright Stuff

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• Author : Derek Webber
• Publisher : Apogee Books
• File Size : 53,6 Mb
• Release Date : 2010
• Total pages : 168
• ISBN : 1926592174
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Recounted through a well-selected collection of photographs, this discussion relates a succession of advancements and risk taking, chronicling the evolution of space tourism. Traveling back to the almost simultaneous beginnings of aviation and rocketry, this analysis highlights the crucial names in the industry, honoring them with "The Wright Stuff" awards for their contributions. Illustrating how today's tickets to space have been made possible not just by entrepreneurs and engineers but also by the efforts of artists, regulators, politicians, and some of the earliest aviators, this exploration also touches on today's rapid expansion phase of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space flights. Clearly depicting how a commercial business can emerge in this swiftly growing field, this unique investigation also provides examples of how space tourists are helping to create reusable technologies of benefit to all.

• Author : Rick Glanvill
• Publisher : Random House
• File Size : 18,5 Mb
• Release Date : 2012-06-30
• Total pages : 240
• ISBN : 9781448132423
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Ian Wright is one of the English game's great football heroes. He is an England international and the leading marksman and trophy-winner for Arsenal. Yet he also regularly collects yellow cards, and is rarely out of the headlines. From humble beginnings to the heights of international stardom, this is the story of the rise of a boy from South London who has as many enemies as he has friends; of a role model who never forgot his roots; of a superstar, hungry for success, but almost denied the chance to play professional football by blatant discrimination and his own hot-headedness.

• Author : Victor J. Wright
• Publisher : Author House
• File Size : 42,6 Mb
• Release Date : 2014-10-31
• Total pages : 91
• ISBN : 9781496939296
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Young and healthy, Victor J. Wright was only fifteen years old in 1976 when he broke his neck playing football at John Muir High School in Pasadena, California. He had severed the vertebrae at the second level, right under his brain. Many suffering this injury would have died, but Wright survived. In The Wright Stuff, author David D. Rutherford, Wright's former classmate, friend, and former newspaper reporter, tells Wright's story--from his birth, through his injury and hospitalization, and beyond. This biography narrates how Wright was one of the first quadriplegics to earn a college degree and how he cofounded a nonprofit organization that provides relief efforts to victims of natural disasters around the world. It shares how Wright donates books and audiovisual materials to local libraries and has inspired numerous squads from his high school alma mater to victory. In 2013, he was ordained a minister by the Association of Fundamental Ministers and Churches. Though Wright has experienced a host of challenges throughout the years, he credits his faith in God and the loving care of his family and closest friends for being allowed to live the past four decades in a way that has inspired thousands and has made him a community treasure.

• Author : Bob Wright,Diane Mermigas
• Publisher : Rosetta Books
• File Size : 52,9 Mb
• Release Date : 2016-03-29
• Total pages : 474
• ISBN : 9780795346934
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The former CEO of NBC “reflects on his years at the pinnacle of network television, and also on the Wrights’ work as co-founders of Autism Speaks” (Palm Beach Daily News). Named president and CEO of NBC at the age of 43, he faced a two-headed dragon: on one hand, distrust from the network people deeply skeptical of the “suit” from GE, their new corporate parent; and on the other, fiscal oversight demands from a cautious, conservative institution reluctant to invest heavily in a media business they didn’t understand. For the next 20 years, he managed to navigate the fine line between the two and in the process completely reinvent—and save—the network. His name is Bob Wright. Under his leadership, a traditional network, struggling to survive a changing landscape, was transformed into a $45 billion cable and internet giant. What does someone like that do when he retires? If he’s Bob Wright, he starts all over again. At almost the exact same time as Bob’s NBC reign was winding down, his grandson Christian was diagnosed with autism, a condition then poorly understood. Baffled by a lack of medical knowledge and community support, Bob and his wife Suzanne founded Autism Speaks, which in short order became the leading advocacy and research funding organization for this mysterious condition that so devastates families. As the two story lines unfold in The Wright Stuff, readers will gradually see that both endeavors—revitalizing NBC and building Autism Speaks—reflect the same key management tenets that apply to any organization facing disruptive change. A portion of the proceeds from this book will be donated to advance autism research.

• Author : Jim Wright,James W. Riddlesperger (Jr.),Anthony Champagne,Daniel E. Williams
• Publisher : Texas Christian University Press
• File Size : 51,7 Mb
• Release Date : 2013
• Total pages : 0
• ISBN : 0875655718
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Inspired by his parents' love for the written word, former Speaker of the House Jim Wright developed a passion for books and writing at a young age. During his thirty-four years as a US Congressman and two years as Speaker of the House, written communication continued to play an integral role in Wright's life as he developed an increased understanding of the power of words. Through a sampling of some of Wright's finest work, The Wright Stuff follows the major elements in Wright's political career, ideological development, and philosophical thought. A prolific and accomplished writer, Wright possesses the keen ability to properly contextualize historic events while providing enduring lessons in governance and life. In addition to offering a unique perspective on Wright's contemporaries and the leaders of today, this compilation of speeches, essays, and excerpts from his previous work addresses many of the major national and international events of the twentieth century. Additionally, this book chronicles a more personal narrative through Wright's reflection on the most important influence of his young life--his parents--and shares some of the key lessons he learned during his service with the US Air Corps during World War II. Generously illustrated with photographs, The Wright Stuff allows readers to celebrate the many accomplishments of Speaker Wright, and, through his eyes, to gain a greater understanding of many of the signature events of the twentieth century.

• Author : Tom Wolfe
• Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• File Size : 27,6 Mb
• Release Date : 2008-03-04
• Total pages : 448
• ISBN : 9781429961325
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From "America's nerviest journalist" (Newsweek)--a breath-taking epic, a magnificent adventure story, and an investigation into the true heroism and courage of the first Americans to conquer space. "Tom Wolfe at his very best" (The New York Times Book Review) Millions of words have poured forth about man's trip to the moon, but until now few people have had a sense of the most engrossing side of the adventure; namely, what went on in the minds of the astronauts themselves - in space, on the moon, and even during certain odysseys on earth. It is this, the inner life of the astronauts, that Tom Wolfe describes with his almost uncanny empathetic powers, that made The Right Stuff a classic.

• Author : Wilbur Harold Wright
• Publisher : Unknown
• File Size : 10,7 Mb
• Release Date : 2009*
• Total pages : 48
• ISBN : OCLC:608055037
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PDF book entitled The Wright Stuff written by Wilbur Harold Wright and published by Unknown which was released on 2009* with total hardcover pages 48, the book become popular and critical acclaim.

• Author : Tamra Orr
• Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
• File Size : 19,9 Mb
• Release Date : 2005-09
• Total pages : 48
• ISBN : 9781612288420
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly? Have you dreamt of having wings and taking off to soar, glide, and dip with the birds? You are not the only one. Many people have wanted to leave the ground behind and join the clouds and the stars. Two such people were brothers named Orville and Wilbur Wright. These men were alway looking for an idea to explore. Thinking as one, they would put their heads together and figure out how to create something new. They invented a printing press out of scrap. They designed bicycles when they were still a new fad. Finally, they turned their minds towards flight. Through lots of determination and endless experimentation, Orville and Wilbur created The Flyer. For a few glorious seconds, they left gravity behind and took to the skies at Kitty Hawk. It was a moment that changed their lives and the course of the world.

• Author : Carey C. Newman
• Publisher : InterVarsity Press
• File Size : 49,7 Mb
• Release Date : 1999-10-13
• Total pages : 324
• ISBN : 0830815872
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A collection of essays written by various theologians and scholars. Each essay critically analyzes historical and biblical records of the life of Jesus Christ.

• Author : William Blythe Wright (Jr.)
• Publisher : Unknown
• File Size : 51,6 Mb
• Release Date : 1991
• Total pages : 71
• ISBN : OCLC:29919139
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PDF book entitled The Wright Stuff written by William Blythe Wright (Jr.) and published by Unknown which was released on 1991 with total hardcover pages 71, the book become popular and critical acclaim.

• Author : Mary Kay Carson
• Publisher : Chicago Review Press
• File Size : 52,7 Mb
• Release Date : 2003
• Total pages : 159
• ISBN : 9781556524776
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How they Invented the Airplane includes facts about these brothers and their invention, plus projects.

• Author : Mary Turner Thomson
• Publisher : Random House
• File Size : 33,7 Mb
• Release Date : 2011-07-15
• Total pages : 73
• ISBN : 9781780572727
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In April 2006, Mary Turner Thomson received a call that blew her life apart. The woman on the other end of the line told her that Will Jordan, Mary's husband and the father of her two younger children, had been married to her for fourteen years and they had five children together. The Bigamist is the shocking true story of how one man manipulated an intelligent, independent woman, conning her out of £200,000 and leaving her to bring up the children he claimed he could never have. It's a story we all think could never happen to us, but this shameless con man has been doing the same thing to various other women for at least 27 years, spinning a tangled web of lies and deceit to cover his tracks. How far would you go to help the man you love? How far would he go to deceive you? And what would you do when you found out it was all a lie?

• Author : James D. Wright
• Publisher : Thomas Dunne Books
• File Size : 45,7 Mb
• Release Date : 2019-04-30
• Total pages : 224
• ISBN : 9781250185662
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A witty history of the state that's always in the news, for everything from alligator attacks to zany crimes. There's an old clip of Bugs Bunny sawing the entire state of Florida off the continent—and every single time a news story springs up about some shenanigans in Florida, someone on the internet posts it in response. Why are we so ready to wave goodbye to the Sunshine State? In A Florida State of Mind: An Unnatural History of Our Weirdest State, James D. Wright makes the case that there are plenty of reasons to be scandalized by the land and its sometimes-kooky, sometimes-terrifying denizens, but there's also plenty of room for hilarity. Florida didn't just become weird; it's built that way. Uncharted swampland doesn't easily give way to sprawling suburbia. It took violent colonization, land scams to trick non-Floridians into buying undeveloped property, and the development of railroads to benefit one man's hotel empire. Even the most natural parts of Florida are unnatural. Florida citrus? Not from here, but from China. Gators? Oh, they're from Florida all right, but that doesn't make having 1 per every 20 humans normal. Animals...in the form of roadkill? Only Florida allows you to keep anything you kill on the road (and anything you find). Yet everyone loves Florida: tourists come in droves, and people relocate to Florida constantly (only 36% of residents were born there). Crammed with unforgettable stories and facts, Florida will show readers exactly why.

• Author : James Buckley, Jr.,Who HQ
• Publisher : Penguin
• File Size : 25,6 Mb
• Release Date : 2014-05-01
• Total pages : 112
• ISBN : 9780399540103
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As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As young men, they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their hands on. As adults, the brothers worked together to invent, build, and fly the world’s first successful airplane. This is the fascinating story of the two inventors and aviation pioneers who never lost sight of their dream: to fly, and to soar higher!

• Author : Rick Glanvill
• Publisher : Virgin Books Limited
• File Size : 10,6 Mb
• Release Date : 1996-06
• Total pages : 240
• ISBN : 0753500760
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PDF book entitled The Wright Stuff written by Rick Glanvill and published by Virgin Books Limited which was released on 1996-06 with total hardcover pages 240, the book become popular and critical acclaim.