Books with author Richard Ferro

A NEW AGE HAS BEGUN In the 23rd Century, humanity expands its borders and journeys to the new worlds within its reach: MARS, the JOVIAN SYSTEM, SATURN, and BEYOND.However, not everyone can afford to travel up the gravity well. NADINE MORA ROSE, a young engineer from the Pacific coast town of Del Norte, is left to only wish for a life where she could leave Earth. Yet, in this brave new world, the key to Nadine’s future may be the creation of a paradigm-shifting invention that shatters her boundaries and allows her to RISE....H°RIZON is an exciting new science fiction series that explores the realm of possibility as we push further into the next frontier.

A NEW AGE HAS BEGUN In the 23rd Century, humanity expands its borders and journeys to the new worlds within its reach: MARS, the JOVIAN SYSTEM, SATURN, and BEYOND.However, not everyone can afford to travel up the gravity well. NADINE MORA ROSE, a young engineer from the Pacific coast town of Del Norte, is left to only wish for a life where she could leave Earth. Yet, in this brave new world, the key to Nadine’s future may be the creation of a paradigm-shifting invention that shatters her boundaries and allows her to RISE....H°RIZON is an exciting new science fiction series that explores the realm of possibility as we push further into the next frontier.

WINNER OF PRESTIGIOUS SILVER MEDAL IN 2018 INTERNATIONAL READERS FAVORITE NOVEL COMPETITION!As they grow up, Ron, Dovey, and Emil face great danger in a thrilling tale of grit, pluck, love, and glory to get Ron to his distance running, Olympic marathon dream.Amazon Review: "If you’ve seen the movie “Rocky”, you’ll remember the scene where Rocky runs through the city with all the neighborhood’s kids cheering and running with him. That’s how you feel when reading this novel, like those kids cheering for the champion, in this case Ronnie, an underdog who struggles and finds his place in the world in a very personal and heartwarming way."The world contrives against a boy named Ron Campbell. His legs are mangled in a wreck and paralyzed. The people he loves die. His remaining relatives hate him.Only his indomitable spirit sustains him – he will attempt every obstacle, face every danger, and answer every challenge to pursue his impossible dream of Olympic marathon champion. But nothing can prepare him for what awaits.An epic journey of endurance lays ahead where he will learn that a true friend, whether animal or human, is the real prize of the world, and the mystical power of the spirit can work miracles.The award-winning novel from Richard Ferguson is a new addition to the great tales of courage against all odds by Philip Pullman, Brandon Sanderson, and J.K. Rowling

"How It Flies; or, The Conquest of the Air" by Richard Ferris. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

AWARDED SILVER MEDAL IN PRESTIGIOUS 2018 INTERNATIONAL READERS FAVORITE NOVEL COMPETITION! As they grow up, Ron, Dovey, and Emil face great danger in a thrilling tale of grit, pluck, love, and glory to get Ron to his Olympic marathon dream.Amazon Review: "If you’ve seen the movie “Rocky”, you’ll remember the scene where Rocky runs through the city with all the neighborhood’s kids cheering and running with him. That’s how you feel when reading this novel, like those kids cheering for the champion, in this case Ronnie, an underdog who struggles and finds his place in the world in a very personal and heartwarming way."The world contrives against a boy named Ron Campbell. His legs are mangled in a wreck and paralyzed. The people he loves die. His remaining relatives hate him.Only his indomitable spirit sustains him – he will attempt every obstacle, face every danger, and answer every challenge to pursue his impossible dream of Olympic marathon champion. But nothing can prepare him for what awaits.An epic journey of endurance lays ahead where he will learn that a true friend, whether animal or human, is the real prize of the world, and the mystical power of the spirit can work miracles.The award-winning novel from Richard Ferguson is a new addition to the great tales of courage against all odds by Philip Pullman, Brandon Sanderson, and J.K. Rowling.

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these pages, by means of simple language and suitable pictures, the author has told the story of the Ships of the Air. He has explained the laws of their flight; sketched their development to the present day; shown how to build the flying machine and the balloon, and how to operate them; recounted what man has done, and what he hopes to do with their aid. In a word, all the essential facts that enter into the Conquest of the Air have been gathered into orderly form, and are here presented to the public. We who live to-day have witnessed man’s great achievement; we have seen his dream of ages come true. Man has learned to fly! The air which surrounds us, so intangible and so commonplace that it seldom arrests our attention, is in reality a vast, unexplored ocean, fraught with future possibilities. Even now, the pioneers of a 8 countless fleet are hovering above us in the sky, while steadily, surely these wonderful possibilities are unfolded. The Publishers take pleasure in acknowledging their indebtedness to the Scientific American for their courtesy in permitting the use of many of the illustrations appearing in this book. New York, October 20, 1910.

Excerpt from How It Flies, or the Conquest of the Air: The Story of Man's Endeavors to Fly and of the Inventions by Which He Has SucceededThe Ships of the Air. He has explained the laws of their flight; sketched their development to the pres ent day; shown how to build the flying machine and the balloon, and how to Operate them; recounted what man has done, and what he hopes to do with their aid. In a word, all the essential facts that enter into the Conquest of the Air have been gath.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.