No Turning Back - Softcover

Labriola, Arthur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1537680161 ISBN 13: 9781537680163

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

What brought down Flight 40 on December l9, l984? Ice, snow, on both the runway and aircraft, or was it the cargo hold bomb? Experts in the aviation field could not be convinced there was a single contributing cause for the crash. The NTSB investigation of the accident claimed severed elevator cables brought down the aircraft. The cables are connected to moveable control surfaces, such as elevators, ailerons and rudder. Dysfunction of any of them would affect either roll, pitch and yaw attitudes of flight, making it difficult to control and maneuver the aircraft. Remaining aloft for any length of time would be unpredictable

About this title

About the Author:

Now, a 92 year old technical writer and engineer in the industry for over twenty years, developing advanced technology in military avionics for aircraft during the Korean and Vietnam wars. Author of three adult novels and three young novels for the classroom used in intermediary schools. Books by Author: Sparrow (1st Books Pub.) The Last Man On Earth (Creative Svcs.) Gridiron Angels (Quill Pub.) On Earth As It Is In Heaven”(Quill Pub.) Raising the Arlington UFO (Quill Pub.) The Ivory Crown (Create Space)

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4-8. Sipho's idyllic country life ends when his nurturing grandmother dies and he returns to his mother's shack. Shocked to discover he now has a stepfather who is brutal and abusive, Sipho lasts for six months before running away to the mean streets of Johannesburg. He is taken in by a rather tame gang and taught the ropes of survival by the good-natured Jabu. Money for food and arcade games is almost painlessly earned by helping to carry groceries. Joseph, Jabu's opposite, tries to steer Sipho to ruin by offering him iglue (glue) to sniff. After a traumatic episode with a vigilante group, he is rescued from the harsh streets by a white shop owner who grudgingly gives him shelter in response to the pleas of his daughter. Unfortunately, the man's malevolent son chases the boy away. Sipho finds Jabu and salvation at a shelter that seems too good to be true. An understanding nun takes him home to visit his mother and new baby sister. With the stepfather conveniently offstage (looking for a job), it appears that all will be well for this family. Naidoo's latest offering will disappoint those expecting a convincing look at the street life of homeless South African children. Her palette seems limited to black and white characterizations (steadfast Jabu, glue-sniffing Joseph, drunken stepfather, etc.). Changes are driven by plot and are not true to character. Jabu seems content with his street life?so why would he suddenly decide to sign on at the shelter? For a more convincing look at the strife and turmoil in South Africa, choose Hazel Rochman's Somehow Tenderness Survives (HarperCollins, 1988).?Marilyn Payne Phillips, University City Public Library, MO
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About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1537680161
• ISBN 13: 9781537680163
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 238