CANAV Books Fall/Spring 2014-15 BOOKLIST Canada’s Aviation Heritage Book Publisher canavbooks.com canavbooks.wordpress It’s Time to Treat Yourself to Some More Good Reading! sual greetings to all CANAV supporters. are any of these fantastic fellows left among Canada Aviation and Space Museum the In this era of anti-book nincompoops us. Complimenting Dave’s story is Spitfire world’s sole Typhoon survivor. I attended the Uand literacy contrarians (those lost souls who Aces of Northwest Europe 1944-45, a new official celebration in in June, and have succumbed to the web as “the quick-and- Osprey production with RCAF content. Also, hope you too can get to see this fantastic dirty source of all knowledge”), it’s nice to be there’s a top new northern aviation book, airplane (it’s been especially painted in the around some genuine aviation book people. Polar Winds by Daniel Metcalfe-Chenail colours of 440 Sqn colours). If you still don’t Here’s this season’s CANAVbriefing to keep (you’ll recall her fine history of Laurentian have Hugh’s book, here’s pretty well your you in the know: Last year’s Norseman Air Services). On the same topic, I have re- last chance to get hold of this tribute to a volumes continue to amaze true aviation stocked another bush flying “lore” book— great fighter and the incredible young bibliophiles around the planet. See R.S. Grant’s Tales from the Lakeview. Very Canadians who fought in it. Still at $37.50 canavbooks.wordpress.com for the reviews, nicely done and a good deal besides. (used copies are showing up on the web at the latest in photos, etc. Finally, following his 2013 blockbuster $50.00—$200.00). Besides Hugh’s book, The Norseman dust having settled, you’ll An Astronaut’s Guide, Chris Hadfield has a I’m listing Typhoon Attack: The Legendary want to know about CANAV’s important new new title—You Are Here: Around the World British Fighter in Combat in WWII. title—A Life in Canadian Aerospace 1942- in 92 Minutes, a fine new collection of I’ll finish by referring to our 1992. This is a rare insider’s look at Canada’s photos from the ISS, of which Chris was last newsletter, where I was remonstrating aerospace industry 1940 to 1990 that any commander. Says the publisher, “This about books. Instead of cranking out the reader will enjoy (see below). Otherwise, in planetary photo tour—surprising, playful, same old stuff, I’ll refer you instead to this season’s list you’ll see some other top thought-provoking and visually delightful— something very humorous that IKEA has new books. Award winning historian Tim is punctuated with fun, fascinating turned out, much along the same lines. Cook of the Canadian War Museum has his commentary on life in zero gravity, too.” Check it out at: new tome in print, The Necessary War: Another “must have” to weigh down your http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syd1p Canadians Fighting the Second World War groaning books shelves, right! KOJ__k 1939-1943. You’ll also be happy to hear For all who treasure Hugh Halliday’s Until next time, good reading to everyone about An Ordinary Hero: The Story of David Typhoon and Tempest: The Canadian Story, … Larry Goldberg, WWII Canadian Spitfire Pilot. This note that this is “Canada’s Year of the is one of the last such bios, while there still Typhoon”. The RAF Museum has loaned the

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