Bøger af Peter Leslie

John Leslie was Pan American Airways Division Engineer when the Pacific was crossed in 1935 by the "China CLipper." Juan Trippe, Pan Am's visionary aviator and founder, credited Leslie with developing the engineering techniques that made possible the historic transoceanic flight. Visit Pan Am Historical Foundation - www.panam.org for more information about this book. During WWII Leslie ran Pan Am's Atlantic Division whose flying boats played crucial roles. Leslie commanded the flight that took Roosevelt to Africa to meet Churchill, the first time a US president flew. The author uses hundreds of photos, documents, letters, memoirs and memorabilia to tell Leslie's story. It is a remarkable view of the early days of transoceanic aviation.

A history of Charles Thurnam who founded a "recirculating" library many years before the establishment of public libraries in the UK. His company went on to become letterpress printers and newspaper publishers in the 1800s. Lasting until 2008 "Thurnams" were encompassing stationery, educational supplies, litho printing and even patent medicines. A major player in the industry for almost 200 years

Pindar - The Complete Works of Peter Leslie is organised in three sections: Autobiography of a Private Soldier, 1877; Random Rhymes; and, lastly, a collection of Pindar's poems and songs gathered from The Cowdenbeath & Lochgelly Times & Advertiser (1895 to 1897) by James Campbell.

As free trade talks continue uncertainly, as Ottawa and Washington toss protective tariffs at each other's goods, and as the provinces continue to disagree among themselves and with the federal government, the search for a national economic policy goes on. A critical element in that search is the balance between regional needs and federal priorities. Peter Leslie's interpretive essay provides a context in which to view the political and economic forces that make up that delicate balance, including those highlighted in the report of the Macdonald Commission. He discusses the nature of Canada's federal system and its relevance to policy, especially in the economic sphere, where differential effects among regions are often difficult to avoid.Leslie offers a thoughtful appraisal of a historically complex set of relationships and suggests the ways in which it will determine strategy in an area that will continue to occupy political centre-stage in Canada for some time to come.