Scott Phillips

The Adjustment

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The war is over, but that doesn't mean things are getting better for PR man Wayne Ogden or any of the returning vets. The town of Wichita, Kansas--built around the industry of Collins Aircraft and its wealthy founder, Everett Collins--is not how they remember it. Against the background violence committed by the returning soldiers trying to make an adjustment back into civilian life, Wayne attempts to destroy his former mentor and take down Collins Aircraft--the once fabled company that provided planes to Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, and Wiley Post. All along the way he is haunted by poison pen letters, anonymously sent, that carry threats alluding to his black market work as a supply sergeant in the Quartermaster Corps. As the letters reveal more and more of Wayne's secretive wartime past, his plan to destroy Collins and his company takes an increasingly darker turn that leads to blackmail, extortion, and murder. Phillips expertly crafts an instant noir classic that presents the birth of a postwar American criminal.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Catapult
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9781582438238
• ISBN-10: 1582438234
• Artikelnr.: 34671494

Autorenporträt

As a ten-year-old boy inspired by fellow Ohioan, Neil Armstrong, when he landed on the moon in 1969, Scott dreamed of someday becoming part of something larger than himself. Ten years later, through a series of serendipitous life events, Scott Phillips embarked on a career with NASA's groundbreaking Space Shuttle Program. He was the last team member to exit the first External Tank prior to its maiden flight on April 12, 1981, and saved the Remove Before Flight ribbon as a memento. What followed was an extraordinary thirty-three-year adventure, encompassing the entire span of the program-from the depths of tragedy to the exclusive never-before-seen photos and first-hand stories. "Remove Before Flight" takes the reader on a historical and personal journey that will enlighten and entertain. Inspired by his work at the Marshall Space Flight Center, Scott began creating one-of-a-kind hardwood models to reflect and honor the excellence and legacy of the Shuttle Program. He is an artist, space historian and archivist, songwriter, and motivational speaker. He lives in Harvest, Alabama, with his wife, Dianne, and sons, Christian and Tyler.