Lopez, Donald S.

Explains how Western ideas of the Buddha have come to misrepresent his teachings and the traditional goals of Buddhist practice.

Explores the history of flight and looks at airports, types of aircraft, and the future of air travel.

More than 120 photographs document the National Air and Space Museum.

Traces the development of aviation from man's earliest attempts at flight to the Stealth Bomber, and includes over 350 photographs and illustrations of planes, people, and events; a foldout decade-by-decade timeline of aviation milestones; and a glossary of terms and concepts.