Join Dave "Bio" Baranek as he takes you along for the ride of your life.
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Editor’s Pick for Book of the Week – Before Top Gun Days: The Making of a Jet Fighter Instructor
The F-14 Tomcat. Original illustration by SOFREP
Becoming the Best Doesn’t Happen Overnight; You’ve Got To Work for It.
Before becoming an instructor in the Navy’s Topgun program, Dave “Bio” Baranek was just another kid with a dream. Upon graduating from college, he joined the Navy with the goal of becoming a fighter pilot. But, his eyesight waning, he knew that he would never be able to reach that goal. Undaunted, he plowed ahead and found his niche as a radar intercept operator in the backseat of the sleek, new Grumman F-14 Tomcat.
Dave “Bio” Baranek. Image courtesy of Facebook.
Join Baranek in Before Topgun Days as he takes you along for this greatest, most exciting time of his young life: training to become a naval flight officer. Taking place before the events recounted in his previous memoir, Topgun Days, Baranek brings to life the anxieties and excitement of entering the fast-paced world of fighter jocks. From a green recruit to an experienced flyer, discover what it takes to become a Topgun instructor.
Welcome to Skyhorse Publishing
Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies of well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
For a while now, your favorite website has been partnering with one of the largest publishers in New York to create the SOFREP Book Club. Tons of faithful SOFREP followers have taken the plunge and joined up.
Why? Because we have curated an amazing ebook library with over 1,000 titles hand-selected with the SOFREP reader in mind. As a SOFREP Book Club member, you have unlimited access to all of them.
Today, I have a special treat for you. Enjoy 50% off all membership packages at SOFREP Book Club! Get it all for less than $6/month if you act fast. Click here if you dare! https://sofrep.com/checkout/book-club/YlPeDBVK6y
Editor’s Pick for Book of the Week – Before Top Gun Days: The Making of a Jet Fighter Instructor
The F-14 Tomcat. Original illustration by SOFREP
Becoming the Best Doesn’t Happen Overnight; You’ve Got To Work for It.
Before becoming an instructor in the Navy’s Topgun program, Dave “Bio” Baranek was just another kid with a dream. Upon graduating from college, he joined the Navy with the goal of becoming a fighter pilot. But, his eyesight waning, he knew that he would never be able to reach that goal. Undaunted, he plowed ahead and found his niche as a radar intercept operator in the backseat of the sleek, new Grumman F-14 Tomcat.
Dave “Bio” Baranek. Image courtesy of Facebook.
Join Baranek in Before Topgun Days as he takes you along for this greatest, most exciting time of his young life: training to become a naval flight officer. Taking place before the events recounted in his previous memoir, Topgun Days, Baranek brings to life the anxieties and excitement of entering the fast-paced world of fighter jocks. From a green recruit to an experienced flyer, discover what it takes to become a Topgun instructor.
Welcome to Skyhorse Publishing
Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies of well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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