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The Right Stuff:A Novel The almost-true-to-life story from the Test pilots at Edwards, to Chuck Yeager's breaking of Mach 1, through the Mercury space program and America's first seven astronauts. The lives of these heroes and their families. By Tom Wolfe, 368 pages.
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Fate Is The HunterThe truly inspirational writing of flying and being a pilot - some say it is the best book ever written on aviation. From the DC-2 and DC-3 flying for The Air Transport Command to the world-wide development of aviation transport. Tension and suspense filled autobiography by Ernest K. Gann, 390 pages.
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The Spirit of St. LouisCharles Lindbergh's autobiographical and vividly detailed account of his epic nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris in the single-engine 'The Spirit of St. Louis', May, 1927. The book provides insight into setting goals, and with hard work, careful planning, and determination, achieving them. First published in 1953, winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1954. Hardcover, 580 pages. New and Used |
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Night FlightAn epic narrative of a single evening in the Argentine night mail service. The chief character is the air manager, with peripheral characters being pilots, pilots' wives, and other personnel. Without spoiling the plot, an unexpected crisis occurs in the way of a trans-Andean storm, and the pace quickens to unforgettable climax. A spine-tingling thriller about men in crisis, and the women who wait alone. By Antoine De Saint-Exupery, 96 pages
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A Gift of WingsRichard Bach describes flight like no one else - "It's my religion". This collection of short stories and articles is the closest one can describe with words the feelings of adventure in the air.
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Because I FlyA Collection of Aviation Poetry Flight as many other "Romantic" adventures has it's way of engraving itself on your heart. These are exceptional expressions of a wide variety of flight forms, there's something here for everyone. 170 poems were selected covering the period between 1869 and 2001. 232 pages.
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Slipping the Surly BondsGreat Flying Quotations Finally, all the great aviation quotes are in one volume. Dave English's book puts all those quotes that pilots hear all the time, yet are hard pressed to remember, at one's fingertips. Great for the coffee table or as an aviation gift. 198 pages.
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Flight of PassageA Memoir Rinker Buck looks back more than 30 years to a summer when he and his brother, at ages 15 and 17 respectively, became the youngest duo to fly across America, from New Jersey to California. Having grown up in an aviation family, the two boys bought an old Piper Cub, restored it themselves, and set out on the grand journey. 351 pages.
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The Cannibal QueenA Flight into the Heart of America The summer of '91 spent exploring America from the cockpit of a 1942 Stearman vintage biplane, touching down in all forty-eight of the continental United States. Nonfiction by Stephen Coonts.
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Stranger to the GroundA descriptive masterpiece of what its like to fly a fighter bomber alone on a cold night over Europe. By Richard Bach. New and Used |
Jonathan Livingston SeagullJonathan loves to fly: An easy read, this is a fable about the importance of pursuing your dreams, no matter what others think you should do or become. A metaphor for life, a parable on the difference between existing and living. By Richard Bach. Hardcover, 93 pages.
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BiplaneA 1960's flight across America in a 1929 Parks biplane, a yearn for simpler times and and less complicated lives. By Richard Bach. New and Used |
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Inside the SkyA Meditation on Flight By William Langewiesche, 240 pages.
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Speaking of FlyingPersonal Tales of Heroism, Humor, Talent and Terror from 44 Unique Aviators By Diane Titterington (Producer), 438 pages.
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Airman's OdesseyThree classic adventure stories, reminders of both the romance and the reality of the pioneer era of aviation: Night Flight; Wind, Sand and Stars; and Flight to Arras. By Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, translated by Lewis GalantiŠre and Stuart Gilbert. 437 pages.
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Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying MachinesThe Unknown Heroines of World War Two From 1942 to 1944, the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) were sent out to fly every airplane in America's air arsenal. By Sally Van Wagenen Keil, Hardcover: 418 pages
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