Download or read book The Book of Flying written by Keith Miller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-01-04 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeously poetic tale of fantasy for adults, The Book of Flying is a beautiful modern fable and daring new take on the quest narrative. In Keith Miller's debut novel, our hero is Pico, a poet and librarian who is and forbidden to pursue the girl of his dreams - for she has wings, and Pico does not. When he discovers an ancient letter in his library telling of the mythical Morning Town where the flightless may gain their wings, he sets off on a quest. It's a magical journey and coming-of-age story in which he meets a robber queen, a lonely minotaur, a cannibal, an immortal beauty, and a dream seller. Each has a story, and a lesson, for Pico-about learning to love, to persevere, and, of course, to fly.

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Download or read book The Book of Flying written by Kenneth Agar and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Flight written by Robert Burleigh and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1997-01-27 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Nonfiction and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. Flight. Loneliness. Fear. Danger. Courage. Charles Lindbergh considered all these things and more when he set out for Paris on the morning of May 20, 1927, with only two compasses and the stars for his guides. Experience all the drama of Lindbergh's history-making flight with startling intimacy as you travel along with the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic, and follow the courage and endurance of one man who dared to make his dream come true. "(A) glorious re-creation of an epic adventure."--Publishers Weekly "Brings new life to one of the stories of the century."--Kirkus Reviews

Download or read book Book of Flight written by Riccardo Niccoli and published by Friedman/Fairfax Pub. This book was released on 2002 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If man were meant to fly, he'd have wings." Luckily, the intrepid pioneers of aviation didn't let that little detail stop them. Dedicated to the history of human flight, this richly illustrated retrospective spans centuries of innovation from the drawings of DaVinci to the daring deeds of John Glenn. Strap yourself in for a thrilling, sometimes bumpy ride as the uncertain attempts of the medieval period give way to the excitement of the Wright Brothers' advances and eventually the sophistication of the Space Shuttle. Whether warplanes, transport and tourism crafts, acrobatic machines, seaplanes or helicopters capture your imagination, you'll find every type of aircraft described in vivid detail. Marvel as technology leads to the development of convertiplanes, 21st century superfighters, and the controversial Concorde. You'll even glimpse the future of air travel with prototypes of commercial airliners yet to be produced by Airbus and Boeing.