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10%OFFDavid Darling - Mayday!: A History of Flight through its Martyrs, Oddballs and Daredevils - 9781780744094 - V9781780744094
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Mayday!: A History of Flight through its Martyrs, Oddballs and Daredevils

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Description for Mayday!: A History of Flight through its Martyrs, Oddballs and Daredevils Paperback. The story of those who looked to the skies and dared to dream of flight Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.

The thrilling stories of those who looked to the skies and dared to dream of flight

'Gripping… dazzling tales of madness and derring do.' Brian Clegg

In a world without aircraft, to believe flight might be possible required a certain kind of character. You had to be starry-eyed, a possessor of practical ingenuity, nerves of steel and a level of sanity that would be best described as deficient.

In Mayday!, David Darling tells the stories of the unconventional aviators across history who have been willing to risk all to further their craft. Meet Sophie Blanchard, a balloonist ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780744094
SKU
V9781780744094
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50

About David Darling
David Darling is a science writer and astronomer. He is the author of many books, including the bestselling Equations of Eternity, and the popular online resource The Worlds of David Darling. With Dirk Schulze-Makuch he wrote Megacatastrophes!: Nine Strange Ways the World Could End. He lives in Dundee, Scotland.

Reviews for Mayday!: A History of Flight through its Martyrs, Oddballs and Daredevils
“A consummate collection of tales of the fearless and the feckless. Darling treats his subject with an authority tempered by the gentle humour that is the mark of a great story-teller.” 
Justin Pollard, author of The Interesting Bits: The History You Might Have Missed ‘David Darling has cleverly avoided wheeling out all the old familiar names… a rollicking, rip-roaring ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Mayday!: A History of Flight through its Martyrs, Oddballs and Daredevils


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