About this title: "This book is an episodic log of some of the more memorable of (the author's) nearly 10,000 hours aloft in peace and in war. It is also an attempt to define by example his belief in the phenomenon of luck-- that the pattern of anyone's fate is only partly contrived by the individual".--The New Yorker.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1986-07-02
ISBN-13:9780671636036ISBN:0671636030
Description: Good. 1986 copyright with different cover-art than shown. Text unmarked and in good shape. Cover has a little edge wear. Nice copy overall. read more
Edition: Touchstone ed
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1986-07-02
ISBN-13:9780671636036ISBN:0671636030
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Touchstone / Simon and Schuster, In Stock. Ships From CA. USA
Date Published: 1986
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. light shelf war, corners slightly bumped, an excellent reading copy, no creases on spine or covers. 390 p. trade soft cover ISBN-0671636030 read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Crest Books, Fawcett World Library, Greenwich, CO
Date Published: 1961
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Old paperback which is totally intact. Spine is brown. No loose cover, no loose pages, no writing or bends. 352 p. Edges are a little brown, but an old paperback in excellent condition. Totally intact. "Ernest Gann (author)regards life as war, an undeclared war against fate, the fate that hunts men down. That is what this book is about". From the preface. This book was 6 months on the NY Times Best-Seller List. Book of the Month Club Selection 1961. Can't put it down. ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780671636036ISBN:0671636030
Description: ISBN 0-671-63603-0. Trade Paperback. Later Printing. Very Good Condition. Small owner's inscription on front free endpaper otherwise a Tight sound unmarked copy with minor edge wear. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Simon And Schuster. 1986
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780671636036ISBN:0671636030
Description: ISBN 0671636030. Trade Paperback. Later Printing. Tight sound copy but pretty much a tight sound reading copy only due to heavy browning to the interior pages and outside cover wear. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Date Published: 1986-07-01
ISBN-13:9780671636036ISBN:0671636030
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780671636036. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780671636036ISBN:0671636030
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Edition: TOUCHSTONE ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER Country = UNITED STATES
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780671636036ISBN:0671636030
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 390 pages. (390 pages) edition touchstone ed (Paperback) read more
"This is a must read book for all people interested in aviation. If you are not that interested in aviation (like me), it is still good but not as good."
"Apparently required reading for any freight pilot. Bad ass, takes you through the early days of the airline industry with some impressive stories from many hours logged in the air."
"Covers more then just the WWII period - but this is the preeminent book on aviation. Follows Eanest Gann's career during early aviation and WWII. Gann is a master story teller. Absoluely fascinating. I re-read this book often.
On a philsophical level the undercurrent of this book speaks of what it means to live. The pilot's are constantly trying to master their dangerous enviroment but ultimately skill and expertise amtter much less then luck (aka, the titel fo the book). The best are brought down by accidents while Gann lives through several incidents that should have killed him but didn't because of luck."
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