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1	West with the Night more books like this by Beryl Markham add to wishlist In this moving autobiography, Beryl Markham describes growing up in East Africa with her horse-breeder father, who taught her to care for and train the animals for racing. In her 20s, Markham discovered flying, and worked as an airborne deliverer of supplies and mail. In 1936, she became the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Lindbergh more books like this by A Scott Berg add to wishlist A biography of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, who on May 31, 1927, landed in Paris from New York after completing the first solo transatlantic flight. Upon returning to the U.S., Lindbergh became a national hero. The media's incessant pursuit of Lindbergh was something of a watershed episode in America's obsession with celebrity, an obsession which ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide more books like this by Gunter Endres, Michael J Gething add to wishlist Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide is the only guide that allows the general public access to information from the world-famous Jane's All the World's Aircraft (first published in 1909), used by international aviation and military organizations and professionals. Jammed packed with up-to-the minute color photographs and technical data to reflect ... see all copies from $4.80! new only from $13.78! \| SVS
4	Flight of Passage more books like this by Rinker Buck (Read by) add to wishlist The author, a journalist for "New York Magazine", recounts the 1966 journey he and his brother took from New Jersey to California and back aboard their reconditioned Piper Cub airplane. More than just an adventure story, this memoir tells of the coming of age of the brothers, who were 15 and 17 at the time of the flight. Illustrated with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Straight on Till Morning: The Biography of Beryl Markham more books like this by Mary S Lovell add to wishlist A bestseller across America as well as the number one book in England in hardcover, this is the story of one of this century's most remarkable women. "A well-wrought, brilliantly researched portrait".--The New York Times Book Review. Black-and-white photos. The basis for a miniseries airing this fall. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	North to the Orient more books like this by Anne Morrow Lindbergh add to wishlist In 1931 Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh set off on a flight to the Orient by the Great Circle Route. The classic North to the Orient is the beautifully written account of the trip. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Yeager: An Autobiography more books like this by Chuck Yeager add to wishlist General Chuck Yeager was the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound; a World War II flying ace in the US Air Force who later became a test pilot. He operated in the golden age of aviation - the daredevil, death-defying days of the true winged heroes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright more books like this by Tom D Crouch add to wishlist Brilliant, self-trained engineers, the Wright brothers had a unique blend of native talent, character and family experience that perfectly suited them to the task of invention, but left them ill-prepared to face a world of skeptics, rivals and officials. Using a treasure trove of Wright family correspondence and diaries, Tom Crouch weaves the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.76! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Hunt for Zero Point: Inside the Classified World of Antigravity Technology more books like this by Nick Cook add to wishlist An award-winning defense and aerospace journalist tells the story of one of America's most breathtaking scientific discoveries; a discovery borne of the Nazi's desire to conquer the world, that now offers the world the best hope for a pollution-free source of energy. see all copies from $4.70! new only from $8.81! \| first editions \| SVS
10	East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart more books like this by Susan Butler add to wishlist A biography of the famous American aviator. see all copies from $2.55! new only from $3.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Stranger to the Ground more books like this by Richard Bach add to wishlist Called "a classic of the men who sail the upper regions of the earth" (New York Times), Stranger to the Ground is the story of a night mission from England to southern France through a harrowing storm that carried Bach close to violent death. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $77.92! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Spirit of St Louis more books like this by Charles A Lindbergh add to wishlist Lindbergh's own account of his historic transatlantic solo flight in 1927. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The God Machine: From Boomerangs to Black Hawks: The Story of the Helicopter more books like this by James R Chiles add to wishlist Author and pilot Chiles unveils the ingenuity and sheer determination it has taken to develop the helicopter--a triumph of physics, engineering, and imagination. Offering profiles of the many pilots who have contributed to the helicopters development, Chiles pays tribute to these selfless mavericks. Illustrated. see all copies from $4.27! new only from $8.40! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	In the Cockpit: Inside 50 History-Making Aircraft more books like this by Eric F Long (Photographer), Mark A Avino (Photographer), John Travolta (Foreword by) add to wishlist The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in the US holds the country's premier collection of historic aircrafts. Each entry includes archival images of the craft and authoritative text that places each one in the context of the development of aviation technology and world history. Now retired after 30 years with the US Air Force Still Photo ... see all copies from $22.55! new only from $42.30! \| first editions
15 view cover	Lost Star: The Search for Amelia Earhart more books like this by Randall Brink add to wishlist Based on ten years of research, during which Randall Brink brought suits against the government, interviewed key witnesses willing to talk for the first time, reinterpreted photos and technical data, and made forays into the equatorial islands of the Pacific, Brink meticulously supports his shocking claim: Earhart's last flight was for a mission ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.15! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight more books like this by James Tobin add to wishlist Lauded as "a magnificent book about magnificent men" by "BookPage," this definitive work on the Wright brothers and their quest for flight also delves into their competitors, technological obstacles and personal challenges. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Under a Wing: A Memoir more books like this by Reeve Lindbergh add to wishlist A daughter's memoir of growing up in the family of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Mavericks of the Sky: The First Daring Pilots of the U.S. Air Mail more books like this by Barry Rosenberg, Catherine Macaulay add to wishlist Focusing on a key period in aviation, "Mavericks of the Sky" tells the long-forgotten story of the crucial first three years of the air mail service through the eyes of the pilots and the hard-boiled, cigar-smoking Texan who risked it all to make it work. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	We more books like this by Charles A Lindbergh add to wishlist The famous flier's own story of his life and his transatlantic flight, together with his views on the future of aviation. Flying was his trade, his means of livelihood, but the love of it burned in him with a fine passion and his fame gave him a wider scope of usefulness, he announced he would devote himself wholeheartedly to the advance of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $53.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Flying Carpet more books like this by Richard Halliburton add to wishlist see all copies from $2.45! new only from $50.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21	The illustrated West with the night more books like this by Beryl Markham, Linda Sunshine (Editor) add to wishlist This is a travel autobiography of a woman brought up in the Africa of the early 1900s, who spent her childhood playing with Nandi children, hunting with warriors and running wild. In 1936 she made world headlines by becoming the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west. She was also a race-horse trainer and legendary beauty. ... see all copies from $11.61! new only from $42.64! \| first editions
22 view cover	Hindenburg: An Illustrated History more books like this by Rick Archbold add to wishlist The spectacular image of the Hindenburg bursting into flames in 1937 remains one of the most instantly recognizable images of the 20th century. From the author of The Discovery of the Titanic comes the most lavish, informative volume ever produced on the era of zeppelin flight. Includes hundreds of photographs, illustrations, and diagrams, many ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $37.00! \| first editions
23	Beyond the Blue Horizon: On the Track of Imperial Airways more books like this by Alexander Frater add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.80! \| first editions
24 view cover	Turbulent Skies: The History of Commercial Aviation more books like this by T A Heppenheimer add to wishlist From rickety, post-World War I biplanes that navigated by following railroad tracks to today's supersonic airliners, this title chronicles the history of one of the most exciting industries of our time. It treats readers to behind-the-scenes glimpses into such topics as the Air Force's role in engine and aircraft development; management of a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.30! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Return with Honor more books like this by Scott O'Grady, Captain add to wishlist When Air Force pilot Scott O'Grady was shot down over Serbian-held Bosnia, no one, not even the upper echelons of the military, knew where he was for six, long days. Return with Honor is O'Grady's riveting account of that time, filled with the incredible, never-before-revealed details about the tricks and strategems he used to avoid the enemy and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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