| Flying: The Aviation Trilogy Contributor(s): Bach, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743247477 ISBN-13: 9780743247474 Publisher: Scribner Book Company OUR PRICE: $58.90 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2003 Annotation: Here for the first time in a single volume are three of Richard Bach's most compelling works about flight. From his edgy days as a USAF Alert pilot above Europe in an armed F84-F Thunderstreak during the Cold War to a meander across America in a 1929 biplane, Bach explores the extreme edges of the air, his airplane, and himself in glorious writing about how it feels to climb into a machine, leave the earth, and fly. Only a handful of writers have translated their experiences in the cockpit into books that have mesmerized generations.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Aviation - General - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Fiction |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2003041619 |
| Series: Scribner Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.51" H x 6.06" W x 9.55" (1.80 lbs) 464 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Here for the first time in a single volume are three of Richard Bach's most compelling works about flight. From his edgy days as a USAF Alert pilot above Europe in an armed F84-F Thunderstreak during the Cold War to a meander across America in a 1929 biplane, Bach explores the extreme edges of the air, his airplane, and himself in glorious writing about how it feels to climb into a machine, leave the earth, and fly. Only a handful of writers have translated their experiences in the cockpit into books that have mesmerized generations. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bach, Richard: - Richard Bach, a former USAF pilot, gypsy barnstormer, and airplane mechanic, is the author of fifteen books. This, his fourth book, spent two years on the New York Times bestseller list and has continued to inspire millions for decades. His website is RichardBach.com. |