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Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air

✍ Scribed by Holmes, Richard

Book ID: 100126425
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Blackstone Audio
Year: 2013
Tongue: English
Weight: 4 MB
Edition: Unabridged
Category: Fiction
ISBN: 1482930293

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✦ Synopsis

Documents the experiences of the pioneers of human flight to offer insight into the character qualities that inspired their ambitions and the ways in which their achievements have shaped culture, technology, and meteorology.

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