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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 1426211562
- EAN
- 9781426211560
- Date of Publication
- 20091104
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Type
- Hardback
- Release Title
- The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lin...
- Artist
- Groom, Winston
- Brand
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Disney Publishing Worldwide
ISBN-10
1426211562
ISBN-13
9781426211560
eBay Product ID (ePID)
167728164
Product Key Features
Book Title
Aviators : Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Aviation / History, General, Essays & Travelogues, Military / Aviation, Military
Publication Year
2013
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Transportation, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
25.1 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2013-015171
Reviews
"This is a winner, combining an engaging narrative and appropriate documentation into one solid study of three iconic aviators and their times." -- Library Journal , starred review "A gripping document of a brilliant era in our history and a few of the men who helped make it so." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "As Mr. Groom's absorbing narrative unfolds, we see one man enduring a horrendous ordeal on the open sea; another nearly losing his life in a bombing run; and yet another finding a sort of redemption for his battered public image." - The Wall Street Journal "Groom's rich narrative tell the intertwined stories of these aeronautical pioneers as they took to the air to become exemplars of the spirit of the "greatest generation." --Flight Journal "Winston Groom writes history like a novelist. Readers will appreciate his careful and accurate use of aviation and military terminology, and description of each aircraft in the narratives. Groom handles this complex subject in clear, understandable terms, woven into a great air war story." -American Aviation Historical Society "Groom is at his best sharing history through the personal stories of the people involved. Not only is this history a learning experience, it is a joy to experience the suspenseful adventures of these extraordinary aviators as they spent their lives developing and promoting aviation in this country. An important narrative not to be missed!" --Stephanie Crowe, Page and Palette Bookstore This will be an alternate selection in History Book Club, Military Book Club, and Book-of-the-Month Club., "This is a winner, combining an engaging narrative and appropriate documentation into one solid study of three iconic aviators and their times." -- Library Journal , starred review "Groom is at his best sharing history through the personal stories of the people involved. Not only is this history a learning experience, it is a joy to experience the suspenseful adventures of these extraordinary aviators as they spent their lives developing and promoting aviation in this country. An important narrative not to be missed!" --Stephanie Crowe, Page and Palette Bookstore This will be an alternate selection in History Book Club, Military Book Club, and Book-of-the-Month Club., "This is a winner, combining an engaging narrative and appropriate documentation into one solid study of three iconic aviators and their times." -- Library Journal , starred review "A gripping document of a brilliant era in our history and a few of the men who helped make it so." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "As Mr. Groom's absorbing narrative unfolds, we see one man enduring a horrendous ordeal on the open sea; another nearly losing his life in a bombing run; and yet another finding a sort of redemption for his battered public image." - The Wall Street Journal "Groom is at his best sharing history through the personal stories of the people involved. Not only is this history a learning experience, it is a joy to experience the suspenseful adventures of these extraordinary aviators as they spent their lives developing and promoting aviation in this country. An important narrative not to be missed!" --Stephanie Crowe, Page and Palette Bookstore This will be an alternate selection in History Book Club, Military Book Club, and Book-of-the-Month Club., "This is a winner, combining an engaging narrative and appropriate documentation into one solid study of three iconic aviators and their times." -- Library Journal , starred review "A gripping document of a brilliant era in our history and a few of the men who helped make it so." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "As Mr. Groom's absorbing narrative unfolds, we see one man enduring a horrendous ordeal on the open sea; another nearly losing his life in a bombing run; and yet another finding a sort of redemption for his battered public image." - The Wall Street Journal "Winston Groom writes history like a novelist. Readers will appreciate his careful and accurate use of aviation and military terminology, and description of each aircraft in the narratives. Groom handles this complex subject in clear, understandable terms, woven into a great air war story." -American Aviation Historical Society "Groom is at his best sharing history through the personal stories of the people involved. Not only is this history a learning experience, it is a joy to experience the suspenseful adventures of these extraordinary aviators as they spent their lives developing and promoting aviation in this country. An important narrative not to be missed!" --Stephanie Crowe, Page and Palette Bookstore This will be an alternate selection in History Book Club, Military Book Club, and Book-of-the-Month Club., "This is a winner, combining an engaging narrative and appropriate documentation into one solid study of three iconic aviators and their times." -- Library Journal , starred review "A gripping document of a brilliant era in our history and a few of the men who helped make it so." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Groom is at his best sharing history through the personal stories of the people involved. Not only is this history a learning experience, it is a joy to experience the suspenseful adventures of these extraordinary aviators as they spent their lives developing and promoting aviation in this country. An important narrative not to be missed!" --Stephanie Crowe, Page and Palette Bookstore This will be an alternate selection in History Book Club, Military Book Club, and Book-of-the-Month Club., "Groom is at his best sharing history through the personal stories of the people involved. Not only is this history a learning experience, it is a joy to experience the suspenseful adventures of these extraordinary aviators as they spent their lives developing and promoting aviation in this country. An important narrative not to be missed!" --Stephanie Crowe, Page and Palette Bookstore
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
629.13092/273
Synopsis
Written by gifted storyteller Winston Groom (author of Forrest Gump ), The Aviators tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage. This is the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight. These cleverly interwoven tales of their heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival-at-sea, and will appeal to fans of Unbroken , The Greatest Generation , and Flyboys . With the world in peril in World War II, each man set aside great success and comfort to return to the skies for his most daring mission yet. Doolittle, a brilliant aviation innovator, would lead the daring Tokyo Raid to retaliate for Pearl Harbor; Lindbergh, hero of the first solo flight across the Atlantic, would fly combat missions in the South Pacific; and Rickenbacker, World War I flying ace, would bravely hold his crew together while facing near-starvation and circling sharks after his plane went down in a remote part of the Pacific. Groom's rich narrative tells their intertwined stories--from broken homes to Medals of Honor (all three would receive it); barnstorming to the greatest raid of World War II; front-page triumph to anguished tragedy; and near-death to ultimate survival--as all took to the sky, time and again, to become exemplars of the spirit of the "greatest generation."
LC Classification Number
TL539.G73 2013
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- e***6 (29)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat transaction.
- z***e (1265)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseFast shipping , nice clean book.
- eBay automated feedback- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthOrder completed successfully—tracked and on time
- eBay automated feedback- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthOrder completed successfully—tracked and on time
- a***n (89)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseShould have been packaged better. The cover was bent because there were no reinforcements. Kind of annoying, but not worth a whole fuss.