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Aloft
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Aloft

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An insightful and poetic reflection on the first century of flight from a writer at the height of his powers

In the essays collected here William Langewiesche considers how flying has altered not only how we move about the earth, but also how we view our world and our place in it. With vivid descriptions of the aesthetics and excitement of flight, Langewiesche also writes of the risks that go with this beauty- the perils of air traffic control, and the dangers of nervous passengers and bad weather.

Full of spare and elegant prose, Aloft is a fascinating journey into the new, profound dimension that flight has added to the human experience.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
25 February 2010
Pages
272
ISBN
9780141191850

An insightful and poetic reflection on the first century of flight from a writer at the height of his powers

In the essays collected here William Langewiesche considers how flying has altered not only how we move about the earth, but also how we view our world and our place in it. With vivid descriptions of the aesthetics and excitement of flight, Langewiesche also writes of the risks that go with this beauty- the perils of air traffic control, and the dangers of nervous passengers and bad weather.

Full of spare and elegant prose, Aloft is a fascinating journey into the new, profound dimension that flight has added to the human experience.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
25 February 2010
Pages
272
ISBN
9780141191850