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Golden Age of the Great Passenger Airships: Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg by Harold G Dick Publisher Comments Drawing on the extensive photographs, notes, diaries, reports, recorded data, and manuals he collected during his five years at the Zeppelin Company in Germany, from 1934 through 1938, Harold G. Dick tells the story of the two great passenger Zeppelins... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $24.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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The First Air Voyage in America: January 9, 1793 by Jean Pier Blanchard Publisher Comments This facinating account of the first successful flight in the United States is paired with a facsimile of the 1793 text chronicling the first American hot air balloon ascent traveling from Philadelphia to Woodbury, New Jersey.... (read more) List Price $4.95 Your price: $1.48 Used - Pamphlet
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The Zeppelin Story (Story) by John Christopher Publisher Comments The Zeppelin airships, from conception to fiery destruction In the 1930s the silver Zeppelins ruled the skies, crossing the Atlantic on a regular basis with a style and elegance never seen before or since in air travel. The rigid-framed leviathans... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Hardcover
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Zeppelin!: Germany and the Airship, 1900--1939 by Guillaume De Syon Publisher Comments de Syon offers a captivating history of this technological wonder, from development and production to its impact on German culture and society.... (read more) List Price $30.75 Your price: $17.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Powered Parachute Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-29) by Federal Aviation Administration Publisher Comments As far back as the twelfth century, people have loved to parachute. From China's umbrella and Leonardo da Vinci's pyramid-shaped flying device to the first air-plane jump in 1912, the urge to leap and soar with the wind has long been a part of history... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $22.14 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Man Flies: The Story of Alberto Santos-Dumont, Master of the Balloon by Nancy Winters Book News Annotation Tells how wealthy Brazilian heir Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) came of age in Paris determined to live out the novels of Jules Verne by developing human flight. Describes how his airships gradually improved so that he was counted brilliant as well as... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Hot Air Balloons: Flights of Fancy and Fantasy by Ailsa Spindler Publisher Comments This volume is a tribute to all balloonists past and present.... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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Powered Parachute Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-29) by Federal Aviation Administration (faa) Publisher Comments As far back as the twelfth century, people have loved to parachute. From China's umbrella and Leonardo da Vinci's pyramid-shaped flying device to the first air-plane jump in 1912, the urge to leap and soar with the wind has long been a part of history... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Around the World in 20 Days: The Story of Our History-Making Balloon Flight by Bertrand Piccard Publisher Comments In this dramatic and inspiring account, Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones, the pilots of the Breitling Orbiter 3 balloon’, tell the remarkable story of their record-breaking, first-ever around-the-world balloon flight in March 1999, one of the great... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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Hindenburg :an illustrated history by Rick Archbold Book News Annotation Sumptuous, big (12x11"), nostalgic, heavily-illustrated (including original paintings--and a couple of lush color computer graphic creations). A preeminent coffee-table book. The abundant text covers the history of steerable balloon development, WWI... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Ballooning :the complete guide to riding the winds by Dick Wirth Publisher Comments The complete fully illustrated guide to the world of hot-air ballooning The story of two hundred years of flight Achieving the impossible: crossing the Atlantic and the Alps Learning to fly How balloons are made Sport in the clouds -- balloon races The... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The joy of ballooning by George Denniston Publisher Comments Up, up, and away with more than 100 breathtaking color photographs of spectacular balloons in action! "The Joy of Ballooning", written by a contributing editor to Balloon Life magazine, offers a fascinating, behind-the-scenes view of the world of hot air... (read more) List Price $19.98 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Great Airship of 1897: A Provocative Look at the Most Mysterious Aviation Event in History by J. Allan Danelek Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Dr Echeners Dream Machine by Douglas Botting Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Greatest Adventure the Balloonists Own E by Bertrand Piccard Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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Ballooning From Basics To Record Breakin by John Christopher Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Early Aviation At Farnborough Baloo Volume 1 by Percy B Walker TOC v. 1. Balloons, kites, and airships.... (read more) Your price: $16.50 Used - Hardcover
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Jambo African Balloon Safari by Anthony Smith Your price: $2.95 Used - Mass Market
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Zeppelin History of German Airships by Christopher Chant Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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Double Eagle :Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, Larry Newman by Charles Mccarry List Price $12.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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