UNLEARNING TO FLY by BRICE, JENNIFER - 2007

University of Nebraska Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

University of Nebraska Press, 2007-09-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 0.9000 8.6000 5.4000. Book has some overall wear. Contains some minor dirtiness / soiling. Dust jacket has some wear, mainly on the edges and corners.\r\n

Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2007. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8x5x0. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. ex-library with usual markings; "Unlearning to Fly" is the memoir of a bookworm growing up in Alaska - among people whose resilience, restlessness, and energy find their highest expression in winter ascents of Mount McKinley or first descents of wild rivers. These are the flying stories of a fearful pilot, one who admires but does not emulate the more daring exploits of her father and her friends. The accounts of Jennifer Brice - at times poignant, funny, and downright nerve-racking - are engaging recollections of deadly, near-deadly, and occasionally comic encounters between human nature and Nature writ large. The unlikely romance between her parents, the Good Friday earthquake, the Alaska oil boom, a stint as a newspaper reporter, and the trials of a student pilot form a few chapters in Brice's remarkable life. These are the stories in which the physics and… Read More

University of Nebraska Press, 2007-09-01. Hardcover. Good.

Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket, signed without inscription by the author on the title page. A very good copy with minimal shelf-wear at the board edges and some crinkling at the spine tips. Binding and hinges are solid and tight as if unread. Unclipped jacket with matching minor wear and a bit of scuffing to the panels. 202 pp., a collection of tales from the author's experiences growing up in an Alaskan town full of adventurers, pilots and explorers.

University of Nebraska Press, 2007-09-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!