Wings of Madness; Alberto Santos-Dumont and the Invention of Flight Hardcover - 2003
by Hoffman, Paul
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
From the author of the acclaimed "The Man Who Loved Only Numbers" comes a book that is at once the biography of an eccentric Brazilian aviator, Alberto Santos-Dumont, and the story of the thrilling early days of flight. 16-page photo insert.
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Details
- Title Wings of Madness; Alberto Santos-Dumont and the Invention of Flight
- Author Hoffman, Paul
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 380
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Theia, New York
- Date 2003
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 77033
- ISBN 9780786866595 / 0786866594
- Weight 1.55 lbs (0.70 kg)
- Dimensions 9.3 x 6.22 x 1.33 in (23.62 x 15.80 x 3.38 cm)
- Ages 18 to 17 years
- Grade levels 13 - 12
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Santos-Dumont, Alberto, Aeronautics - Brazil
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002032806
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Booklist, 06/01/2003, Page 1736
- Booksense '76 Sep/Oct 2003, 09/01/2003, Page 1
- Discover, 07/01/2003, Page 76
- Kirkus Reviews, 04/15/2003, Page 586
- Library Journal, 05/15/2003, Page 102
- New York Review of Books, 11/06/2003, Page 30
- Publishers Weekly, 05/05/2003, Page 211