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Wind, Sand and Stars
Wind Sand and Stars
Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Recipient of the Grand Prix of the Académie Française, Wind, Sand and Stars captures the grandeur, danger, and isolation of flight. Its exciting account of air adventure, combined with lyrical prose and the spirit of a philosopher, makes it one of the most popular works ever written about flying. Translated by Lewis Galantière.
ISBN-13: 9780156970907
ISBN-10: 0156970902
Publication Date: 4/12/1967
Pages: 240
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 14 ratings
Publisher: Harvest Books
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 5
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Witness the danger, excitement, adventures of a pioneer aviator interspersed with his philosophy of life as he recounts his experiences with the French Air Post Service in the early years of the twentieth century.
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A 1920's airplane pilot writes of his adventures delivering mail across the world. He also writes of his near-death survival in the Sahara desert.

Antoine de Saint-Exupiery descriptive writing tells such poignant detail: deep blue sky turning into a treacherous storm; cotton clouds and the peaks of the Andes, a near death experience in his plane; and then of the revolution in Spain. His philosophy makes the reader contemplate his written word. An excellent read.
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The authors experience flying some of the first airplanes delivering mail for the France, going into North Africa. His experiences after crashing in the desert and being stranded.
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What a great autobiography! Most people know Saint-Exupery through his wonderful Little Prince, but his life as one of France's first long haul pilots is poignant and inspiring.


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