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Flying Machine (Eyewitness Books) (1990)

by Andrew Nahum

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A photo essay tracing the history and development of aircraft from hot-air balloons to jetliners. Includes information on the principles of flight and the inner workings of various flying machines.
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This is what you’d expect from an Eyewitness Book: lots of big pictures and explanations of details. The history of flight is very male-centric, though; Amelia Earhart doesn’t get a look-in until the very end of the book, and the subtitle on the front cover talks about “man’s” conquest of the skies, which is eyeroll-inducing for a book published in 2011. More amusing is the inclusion of a CD full of clip art. Not sure how many computers these days have a CD drive… ( )
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Alglave, StéphanieTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Bermejo, AnaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Chadwick, PeterPhotographersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Dunning, MikePhotographersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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