The Mammoth Book of Air Disasters and Near Misses
$34.09
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
16 October 2014
Summary
An incredible 30,000 flights at least arrive safely at their destinations every day. But a handful don’t, while some come terrifyingly close to crashing. When even the smallest thing does go wrong at 35,000 feet, the result is nearly always a fast-unfolding tragedy.
This extensive collection of compelling real-life accounts of air disasters and near-disasters provides a sobering, alternative history of the just over 105 years that passengers have been travelling by air, from the very …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780338286 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1780338287 |
| Author: | Paul Simpson |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 16 October 2014 |
| Weight: | 380g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 40mm |
| Series: | Mammoth Books |
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About The Author
Paul Simpson
Paul Simpson has written on a wide variety of topics, with his recent books including an acclaimed overview of conspiracy theories, a history of spying since the Second World War, an anthology of prison breaks, and examinations of the careers of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Stephen King as well as the world of L. Frank Baum s Oz. A keen traveller, he currently oversees news and reviews website Sci-Fi Bulletin from his home in a small village north of Brighton, England.
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