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Reach for the Skies
Richard Branson
其他書名
Ballooning, Birdmen, and Blasting into Space
出版
Penguin
, 2011-04-28
主題
Transportation / Aviation / History
Business & Economics / Corporate & Business History
Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers
ISBN
1101514213
9781101514214
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=MgXKO3BQIykC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
One of the world's most famous business leaders (and a well-known avian fanatic) explores the pioneers of flight.
Bestselling author and billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has always been obsessed with the skies. To promote a new Virgin Airlines route, he became the first man to water ski behind a blimp. His Virgin Galactic venture will soon offer ordinary people the opportunity to experience spaceflight aboard the first commercial spaceliner, SpaceShipTwo.
In
Reach for the Skies
, Branson examines the history of aviation over the last two hundred years, putting the spotlight on trailblazers such as:
*Tony Jannus, who made the first ever commercial flight over Tampa Bay, Florida, in 1914.
*Leo Valentin, the "bird man" who jumped from 9,000 feet wearing a pair of wooden wings in the 1950s.
*Steve Fossett, who broke 130 world records in planes, balloons, and airships.
The pioneers of flight-not just the world-famous Wright Brothers, but also lesser known visionaries and dreamers-made it possible for any of us with the desire and the commitment to reach for the skies ourselves.