{"product_id":"the-rocket-man-david-darling-9781780742977","title":"Rocket Man: And Other Extraordinary Characters in the History of Flight","description":"The wonder of flight has long captured the human imagination. In this beguiling history - ranging from the first aircraft to astronauts and beyond - David Darling tells the stories of the true life adventurers whose wonder has translated into bizarre contraptions, magnificent achievements and, sometimes, startling folly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscover outrageous attempts to fly like a bird and fall from the edge of space. Meet Napoleonic ballooniste Sophie Blanchard and her daredevil husband; the real \"X-Men\" who flew the supersonic experimental \"X-planes\" for the US Air Force; stuntman Lincoln Beachey, looping-the-loop in a pinstripe suit; and, of course, The Rocket Man himself: Yves Rossy, who in 2006 was the first person to cross the English Channel using a jet-pack. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEccentric and reckless, Darling's daring cast of dreamers is guaranteed to entertain and inspire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Darling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780742975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780742977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ONEWorld Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/16\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2013 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2013 pg. 7","brand":"David Darling","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43979654725887,"sku":"9781780742977","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_680f56bd-7498-4752-adb4-4cf6527c221d.jpg?v=1683246387","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rocket-man-david-darling-9781780742977","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}