Falling Upwards How We Took To The Air - Richard Holmes

Nominally A History Of The Hot Air Balloon, Falling Upwards Is Really A History Of Hope And Fantasy And The Quixotic Characters Who Disobeyed That Most Fundamental Laws Of Physics And Gave Humans Flight Republic, Best Books Of 2013 Chosen As Best Books Of The Year In Guardian Statesman Daily Telegraph Republic Time Magazine 10 Top Nonfiction Books Of 2013 The Republic Best Books Of 2013 Kirkus Best Books Of The Year (2013) From Ambitious Scientists Rising Above The Clouds To Test The Air, To Brave Generals Floating Over Enemy Lines To Watch Troop Movements, This Wonderful Book Offers A Seamless Fusion Of History, Art, Science, Biography And The Metaphysics Of Flight. It Is A Masterly Portrait Of Human Endeavour, Recklessness, Vision And Hope. In This Heart-lifting Book, Richard Holmes, Author Of The Best-selling The Age Of Wonder, Follows The Daring And Enigmatic Men And Women Who Risked Their Lives To Take To The Air (or Fall Into The Sky).