"A roller-coaster adventure of emotional highs and lows." ? Library Journal Into the real thin air: The gripping story of the history-making around-the-world balloon flight as told by the pilots themselves. In this dramatic and inspiring account, adventurers Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones, the pilots of the Breitling Orbiter 3 balloon, tell the remarkable story of their record-breaking, first-ever around-the-world balloon flight in March 1999. During their 30,000-mile voyage, they faced many unexpected challenges and ...
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"A roller-coaster adventure of emotional highs and lows." ? Library Journal Into the real thin air: The gripping story of the history-making around-the-world balloon flight as told by the pilots themselves. In this dramatic and inspiring account, adventurers Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones, the pilots of the Breitling Orbiter 3 balloon, tell the remarkable story of their record-breaking, first-ever around-the-world balloon flight in March 1999. During their 30,000-mile voyage, they faced many unexpected challenges and near-disasters, including a harrowing six-and-a-half-day trip across the Pacific when the balloon came dangerously close to plunging into the ocean. Using their logbook and journals, as well as photographs taken on- board, Piccard and Jones have brought their 20-day marathon flight vividly to life, capturing the emotion of their many moments of high tension, as well as the uplifting humor and camaraderie that helped them persevere. This is the tale of a great adventure that shows how two very different characters forged a unique relationship during the greatest challenge of their lives.
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Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. With remainder mark. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; Type: Hard Back The remarkable story of the record-breaking, first ever around the world, balloon flight in March, 1999, by the pilots of the Breitling Orbiter 3 balloon. Color photography. COLLECTIBLE. First Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket AS NEW. Archival protective cover. Blue cloth binding with white titles, very clean and unmarked; tight, solid, square volume. 306 pages. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. 1999, John Wiley & Sons Inc, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A. BALLOONISTS-SWITZERLAND, GREAT BRITAIN; BALLOON FLIGHTS.
