- Hardcover: 400 pages
- Publisher: Picador; illustrated edition edition (4 July 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330433105
- ISBN-13: 978-0330433105
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 507,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Frater...weaves together science, biography and history in such an engaging way that the resulting book is sure to captivate'
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'An excellent account of Cody's life.' --Mail on Sunday
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'An excellent account of Cody's life.' --Mail on Sunday
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'This is a beautifully written, amusing and educational tome...'
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Alexander Frater has switched seamlessly into a new genre. I have followed his travel books with real pleasure. He uses his same colourful attention to detail to bring this wonderful book alive. This is a book that will be enjoyed by everyone, not just those interested in flight. Highly recommended.
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This book joins the very small list of books that I threw away without finishing it. What could have been a fascinating read was totally wrecked by the author's rambling, disjointed writing style. Half of the book seems to be about the author's travels whilst researching the book including such trivia as who he met, what they looked like, what they were wearing, etc. Without all this waffle the book would be half the size but proably a much better read.
Overall a huge dissappointment.
Overall a huge dissappointment.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A really interesting read; I just wish it had been written by someone else with a less irritating writing style.
The author feels the need to digress into trivial and irrelevant details about every place or person he visited during his research for this book, on some occassions the digressions became so multi-layered that I had to consciously back track through them to understand the people or places that were being referred to and this makes what could have been an otherwise excellent book only a good one.
The author feels the need to digress into trivial and irrelevant details about every place or person he visited during his research for this book, on some occassions the digressions became so multi-layered that I had to consciously back track through them to understand the people or places that were being referred to and this makes what could have been an otherwise excellent book only a good one.
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The Balloon Factory by Alexander Frater
I found this book extremely interesting , informative and easy to read. It was brilliantly researched by the Author.
C.D. Surrey
C.D. Surrey
Published on 28 July 2009 by C.D.
Excellent read
This is a beautifully written book aimed at the general reader and not just the airplane enthusiasts. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2009 by Susan Beer
Intriguing but irritating
I had not come across Alexander Frater before and didn't know what to expect. There are some intriguing gems in this book but it is immensely irritating to those of us who come... Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2009 by C. B. Tomkinson
A great read
I loved the book, great stories and tales about the early pioneers of flight in the UK. Even though I am no expert on aviation, I found the book capitivating and as good as... Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2009 by Redbay traveller
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