Reach for the Skies: Ballooning, Birdmen, and Blasting into Space

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Penguin, 28 Apr 2011 - 352 halaman
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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.
 

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A quirky, eclectic history of great flights, from balloons to space shuttles—with some generous plugs for the author's own Virgin company.Billionaire Branson (Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a ... Baca ulasan lengkap

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Title Page
two Lighter than
three To Fly Is Everything
four The Golden Years
five A Great River of Air
Part Two Up and Away
seven Fanning the Flames
eight Above the
nine Fast Glass
ten Back to the Future
Epilogue
Afterword

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Richard Branson, the founder and chairman of the Virgin Group, was born in 1950 and started his first business, a magazine called Student, when he was sixteen. Virgin began in 1970 as a mail-order record company and has since expanded into over a hundred businesses in areas as diverse as travel, entertainment, retailing, media, financial services, and publishing. He lives in London and Oxfordshire with his wife, Joan, and their children, Holly and Sam.

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JudulReach for the Skies: Ballooning, Birdmen, and Blasting into Space
PengarangRichard Branson
PenerbitPenguin, 2011
ISBN1101514213, 9781101514214
Tebal352 halaman
  
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