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Falling Upwards tells the story of the enigmatic group of men and women who first risked their lives to take to the air, and so discovered a new dimension of human experience. Why they did it, what their contemporaries thought of them, and how their flights revealed the secrets of our planet in wholly unexpected ways is its subject.--
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The twelve sightseers in a hot-air balloon are drifting over Northumberland. They're passing over an isolated farmhouse when Jessica and her sister, Bella see a man killing a young woman. Everyone in the balloon is watching the man when he looks up and spots them. He only has one option-- to kill them all. After a furious crash the balloon crashes, and Jessica's the only survivor. She's seen his face-- and he won't rest until he's eliminated the only...
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"A stolen hot air balloon lands an unlikely crew on a mysterious island far from everything they know in this action-packed Jules Verne classic--now with an arresting new look! Five prisoners of war steal a hot air balloon and escape capture in Virginia during the American Civil War. They fly for several thousand miles before a storm forces them to crash land on an unknown island in the Pacific. There, the marooned men must work together to pool all...
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Choose your own adventure volume 3
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After renting a hot air balloon in France, a storm hits, blowing you off course over the Meditterranean to the Sahara! You and your friends must take control of your destiny to avoid dangers, death, or space aliens.
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In 1897, three men, a scientist, a journalist, and an adventurer, set off in a hot-air balloon hoping to be the first men to land on the North Pole, as Major Gustav Crispin, the scientist, contemplates their situation and remembers his love affair with the exasperating Luisa.
7) Balloon man
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Tragedy forces Bill Costen out of his NFL career, leading him to become the first African American Hot-Air Balloon Master Pilot in the world.
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"The Aeronauts is the true story behind the forthcoming Major Motion Picture of the death-defying adventures of pioneering Victorian balloonist and scientist James Glaisher. In 1862, ambitious scientist James Glaisher set out to do the impossible: ascend higher into the skies than ever before to establish his ground-breaking research. Glaisher's death-defying journey forms the story of the forthcoming Major Motion Picture The Aeronauts, starring Eddie...
12) Wind riders
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The untold stories of three American balloon pilots who have dedicated their lives to their sport, as they defend their world title.
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"This book chronicles not only the development and advances in hot air ballooning but provides insights into the people who developed the sport--many of whom lost their lives in the process. The book concludes at the beginning of the 20th century, when the age of the airplane rendered hot air balloons all but obsolete for nonrecreational applications"--
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With a reputation as the hot-air balloon capital of the world and the home to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta®, the southwestern desert city of Albuquerque frequently showcases the magic and adventure of ballooning. This legacy links back to the 1880s and a man by the name of Park Van Tassel. Through his pioneering flight, Van Tassel not only opened the skies to future generations across New Mexico, but he also opened minds to the possibility...
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"Ona jedna przeżyła. Widziała twarz mordercy. A on widział jej twarz… Tuż przed świtem wśród niedostępnych wzgórz Nortumbrii mężczyzna zabija kobietę. A potem pilota balonu wycieczkowego. Wszyscy pasażerowie są mimowolnymi świadkami morderstwa. Dwanaście osób ginie. Jedna przeżyła. Widziała twarz mordercy - a on widział jej twarz. Samotna, przerażona kobieta ucieka. Nikt jej nie pomoże, bo nie ufa nikomu. Policja jej nie...