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September/October 2003 Book Sense 76 Picks Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America. Table of Contents The Top Ten Vote-getters Two intriguing titles on aviation More great books New fiction in paperback From business to memoirs to the Beatles Suspense and Mystery New fiction in hardcover A popular trilogy New nonfiction in paperback   Previous Lists   The Whole List

For the 100th Anniversary of the Wright Brother's achievement, two intriguing titles on aviation.

Dawn Over Kitty Hawk: The Novel of the Wright Brothers
by Walter J. Boyne
"This novelization of the historical record forms an engaging narrative that animates the era when several parties vied to be the first to achieve heavier-than-air powered flight. " -- Chris Wilcox, City Lights Bookstore, Sylva, NC

Wings of Madness: Alberto Santos-Dumont and the Invention of Flight
by Paul Hoffman
"A bit character in Dawn over Kitty Hawk, Santos-Dumont is the subject of this lively biography about a wealthy and eccentric Brazilian expatriate in Paris who made many innovations in lighter-than-air powered flight at about the same time the Wright Brothers were cracking the heavier-than-air problem." -- Chris Wilcox, City Lights Bookstore, Sylva, NC

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