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To Conquer The Air Written By - James Tobin Narrated By - Boyd Gaines Published By : Simon & Schuster Runtime : 6 hours Categories : 20th Century Social & Economic Biographical Historical Sports Price : $30.00 $15.95 Buy Now... "For some years I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man. My disease has increased in severity and I feel that it will soon cost me an increased amount of money if not my life." So wrote a quiet young Ohioan in 1900, one in an ancient line of men who had wanted to fly - wanted it passionately, fecklessly, hopelessly. But at the turn of the twentieth century, Wilbur Wright and a scattered handful of other adventurers conceived a conviction that the dream lay at last within reach, and in a headlong race across ten years and two continents, they competed to conquer the air. James Tobin, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in biography, has at last given this inspiring story its definitive telling. For years Wright and his younger brother, Orville, experimented in utter obscurity. Meanwhile, the world watched as the imperious Samuel Langley, armed with a rich contract from the U. S. War Department and all the resources of the Smithsonian Institution, sought to create the first manned flying machine. While Langley became obsessed with flight as a problem of power, the Wrights grappled with it as a problem of balance. Thus their machines took two very different paths - one toward oblivion, the other toward the heavens. To Conquer the Air is a hero's tale of overcoming obstacles within and without. It is the story of mankind's most wondrous technological achievement; and it is an account of the mystery of creativity and character. Years later, Orville Wright would remark to Charles Lindbergh: "No one quite understands the spirit and conditions of those times." In the centennial year of human flight. To Conquer the Air is itself a heroic achievement. Other titles you may be interested in Dickie Bird: An Evening with Written By - Dickie Bird Narrated By - Dickie Bird Published By : Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks Runtime : 2 hours Categories : Sports Biographical Price : $16.75 Dickie Bird is not only the world's most famous cricket umpire, he is also one of the most entertaining public speakers of our time... More info... One Magical Sunday Written By - Phil Mickelson with Donald T. Phillips Narrated By - Phil Mickelson and Various Readers Published By : Hachette Audio Runtime : 6 hours Categories : Sports Price : $29.98 $20.99 For everyone who finds inspiration in hearing about a champion on and off the course. More info... History of the World Cup, The Written By - Brian Glanville Narrated By - Bob Wilson Published By : Select Music & Distribution Runtime : 4 hours 25 minutes Categories : Social & Economic Sports Price : $15.49 The World Cup is the largest sports event outside the summer Olympics: the progress of the 32 countries which qualify for the finals is watched by billions all over the globe. To host the World Cup... More info... King of the World Written By - David Remnick Narrated By - Dick Hill Published By : Brilliance Audio Inc Runtime : 6 hours Categories : Sports Price : $24.95 There had been mythic sports figures before Cassius Clay, but when he burst upon the sports scene in the 1950s, he broke the mold. Those were the years when boxing and boxers were at the mercy of... More info... Clemente Written By - David Maraniss Narrated By - David Maraniss Published By : Simon & Schuster Runtime : 6 hours Categories : Sports Price : $29.95 $17.95 From the bestselling' author of When Pride Still Mattered... a sports biography destined to become a modern classic... More info...