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Amelia Earhart

The Sound of Wings

Mary S. Lovell

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English
Abacus
01 October 2009
When she disappeared in 1937 over a shark-infested sea, Amelia Earhart had lived up to her wish - internationally famous, a daring and pioneering aviator, and ambassador extraordinary for the United States. Married to a man with a genius for publicity, her life was crowded, demanding and adventurous.

Mary S. Lovell's superb biography examines a legend to reveal the pressures and influences that drove Amelia, and shows how her life, career and manner of death foreshadowed the tragedies and excesses of a media-dominated age.
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Imprint:   Abacus
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   Film tie-in edition
Dimensions:   Height: 196mm,  Width: 128mm,  Spine: 36mm
Weight:   416g
ISBN:   9780349121765
ISBN 10:   0349121761
Pages:   512
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mary Lovell lists her chief interests as horses, sailing, aviation and book collecting. She enjoys overseas travel and is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. She is the author of four previous biographies including the international bestseller S

Reviews for Amelia Earhart: The Sound of Wings

** 'The inevitability of a great romantic tragedy . . . In this book the little things and the great mingle and somehow explain each other. This is what biographies are about - GUARDIAN ** 'A private glimpse beneath the surface of public lives - THE TIMES ** 'Vividly evokes the tragic aspect of Amelia Earhart, as well as the moxie and grit of her personality and the hair-raising atmosphere of pioneering aviation - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW ** 'The inevitability of a great romantic tragedy . . . In this book the little things and the great mingle and somehow explain each other. This is what biographies are about - GUARDIAN ** 'A private glimpse beneath the surface of public lives - THE TIMES ** 'Vividly evokes the tragic aspect of Amelia Earhart, as well as the moxie and grit of her personality and the hair-raising atmosphere of pioneering aviation - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW


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