Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Masada Masada Ernest K. Gann An exuberant historical tale which returns to the days of heroes larger than life silhouetted against the desert sky above the rock of Masada. Eleazar ben Yair and General Flavius Silva, the antagoni… OL15392242W
Island in the Sky Island in the Sky Ernest K. Gann Saga of men against the north in a story of the ferry command under Army Air — and of Dooley, who had twenty years of almost unbroken record in commercial air flight, only to come down — ice bound — … OL16032807W
A Hostage to Fortune A Hostage to Fortune Ernest K. Gann The author of Fate Is the Hunter and The High and the Mighty unrolls his adventures in the air, in Hollywood, in far-flung exotic places with irony, heart, and unsparing honesty. The stars of his lif… OL16051210W
Brain 2000 Brain 2000 Ernest K. Gann A 16-year-old mathematics genius who discovers the earth is going off its axis attempts to convince the adults of the world that steps must be taken to prevent world catastrophe. OL4416176W
Ernest Gann’s Flying Circus Ernest Gann’s Flying Circus Ernest K. Gann The author of The High and the Mighty surveys the seat-of-the-pants flying scene of the '30's and reminisces about the early days of air mail, cargo transports and the first passenger lines. There's … OL4416191W
The High and the Mighty The High and the Mighty Ernest K. Gann A new novel sustains the skywriting of Benjamin Lawless and Island in the Sky in down-to-earth terms as a commercial flight from Honolulu to San Francisco, its passengers and crew, provide some recog… OL4416192W
Fate Is the Hunter Fate Is the Hunter Ernest K. Gann Ernest K. Gann’s classic memoir is an up-close and thrilling account of the treacherous early days of commercial aviation. In his inimitable style, Gann brings you right into the cockpit, recounting … OL4416196W