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10 books about aviation

Pick up one of these featured titles on aviation in March 2021.

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There are hundreds of books published on aviation. To save you time trying to find your next read, we pull together 10 of the most popular titles with updated prices for delivery to your door.

Flight: The Complete History of Aviation cover

452 pages

$25.56

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Flight: The Complete History of Aviation by R.G. Grant

Publisher: DK

A visual guide to aviation and man's conquest of the skies, covering the earliest pioneers of flight to modern-day space technology. Discover how we claimed the skies in Flight, from aviation pioneers of the past to astronauts of the future. Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution.

Aircraft: The Definitive Visual History cover

320 pages

$27.57

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Aircraft: The Definitive Visual History by DK

Publisher: DK

Explores the history of the aircraft from the turn of the century to the present day.

The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight cover

464 pages

$15.95

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The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight by Winston Groom

Publisher: National Geographic

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A Cool Book About Planes: Curiosities and Fun Facts cover

157 pages

$13.46

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A Cool Book About Planes: Curiosities and Fun Facts by Dario Borhani

Publisher: Independently published

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From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog: Memoirs of a Cold War Fighter Pilot cover

320 pages

$30.91

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From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog: Memoirs of a Cold War Fighter Pilot by Steven K Ladd

Publisher: Air World

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Hogs in the Sand: A Gulf War A-10 Pilot's Combat Journal cover

440 pages

$21.80

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Hogs in the Sand: A Gulf War A-10 Pilot's Combat Journal by Buck Wyndham

Publisher: Koehler Books

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32 pages

$15.99

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The Big Book of Airplanes by DK

Publisher: DK Children

From military planes to the commercial jumbo jet to space shuttles, the Big Book of Airplanes is a spectacular look at a subject that fascinates kids. Find out how farmers use planes to help manage their crops and get a look at the brightly colored planes at an airshow and find out how their designs help them pull off exciting stunts and acrobatics. Each type of plane gets its own spread and features multiple images to give kids a look inside. Captions and text on the page go into detail about how each plane operates and the different tasks it performs from the ultralight planes that are used for sport to the seaplanes that can land on water. With striking images and informative text, Big Book of Airplanes is the perfect guide for young readers who want to learn more about different aircrafts used around the world.

A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II cover

400 pages

$11.78

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A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II by Adam Makos

Publisher: Dutton Caliber

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CFI! The Book: A Satirical Aviation Comedy cover

154 pages

$12.99

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CFI! The Book: A Satirical Aviation Comedy by Alex Stone

Publisher: Independently published

An underpaid, overworked Certified Flight Instructor cheats death while attempting to teach a cast of incompetent student pilots to fly at a skeezy South Florida flight school; all in the quest to build flight time so he can get a "real job" at an airline. The planes break, the regs break, metal gets bent, students are lost at sea, and a Top Gun wannabe student, who has four hundred hours of flight instruction, still hasn't made his first solo flight. "CFI! The Book" is an over-the-top satirical aviation comedy that's loosely based on real world experiences of flight instruction, but if the FAA asks, this is all strictly fictional.

Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot (Vintage Departures) cover

368 pages

$15.50

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Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot (Vintage Departures) by Mark Vanhoenacker

Publisher: Vintage

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10 books about aviation

Pick up one of these featured titles on aviation in March 2021.

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Flight: The Complete History of Aviation by R.G. Grant

Aircraft: The Definitive Visual History by DK

The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight by Winston Groom

A Cool Book About Planes: Curiosities and Fun Facts by Dario Borhani

From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog: Memoirs of a Cold War Fighter Pilot by Steven K Ladd

Hogs in the Sand: A Gulf War A-10 Pilot's Combat Journal by Buck Wyndham

The Big Book of Airplanes by DK

A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II by Adam Makos

CFI! The Book: A Satirical Aviation Comedy by Alex Stone

Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot (Vintage Departures) by Mark Vanhoenacker

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10 books about aviation

Pick up one of these featured titles on aviation in March 2021.

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Flight: The Complete History of Aviation by R.G. Grant

Aircraft: The Definitive Visual History by DK

The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight by Winston Groom

A Cool Book About Planes: Curiosities and Fun Facts by Dario Borhani

From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog: Memoirs of a Cold War Fighter Pilot by Steven K Ladd

Hogs in the Sand: A Gulf War A-10 Pilot's Combat Journal by Buck Wyndham

The Big Book of Airplanes by DK

A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II by Adam Makos

CFI! The Book: A Satirical Aviation Comedy by Alex Stone

Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot (Vintage Departures) by Mark Vanhoenacker

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