Description
| Product ID: | 9780099530176 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Slide Rule |
| Authors: | Author: Nevil Shute |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: writers, Autobiography: literary, Memoirs, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Aerospace and aviation technology, Memoirs, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Aerospace & aviation technology |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Nevil Shute was a power and a pioneer in the world of flying long before he began to write the stories that made him a bestselling novelist. This autobiography charts Shute's path from childhood to his career as a gifted aeronautical engineer working at the forefront of the technological experimentation of the 1920s and 30s. Nevil Shute was a power and a pioneer in the world of flying long before he began to write the stories that made him a bestselling novelist. This autobiography charts Shute''s path from childhood to his career as a gifted aeronautical engineer working at the forefront of the technological experimentation of the 1920s and 30s. The inspiration for many of the themes and concerns of Shute''s novels can be identified in this enjoyable and enlightening memoir. |
| Imprint Name: | Vintage Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Vintage Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-09-03 |
