Wind, Sand and Stars Summary
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Wind, Sand and Stars Summary

Wind, Sand and Stars is an adventure story that also contains thoughtful observations about flying and about the remote areas of the world that SaintExupery visited in his travels. Since Saint-Exupery was one of the pioneers of flight (he patented a number of devices that helped to advance the technology of aviation and to make modern aircraft possible), his observations about flying are of historical interest.

The world view of this exceptionally philosophical...

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