{"product_id":"9780008380267","title":"Falling Upwards : Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture the Aeronauts","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Holmes, Richard \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEurope\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 31 October 2019 by HarperCollins Publishers (William Collins) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 197 x 32 | 370g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING EDDIE REDMAYNE AND FELICITY JONES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A DAILY TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A NEW REPUBLIC BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A TIME MAGAZINE TOP 10 NONFICTION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom ambitious scientists rising above the clouds to analyse the air to war generals floating across enemy lines, Richard Holmes takes to the air in this heart-lifting history of pioneer balloonists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Falling Upwards asks why they risked their lives, and how their flights revealed the secrets of our planet. The stories range from early ballooning rivals to the long-distance voyages of American entrepreneurs; from the legendary balloon escape from the Prussian siege of Paris to dauntless James Glaisher, who in the 1860s flew seven miles above the earth – without oxygen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Falling Upwards has inspired the Major Motion Picture The Aeronauts – in cinemas SOON.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  In a glorious fusion of history, art, science and biography, this is a book about what balloons give rise to: the spirit of discovery, and the brilliant humanity of recklessness, vision and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40578761293959,"sku":"9780008380267","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780008380267_9887616d-e21c-4e61-ae2b-db8551a9ecae.jpg?v=1741637078","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9780008380267","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}