![]() We're talking about the days when airplanes did not even have radios in them and the pilot's main system of navigation was to look out their window and try to spot landmarks. ![]() This book is essentially a collection of autobiographical stories about Exupery's and his comrades adventures and mis-adventures in the early days of aviation. It is a deeply philosophical, almost haunting examination of the human spirit and the human condition, set over the back-drop of Exupery's adventures flying with the French air-mail service or Aeropostale in the 1920s and 1930s. On the contrary, it is very much a book for grown adults. This book, Wind, Sand and Stars, however, is not a children's book. You may recognize the name Antoine de Saint-Exupery as the author of the legendary children's book The Little Prince. I don't think I've ever, ever felt so deeply spoken-to by a book in my life. ![]() Hell, I don't even know if I have the language right now, at this moment, to properly express the impression this book has made upon me. ![]() I liked this book so much I don't even know where to begin. ![]()
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