"The Remarkable story of one man's quest for SPEED." Black cloth cover with Silver Lettering to spine. Illustrated with Colour and B&W Photos. 320 Pages, 1.1 Kilos, 10" Tall. SIGNED by the Author with a Gift inscription on ffep and SIGNED again with no inscription on Title Page. Very small closed tear at top corner of jacket (1/4" long, repaired from inside with clear tape.) Not clipped. Size: 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall.

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Title

Thrust : Through the Sound Barrier ( SIGNED COPY )

Publisher

Partridge

Publication Date

1998

ISBN 10

1852252685

ISBN 13

9781852252687

Binding

Cloth

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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Thrust: The Remarkable Story of One Man's Quest for Speed

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Ever since Dr Johnson declared two hundred years ago that no man travelling at 20mph in a coach could possibly "continue to draw breath", there has been no shortage of nay- sayers. They said it over and over to Richard Noble and his team, but they went ahead anyway and in October 1997 ThrustSSC, driven by RAF Squadron leader Andy Green, smashed through the sound barrier to set the first supersonic land speed record of 763mph. This absorbing and richly illustrated book tells of Noble's obsessive quest for speed, beginning as a six-year-old watching John Cobb's 200mph jet boat Crusader and ending in triumph in the Nevada desert. There is as much financial as technical detail--Noble imaginatively and profitably stalked the Internet for donations as corporate sponsors fell by the wayside--and a jingoistic subplot as the Brits and Yanks vied with each other to achieve the sonic boom first. But mostly this is a human story of struggle, achievement and the peculiar meanings of success. "We'd got through this", says Noble, "we'd succeeded. But success can be very sad once you've got over the initial elation. Suddenly it's all over and it can never be savoured again." --Nick Wroe

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