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HffUpiiiBTjr"-"' •-,:- •'' •'• -: - • ':"••"'"'••" ••• • • • FLIGHT International, 19 December 1963 again has an authentic foreground and a background of jealousies between people connected by business or family with the project. By contrast there is no new aeroplane in Grave of Sand by David Graham (Robert Hale Ltd, 63 Old Brompton Road, London SW7; 12s 6d) but one which is hi-jacked, has its pressurization destroyed bv a shooting incident and has to be forced-landed in the Aden area. There is a Middle Eastern flavour about The Fighter by Richard Hough (Michael Joseph Ltd, 26 Bloomsbury St, London WC1; 16s), though the locale is never precisely identified. This novel poses an extraordinary situation: an ex-RAF fighter-bomber pilot, who has a conscience about his wartime destructive success and blames himself for injuring his wife and children in a car accident, finds himself in a township besieged by a tribe with a big gun. When a shell from it lands on a cross in the town square, the destruction reveals a packing-case containing an aircraft of the type he used to fly. It is assembled, fuelled and armed under his directions; the ex- pilot takes it off, destroys the gun, saves the townspeople and salves his conscience. An improbable story, perhaps; but well written and ready-made for a film director. What seems like an improbable story, but is nevertheless a true one, is told by Anthony Smith in Throw Out Two Hands (George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 40 Museum St, London WC1; illustrated, 30s): how the author and two companions voyaged by balloon from Zanzibar to the Serengeti National Park Area of Tanganyika, a voyage achieved with determination, skill and courage. The story is beautifully told, and admirably illustrated with colour photographs; it makes delightful reading for a winter fireside. Among the most welcome products of the book trade at such a season, when present-giving and indoor reading are in happy concurrence; is the annual or anthology; and aeronautical publi cations of this type show up well this year. There is the Macdonald World Air Power Guide (Macdonald & Co; illustrated, 15s), a comprehensive and authoritative delineation of world air forces and Inertial Guidance Engineering, by Manuel Fernandez and George R. Macomber. Prentice-Hall International, 28 Welbeck Street, London Wl. Price 63s. Aircraft Instrument Control Systems, by C. A. Williams, AFRAes, MSLAE, AMBritiRE. Odhams Press Ltd, Long Acre, London. Price 45s. Analysis and Design of the Gyroscope for Inertial Guidance, by I. Cochin. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Glen House, Stag Place, London SW1. Price 66s. Schlieren Methods, by D. W. Holder and R. J. North. HMSO. Price 10s. Aircraft Maintenance, by C. Van Der Meulen. Heywood & Co Ltd, London. Price 120s. Modern Aeromodelling, by R. G. Moulton. Faber & Faber, 24 Russell Square, London WC1. Price 18s. Behind the Scenes at London Airport, by Norman Wymer. Phoenix House Ltd, 10-13 Bedford St, Strand, London WC2. Price 9s 6d. ILIFFE BOOKS ON AVIATION... Flight Handbook—The theory and practice of powered flight (6th edition). Edited by W. T. Gunston, technical editor of Flight international. Price 35s (by post 36s 4d). Spaceflight Today—contemporary progress reviewed by 15 specialist authors; edited by Kenneth W. Gatland, FRAS, FBIS, ARAes. Price 3°s (by post 31s Id). Astronautics in the Sixties—a survey of current technology and future development. By Kenneth W. Gatland, FRAS, FBIS, ARAes. Price 47s 6d (by post 48s lOd). Materials in Space Technology—proceedings of the British Inter- Planetary Society symposia 1961-62. Edited by G. V. E. Thompson, ^(Eng), FRIC, LIM, FBIS, and Kenneth W. Gatland, FRAS, FBIS, ARAes. Price 65s (by post 66s Id). ...AND OTHER SUBJECTS Motoring The Autocar Handbook, 12s 6d (by post 13s 8d); Autocar f°ad Tests, Autumn 1963, 7s 6d (8s 2d); Car Driving as an Art, 12s 6d ^13s 6d); Go Continental—By Car^ 17s 6d (18s 5d). 1007 their equipment by William Green and Dennis Punnett; and a study of one of the forces mentioned, the USAF, entitled The Modern United States Air Force, by one of its officers, Lt-Col Carroll V. Glines (D. Van Nostrand Co Ltd, 358 Kensington High St, London W14; illustrated, 30s), emphasizing the worldwide and aerospace role of the USAF. Aerospace activities are the subject of The Boys' Book of Space by Patrick Moore (Burke Publishing Co Ltd, 14 John St, London VVC1; illustrated, 12s 6d), a clear and succinct account for tomorrow's cosmonauts; and for boys who make aircraft models there is the Aero Modeller Annual 1963-64 (Model Aeronautical Press Ltd, 38 Clarendon Rd, Watford, Herts; illustrated, 10s 6d), bringing them up to date on latest types and methods of construction. For an older generation, but still in the world of the annuals, there is Brassey's Annual for 1963 (William Clowes & Sons Ltd, Little New St, London EC4; illustrated, £4 4s), providing an up-to-date picture of Britain's armed forces. Among contributors is W. T. Gunston, technical editor of this journal, who appraises new developments in aircraft and missiles. Such is the variety of current aeronautical books that it looks as though anyone fortunate enough to be "gifted" with one (as the Scots put it) this Christmas will be both informed and entertained.. White's Air Directory and Who's Who in New Zealand (Vol 14, 1963).. by Norman E. Smith. White's Aviation Ltd, Sixth Floor, Dilworth Building, Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand. Price 12s 6d. Principles and Practice of Radar, by R. S. H. Boulding. George Newnes Ltd, Tower House, Southampton St, London WC2. Price 80s. Jet Propulsion, by David Evans. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 20 New Bond St, London Wl. Price 9s 6d. Basic Radar, Part I (A basic training manual by REME, RAF Technical Training Command and Decca Radar Ltd). The Technical Press Ltd, 112 Westbourne Grove, London W2. Price 16s. Mechanics of Flight (Vol 1), by A. C. Kermode, CBE, MA. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd, Parker Street, London WC2. Price 37s 6d. 1963 Aviation Directory of Canada, edited by Robert G. Halford. Farm Equipment Publishing Co Ltd, 341 Churgh St, Toronto 2, Canada. Price $10. Motor Cycling Motor Cycles and How to Manage Them, 7s 6d (by post 8s 6d); The Motor Cyclist's Workshop, 6s 6d (7s 2d); Scooters and Mopeds, 8s 6d (9s 3d); Speed and How to Obtain It, 8s 6d (9s 3d). Bird Keeping All About Budgerigars, 8s 6d (by post 9s 5d); Budgerigars and How to Breed Them, 7s 6d (8s Id); The Cult of the Budgerigar, 30s (32s); Foreign Birds for Beginners, 10s 6d (lis 6d). Farming and Country Life Farmer and Stockbreeder Year Book and Desk Diary 1964, 25s (by post 27s 3d); The Country Cook, 6s 6d (7s 2d); Starting Poultry Keeping, 6s (6s 6d). Photography The Complete Amateur Photographer, 25s (by post 26s 3d); Dictionary of Photography, 25s (26s 5d); Filming with 16mm, 25s (25s lid). Yachting Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen, 7s 6d (by post 8s); Yachting World Annual 1964, 55s (57s 9d); Yacht Racing for the Beginner, 10s 6d (lis). Miscellaneous Correcting Television Picture Faults, 4s (by post 4s 6d); Improve your Television Reception, 5s (5s 6d); The Strange World of Birds, 25s (25s lOd); Theatre World Annual, 42s (44s). • Any good bookseller or newsagent will be able to supply these- books, but in case of difficulty please write to Iliffe Books Ltd, Dorset House, Stamford St, London SE1, enclosing the appropriate remittance to include the cost of postage. SOME OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED More Gift Suggestions
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