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Loonix Nov 24, 2005, 9:45 AM Post #1 of 9 (822 views) Shortcut good book? Can't Post Could someone recommend a good book on skydiving history? Trying to figure out what I want for christmas, but its all too expensive.. so I figured out a book could be nice. :)

JohnRich  (D License) Nov 24, 2005, 2:33 PM Post #2 of 9 (796 views) Shortcut Re: [Loonix] good book? [In reply to] Can't Post "Skydiving" by Bud Sellick "Sport Parachuting" by Charles Ryan "The Silken Angels" by Martin Caidin "Sky High Irvin" by Peter Hearn Probably all out of print, but maybe available used on Amazon.com.

jumpergirl  (D 22691) Nov 24, 2005, 5:23 PM Post #3 of 9 (782 views) Shortcut Re: [Loonix] good book? [In reply to] Can't Post "Skydivers Flying With Their Pants On Fire" by Tom Craighead is a good one.

jimjumper  (D 11137) Nov 25, 2005, 2:18 PM Post #4 of 9 (718 views) Shortcut Re: [Loonix] good book? [In reply to] Can't Post "The Wild, Wonderful World of Parachutes and Parachuting". If nothing else the pictures are worth it. It has stills of a guy with a main /reserve entanglement being caught in a packing mat. It also has pictures of Kittinger's jump. It also has a picture of a main entangled with the tail and airplane and jumper landing under the jumpers reserve. It has lots of that sort of things. It is out of print but Amazon got me a copy.

riggerrob  (D 14840) Nov 26, 2005, 7:35 AM Post #5 of 9 (679 views) Shortcut Re: [jimjumper] good book? [In reply to] Can't Post "Birdman" by Leo Valentine circa 1949. Available in (original) French and English translation.

skypuppy  (D 347) Nov 28, 2005, 6:34 AM Post #6 of 9 (631 views) Shortcut Re: [Loonix] good book? [In reply to] Can't Post Endless Fall by Mike Swain.... order at www.endlessfall.net

377  (F 666) Nov 28, 2005, 8:07 PM Post #7 of 9 (597 views) Shortcut Re: [skypuppy] good book? [In reply to] Can't Post Endless Fall is my choice. Very entertaining and also informative about skydiving's early days. I have lots of skydiving books but Mike Swain's book is probably my favorite.

ripcord4  (D 2238) Dec 29, 2005, 7:59 PM Post #8 of 9 (499 views) Shortcut Re: [Loonix] good book? [In reply to] Can't Post The Falcon's Disciples...Howard Gregory The Parachute From Balloons to Skydiving...James R. Greenwood Parachuting for Sport.... Jim Greenwood

Zoso  (C 36237) Jan 1, 2006, 6:26 PM Post #9 of 9 (469 views) Shortcut Re: [Loonix] good book? [In reply to] Can't Post It's obviously past Christmas but oh well... Bird Man by Leo Valentin - Must read for history buffs The Yorkshire Birdman by Harry Ward with Peter Hearn - Outstanding, my favorite so far Sky High Irvin by Peter Hearn - Must read for history buffs The Long, Lonely Leap by Kittinger and Caidin - haven't yet read, had to pay a fortune for it on ebay Any birdman historian will want to read Bird Man and The Yorkshire Birdman one after the other.

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