Amelia Earhart: The Thrill of It

by Susan Wels

Book Overview

She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and the first person to fly solo across the Pacific. But Amelia Earhart was also a photographer, poet, hospital worker, truck hauler,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762437634
• ISBN13: 9780762437634
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.1" x 10.6"

Customer Reviews

A Thrill of a Book

A very beautifully made and designed book, highly evocative in the memorabilia and objects depicted from Amelia's life on earth and in the skies. Stunning photographs of Earhart herself. Just enough well-written story to satisfy anybody curious about what happened to her. Especially touching is the great mystery that remains in her disappearance, with the different attempts to find her body and her plane. It's a great adventure and a heart-breaking tale.

Great book!

This is a must have book even for people who have already read past books about Amelia Earhart. It has a nice large format and great pictures.

The perfect book for families

There are so few books that kids can enjoy with their parents -- here's one that is a sure winner. This gorgeous volume illustrates the life of a great role model and a fascinating historical figure. Written with passion, power, and polish, the reader really comes away with a sense of Amelia's inner life and what drove her to accomplish the impossible. It's a wonderful read, full of detail but not overwhelming. There are new, never before seen photos and new information about a woman whose fate remains a mystery to this day. But thanks to this book, her soul and personality are revealed in beautiful prose and striking illustration.

Brava, Susan--and Amelia

Just as she did with her definitive book on the Titanic, Susan Wels brings to life a page of history that people only think they know. Beautifully designed and written, this book transforms an American icon into a fascinating, complex flesh-and-blood woman. Thanks to Susan's impressive research and the wealth of intriguing photographs and images, we get to know Amelia Earhart as a person as well as a pilot and to soar with her on adventures that seem no less remarkable now than they did then. For Amelia, the "thrill" came from flying. For earthbound readers, it comes from this splendid biography if a woman whose life took wing. Complimenti!

Soaring with Amelia

Amelia Earhart: The Thrill of It takes whatever you know (or think you know)about Amelia and goes far beyond. Susan Wels captures the person, her mindset, her feelings, her tenacity, her experiences, and the events of the day in such an entertaining and realistic way that reading every page is pure joy and wonder. I was captivated. The reader gets an idea of what compelled Amelia to challenge herself as well as conventional wisdom. She was ahead of her time and yet so very present. The 300+ images make the words come alive even more. Ms. Wels vast amount of research is clearly evident. Outstanding effort for an outstanding heroine. I know what everyone on my list is getting for their holiday gift this year. And they will be as thrilled and enthralled with Amelia as I am.