The Rocketbelt Caper: A True Tale of Invention, Obsession and Murder - Couverture souple

Brown, Paul

 
9780955218378: The Rocketbelt Caper: A True Tale of Invention, Obsession and Murder
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ISBN 10 : 0955218373 ISBN 13 : 9780955218378
Editeur : Tonto Books, 2008

Synopsis

The Rocketbelt Caper When three friends set out on a quest to build a real-life Buck Rogers-style flying machine, their obsession with the amazing Rocketbelt 2000 shattered their friendship and set in motion an astonishing chain of events involving theft, deception, assault, a bizarre kidnapping, a ten million dollar lawsuit and a horrifically brutal murder.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

'We finished the rocketbelt, and from then on there was murder, kidnapping, and all kinds of other stuff'. When three friends set out on a quest to build a real-life Buck Rogers-style flying machine, their obsession with the Rocketbelt 2000 shattered their friendship and set in motion an astonishing chain of events involving theft, deception, assault, a bizarre kidnapping, a ten million dollar lawsuit and a horrifically brutal murder. From sci-fi to reality, this is the incredible true story of the amazing rocketbelt. It includes sixteen pages of colour photographs, plus 'Building a Rocketbelt: A Cautionary Essay' by Frank Dickman.

Revue de presse

'In this book, Paul Brown brings the topic alive. It has to be one of the most readable science/technology focussed books of the year. Brown has an excellent journalistic style, and pulls the reader on relentlessly through the tales of technical inspiration and human weakness that litter the history of the rocketbelt. The book overall is a delight to read, and the story is genuinely one where reality is stranger than fiction. Recommended.' --Brian Clegg, Popular Science .co.uk'

Reads like good movie material' --BBC Focus

'This book is a must-have' --Airwalker Society of Rocketbelt Enthusiasts

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Éditeur
Tonto Books
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0955218373
ISBN 13 
9780955218378
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
222
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780956227003: The Rocketbelt Caper: A True Tale of Invention, Obsession and Murder

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0956227007 ISBN 13 :  9780956227003
Editeur : Superelastic, 2009
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