Modern Kiteflier

Voices of Those Pulling the Strings

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Over the past generation, kiteflying has evolved beyond a childhood rite of passage into a mainstream adult activity. The kite's popularity skyrocketed at a time when kite makers adopted modern synthetic materials developed for other industries. A new breed of sport kites appeared and kite artists emerged, dazzling onlookers with three-dimensional aerial sculptures. Inventors perfected new designs and accessories while entrepreneurs created a multimillion-dollar kiting industry. Yet, the kitefliers themselves have remained largely anonymous. Drawing on the World Kite Museum's audio archives, this book brings together firsthand stories from the community of devoted enthusiasts who pull the strings.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-01-03
Mått178 x 254 x 11 mm
Vikt413 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor223
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476670492

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments deleteixForeword by Bob IngrahamPreface1: Friendly FliersCharlie HendersonBill, Marylu and Bob SonntagGeorge HamRichard and Marti DermerPaul FieberCharlie SotichMarla MillerEd GrysPat DalyMike CarrollPete DolphinJohn BarresiCorey JensenBetween pages 42 and 43 are 8 color plates containing 22 photographs2: Tailors at the BeachCliff QuinnBobby StanfieldCharm and Ron LindnerJohn and Marzlie FreemanNancy LockwoodMargaret GregerGary EngvallStormy WeathersBill BiggeWalter MitchellScott SpencerDebra Tumminia3: Canvas in the Sky: Artists and Innovatorsbill lockhartTal StreeterJohn PollockSteve BrockettJose SainzRobert TrépanierSandra and Ron GibianMikio TokiAnne HarrisWolfgang BieckCraig WilsonFrancis RogalloPeter Lynn4: Club Business: The Business of Doing BusinessBob IngrahamBob PriceTom SissonDavid and Dorothea CheckleyMasaaki ModegiJim MillerJon BurkhardtLois and Dave DeBoltMel HickmanDon JaspersBarbara MeyerRalf and Eva DietrichScott SkinnerDavid Gomberg5: The Kite TradeDinesh BahadurHeloise and Chris deleteLochmanSteve LambMaggie VohsBilly JonesKen Conrad and Suzanne SadowKathy GoodwindBrooks LefflerTom McAlisterDon TaborCatherine “Cat” GabrelKarl and Sara LongbottomJan and Wayne HoskingDaniel PrenticeSourcesIndex