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What book are you reading atm?? CHAPTER TWO

py2006 · 2020-03-26 20:12:00

Well now, Following on from the surprising interest and genuinely great contributions from so many on here in the first thread it finally reached its capacity. So I decided to create a fresh one and hopefully it will continue in the same vein and provide a great resource in the current climate too. Simple rules: 1/ Title…

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The Defector by Chris Hadfield
A story following the defection of a Soviet fighter pilot and his MiG 25 to the US in the 1970s, against the backdrop of the Yom Kippur war and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. Only about a third of the way through, but Hadfield really has a knack for weaving his stories around real events and real people. Plus, he knows his stuff, having been a fighter pilot, test pilot and astronaut.

Good luck trying to figure me out. I haven't managed that myself yet!

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