Product ReviewsAround the World in 20 Days : The Story of Our History-Making Balloon Flight by Brian Jones and Bertrand Piccard (1999, Hardcover)

A lofty Adventure

Very good account authored by both Balloonists. Gives very good and different perspectives. Flying a balloon in general, let alone around the world, isn't just going up and floating around. Without a huge ground support team, similar to some extent as the Apollo project, they would not have succeeded.
Bertrand and Brian also came away from their experience not as heroes but almost ambassadors for a better and more peaceful world.Read full review...

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