Gift of Wings: An Aerial Celebration of Canada
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (536 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 155046129X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A Customer said A "gift of wings" to those of us born without them. Carl Hiebert has freed not only himself but all those who feel the handicap of wingless birth, to soar and glide through the beautiful spaciousness of Canada. The fascinating story of his injury and recovery of spirit to leave the wheel chair behind as he climbed into the skys of Canada with camera in hand, will forever challenge and delight me, a. Unbelievable, a great gift!!! This book is incredible. I have bought it as a gift and have not had time to read all the comments and description at the beginning, but have gone through all the pictures and most of their descriptions It is WONDERFUL. I will get many more copies to give to friends and family, the pictures blow your mind, and the descriptions are concice, short, . jmgd@videotron.ca said 5000 miles on a kite. Gift of Wings is perhaps the most powerful and inspiring of the hundreds of books I've read. The fascinating story of a wheelchair traded for wings on 5000 miles journey across Canada. Breathtaking and surprisingly original aerial photographs of a stunningly diversified landscape . Beautiful, philosophical, witty, poetic and joyful. A book with a
Carl Hiebert grew up as a Mennonite. . He is the author of the bestselling book Gift of Wings: An Aerial Celebration of Canada and a recipient of the Vanier Award, the King Clancy Award, the Honorary Guild Shield, and the Paul Tessandier Award, for his historic flight across Canada in an ultralight aircraft, as well as his contributions to his country. He lives in Waterloo, Ontario, and travels internationally, speaking about human potential
It's the inspiring story of an inspired Canadian. You'll enjoy every page of this heartwarming and stunningly beautiful book. It's also a collection of some of the most spectacular low-level aerial photographs of our country -- a Canada you've never seen before.
He lives in Waterloo, Ontario, and travels internationally, speaking about human potential. He is the author of the bestselling book Gift of Wings: An Aerial Celebration of Canada and a recipient of the Vanier Award, the King Clancy Award, the Honorary Guild Shield, and the Paul Tessandier Award, for his historic flight across Canada in an ultralight aircraft, as well as his contributions to his country. . About the AuthorCarl Hiebert grew up as a Mennonite