James Hamilton Paterson Libri

A compelling and fascinating account of aerial combat in World War I, revealing the terrible risks run by the men who fought and died in the world's first air war.

The story of the composition and revolutionary impact of Beethoven's Third Symphony, the 'Eroica'.

How did Britain so lose the plot that today there is not a single aircraft manufacturer of any significance in the country? What became of the great industry of de Havilland or Handley Page? This book tells the story of machines and the men who flew them: heroes such as Bill Waterton, Neville Duke, John Derry and more.

Seven-Tenths is James Hamilton-Paterson's classic exploration of the sea. A beautifully-written blend of literature and science, it is here brought back into print in a revised and updated edition which includes the acclaimed essay Sea Burial.

The compelling story of the spy plane SR-71 'Blackbird' - the fastest manned aircraft in the world.

James Hamilton-Paterson's much-loved award-winning debut novel at last back in print, based on the life of Elgar.

Playing with Water is an account of several seasons alone on a Philippine island, which the author calls Tiwarik. It is a place of cool streaming winds and rapturous ultramarine descents, but for James Hamilton-Paterson it is much more besides.

Gerald Samper is a ghostwriter for various celebrities, including a one-armed sailor and a mystical environmental group's poster girl. He yearns for more prestigious work, particularly the memoirs of the renowned conductor Max Christ.

Presents a collection of essays that cover various aspects of the ocean, including sailing charts, islands, shipwrecks, and burial at sea.