Gift of Wings: An Aerial Celebration of Canada [Hardcover]

Carl Hiebert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1995

You'll enjoy every page of this heartwarming and stunningly beautiful book. It's the inspiring story of an inspired Canadian. 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.

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About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 180 pages
• Publisher: Boston Mills Press (August 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155046129X
• ISBN-13: 978-1550461299
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 10.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,593,854 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5000 miles on a kite, April 27, 1999

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[e-mail] (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gift of Wings: An Aerial Celebration of Canada (Hardcover)

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 soul that is sure to touch yours.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "gift of wings" to those of us born without them, August 5, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Gift of Wings: An Aerial Celebration of Canada (Hardcover)

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, an aviator and current healer of injured bodies and minds. "Breathtaking" is a real understatement for this story of beauty

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable, a great gift!!!, June 30, 2004

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Caroline (Sutton, Quebec Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gift of Wings: An Aerial Celebration of Canada (Hardcover)

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, and most of them are funny too. A great buy.