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If you love The Little Prince as I do, as millions of others do, you will seek out other books of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Wind, Sand and Stars is probably the book that you will consider.
I wanted to like this book. And I did love the chapter about Saint-Exupéry's disastrous time in the desert. I did love Saint-Exupéry's beautiful writing. Saint-Exupéry is also a brilliant philosopher.
But my eyes glazed over when Saint-Exupéry went on and on about the airplane and the technology that put us in ...more
I wanted to like this book. And I did love the chapter about Saint-Exupéry's disastrous time in the desert. I did love Saint-Exupéry's beautiful writing. Saint-Exupéry is also a brilliant philosopher.
But my eyes glazed over when Saint-Exupéry went on and on about the airplane and the technology that put us in ...more
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