LanDroid wrote: ↑Thu Dec 23, 2021 7:21 pm Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery is one of the most famous aviation books. The author must have been something else - he also wrote The Little Prince, a fable / child's book...

You are absolutely right! How could I have forgotten it.

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Definitely! Now that you mentioned “Biplane,” I also remembered that “Nothing by Chance” (from the same author) is excellent too.

In my opinion:
“Stick and Rudder” by Wolfgang Langewiesche
“Faith is the Hunter” by Ernest Gann
“Aviation Tales & Tails” by Joey Uliana
“A Gift of Wings” by Richard Bach

Interested to hear your list, and your take on the four that I’ve mentioned.