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Slide Rule by Nevil Shute (Paperback, 2009)

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Nevil Shute was born on 17 January 1899 in Ealing, London. After attending the Dragon School and Shrewsbury School, he studied Engineering Science at Balliol College, Oxford. He worked as an aeronautical engineer and published his first novel,Marazan, in 1926.

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A classic adventure from the author of A Town Like Alice and On the Beach. Nevil Shute was a power and a pioneer in the world of flying long before he began to write the stories that made him a bestselling novelist. This autobiography charts Shute's path from childhood to his career as a gifted aeronautical engineer working at the forefront of the technological experimentation of the 1920s and 30s. The inspiration for many of the themes and concerns of Shute's novels can be identified in this enjoyable and enlightening memoir.

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PublisherVintage Publishing

ISBN-139780099530176

eBay Product ID (ePID)90881564

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Book TitleSlide Rule

AuthorNevil Shute

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

TopicBooks

Publication Year2009

Number of Pages272 Pages

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Item Height198mm

Item Width129mm

Item Weight192g

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Title_AuthorNevil Shute

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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by drthrombo
09 May, 2025
Aviation / Engineering as described by someone who was there.
An excellent book, covers the R100 airship which the author worked on and the related disastrous R101 (which he did not). Also the beginnings of 'Airspeed' - which is a far as I've got. A good read, recommended.
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by desmon_57
06 Oct, 2023
An interesting life
Shute is the author who got me, aged 15 to actually finish reading a book from cover to cover. I was a very reluctant reader.
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by wellycompo
02 May, 2018
very readable
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by selfbuilder01
12 Aug, 2020
R100 rant
Shute is a very interesting man, but he let his emotions about the R101 and R100 project colour his judgement in writing this sparse autobiography.
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by dohay_6172
16 Jan, 2025
A perfect look at a great writer
Nevil Shute, at his best. Not spinning a yarn, but telling his own story of his early life, the 1914-18 war and how he moved on to work on the R100 and R101. A fascinating background to a fabulous writer.
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