My Throne A Cockpit

Author: Owen Williamson

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  • : $21.50 NZD
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  • : 9781869539559
  • : David Bateman Ltd
  • : David Bateman Ltd
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  • : November 2016
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  • : New Zealand
  • : 39.99
  • : November 2016
  • : July 2023
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  • : Owen Williamson
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  • : Hardback
  • : 1st Edition
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  • : Near Fine
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  • : 256
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Barcode 9781869539559
9781869539559

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second hand

Softcover, as new condition ISBN 9781869539559 Publisher: Bateman, New Zealand, 2016

"Our office was the cockpit of a topdressing aeroplane, so it was not hard to think of my seat as a throne. On top of the world, the daily communte took in the grandeur of the mountains, the beauty of the sunrise, and the sight of the world going about its business below. Whether I was at work on the airstrip, or in the cockpit, life was never dull. Every working day was different, and I never knew whether today I'd meet with danger or delight." My throne, a cockpit is a sometimes funny, sometimes serious ramble through the world of topdressing in the 1970s, told from the unique perspective of a loader driver. Based in Central Otago, Owen Williamson worked all around the South Island, meeting a fascinating bunch of pilots, mechanics, drivers and, of course, farmers along the way.

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When your office is the cockpit of a topdressing aeroplane, it's hard not to think of your seat as a throne. As your daily commute takes in the grandeur of the mountains, the beauty of the sunrise and the sight of the world going about its business below, ...