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In 2003, Polly Vacher tried to fly round the world via both poles in a small plane. Her book tells the story of that amazing trip.

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Sir Richard Branson is not your ordinary entrepreneur. He sets records in and out of the boardroom, distinguishing the Virgin brand as something different and hip.

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Charles Ulm's career was plagued by uncommonly bad fortune. His visionary hopes for Australian aviation were eventually realised, but he was not destined to witness them.