EVER SINCE HUMANS STARTED TO ROAM THE PLANET, THE HORIZON THAT SEPARATES NEARBY EARTHLY THINGS FROM THE INACCESSIBLE WORLDS BEYOND HAS BEEN THE BACKDROP FOR ALL OUR ACTIVITIES. THE SKY HAS INSPIRED GENERATIONS OF POETS AND PAINTERS, PHILOSOPHERS AND SCIENTISTS. ITS TAPESTRY OF STARS HAS GUIDED NAVIGATORS. THROUGH THE VIOLENT FORCE OF STORMS AND HURRICANES, THE SKY HAS BROUGHT TERRIFYING MENACES AND TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION, AND THE DARKNESS OF SOLAR ECLIPSES HAS BORNE THE TROUBLING MESSAGES OF ANCESTRAL DEITIES. THE SKY HAS MARKED HARVESTS WITH THE CONSTANT CHANGING OF THE SEASONS, CELEBRATED OUR ROMANCES WITH ITS FIERY SUNSETS, AND BUOYED OUR DREAMS WITH THE SUDDEN ARC OF A FALLING STAR...

INTRODUCTION

THE SKY FROM THE SKY

BREWING STORMS

SKIES OVER THE WORLD

MASTERS OF THE AIR

HIGH-ALTITUDE SPORTS

THE ART OF CLOUDS

SPECIAL EFFECTS

LOFTY ACROBATICS

INTO THE NIGHT

BIOGRAPHIES, INDEX