Stormy Genius: The Life of Aviation's Maverick Bill Lear

by Richard Rashke

The author recounts her visit to South Africa where she interviewed numerous young people, both black and white, to find out what growing up is like in a country torn apart by racial strife

Genres: Biography, Aviation

401 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Richard Rashke is a lecturer and author of non-fiction books, including The Killing of Karen Silkwood, Escape from Sobibor, Useful Enemies, A Boy Named Red: A True Crime Story, and The Whistle Blower’s Dilemma: Snowden, Silkwood and Their Quest for the Truth. His works have been translated into thirteen languages and have been the subject of films for the screen and television. Rashke worked with Sobibor survivor Esther Tenner Raab on a powerful play called Dear Esther, and he has recently released a new book for all ages, Wounded Wing