The book, Man Flies: The Story Of Alberto Santo-Dumont - Master Of The Balloon, chronicles the life of one of aviation's true pioneers.  This book delves into the story of his career and later mental illness.  It reveals how this brilliant, colorful, eccentric and rich pioneer has largely "slipped" through the proverbial crack of aviation history.  Alberto Santo-Dumont grew-up the youngest son of a Brazilian millionaire who made his living from an isolated coffee plantation.  Alberto, during his early life, took-to-heart the many stories he read from the legendary science fiction writer Jules Verne.  So it was that at eighteen, Alberto who was the heir to a huge fortune, was living and experimenting in Paris, France.  While a renowned playboy, Alberto was soon winning prestigious prizes for his aviation exploits and being hailed as, "the conqueror of the air".  This book also lays-out the tragedy of his periodic episodes of mental illness that became more numerous during the later stages of his life.  The major sections of this book are as follows: 1) Author's Note; 2) Foreword By John Christopher; 3) Navigating with Hector Servadoc; 4) Steerable Balloons and Automobiles; 5) The High Life; 6) Conqueror of the Air; 7) Darting Out on the Mediterranean; 8) The Racer; 9) The Aerial Promenader; 10) Disallowed; 11) A Monstrous Hybrid; 12) Nothing Was Ever the Same Again; 13) Dining with Louis Cartier; 14) Serpents in the Garden; 15) One Last Blow; 16) The Morning of 23rd July; 17) Man Flies; 18) The Airships; 19) Chronology; 20) Glossary and 21) Bibliography & Acknowledgements.  In addition to an informative narrative, this book includes the following features: 1) Approximately 99 black and white photographs; 2) About 25 black and white illustrations and 3) 9 color illustrations.  This book is 160 pages and is in very good condition.  The author is Nancy Winters.  Edition published in 1998.