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books The following books have airlines and airplanes as the main characters. Make your choice from chilling fiction accounts to true stories of terror, survival and business know-how. | |||
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Air Disaster Vol. #1 | #2 | #3 by Macarthur Job and Matthew Tesch This well-researched series of books makes you relive all the major air disasters of our time, with maps, diagrams, pictures, artwork, and very detailed recounts. |
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Airline: Identity, Design and Culture by Keith Lovegrove Take a trip back in time with this beautifully illustrated book, from air travel's humble beginnings to today's efficiency, and colorful uniforms in between! | |
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Around the World in a Bad Mood! by Rene Foss A look at the ups and downs of being a flight attendant, views on grumpy airline clients, even a musical revue, this book is all of that, with loads of laughs! |
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Before Amelia by Eileen F. Lebow Many women have been pioneers, way before aviation icon Amelia Earhart. Women like Raymonde De La Roche, Marie Marvingt, Harriet Quimby... before 1914! | |
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The Black Box by Malcolm Macpherson CVR transcripts always make very chilling yet fascinating reading material. Relive more than 25 accidents, along with commentary and notes. |
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Blackout (Fiction) by John J. Nance One after the other, planes crash as a result of a flash blinding the pilot. An FBI agent launches her own investigation and what she discovers is absolutely horrifying. | |
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Death of Flight 007 by Richard Sypher This is probably one of the best recounts about the downing of KAL 007, an event which not only killed 269 innocent people, but almost took the USA into World War III. |
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Design for Impact by Eric Ericson et al A must-have for safety card collectors and fans: this is a gallery around the world and around history. An ode to the plastified seat-back pocket reading material. | |
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Emergency! Crisis on the Flight Deck by Stanley Stewart Sometimes the airmanship and the courage of a flight crew can save hundreds of people. A fascinating look at incidents like BA009, the Gimli Glider, etc. |
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Flight: A Novel by Ginger Strand Will Gruen is ex-Air Force, a Vietnam vet and a TWA pilot, trying to deal with his airline's demise, his impensing retirement, and a haunting past, in a post 9/11 era. | |
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Flights of Terror by David Gero This is a very comprehensive book, featuring the "Aerial Hijack and Sabotage" incidents of our era, starting with the first act of air terrorism in the early 1930s. |
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From Worst To First by Gordon Bethune Under the author's leadership and with his team, see how, in the mid-1990s, Continental Airlines turned from a has-been into a highly respected corporation. | |
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Night Fall: A Novel by Nelson DeMille Reputed to be a novel freely based on the crash of TWA flight 800, this is an eerie look at an investigator and his FBI-employed wife facing a government conspiracy. |
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Nuts! by Kevin and Jackie Freiberg Southwest Airlines is known for its low fares and fun attitude, but also for its efficient and very profitable operations. This book reveals the secret behind its success. | |
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Pandora's Clock (Fiction) by John J. Nance A passenger suddenly dies on a US jetliner. It is believed he was carrying a deadly virus, capable of decimating the planet in a matter of weeks. The clock is ticking. |
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Why I Hate Flying by Henry Mintzberg From the frequent-flying author of management books, this is a humorous yet unforgiving look at the airline industry, with inside jokes and horror stories! | |
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