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Indlæser... Plane Insanity: A Flight Attendant's Tales of Sex, Rage, and Queasiness at 30,000 Feetaf Elliott Hester
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Hester was an airline attendant for sixteen years with a major airline and this is a book of essays about what he saw in his years of international travel. From being assaulted by out-of-control passengers, performing an emergency medical procedure, watching a planeload of airsick passengers or randy couples, Hester also writes about what the flight crew is really like once the flight is over. I didn't put this one in my Autobiography/memoir" category as he often has a co-worker relaying an incident in their own words. I should point out that this book was published in 2001, clearly before 9/11 changed the way we fly, and Hester tends to get a little too poetic in his prose for my taste, but it's an interesting read that makes you thankful you weren't on any of the flights mentioned. Being a frequent air traveler and a fan of The Managed Heart by Hochschild, I was all over a collection of flight attendant tales. There's not a whole lot of substance in this book, but it's an easy and entertaining read. Some of the stories actually had me laughing out loud. Hester's a great and engaging story teller. I'm an absolute nut for accounts of behavior in dire, life-or-death situations (just consider my obsession with apocalyptic stories). It's human life in the rawest form. Hester thrilled me with a story on such a situation. Answered all the questions I would have had if he were telling me the story face-to-face. Definitely looking forward to reading his other book. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Glorious tales of humour from a flight attendant who's seen it all In-Flight Entertainment is a classic humour book, an air steward's account of fourteen years' worth of airline incidents, reminding us of the absurdities of flying. This wonderful collection of over 30 eye-opening true stories includes-Lechery at 30,000 Feet;Conduct Unbecoming in an Investment Banker;The Ferret in First Class;Unusual Upgrading Attempts;I Thought This Plane was Heading for Jamaica;The Thing About Turbulence;Beer and Loathing in Caracas- No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Indlæser... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)387.742092Social sciences Commerce, Communications, Transportation Rivers, Oceans, and Flight Travel by airLC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit:
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You'll hear about:
* the passenger from hell
* a smuggled python
* prostitutes working the lavatories
* a riot in coachclass
* a $500,000 heist
* the anatomy of a carry-on bag
* a malodorous couple
* the Mile-High Club
* and much more!