Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 387.7
EAN num: 9781570231711
ISBN number: 1570231710
Label: Impact Publications
Manufacturer: Impact Publications
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 238
Printing Date: September 25, 2001
Publishing house: Impact Publications
Sale Popularity Level: 773657
Studio: Impact Publications
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In 61 short two- and three-page stories of what really goes on in the air, this book covers everything from observations on the intriguing in-flight behavior of different nationalities to handling passengers with special requests. One of the most entertaining books ever written on air travel -- guaranteed to keep readers laughing and crying for hours!
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Please ignore the 1 * comments by "James". James, I was based in London with "Frank" for YEARS and personally witnessed one of the incidents/anecdotes described. Elliot Hesters book was more a look at the profession but this book gives advice, anecdotes and several laughs.
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I recently read and really enjoyed A. Frank Steward's latest book The Plane Truth: Shift Happens at 35,000 Feet, so I decided to read this one and absolutely loved it. I don't normally write reviews but this book stood out to me. It was a humorous, fair and often times touching representation of air travel and some of the bizarre occupants along the way.
Granted it was obviously written before the 9/11 tragedy but that is what makes his latest book so poignant. I would recommend both books to anyone who wants to laugh and enjoy their flight more, not to the grumpy frequent flyers who take out their frustrations on a constantly changing career field. I hope that this is the beginning of a new series of air travel books. It honestly saved me from a horrible flying experience, instead of suffering through it, I laughed, uncontrollably at some points. This is a major point for me as I am not a calm flyer to say the least.
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Written by A. Frank Steward (ha, ha), this volume is a little bit of memoir, a little bit of advice by a seasoned veteran of the skies, but mostly a collection of stories about the life of a flight attendant. Tales of hijacking are conspicuous by their absence and security procedures are dealt with in bland admonishments to remember that it's for the traveler's good, thus instantly dating this book as pre-9/11. Talking about coach-class meal service is another dead giveaway.
It was probably funnier before last fall to read about people on planes who get sick, drunk, loopy enough to take off all their clothes in the john, or who get stuck there. Still, amid the tiresome dross (there is WAY too much vomit flying around) there are scattered gems. I was moved, for example, by the tale of a double amputee determined to see the world, and the flight attendant who quit the business but could never find his place in life. Since the book has no plot or organization it's easy to skip over the lesser parts, at least. I'd say this one is a reasonably good way to pass the time on an economy class flight.
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I enjoyed this author's writing style and loved the content. It was fun to read it on the airplane and compare as the flight progressed. This book is the very first by a flight attendant that doesn't end up whining about his job or the passengers. In fact, he pokes fun of everyone but reserves the biggest punches for himself. My only critiscism is that occasionally he bleeped out some of the more harsh words, which I can understand but it made me feel juvenile. It's not really an air traveler's survival guide but more of an air traveler's observation guide.
Verdict: Two thumbs up! My favorite travel book this year so far.
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I got this book as a going away present and enjoyed it tremendously. It's a travel book with a twist, an insider's view of the people and crew inflight. Some of the strong points are the humour and feelings that are in some of the chapters. One flaw is that unless you are a frequent traveler, some of the humour is missed. A Frank Steward is at times quite frank, so if you can't laugh at yourself, than this isn't for you. Overall rating 8 out of 10. I look forward to the subsequent flight.
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