A Daily Mail and the Spectator Book of the Year (2017)'Perfect inflight reading...Brilliant'The Sunday Times'This couldn't be more highly recommended'Alain de Botton'Explains simply and clearly the abiding mysteries of flight'Daily Mail'A work of humorous and outright poetic travel geekery'National Geographic Traveler'Illuminates the practical reality of piloting in a concise and useful manner'Times Literary SupplementDo something amazing and learn a new skill thanks to the short and sweet'Little Ways to Live a Big Life'books. By the author of the acclaimed international bestseller Skyfaring,the Economist's'Best book of the Year'and a New York Times 'Notable Book',and a BBC Radio 4 Book of the WeekSo,hello! Welcome! Honestly,you look surprisingly relaxed. That's greatto see. Have a seat on the left side of the cockpit - that's thecaptain's seat. Yes,that's right,you're now the captain,and yes,that's the runway down there. Fasten your seatbelt,order yourself a cupof tea,and let's get cracking.Mark Vanhoenacker,the airlinepilot who makes poetry out of the science of flight technology,handsover the controls. Walking and talking us through the nitty-gritty of anapproach and touchdown,he builds our understanding of flight from theground up (or rather from the sky down),offering a new perspective ofone of the more challenging and rewarding tasks ever.
Publisher: Quercus PublishingISBN: 9781529410525Number of pages: 64Weight: 115 gDimensions: 274 x 194 x 102 mm
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perfect inflight reading...brilliantIn our relentless pursuit of a fulfilled life,we've become a knowledge-hungry nation. The Little Ways To Live A Big Life series will feed your yearning for learningVanhoenacker is a remarkable writer. In Skyfaring he reveals his passion for flight,the mechanics of planes,the weightless,meaningful geography of the skies and the scent of the cities he flies to. He creates a still,almost poetic point in the turning,travelling world. This mesmerising book will make you view the world differently. All aboard!(An) ode to the wonder of flight in the tradition of the great pioneer pilot-author Antoine de Saint Exupéry and Charles Lindbergh... flying remains a magical businessMr Vanhoenacker,fortunately for his readers,has lost none of his sense of wonder at the miracle of flight itself... a beautifully observedcollection of details,scenes,emotions and facts from the world above the worldA description of what it's like to fly by a commercial pilot who is also a master prose stylist... This is a man who is at once a technical expert - he flies 747s across continents - and a poet of the skies. This couldn't be more highly recommended
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