{"product_id":"skyfaring-a-journey-with-a-pilot-paperback","title":"Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Vanhoenacker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book - \"An elegant, nonlinear reflection on how flying on a commercial airliner--even while painfully folded into a seat in coach--can lift the soul.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the twenty-first century, airplane flight--once a remarkable feat of human ingenuity--has been relegated to the realm of the mundane. In this mesmerizing reflection on flying, Mark Vanhoenacker, a 747 pilot who left academia and a career in the business world to pursue his childhood dream of flying, helps us to reimagine what we--as pilots and as passengers--are actually doing when we enter the world between departure and discovery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a seamless fusion of history, politics, geography, meteorology, ecology, family, and physics, Vanhoenacker vaults across geographical and cultural boundaries; above mountains, oceans, and deserts; through snow, wind, and rain, renewing a simultaneously humbling and almost superhuman activity and reawakening our capacity to be amazed.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Vanhoenacker is a pilot and writer. A regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSlate, \u003c\/i\u003e he has also written for \u003ci\u003eWired, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Massachusetts, he trained as a historian and worked as a management consultant before starting his flight training in Britain in 2001. His airline career began in 2003. He now flies the Boeing 747 from London to major cities around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757617185056,"sku":"9780804169714","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b8157229c9382a0c5c3419e58498c4af.webp?v=1780106885","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/skyfaring-a-journey-with-a-pilot-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}