Bracing for Impact: True Tales of Air Disasters and the People Who Survived Them
by Holleran, Robin Suerig; Philip, Lindy | PB | Good
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 1634504267
- Book Title
- Bracing for Impact : True Tales of Air Disasters and the People Who Survived Them
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Transportation, Technology & Engineering
- Topic
- Aviation / Commercial, Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction, Aeronautics & Astronautics
- Item Weight
- 8.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1634504267
ISBN-13
9781634504263
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209870030
Product Key Features
Book Title
Bracing for Impact : True Tales of Air Disasters and the People Who Survived Them
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Aviation / Commercial, Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Publication Year
2015
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, Technology & Engineering
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
8.9 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-416301
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"I always find the perspective from the most important people--my passengers--fascinating and enlightening. Survivors of airplane crashes are even more noteworthy...[and their] stories...are very compelling. They are truly remarkable people. Bracing for Impact provides real world insight to those that have experienced the life-threatening event of an airplane crash." --Les Abend, Boeing 777 captain and CNN Aviation Analyst
Dewey Decimal
363.12/40922
Synopsis
"Surviving is a true blessing that few get to experience." Being strapped in the seat of a plane as it plunges into a nosedive midair is everyone's worst nightmare. Bracing for Impact 's compilers and contributors know. They have both lived out that fear and survived, albeit badly hurt, in their own plane crashes. In this collection of true-life survivor tales, people from all walks of life--a freelance writer, a crew member of the Lynyrd Skynyrd band, a naval flight surgeon, a teenager, and a newlywed on her honeymoon, among others--recount their traumatic narrow escapes as engines stalled, fuel ran out, hazardous weather conditions descended, and landings did not go according to plan. In the face of death, as life flashed before their eyes--or not, as some wryly note--these survivors encountered the terrific split of before and after the crash. Their lives, though preserved, would change forever. Perhaps more significant than the crash itself is how each story plays out in the aftermath of the ordeal. In heart-wrenching, unrelenting honesty, these stories explore the wide spectrum of impacts on survivors--ranging from debilitating fear, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance abuse, to a renewed sense of urgency, where survivors swear to live each day to the fullest and rededicate their lives to helping others. Including the 1977 story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash that killed lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and vocalist Cassie Gaines, Bracing for Impact is as much a horrific account of air disasters as it is a celebration and recognition of the people who survived them. Fans of the 2016 Clint Eastwood film Sully starring Tom Hanks will enjoy this edge-of-your-seat read! Features 45 black and white photographs of survivors and wreckages., "Surviving is a true blessing that few get to experience." Being strapped in the seat of a plane as it plunges into a nosedive midair is everyone's worst nightmare. Bracing for Impact 's compilers and contributors know. They have both lived out that fear and survived, albeit badly hurt, in their own plane crashes. In this collection of true-life survivor tales, people from all walks of life--a freelance writer, a crew member of the Lynyrd Skynyrd band, a naval flight surgeon, a teenager, and a newlywed on her honeymoon, among others--recount their traumatic narrow escapes as engines stalled, fuel ran out, hazardous weather conditions descended, and landings did not go according to plan. In the face of death, as life flashed before their eyes--or not, as some wryly note--these survivors encountered the terrific split of before and after the crash. Their lives, though preserved, would change forever. Perhaps more significant than the crash itself is how each story plays out in the aftermath of the ordeal. In heart-wrenching, unrelenting honesty, these stories explore the wide spectrum of impacts on survivors--ranging from debilitating fear, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance abuse, to a renewed sense of urgency, where survivors swear to live each day to the fullest and rededicate their lives to helping others. Including the 1977 story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash that killed lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and vocalist Cassie Gaines, Bracing for Impact is as much a horrific account of air disasters as it is a celebration and recognition of the people who survived them. Fans of the 2016 Clint Eastwood film Sully starring Tom Hanks will enjoy this edge-of-your-seat read Features 45 black and white photographs of survivors and wreckages.
LC Classification Number
TL553.7
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