About the book
Mark Vanhoenacker, who flies Boeing 747s for British Airways, wants air travel seen again as the remarkable feat it once was, rather than a routine of security lines, baggage fees and delays. He left careers in academia and business to follow a childhood wish to fly, and his account, which one reviewer called part memoir and part diary, draws on history, geography, weather and physics. Vanhoenacker carries the reader over deserts, oceans and mountains and through rain, wind and snow to show what pilots and passengers are really doing between departure and arrival. The New York Times named it one of its 100 Notable Books of the Year, and The Economist picked it among its books of the year.
37signals co-founder Jason Fried, whose own feelings about flying swung from love to fear and back, called it a poetic account of the wonder of flight and praised the author's easy way with words.
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Jason Fried (Co-founder/37signals)
I’ve run the gamut on my personal flying experiences. Used to love flying, then really didn’t like it, then was afraid of it, and now I enjoy it again. Skyfaring is a poetic and beautiful tome on the wonders of flying and the experiences of sailing through the air from one place to another. The author, a current 747 pilot, has such an effortless way with words. I’ve highlighted more great lines in this book than any other in the past few years. If you love how words can connect ideas, feelings and your imagination, you’ll love this book.
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