01906cam a2200421 i 4500 1056083330 TxAuBib 20150811120000.0 150115s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014041159 9780385351812 trade 038535181X trade KHPB566 eng rda DLC ICrlF TxAuBib rda Vanhoenacker, Mark, author. Skyfaring : a journey with a pilot / Mark Vanhoenacker. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. 352 pages : color maps ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Maps on endpapers. Library Journal, April 2015. Booklist starred, June 2015. Publisher's Weekly, April 2015. Kirkus Starred, May 2015. New York Times, July 2015. Library Journal. Booklist starred. Publisher's Weekly. "The twenty-first century has relegated airplane flight--a once remarkable feat of human ingenuity--to the realm of the mundane. When most people today think of flying, they imagine tedious routines that involve security checkpoints, exorbitant baggage fees, shrinking legroom, and frustrating delays. Mark Vanhoenacker, a 747 pilot who gave up careers in academia and the business world to pursue his childhood dream of flight, asks us to re-imagine what we--both as pilots and as passengers--are actually doing when we enter the world between departure and discovery"--Jacket flap. Adult Follett Library Resources. Adult. 20150811. Airplanes Piloting Popular works. Airplanes Piloting. Aeronautics Popular works. Aeronautics.