{"product_id":"aloft-thoughts-on-the-experience-of-flight-paperback","title":"Aloft: Thoughts on the Experience of Flight - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Langewiesche\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most lyrical and incisive book on flying revised, expanded, and updated--from the author of \u003ci\u003eInside the Sky. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003eWith an Introduction by John Banville.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn these essays, William Langewiesche considers how flying has altered not only how we move about the earth, but also how we view our world and our place in it. With vivid descriptions of the aesthetics and excitement of flight, he also writes of the risks that go with this beauty: the perils of air traffic control, and the dangers of nervous passengers and bad weather. Full of spare and elegant prose, \u003ci\u003eAloft\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating journey into the sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Langewiesche is the author of seven previous books\u003ci\u003e Cutting for Sign\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSahara Unveiled\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInside the Sky, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmerican Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outlaw Sea, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Atomic Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eFly By Wire\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the international editor for \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52800971997491,"sku":"9780307741486","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/uiklW7wXS9780307741486.webp?v=1764788335","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/aloft-thoughts-on-the-experience-of-flight-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}