{"product_id":"the-closest-exit-may-be-behind-you-memoir-of-a-fearful-flight-attendant-paperback","title":"The Closest Exit May Be Behind You: Memoir of a Fearful Flight Attendant - 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\u003eKathi Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSharon Schmid\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy would someone choose a career that terrifies her?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe smiling girl in the cover photo harbors a dark secret. A graduate of the August 1970 Delta Air Lines rigorous training program, she is, in fact, \u003cstrong\u003eterrified\u003c\/strong\u003e of flying. A traumatic flight from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, at age eight convinced her she would never take to the sky again. But her recently earned BA in psychology left little in the way of a career path without an advanced degree. \u003cstrong\u003eShe is broke and desperate to find a job.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA friend convinces her to apply to be a stewardess, one of a few good-paying jobs available to women. Laughing at the suggestion, and not believing she can convince anyone she belongs on an airplane, she is simultaneously excited and appalled when she gets the job. At age twenty-one, she has, thus far, lived a sheltered life and is unprepared to feel like a fraud in a stewardess uniform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGradually she meets the challenges that confront her: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuirky passengers and coworkers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeal services that don't go as planned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealth emergencies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurviving a toxic first marriage, complete with harrowing experiences on a sailboat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe loss of the man she chooses as a life partner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer breezy, easy-to-read writing style (reminiscent of Kelly Bishop's \u003cem\u003eThe Third Gilmore Girl\u003c\/em\u003e), is filled with tales ranging from the absurd to the tragic, from memorable vacations to humorous anecdotes no one could make up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers encouragement to anyone who has faced fear and adversity. \u003cstrong\u003eAnd isn't that all of us?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52470313386291,"sku":"9798992427509","price":23.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RkA2miGHCV9798992427509.webp?v=1759416873","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-closest-exit-may-be-behind-you-memoir-of-a-fearful-flight-attendant-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}