The Air Traveler's Survival Guide: The Plane Truth from 35,000 Feet

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Summary: This book wins easily
Review: I am a frequent business traveler and have read all three flight attendant books out there now. This one is the best by far! I totally recommend this book for it's all around human touch. The other ones are good, but similar to a joke book. Frank Steward gives great advice, a clear in-flight perspective and an inside look into the people behind the carts. I am surprised that this book hasn't been in the media much more! Rating: Great book

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Summary: It's About Time
Review: I am currently a flight attendant and was skeptical at first glance of this book, but as I read on I was wonderfully transformed. It is about time that someone said what Frank Steward says. The book is funny, interesting, sad, helpful and would be a great flight companion for passengers and flight crews. It may be a great healing piece which is desparately needed in the airline industry these days. Frank Steward is donating 10% of the proceeds to the American Red Cross Relief Fund and families of fallen crewmembers. I was impressed.

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Summary: A disappointment
Review: I am sorry to say, I was very disappointed with this book, although it was a very quick, easy, and mildly entertaining read. For the most part, however, that anecdotes were just not very enlightening or humorous, and I had a very hard time getting past the blatant errors ("a very hot August day the day after Bastille Day" and "Lederhosen" = "suspenders" come to mind). However, I believe the author is well-meaning and from time to time hits the mark. Just don't expect too much, however.

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Summary: Frankly, Quite a Good Read
Review: I enjoyed this author's writing style and loved the content. It was fun to read it on the airplane and compare as the flight progressed. This book is the first by a flight attendant that doesn't end up whining about his job or the passengers. In fact, he pokes fun of everyone but reserves the biggest punches for himself. My only critiscism is that occasionally he bleeped out some of the more harsh words, which I can understand but it made me feel juvenile. It's not really an air traveler's survival guide but more of an air traveler's observation guide.
Verdict: Two thumbs up! My favorite travel book this year so far.

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Summary: A great traveling companion
Review: I found relief in the air from this book. I hate flying (especially after 9/11) but it is necessary in my line of work. I always try to make the best of it and bring along a couple of books, but they never did any good until now. Instead of trying to pretend I was in another place, this book actually showed me how to enjoy the flying experience from a totally new perspective. A flight attendant tells of his experiences, offers helpful advice and presents a wonderful human touch to this "Air Traveler's Chicken Soup" book.
Instead of my normal miserable trip, I actually enjoyed myself. I don't know if authors ever read these reviews, but if they do, I want to thank "Frank" for an enjoyable trip and a great book!

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Summary: Fun Travel Companion
Review: I got this book as a going away present and enjoyed it tremendously. It's a travel book with a twist, an insider's view of the people and crew inflight. Some of the strong points are the humor and feelings that are in some of the chapters. One flaw is that unless you are a frequent traveler, some of the humor is missed. A Frank Steward is at times quite frank, so if you can't laugh at yourself, than this isn't for you. Overall rating 8 out of 10. I look forward to the next flight.

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Summary: LOVED this great book!
Review: I recently read and really enjoyed A. Frank Steward's latest book The Plane Truth: Shift Happens at 35,000 Feet, so I decided to read this one and absolutely loved it. I don't normally write reviews but this book stood out to me. It was a humorous, fair and often times touching representation of air travel and some of the bizarre occupants along the way.
Granted it was obviously written before the 9/11 tragedy but that is what makes his latest book so poignant. I would recommend both books to anyone who wants to laugh and enjoy their flight more, not to the grumpy frequent flyers who take out their frustrations on a constantly changing career field. I hope that this is the beginning of a new series of air travel books. It honestly saved me from a horrible flying experience, instead of suffering through it, I laughed, uncontrollably at some points. This is a major point for me as I am not a calm flyer to say the least.

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Summary: Surprised
Review: It was a thoroughly entertaining book. It opened up my eyes to some of the people that work on the planes. It was a funny book but had some great tips and touching stories as well.

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Summary: A lighthearted look at air travel
Review: Please ignore the 1 * comments by "James". James, I was based in London with "Frank" for YEARS and personally witnessed one of the incidents/anecdotes described. Elliot Hesters book was more a look at the profession but this book gives advice, anecdotes and several laughs.

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Summary: A lighthearted look at air travel
Review: Please ignore the 1 * comments by "James". James, I was based in London with "Frank" for YEARS and personally witnessed one of the incidents/anecdotes described. Elliot Hesters book was more a look at the profession but this book gives advice, anecdotes and several laughs.