Transportation
Review:Enjoyed this light, funny book. Life as a flight attendant is like meeting an old friend you've know for years when you step into a plane and meet your new sister/brother flight attendants. I think its like that because you have to rely on each other in emergencies and troubles throughout the flight. There is an instant connection. It works, nearly all the time you can count on each other. Read more
Review:I really liked reading this book. Especially after viewing the permanent exhibit on the Titanic at Orlando, Fl., on April 15 of this year (100th anniversary). I did not want to put the book down. Seeing the Exhibit, then reading the book was an interesting experience. What a terrible tragedy! Such heroism on the part of so many! Read more
Review:Another excellent book by Stephen Ambrose. Once again his exhaustive research and writing style have combined to produce a very interesting and readable book! Ambrose's sense of history and the documentation of same meld for a superb and fascinating read. Loved this story and book. Read more
Review:We only know that it happened a hundred years ago. So many lived and so many did not. A Night to Remember gives us the realization that those on board were not "numbers" but people who did exist. They had feelings, concerns and courage.
Now stop and try to put yourself in their shoes. Read more
Review:Reading "Last Train to Paradise" was a delight. Well researched and well written, I found the book to be both informative and a pleasure to read. My wife also read it and agrees with this assessment.
Henry Flagler's Florida undertakings are reasonably well known, but they are all the more amazing when one considers that they were the product of second career. The reader will be surprised to learn of the man's first and also highly productive first career. Read more
Review:you will have a better understand of just how dangerous being involved with the sea is. You will also understand just how the Men (and now Women) of the Coast Guard do their work in all kinds of weather. Day in, day out, they are people who live so that others may also live another day to battle the sea. Read more
Review:Gripping courtroom drama involving a mysterious boating accident, a fascinating search for the truth, and a climatic trail to reach a verdict. The tragic boating accident which begins the book happened just outside San Francisco in the Pacific in an area renown for rough seas and rapid changes to ocean conditions. What began as an accident quickly became a hard fought court case between the widow of the captain of the boat and the relatives of his guests. From the perspective of the attorney ... Read more