"Fate Is The Hunter"

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turbojet28

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\"Fate Is The Hunter\"

Hello,

Just got done reading "Fate is the Hunter" (actually got it b/c it was one of Doug's recommended books, as well as one of my CFI's). I must say that it really was a great book and I would second the recommendation. It was really motivating, yet brutally honest about professional flying. It sure wasn't like the ads that you see in Flying Magazine! I really enjoyed it, and it was so cool to read about all of Mr. Gann's experiences on the DC-2/DC-3 aircraft!

Just thought I'd throw this out there.

Have a wonderful weekend,
turbojet28
 
Re: \"Fate Is The Hunter\"

Another good one is "North Star Over My Shoulder" by Bob Buck. I actually think I liked it better than Fate is the Hunter! Very similar in the storyline.
 
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"North Star" is great, I also highly recommend "The Long Way Home" by Ed Dover and "Skygods: The Fall of PanAm".
 
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Wow, thanks for the suggestions! It looks like I'll have to add North Star to my library next!

--turbojet28
 
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I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but I'm going to do so again. An excellent history of the airline business (non-fiction, but so full of intrigue, drama, etc. that it reads like a novel) is "Hard Landing" by Thomas Petzinger Jr. As far as I'm concerned this one should be required reading for anyone considering a career with the airlines.
 
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Amazon's got both books for about $30. If you go to "Fate is the Hunter," scroll down and it's got a nice little package with "North Star."
 
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Got to give another thumbs up for Fate is the Hunter. There are a lot of great pilots with great stories, but not a lot of great writers. Gann was truly a great writer. His prose is a pleasure to read, his descriptive powers amazing and beautifully vivid. Among other things it gave a lifelong lover of big ole jet airliners a new fascination with and admiration for the classic propliners and those who flew them.
 
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