{"product_id":"aloft-thoughts-on-the-experience-of-flight-9780307741486","title":"Aloft: Thoughts on the Experience of Flight","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307741486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.22w x 0.80d","brand":"William Langewiesche","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44752233365685,"sku":"9780307741486","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f9fb93cd-3886-4885-84ae-a2580380b89c.jpg?v=1730214428","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/aloft-thoughts-on-the-experience-of-flight-9780307741486","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}