(Frequent) Flyer book recommendations

[kko]

I did search and found, somewhat surprisingly, there doesn't seem to be any book recommendations thread. So here goes.

What are some interesting books on flying? I'm not asking about advice books (how to collect/spend points), but rather interesting stories from people who fly a lot, be it pilots, crew or frequent flyers. Which one have you read and enjoyed. Extra points if it's available on Kindle.

 

[Freq Flier 2013]

It was trashy but fun to read
Confessions of a Qantas Flight Attendant : True Tales and Gossip from the Galley
by Owen Beddall

 

[Mattg]

I enjoyed reading Richard de Crespigny's book "QF32". A great insight into the event, as well as Richard's pilot training, life and Qantas.

 

[UP4014]

From Worst to First - Gordon Bethune

About the near death experience of Continental Airlines in the mid 1990s.


The Fall of the Sky Gods - How the original start up Pan Am pilots nearly crashed the airline through their big egos.

And there was one I can't remember the name of, about Eastern Air's financial collapse and Frank Lorenzo's inability to deal with things using logic and reason.

 

[Princess Fiona]

Light hearted fun but a great read is Heather Poole's
Cruising Attitude

Also worth following her on Twitter

 

[kko]

One I started reading recently: A lifetime in longhaul by a retired Qantas pilot About the books - 'A Lifetime in Longhaul' - Bill Anderson - NSW, Australia

Not the best written and most insightful book ever but a good set of anecdotes about a large chunk of the airline's history from the inside. There's also a follow up book - The bigger picture but I haven't gotten to that one yet.

 

[straitman]

A good read for those interested is Flight Command by ACDR (Retd) John Oddie.

It tells the story of a farm boy who went on to be a high flyer in the RAAF.

Meet the man who served in two wars, commanded the first response team after the Boxing Day tsunami and went on to become the deputy commander of our air forces

John was a student of mine in 1980 when learning to fly helicopters.

 

[JohnM]

I enjoyed these and both are on Kindle.

https://www.amazon.com.au/Flying-Ka...UTF8&qid=1458898601&sr=1-1&keywords=Jim+Eames

https://www.amazon.com.au/Taking-Sk...UTF8&qid=1458898601&sr=1-2&keywords=Jim+Eames