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The True Story Behind the Events on 9/11 that Inspired Broadway's Smash Hit Musical Come from Away, Featuring All New Material from the Author
When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on September 11, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled from 10,300 to nearly 17,000. The citizens of Gander met the
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"A woman stands up on a plane, and predicts when everyone will die. Everyone laughs it off until it starts to come true"--
Life is full of twists and turns you never see coming. But what if you did? The plane is jam-packed. Every seat is taken. So of course the flight is delayed! Flight attendant Allegra Patel likes her job -- she’s generally happy with her life, even if she can't figure out why she hooks up with a man she barely speaks to...
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Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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On the last flight of a transatlantic passenger airliner, a priest, a rabbi and the airline crew team come together to save a plane from a pandemic of demonic possessions on an international flight. The possessions are able to spread from passenger to passenger and eventually to the pilot.
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Manifest volume season 1
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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After a routine but turbulent flight, those onboard discover the world has aged five years, and soon a deeper mystery unfolds.
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English
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Using a fictionalized approach, this bilingual book allows beginning readers to follow along as one relatable family discovers the fun of flight. Through accessible text presented in both English and standard Latin American Spanish, readers are presented with a variety of fun facts about this common experience. A helpful picture glossary aids in vocabulary development, and colorful illustrations capture the excitement of a first airplane ride.
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Thinking they're about to crash, Emma spills her secrets to a stranger on a plane. At least, she thought he was a stranger. Until she later meets Jack, her company's young CEO, who now knows every humiliating detail about her.
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Manifest volume season 2
Publisher
[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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A commercial plane inexplicably disappears on a transoceanic flight and, more mysteriously, returns five years after being presumed lost at sea. While only hours have passed for those on the flight, years have gone by for their loved ones at home who have learned to live with their losses. As the fractured Stone family and other passengers and flight crew wrestle with their interrupted lives and relationships, the government continues to investigate...
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The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"A little guide intended to be consumed in one long-distance airplane flight for the general reader to extract the philosophical implications of the condition forced upon them. To be read with some nostalgia under current pandemic conditions or, more likely, to be utilized as we shift back to traveling in a post-pandemic world"-- Provided by publisher.
9) Thin air
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Razorbill
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Seventeen-year-old boarding school student Emily Walters is selected for an opportunity of a lifetime--she'll compete abroad for a cash prize that will cover not only tuition to the college of her choice, but will lift her mother and her out of poverty. But almost from the moment she and 11 other contestants board a private jet to Europe, Emily realizes somebody is willing to do anything to win. Between keeping an eye on her best friend's flirty...
11) City in the sky
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PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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At any one time, there are around one million people airborne somewhere in the world; that equates to an entire airborne city, a "city in the sky." Straddling whole continents, the fabric of this extraordinary construction consists of the 100,000 flights that crisscross the world every single day. Take off around the world, on the arc of an actual journey from departure to arrival, to uncover the invisible global networks and complex logistics that...
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"A decorated former Air Force pilot. A pregnant flight attendant. A dedicated TSA agent. The fates of these three, and many others, converge in Danielle Steel's gripping new novel--a heart-stopping thriller that engagesordinary men and women in the fight of their lives during a flight from New York to San Francisco. On a beautiful May morning at New York's John F. Kennedy airport, two planes have just departed for San Francisco--one a 757, another...
14) Bearplane!
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Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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From the departure gate to the baggage claim, Bear Cub experiences his first time on a plane.
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English
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Journalist and consumer advocate William J. McGee offers an expos�e on the "friendly skies." From outsourced call centers in India to the Alabama location where all lost baggage ends up, McGee traveled around the globe immersing himself deep into the world of commercial airlines. He interviewed countless industry insiders--pilots, TSA security screeners, FAA inspectors, legislators, the CEOs of the major carriers, Ralph Nader, and even the disgruntled...
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An exciting page-turner about a fearless female aviator competing in a death-defying race across the Pacific. Brilliantly told… My favorite read this year!” —Andie Newton, USA TODAY bestselling author of A Child for the Reich
This extraordinary novel, inspired by real events, tells the story of a female aviator who defies the odds to embark on a daring air race across the Pacific.
1927. Olivia "Livy" West is a fearless young pilot with a love...
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RB, Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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It weighs as much as 100 elephants, but it can fly for hours. How does a jet do that? From the engine that provides the power and wings that lift the plane off the ground to the cockpit controls and passenger cabin, see how these modern marvels work and what makes them stay in the air. Introduces young readers to the mechanical science of jet planes that recreates an airplane ride while explaining how powerful engines, specially designed wings, and...
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Manifest volume season 3
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The truth will surface in the third season of action-packed drama, shocking revelations and the answer to the show's biggest mystery: what happened to the passengers of Flight 828? Over a year has passed since the miraculous homecoming of Flight 828 and the discovery of others who have mysteriously returned. While the Stone family endeavors to keep their friends safe and make their enemies believe the unbelievable, new challenges will test their trust...
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