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Airport is a novel by British-Canadian writer Arthur Hailey. Published by Doubleday in 1968, the story concerns a large metropolitan airport and its operations during a severe winter storm. Plot
The airport novel represents a literary genre that is defined not so much by its plot or cast of stock characters, but by the social function it serves.Designed to meet the demands of a very specific market, airport novels are superficially engaging while not being necessarily profound, usually written to be more entertaining than philosophically challenging.
Flight Path: A Search for Roots Beneath the World's Busiest Airport is a 2017 memoir written by Atlanta native Hannah Palmer. The book examines the impact of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on cities such as Mountain View, Forest Park, Hapeville, Riverdale, College Park, and surrounding communities on Atlanta's south side.
The banned book program will expand "ways in which art, literature and other forms of free enrichment are available to the traveling public,” said Lauren Alba, a spokesperson for Los Angeles ...
Mixing up similar-sounding airport names is just one of the things that can go wrong for travelers. Lately, a social media trend of artfully arranging belongings in the security check-in bins has ...
While driving home the Hardy boys take a shortcut which results in a strange car crash and an encounter with an unfriendly stranger. The next day they are hired by Mr. Allen, the president of Stanwide Mining Equipment Company, under the guise of being factory messengers when in fact they are working undercover to investigate missing shipments of expensive mining equipment containing platinum.
New Donald Duck Book Explores the 'Miraculous World' of One of Disney's Most Iconic Characters (Exclusive) Virginia Chamlee, Kate Hogan December 31, 2024 at 3:00 PM
The book received good reviews, [11] [12] and was a selection of the Literary Guild of America. [9] Hailey's second novel, In High Places (Doubleday) was published in 1962. Dealing with international politics [9] the book was again selected by the Literary Guild, and was a best seller in Canada. [13]