Nonfiction November is my new favorite holiday.
This week, we’re hosted by Julie of JulzReads, who gives us this
topic:
topic:
Be The Expert/Ask the Expert/Become the Expert
Three ways to join in this week! You can either share 3 or more
books on a single topic that you have read and can recommend (be the expert),
you can put the call out for good nonfiction on a specific topic that you have
been dying to read (ask the expert), or you can create your own list of books
on a topic that you’d like to read (become the expert).
books on a single topic that you have read and can recommend (be the expert),
you can put the call out for good nonfiction on a specific topic that you have
been dying to read (ask the expert), or you can create your own list of books
on a topic that you’d like to read (become the expert).
I seriously love this “Be the Expert” assignment, because it lets
us fly our freak flags. And heaven knows we’ve got ’em.
us fly our freak flags. And heaven knows we’ve got ’em.
I had to decide among my obsessions: Presidents? Space? True
tragedy? The modern West?
tragedy? The modern West?
It was a dilemma, guys.
But in the end, I went with: Aviation. [happy sigh]
I’ve been reading about airplanes for years, and I love
airplane books.
airplane books.
Here are two of my shelves.
And here’s me flying one of those puppies.
Today we’re gonna look at the aviation books I’ve read in the past
several years and blogged about.
several years and blogged about.
We’ll start with…
The memoirs
I love a good aviation memoir, especially when the pilot/author
keeps it real. Here we’ve got two fine examples, one from a fighter pilot and
one from an airline pilot.
keeps it real. Here we’ve got two fine examples, one from a fighter pilot and
one from an airline pilot.
And here are two bonus memoirs, because I can’t resist. These
books don’t have blog posts about them, but they’re a couple of my favorites
from years past.
books don’t have blog posts about them, but they’re a couple of my favorites
from years past.
The Spirit of St. Louis by Charles Lindbergh
(3 words: lyrical, modest, triumphant)
The Fun of It by Amelia Earhart
(3 words: sprightly, forthright, conversational)
Next up: a wonderful book by a great nonfiction author, about one
of those days when things went wrong…
of those days when things went wrong…
Fly by Wire: The Geese, the Glide, the Miracle on the Hudson by William Langewiesche
If you’re more into history, check out these books about two guys with the Wright Stuff.
My favorite Wright brothers biography is this one:
For a different approach (ha! pilot pun!) give this one a whirl…
All of these books just make me happy.
What
topic do you keep reading about, over and over again?
topic do you keep reading about, over and over again?
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