Fly Girl Audiobook Libro.fm

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An entertaining and fascinating memoir of gifted storyteller People Ann Hoods adventurous years as a TWA flight attendantIn 1978 in the tailwind of the golden age of air travel flight attendants were the epitome of glamor and sophistication Fresh out of college and hungry to experience the worldand maybe one day write about itAnn Hood joined their ranks After a grueling job search Hood survived TWAs rigorous Breech Training Academy and learned to evacuate seven kinds of aircraft deliver a baby mix proper cocktails administer oxygen and stay calm no matter what the situationIn the air Hood found both the adventure shed dreamt of and the unexpected realities of life on the job She carved chateaubriand in the firstclass cabin and dined in front of the pyramids in Cairo fended off passengers advances and found romance on layovers in London and Lisbon and walked more than a million miles in high heels She flew through the start of deregulation an oil crisis massive furloughs and a labor strikeAs the airline industry changed around her Hood began to writeeven drafting snatches of her first novel from the jumpseat She reveals how the job empowered her despite its roots in sexist standards Packed with funny moving and shocking stories of life as a flight attendant Fly Girl captures the nostalgia and magic of air travel at its height and the thrill that remains with every takeoff