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Airplane Reading
Christopher Schaberg
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Description for Airplane Reading
Paperback. Re-examining the strange and ordinary world of air travel, one flight at a time. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WGM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
In Airplane Reading, Christopher Schaberg and Mark Yakich bring together a range of essays about air travel. Discerning and full of wonder, this prismatic collection features perspectives from a variety of writers, airline workers, and everyday travelers. At turns irreverent, philosophical, and earnest, each essay is a veritable journey in and of itself. And together, they illuminate the at once strange and ordinary world of flight. Contributors: Lisa Kay Adam * Sarah Allison * Jane Armstrong * Thomas Beller * Ian Bogost * Alicia Catt * Laura Cayouette * Kim Chinquee * Lucy Corin * Douglas R. Dechow * Nicoletta-Laura ... Read more
In Airplane Reading, Christopher Schaberg and Mark Yakich bring together a range of essays about air travel. Discerning and full of wonder, this prismatic collection features perspectives from a variety of writers, airline workers, and everyday travelers. At turns irreverent, philosophical, and earnest, each essay is a veritable journey in and of itself. And together, they illuminate the at once strange and ordinary world of flight. Contributors: Lisa Kay Adam * Sarah Allison * Jane Armstrong * Thomas Beller * Ian Bogost * Alicia Catt * Laura Cayouette * Kim Chinquee * Lucy Corin * Douglas R. Dechow * Nicoletta-Laura ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782798187
SKU
V9781782798187
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About Christopher Schaberg
Christopher Schaberg is associate professor of English at Loyola University New Orleans. Mark Yakich, a frequent yet fearful flier, received his Ph.D. in creative writing from Florida State University and is a poet and professor of English at Loyola University New Orleans, and Editor of the New Orleans Review.
Reviews for Airplane Reading
A marvelous story round-up exploring and explaining what air travel does to us, and makes us do. Buy it now, but save it to read on your next cross-country flight. Harriet Baskas, travel writer for USAToday.com, author of Stuck at the Airport