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Airport by Arthur Hailey (1968-10-06) Hardcover

by Arthur Hailey (Author)
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Airport is a bestselling 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.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01K9A463C
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
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Arthur Hailey (1920-2004), the author of eleven novels, many of which became #1 New York Times bestsellers, was born in Luton, England. He served as a pilot and flight lieutenant in the British Royal Air Force during World War II and immigrated to Canada in 1947. While working for a transportation trade magazine, he scored his first writing success with a television drama, and began to write screenplays full-time for various networks during the golden age of live television. His novel-writing career took off in 1959 with the publication of his first novel, The Final Diagnosis, and picked up velocity with Hotel and then Airport, which spent thirty weeks in the number-one spot on the New York Times bestseller list and became a blockbuster film.

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James P
5.0 out of 5 stars As all of Arthur Haley's books: Mesmerizing.
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2024
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Read all you can. It will hold you unless you rip yourself away to have a drink or go to the toilet.
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Barry Melius
4.0 out of 5 stars Written over half a century ago is Airport still a good read?
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2019
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Airport came out in 1968 when the U.S. was taking such a beating in Vietnam that President Johnson decided not to run for re-election, while the Beatles released the White Album and Hair came out on Broadway. Hailey had emigrated to Canada after fighting for England in WW II, then moved to California after the runaway success of his third novel, Hotel, where he wrote Airport. By then Hailey had a formula of taking a popular area or field and filling it with well drawn characters, adding drama and a bang-up ending. He typically spent three years on each novel, a year of research, six months organizing his notes, and 18 months actually writing the thing. Critics tended to deride his work as door stops but he sold a lot of books with Airport spending 30 weeks as number one on the New York Times best sellers list, making so much money for Hailey that he moved to the Bahamas to lower his tax bill. I personally feel the critics tended to jump him because his work paid no homage literary pretensions at all, Hailey tried to tell good stories, not impress anybody. Think of everything that could go wrong at an airport-then imagine it all happening on the same day, Airport depicts the hectic activity of an airport struggling to keep operating during a heavy snowfall following the airport's manager, a pilot and a host of those well drawn characters through myriad mishaps with that traditional bang-up ending. Likable characters and excellent pacing drew me in, but I'll be honest, during the day I read heavier stuff but after supper I want to wind down and the more innocent and relaxed era Hailey writes of combined with his craft as a story teller makes this a good choice for a pre-bed cozy. I can't put my finger on just why I find Hailey's work so satisfying, but its a guilty pleasure I cherish as I slowly work my way through his body of work.
$7.99/book price divided by Amazon typical read time of 10 hours, 26 minutes=$.76/average hourly reading cost
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Stan Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Much better than the movie.
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2023
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I never had a chance to read this book but I always loved the movie. Now that I have read it, I appreciate the more detailed insight into each character. Great writing.
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Monica A. Wood
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read...Gripping Suspense
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2023
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Even though this book came out 55 years ago...it still captures the imagination. The first Airport movie which came out two years after this book's release stayed mostly true to the plot of this novel. Haley was truly one of the best storytellers of all time.
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DMBReader'nLeader
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite a ride!
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2023
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This book is the same age as I am.
55 years after publication, with airport operations having changed dramatically, this book is still spellbinding. The background, personalities and challenges of the main characters are realistic and drive the story. This was quite a ride! I could not and would not get off the plane halfway. Great story.
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JWMorris
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but a bit dated.
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2020
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I enjoyed the book, although it was pretty dated just based on the subject matter and when it was written. I liked the detail and research that went in to it; I did not like the multiple story arcs that did not really get fleshed out through out the story. This was my first book by this author and I enjoyed it enough to read more of his work.
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Alain Craven
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2022
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A great read that although written decades ago still holds up well in our modern times.
The version I read had a foreword that explained some of the changes since its first release which really does a lot to make the book more "sensible" considering the changes in the airline industry in the 50 odd years since it was first released.
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K Haaland
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a really wonderful book & also a good Movie
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2016
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This is a really wonderful book & also a good Movie. This is at least the 3rd time I have read the book & I've probably seen the movie about 10 times & never get tired of it. I think the is my favorite book that he has written. Even though I have read the book so often it is still interesting because it is usually several years between the times that I have read the book & the book slightly differs from the movie so it is still exciting to read or watch AIRPORT. He does a good job of writing the book without getting you bored without giving you too much complicated detail that really isn't really necessary as some writers do. I would certainly encourage anyone that likes suspense to read the book, as it will keep you entertained.
Course I am a suspense movies & books junkie. I watch the AIRPORT movies that have been made every time they come on TV. So if you want to sit & be entertained pick &up the book & read it some afternoon or evening.
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William Konrad
5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner by Arthur Hailey
Reviewed in Canada on May 16, 2023
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After reading this book I have a much better idea of what happens behind the scenes at air
Port several subplots are skilfully woven together
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Alessandro F.
5.0 out of 5 stars Aeroporto
Reviewed in Brazil on November 9, 2021
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Bom enredo boa narrativa. O leitor fica em suspense até o final. Apesar d ter sido lançado no final da década d 60 o autor teve visão pra muitas inovavoes q vieram mais tarde
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Mrs Jessie Moore
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2023
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This is the third time I've read this book its that good I'm still at the edge of my seat at the end I love all his books but it think this one is the best
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NguerroY
1.0 out of 5 stars Not what I ordered
Reviewed in Italy on May 30, 2020
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It's in German, not in English.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome read
Reviewed in India on June 25, 2017
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The author as always has detailed many aspects of aviation. A beautiful description of emergency in operations as well as day to day life in airport. The plot is spell bound and interesting till end.
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