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Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger became a national hero after his miraculous water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River after both of the plane's engines lost power as the result of collision with a flock of birds. Though his fame came from the actions of a few hours, his autobiography HIGHEST DUTY shows that his remarkable calm and focus came from a lifetime of responsibility and preparation. The son of a World War II Veteran, Sullenberger learned from his father that a true leader is responsible for the lives of those entrusted to him. He took this ethos with him from the day he flew his first plane (a crop-duster) at the age of 16, until that fateful day nearly 40 years later when all of the 155 passengers onboard his flight survived the crash landing--something Sullenberger made sure of by inspecting the sinking airplane twice, before, like a true captain, leaving last.
| Size | | Length: | 411 pages | | Height: | 9.3 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 19.2 oz |
Industry Reviews
"Concluding with Sullenberger's diffidence about his unsought renown, this memoir-drama imparts insights about the piloting profession as it enthralls readers with its exultant plotline of disaster averted."
"[H]ighly readable....Thanks to meticulous attention to white knuckle detail by Sully, writing with Jeffrey Zaslow, HIGHEST DUTY doesn't lose thrust just because we already know its outcome."
(10/18/2009)
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