{"product_id":"how-do-airports-work-auke-9798301253195","title":"How Do Airports Work: The Systems That Keep Us Flying","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEver wonder how your suitcase finds you in Tokyo while you sip coffee in Chicago?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAirports are secret cities where 100,000 moving parts collide, and \u003ci\u003enever\u003c\/i\u003e crash. This \u003cb\u003elarge print guide\u003c\/b\u003e pulls back the curtain on the hidden world that keeps you soaring. No pilot's license needed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Air travel is a parlour trick-a distraction from trains and ships.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eEarly 20th-century transportation skeptic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e(A myth crushed by 4 million daily flights)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e✈️ \u003cb\u003eWhat You'll Discover\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e✅ \u003cb\u003eBaggage black magic\u003c\/b\u003e: How your luggage survives 5 countries, 17 scanners, zero errors (Ch. 7).\u003cbr\u003e✅ \u003cb\u003eTower secrets\u003c\/b\u003e: How controllers land planes in zero visibility (Ch. 4).\u003cbr\u003e✅ \u003cb\u003eRunway science\u003c\/b\u003e: Why crosswinds won't flip your jet (Ch. 3, 14).\u003cbr\u003e✅ \u003cb\u003eSecurity sorcery\u003c\/b\u003e: X-rays that spot explosives in shampoo bottles (Ch. 6).\u003cbr\u003e✅ \u003cb\u003eCargo ninjas\u003c\/b\u003e: How organs \u0026amp; iPhones race across tarmacs at 3 AM (Ch. 15).\u003cbr\u003e✅ \u003cb\u003eDisaster-proofing\u003c\/b\u003e: Firefighters who smother fuel fires in 45 seconds (Ch. 13, 19).\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReal Passenger Review: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Chapter 7's baggage system breakdown saved me when my guitar went missing. Found it in 90 minutes using their tracking hacks!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eMarcus T.\u003c\/b\u003e (Avid Traveler)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Auke,Jennifer Joseph,Yahia Fathy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798301253195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Auke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965380378879,"sku":"9798301253195","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a5277726-2c93-4bb0-8861-979ac3386c9d.jpg?v=1767280191","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-do-airports-work-auke-9798301253195","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}