{"product_id":"mayday-mayday-donovon-k-mastersen-9798370213557","title":"Mayday!, Mayday!: Looking back at the 'Airport' Movies and True Crashes behind the Films","description":"Writer Arthur Hailey once said, \"It is very obvious that people like reading facts as a background to fiction and this I try to do. It just seems that I have to have the ability to do it, but I don't strive to be a proselytizer, a crusader, an educator, a consumer advocate. I'm none of those things. I'm a storyteller and anything else is incidental.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailey perfected his art of layering facts with fiction when he authored his novel \u003ci\u003eAirport \u003c\/i\u003ein 1968. Climbing to the top of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller list and staying on the list for another 30 weeks gave him a story he could launch a career on. The book became a hit movie and launched an entire genre of disaster films, including a collection of films surrounding danger in the skies. From \u003ci\u003eAirport\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eSkyjacked, Airport 75, 77, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e79\u003c\/i\u003e, the franchise and associated films grossed millions and took moviegoers on a trip beyond the big screen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, take a look back at the making of the genre and the films, as well as a host of true tragedies on which many of the stories were based. Packed with photos, behind the scenes tales and harrowing true life stories, \u003ci\u003eMayday!, Mayday!\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers a chance to revisit movie history and the reality of danger in the skies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donovon K. Mastersen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8370213553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798370213557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Donovon K. Mastersen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45331896566015,"sku":"9798370213557","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_77ce6062-ef7f-415c-a4e8-fb28a58a91a4.jpg?v=1713971175","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mayday-mayday-donovon-k-mastersen-9798370213557","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}