{"product_id":"prelude-to-afghanistan-john-g-bigelow-9781481709392","title":"Prelude to Afghanistan: The Ontogenesis of an Airline Pilot","description":"This story began long ago in the back seat of a Harvard WWII trainer, and ended years later in the cockpit of an Airbus A320. In between, the author flew World War II cargo airplanes in the Arctic, crop-dusted and crashed in Idaho, flew whore-house charters to Nevada in a DC-3, DC-6's and DC-7's across the Pacific and Atlantic. He had a closet full of uniforms when, in 1966, he was hired by Pan Am - The World's Most Experienced Airline. Twenty-three years later, the once-proud airline was on its knees. Fortune blessed him again, and he took up residence in southern France, employed as an instructor and test pilot with Airbus Industrie. This is a fictional account of some of that journey - the central player, Clay Hutchinson. We see Clay: Confronting inauspicious beginnings and frequent, humbling failures. We see him crawling out of a dark hole, and setting off on a long trip, learning along the way how to become a better human being. This is a recollection of an unfinished journey during which, Clay discovers Afghanistan. And there, he grows up a little. Not entirely. Never entirely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John G. Bigelow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1481709399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481709392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"John G. Bigelow","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935712477439,"sku":"9781481709392","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d83fa08a-8c44-4b77-b701-3c3718ded24b.jpg?v=1681421399","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prelude-to-afghanistan-john-g-bigelow-9781481709392","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}