{"product_id":"unlearning-to-fly-russ-roberts-9781735641300","title":"Unlearning to Fly: Navigating the Turbulence and Bliss of Growing Up in the Sky, A Memoir","description":"In his equally fascinating and poignant memoir, the Russ Roberts reveals how his steadfast love of airplanes guides him through a tumultuous childhood and empowers him to set the course for his own life.\u003cp\u003e\"A thoughtful and detailed remembrance of a life in flight. In Roberts' vivid telling of his life story, he was always a pilot at heart.\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003eHe will make you feel the awe of sitting in the cockpit, the wonder of taking flight, and the unbridled joy of achieving goals. Despite his disqualifying impairment and \"the family burning flames of alcohol,\" he will be an airline pilot. Nothing matters more.As he grows up, the author immerses himself in the world of pilots and cockpits and hangars. He soaks up every gem of aviation wisdom his father and other pilots impart, earning his pilot's license before he can drive and, at seventeen, becoming the youngest licensed flight instructor in the U.S. Later, his story flies you from the skies of Alaska to America's East Coast, and on to Greenland, Iceland, and Europe, The big dream, the dream of becoming an airline pilot, though, remains elusive. Finally, on a stressful cross-Atlantic flight in a single-engine airplane with a broken compass and iced-over wings, Roberts realizes that further growth, both personal and career, requires pushing aside beliefs he learned in his formative years. He must think for himself, take risks, form his own ideas.He must unlearn... to fly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russ Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1735641308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781735641300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holt \u0026amp; Grooms Co. Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Russ Roberts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993597575423,"sku":"9781735641300","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05b8644a-7ab2-4a54-bc86-e0471c38bb38.jpg?v=1683325226","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unlearning-to-fly-russ-roberts-9781735641300","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}