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“Debunks popular myths that portray the profession as glamorous, exotic, and sexually freeing by taking readers through a typical journey; with interviews and profiles of flight attendants.”
-Foreword
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“In Working the Skies, Whitelegg takes the interviews and study of a multitude of flight attendants and creates a readable, enjoyable tale of the perils and possibilities flight attendants face.”
-Feminist Review
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“But mythological ‘stews’—young women living a life of sex, drugs and never-ending voyage—is a far cry from the well documented realities presented in Whitelegg’s new book. . . . Using a series of interviews and focus groups with flight attendants of all ages, Whitelegg charts the arc of a profession barely seven decades old.”
-Dallas Morning News
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“A balanced inquiry into the lives of these long-overlooked professionals. . . . Sharing a wealth of interesting, entertaining, and dramatic anecdotes...Rich enough to satisfy the most curious reader.”
-Booklist
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“While also providing some history, Whitelegg mostly takes a contemporary look at the lives of flight attendants, drawn from interviews with over 60 current and former flight attendants and other airline workers. . . . Whitelegg’s observations and use of candid, day-in-the-life snapshots are interesting.”
-Library Journal
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Overview
Get ready for takeoff. The life of the flight attendant, a.k.a., stewardess, was supposedly once one of glamour, exotic travel and sexual freedom, as recently depicted in such films as Catch Me If You Can and View From the Top. The nostalgia for the beautiful, carefree and ever helpful stewardess perhaps reveals a yearning for simpler times, but nonetheless does not square with the difficult, demanding and sometimes dangerous job of today's flight attendants. Based on interviews with over sixty flight attendants,...