Captain (Audible Audio Edition) Thomas Block Books
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Thomas Block has created Captain - his most ambitious, intricate, and action-packed aviation tale yet. It is a chilling and all too real story about a routine Trans-Atlantic airline flight that suddenly turns absolutely insane.
In the doomed airliner's cockpit, inside the passenger cabin, and on the ground, a complex array of characters have been propelled at jet speed into a sudden and frantic race for survival.
Captain is a story that pits man against man and man against machine. It is about the need for human judgments, hard-learned experiences, gut feelings, and unbridled perseverance in an effort to rise up against a world where the strict adherence to written rules, regulations, and procedures have been accepted as the norm.
Captain (Audible Audio Edition) Thomas Block Books
I read "Mayday" which was co-authored by Block and Nelsen DeMille years ago. This does not have the same 'sit on the edge of your seat' feeling but is far more complex. A computer malfunction forces the pilot of a commercial airliner to disconnect electronics on this state of the art plane and fly much the same as Lindburgh did. The man vs machine story of John Henry is about brawn while this is about brain. However just as the computer malfunctions so does a copilot in that he has a mental collapse from stress. A retired pilot having a differnt psychological profile than the young co-pilot is a capable of dealing with this stress and steps in.In addition to that plot we also have personal greed vs humanity and rule book vs common sence and experience. But maybe most compelling is the parallel between the psychological impact upon people in life threatening situations like being on a crippled airliner and surviving the death camps of the Holocaust. At first it seems a stretch but a doctor on the plane puts it in perspective.
This book will appeal to aviators, computer geeks and people who are interested in human behavior. And oh yes, there is a love story.
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Captain (Audible Audio Edition) Thomas Block Books Reviews
A thrilling, hard-to-stop read for sure. But a few more coincidences than feasible. Still worth the time for anyone interested in aviation. Interesting character developments.
Tom Block hit the target again! It amazes me how he can spin up such a great plot involving calamity, joy, sadness, triumph, horror, techno-craziness, bureaucratic BS, white-knuckle panic, commercial greed and several love-conspiracies all into one book! And he creates several new aviator superheroes in the process.
Ok, I admit to being a sucker for great aviation stories, but I'm especially fond of realistic misadventures that touch my sense of right and wrong while providing me an avenue to solve the non-stop malfunctions right alongside the book's main character heroes. I probably experienced every possible emotion while reading this book. Mr. Block has created one hell of a compelling story that's hard to put down.
The character profiles build nicely and transition seamlessly from past-fact into present-circumstance. The multi-faceted plot will keep you engrossed. This tome was an easy page-turner right from the get-go. If you don't enjoy this book, then you're not right in the head, or... you're someone who's too busy putting on makeup while driving and simultaneously texting your shrink that you'll be thirty minutes late for your appointment!
Many small events lead to disaster and many small events contribute to saving from disaster. The part of this book that I found most enjoyable was the introspective thought processes that challenged the "by the book" dogma spouted by the single-minded First Officer. Loved Captain Jack's persuasive ability to increase the fuel load on his flights. Always a good safety measure to have on board for the unforeseen event. To me, the saving grace of old fashioned "stick and rudder" pilots is their ability to constantly question the status quo in search of a solution. When computers fail, the pilot must fly by the seat of his pants. No stone is left unturned in determining cause and effect. There are many heroic characters who contribute to the safe landing of this flight. It is a wonderful page turner that forces you to complete the novel in a single sitting. I couldn't put it down until I reached the end. Captain
It has been my experience that most aviation related books appeal only to those people who are directly involved with the aviation industry. "CAPTAIN" departs from that way of thinking with resounding success!!
I read extensively and for a book to pique my interest, it must grasp my attention from the onset. Mr. Block did just that from page one to the thrilling conclusion in the final chapter. He has an uncanny knack for developing the characters and explaining even the most technical aspects of the storyline with explicit detail so that even the most casual reader can fully understand the technology aspects of the book.
I have read all of Mr. Block's books and many of his published articles over the years and I truly believe that "CAPTAIN" is his best work to date. This is a book that once you open the cover, you will not want to put down until the final page. I hope that Mr. Block is well into writing his next book as I am already anxiously awaiting its publication!!!
This was my first time reading Thomas Block, and I admit I only read it because Nelson DeMille (one of my all time favorite authors) mentioned him in the acknowledgements of his last novel. Although the book had accurate information regarding the challenges experienced pilots have in contrast to the younger and less knowledgeable ones, the storyline was predictable and there were no surprises. I don't know why I thought the sharp wit of the aforementioned author would be present in this book simply because they are lifelong friends, so I blame myself for my high expectations and do not fault Mr Block. Although I don't think I would read anything else he writes, I am sure those with a high interest in flying planes would probably love his attention to detail and obvious love of this subject.
I read this right after returning from a transatlantic flight; I purposely saved it for afterward as it somehow didn't seem like the best book to read on the plane. LOL. I've read some of Block's books before; this one did SEEM as well written as the others but it's been a while so maybe I'm remembering them as better than they were. The aviation knowledge comes through and the main plot is a good one. The side story (relationships between Tina and Ray, and Tina and Lee) isn't handled as well. The co-pilot character seems more like a caricature than a real person, even though the author inserted a psychiatrist to explain Peter's irrational behavior. Block is better at writing about airplanes than about emotions. It's still a decent read, just won't win any awards for great writing.
I read "Mayday" which was co-authored by Block and Nelsen DeMille years ago. This does not have the same 'sit on the edge of your seat' feeling but is far more complex. A computer malfunction forces the pilot of a commercial airliner to disconnect electronics on this state of the art plane and fly much the same as Lindburgh did. The man vs machine story of John Henry is about brawn while this is about brain. However just as the computer malfunctions so does a copilot in that he has a mental collapse from stress. A retired pilot having a differnt psychological profile than the young co-pilot is a capable of dealing with this stress and steps in.
In addition to that plot we also have personal greed vs humanity and rule book vs common sence and experience. But maybe most compelling is the parallel between the psychological impact upon people in life threatening situations like being on a crippled airliner and surviving the death camps of the Holocaust. At first it seems a stretch but a doctor on the plane puts it in perspective.
This book will appeal to aviators, computer geeks and people who are interested in human behavior. And oh yes, there is a love story.
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