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Departure Lounge

Author : Robert Laurence
Publisher : Sunstone Press
ISBN 13 : 1611391431
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book Departure Lounge written by Robert Laurence and published by Sunstone Press. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mid-Eighties. No cell phones, no email, no caller ID, no GPS. It was easier then to pass without notice, to be out of touch, to get lost. The Berlin Wall still stood, as did the World Trade Center, and Michael Reid embarks on what even he concedes to be a spate of obsessive travel: Scandinavia, the Persian Gulf, South Asia, back home to the Ozarks, then off again to Greece, Eastern Europe and Egypt. Along the way, he writes letters about what he’s seeing and what he’s thinking to three friends: Anna Browning, a mathematician in Tallahassee, who thinks of Michael less fondly than he thinks of her; Richard Randolph, Michael’s baseball-watching pal, who leads a comfortable—perhaps too comfortable—life as a law professor in Albuquerque; and Marie Cochran, a middle-school social studies teacher in rural New Mexico, who is Michael’s on-again-off-again lover. These three all know Michael, but they don’t know each other. And, against the background of Michael’s travels and his letters, their lives become curiously, even mysteriously, intertwined, changed in ways that Michael himself can’t imagine.

Welcome to the Departure Lounge

Author : Meg Federico
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
ISBN 13 : 030737369X
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Welcome to the Departure Lounge written by Meg Federico and published by Doubleday Canada. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh, funny new voice, Meg Federico showcases her keen eye for the absurd in this poignant, hilarious, and timely account of one daughter’s tumultuous journey caring for her aging parents. When Meg Federico’s eighty-year-old mother and newly minted step-father were forced to accept full-time home care, she imagined them settling into a Norman-Rockwellian life of docile dependency. With a family of her own and a full time career in Nova Scotia – a thousand miles away from her parents – Federico hoped they would be able to take care of themselves for the most part, and call on their children when they really needed them – but of course that’s not quite what happens. As she watches with horror from the sidelines, Federico’s parents turn into terrible teens. Fighting off onslaughts of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, Addie and Walter, forbidden by doctors to drink, conspire to order cases of scotch by phone; Addie’s attendant accuses the evening staff of midnight voodoo; Walter’s inhibitions decline as dementia increases and mail-order sex aides arrive at the front door. The list of absurdities goes on and on as Federico tries to take some control over her parents’ lives – and her own. This is a story for the huge generation – nearly 76 million people – now dealing with the care of their parents. You’ll laugh and cry as you read this powerful and important debut.

Departure Lounge

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984195473
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book Departure Lounge written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Welcome to the Departure Lounge

Author : Meg Federico
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1588367851
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Welcome to the Departure Lounge written by Meg Federico and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-02-10 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventure begins when Meg’s mother, Addie, vacationing in Florida, takes a spill. At the hospital, Addie bolts upright on her gurney and yells “I demand an autopsy!” before passing out cold. “One minute, she is unconscious, the next, she’s nuts,” observes Meg Federico in this hilarious and poignant memoir of taking care of eighty-year-old Addie and her relatively new (and equally old) husband, Walter, in their not-so-golden years. Addie’s accident is a portent of things to come over the next two years as Meg oversees her mother’s home care in the Departure Lounge, the nickname Meg gives Addie and Walter’s house in suburban New Jersey. It is a place of odd behaviors and clashing caregivers, where chaos and confusion reign supreme. Meg had expected that Addie and Walter would settle into a Rockwellian dotage of docile dependency. Instead the pair regress into terrible teens. Meg watches from the sidelines in disbelief as her mother and stepfather, forbidden by doctors to drink, conspire to order cases of scotch by phone; as Addie’s attendant accuses the evening staff of midnight voodoo; as the increasingly demented Walter’s sex drive becomes unbridled and mail-order sex aids are delivered to the front door. Meg jumps in to cope with the pandemonium–even as she struggles to manage her own family back in Nova Scotia. With a fresh voice and a keen eye for the absurd, Meg Federico writes a story that will resonate with the generation now caring for their parents. Welcome to the Departure Lounge is a moving and madcap chronicle of a family–their moments of joy, the memories they’d rather forget, and the just plain loopiness of their situation. “How’s life at the Departure Lounge?” Meg’s brother asks. Meg doesn’t know where to start. “Let’s just say the drinks are outrageous, and they never run out of nuts.”

Departure Lounge

Author : Chad Taylor
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Departure Lounge written by Chad Taylor and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2006 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Chamberlain is a man who has everything except Caroline Mayand. Nobody knows what happened to Caroline, but she's been gone for twenty-five years. One night Mark finds a shrine: scrapbooks, and photos of Caroline.

The Modern Airport Terminal

Author : Brian Edwards
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1134537646
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book The Modern Airport Terminal written by Brian Edwards and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide to the planning and design of airport terminals and their facilities covers all types of airport terminal found around the world and highlights the environmental and technical issues that the designer has to address. Contemporary examples are critically reviewed through a series of case studies. This new edition covers the most recent examples of high quality, technically advanced designs from the Far East, Europe and North America. This book will be a source of inspiration and guiding principles for those who design, commission or manage airport buildings.

Black Garden

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984195466
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book Black Garden written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Departure Lounge

Author : Paul Eggers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book The Departure Lounge written by Paul Eggers and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when people land on unfamiliar moral and cultural turf? The five stories in Paul Eggers' The Departure Lounge examine that question, focusing on characters in either voluntary or involuntary exile--men and women forced to confront their deepest emotions and beliefs, removed from familiar, comforting surroundings. In one story an academic flees his family, arriving in Africa only to find that his African host is dealing with a similar crisis. In another, an American chess hustler in Africa is forced to come to terms with his own sense of right and wrong. In yet another, an old Vietnamese man now living in California finds that his relationship with his now-dead daughter was not what he had assumed. In the story "Hey," a young chess star confronts the death of his brother in the Vietnam War. And in the final story, an aging American couple--former UN relief workers--return to their refugee-camp worksite in Malaysia, discovering what they had forgotten about themselves. In lyrical, tough-minded prose, Eggers' stories illuminate in unexpected ways the profundity of cross-cultural experiences, as well as deliver fresh insights into the complexity of identity.

Mothering Mother

Author : Carol D. O'Dell
Publisher : Kunati Books
ISBN 13 : 160164003X
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Mothering Mother written by Carol D. O'Dell and published by Kunati Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compelling and heartrending, this personal memoir chronicles the author's decision not to put her mother, who has Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, in "one of those homes" and relays the far-reaching consequences this choice has on her entire family. Detailing the challenges of reversing roles and learning to mother one's own mother, this refreshing and entertaining autobiography will help those struggling with their own decisions on elder care in the home. It touches on the importance of relationships—such as how they impact our souls and beliefs about ourselves and the quality of life—and explores the larger questions of faith, hope, and ultimately death.

Airport Design

Author : Tateng K. Djajasudarma, IAI, AA, GP
Publisher : IMAJIbooks
ISBN 13 : 6029260340
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (292 download)

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Download or read book Airport Design written by Tateng K. Djajasudarma, IAI, AA, GP and published by IMAJIbooks. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the most vital considerations in designing an airport ? What innovation are apt to be incorporated to fullfil their design ? This book offers an in-depth insight into five built airport by Wiratman Architecture. Airport Design offers an in-depth insight into five built airport and three design competition entries in Indonesia. From the minuscule to the immense, the scale and complexity of airports can be studied through the pictures, sketches, and stories behind their design that are presented in this book.

The Airport Business

Author : Professor Rigas Doganis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134892810
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book The Airport Business written by Professor Rigas Doganis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-18 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting from the premise that airports can be run as commercial successes, The Airport Business aims to place the business as a whole within a conceptual framework. The author examines the major issues facing airports throughout the world, and offers an insight into how to deal with the major economic and financial difficulties that are likely to arise in the next decade.

Planning and Design of Airport Terminal Facilities at Nonhub Locations

Author : United States. Federal Aviation Administration
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planning and Design of Airport Terminal Facilities at Nonhub Locations written by United States. Federal Aviation Administration and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Textual Life of Airports

Author : Christopher Schaberg
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1441135952
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book The Textual Life of Airports written by Christopher Schaberg and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about airport stories. It is about common narratives of airports that circulate in everyday life, and about the secret stories of airports-the strange or hidden narratives that do not always fit into standard ideas of these in-between places. Tales of near disaster, endless delays, dramatic weather shifts, a lost bag that suddenly appears-such stories are familiar accounts of a place that seems to thrive on and recycle its own mythologies. The Textual Life of Airports shows how airports demand to be read. Working at the intersection of literary studies and cultural theory, Schaberg tracks airport stories in American literature, as well as in a range of visual texts (film, airport art, magazine illustrations). It accounts for how airports appear in literature throughout the twentieth-century, while also examining the influx of airport figures in markedly post-9/11 literature and culture. These literary and cultural representations work together to form "the textual life of airports."

John Wayne Airport, Effects of Additional Air Service, Orange County

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book John Wayne Airport, Effects of Additional Air Service, Orange County written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

London's Airports

Author : Graham Simons
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1848843941
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (488 download)

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Download or read book London's Airports written by Graham Simons and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-02-17 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for the passengers and aviation buffs who use London's main airports. It includes a brief history, plans and photographs for each of the five airports, together with directions and information about gates, security, passport control, shopping, restaurants, car parks and other transport connections. Details of Air Traffic Control in London airspace is explained with the inclusion of aerial photographs taken during approach to landing so passengers may locate places of interest whilst flying.

Dilemmas of Leadership

Author : Tudor Rickards
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317600800
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Dilemmas of Leadership written by Tudor Rickards and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leadership, the practice of focusing and motivating a group or organization to achieve its aims, is a much discussed but often misunderstood concept. This comprehensive textbook introduces the subject for Masters level students. Readers are invited to make a series of metaphorical journeys of discovery, thematically organized around fundamental dilemmas within the field of leadership studies. Building on the success of previous editions, the text uses a simple map-based approach to consider dilemmas such as: Is a leader born or made? How are tensions between ethical dilemmas and economic self-interest resolved? How does a leader's desire for control balance with the need to empower members of the organization? This third edition contains a brand new chapter on leadership in sport, an enhanced chapter on creativity, and more international content. Also new to this edition is a companion website containing PowerPoint slides, revision quizzes and a tutor’s guide. This text will be essential reading for Masters and MBA students on leadership courses, and will also be illuminating for managers pursuing leadership development.

Airline Operations

Author : Peter J. Bruce
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317182979
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Airline Operations written by Peter J. Bruce and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a range of international industry practitioners, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the essence and nature of airline operations in terms of an operational and regulatory framework, the myriad of planning activities leading up to the current day, and the nature of intense activity that typifies both normal and disrupted airline operations. The first part outlines the importance of the regulatory framework underpinning airline operations, exploring how airlines structure themselves in terms of network and business model. The second part draws attention to the operational environment, explaining the framework of the air traffic system and processes instigated by operational departments within airlines. The third part presents a comprehensive breakdown of the activities that occur on the actual operating day. The fourth part provides an eye-opener into events that typically go wrong on the operating day and then the means by which airlines try to mitigate these problems. Finally, a glimpse is provided of future systems, processes, and technologies likely to be significant in airline operations. Airline Operations: A Practical Guide offers valuable knowledge to industry and academia alike by providing readers with a well-informed and interesting dialogue on critical functions that occur every day within airlines.