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disaster for the 583 people aboard the two Boeing 747s that consequently collided on the runway. And in 1996 349 people were killed near New Delhi when a cargo plane did not follow air traffic controllers’ .INSTRUCTIONS... and, as a direct result, crashed into their 747.
Brief Synopsis. "Up in the Air" is set against the backdrop of the early 2000s, a time when corporate downsizing was at its peak. The story follows Ryan Bingham, a middle-aged man who works for a company that specializes in firing employees on behalf of their employers. Ryan spends most of his time traveling from one city to another, living out ...
book made it impossible to believe that God created the world in seven days. Darwin put forward the theory that all life, including humans, has evolved from more primitive forms. The book's release came at a time when many people saw science and a belief in religion and the supernatural as being at odds with each another.
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The book received some good reviews and initially sold well until September 11, 2001 when sales slowed to a near halt. The cover with a cartoon of flying businesspeople (presumably reminiscent of The Falling Man) one of them on fire and hurtling earthward also hurt sales. Sales of the book were revived following Jason Reitman's film adaptation. [4]
Jul 1, 2001 · Walter Kirn. Walter Kirn is a regular reviewer for The New York Times Book Review, and his work appears in The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, Time, New York, GQ and Esquire. He is the author of six previous works of fiction: My Hard Bargain: Stories, She Needed Me, Thumbsucker, Up in the Air, Mission to America and The Unbinding.
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Aug 13, 2002 · Books. Up in the Air: A Novel. Walter Kirn. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Aug 13, 2002 - Fiction - 320 pages. Ryan Bingham’s job as a Career Transition Counselor–he fires people–has kept him airborne for years. Although he has come to despise his line of work, he has come to love the culture of what he calls “Airworld,” finding ...
Ryan Bingham’s job as a Career Transition Counselor–he fires people–has kept him airborne for years. Although he has come to despise his line of work, he has come to love the culture of what he calls “Airworld,” finding contentment within pressurized cabins, anonymous hotel rooms, and a wardrobe of wrinkle-free slacks.
