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Making a Difference LP

Stories of Vision and Courage from America's Leaders

Chesley B. Sullenberger

with Douglas Century

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Making a Difference LP
 

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Chesley B. Sullenberger

Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III is an airline pilot and safety expert from Danville, California, who became a source of inspiration and hope for millions after his successful emergency water landing of a disabled commercial aircraft on the Hudson River. He received the Outstanding Cadet in Airmanship Award for his graduating class at the Air Force Academy and holds two masters degrees. He has used his knowledge and experience to help improve aviation safety, testifying before Congress about the state of the piloting profession. He believes in fighting for the common man, whether that person is a crewmember or a passenger, and he is that rare breed, someone who quietly and modestly leads by example. His autobiography Highest Duty was a New York Times bestseller.

He was assisted by Douglas Century, who has written several national bestsellers including Under and Alone with William Queen, Takedown with Rick Cowan, Street Kingdom: Five Years Inside the Franklin Avenue Posse, and If Not Now, When? with Colonel Jack Jacobs.
 
 



 

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Highest Duty
Highest Duty
Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger, II, Jeffrey Zaslow
  • Trade PB
  • 9780061924699
  • 5/11/2010
  • $15.99 ($17.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
Highest Duty Unabridged CD
Highest Duty Unabridged CD
Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger, II
  • Audio
  • 9780061953255
  • Reader: Michael McConnohie
  • Media: CDs
  • 10/13/2009
  • $39.99 ($51.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
Highest Duty
Highest Duty
Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger, II, Jeffrey Zaslow
  • Hardcover
  • 9780061924682
  • 10/13/2009
  • $25.99 ($29.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
Highest Duty LP
Highest Duty LP
Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger, II, Jeffrey Zaslow
  • Large Print
  • 9780061927584
  • 10/13/2009
  • $25.99 ($33.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 

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Making a Difference
Making a Difference
Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger, II, (None)
  • E-Book
  • 9780062101365
  • 5/15/2012
  • $15.99
Making a Difference
Making a Difference
Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger, II, (None)
  • Hardcover
  • 9780061924705
  • 5/15/2012
  • $26.99 ($29.99)
 

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"It's no big surprise that Sullenberger's book-a gripping and genuinely heartwarming account of the splashdown-manages to portray everyone involved as more heroic than himself.... Sullenberger's account of Flight 1549 is a Capra-esque ode to American competence and decency.... The book includes details that add a compelling new dimension to the tale."


- Daily News (New York)
"Sullenberger's all-American life story is so compelling that it screams to be required reading for all young people, or anybody else who needs confirmation that courage, dignity and extraordinary competence can still be found in this land.... [A] remarkable life story."


- Washington Times
"As demonstrated by the subtitle, [Sully has] been intent on using his newfound fame to promote his own code: Doing things well, doing them right, the way he did the day he used 'a lifetime of knowledge to find a way to safety,' his written description of the feat of flying those 150 passengers to safety."


- San Francisco Chronicle
"Sullenberger's account of gliding his crippled jetliner down safely onto the Hudson River is a wingdinger.... The tone is gently folksy first-person.... Sullenberger comes across as an honorable, courageous man."


- Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Don't miss reading this on--Sully's story is great. His humbleness is noteworthy."


- Times Record News (Wichita Falls, Texas)
"Sullenberger has emerged as an appealingly modest, straightforward guy, a demeanor maintained here in his easygoing, no-frills account of his Texas boyhood, his early infatuation with flying, his years at the Air Force Academy, his peacetime military career and his experiences as a commercial pilot, where safety procedures became somewhat of a specialty.... Valuable for anyone interested in how a life lived with integrity prepares a man for the ultimate challenge."


- Kirkus Reviews
"Rushed to print...books by unlikely heroes who hit the front page are always suspect. But as Sullenberger grows from a 5-year-old who wants to fly planes, to a fighter pilot, to a 57-year-old "gray-haired man with my hands on the controls of an Airbus A320 over Manhattan," it's clear there's a story here to tell.... Sullenberger speaks frankly of the toll the public spotlight has taken on his marriage, as well as the difficulties he and his family have endured throughout his commercial aviation career. Zaslow's contributions should not be overlooked; as with Randy Pausch's The Last Lecture, he invisibly assists Sullenberger in going beyond the moment that sparks readers' interest.... The result is as dramatic as it is inspirational."


- Publishers Weekly (starred review)