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Original Language: English

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ISBN: 9780671636036

Book Title: Fate Is the Hunter : a Pilot's Memoir

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Item Length: 9.2 in

Publication Year: 1986

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 1 in

Author: Ernest K. Gann

Genre: Literary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography, History

Topic: United States / 20th Century, Military / World War II, Adventurers & Explorers, American / General, Science & Technology

Item Weight: 13.8 Oz

Item Width: 6.1 in

Number of Pages: 416 Pages

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Simon & Schuster

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0671636030

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9780671636036

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Book Title

Fate Is the Hunter : a Pilot's Memoir

Number of Pages

416 Pages

Language

English

Publication Year

1986

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United States / 20th Century, Military / World War II, Adventurers & Explorers, American / General, Science & Technology

Genre

Literary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography, History

Author

Ernest K. Gann

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Trade Paperback

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1 in

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13.8 Oz

Item Length

9.2 in

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6.1 in

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This fascinating, well-told autobiography is a complete refutation of the comfortable clich that 'man is master of his fate.' As far as pilots are concerned, fate (or death) is a hunter who is constantly in pursuit of them. . . . There is nothing depressing about Fate Is the Hunter. There is tension and suspense in it but there is great humor too. Happily, Gann never gets too technical for the layman to understand., This purely wonderful autobiographical volume is the best thing on flying and the meaning of flying that we have had since Antoine de Saint-Exupéry took us aloft on his winged prose in the late 1930s and early 1940s. . . . It is a splendid and many-faceted personal memoir that is not only one man's story but the story, in essence, of all men who fly., Few writers have ever drawn their readers so intimately into the shielded sanctum of the cockpit, and it is here that Mr. Gann is truly the artist., This fascinating, well-told autobiography is a complete refutation of the comfortable cliché that 'man is master of his fate.' As far as pilots are concerned, fate (or death) is a hunter who is constantly in pursuit of them. . . . There is nothing depressing about Fate Is the Hunter. There is tension and suspense in it but there is great humor too. Happily, Gann never gets too technical for the layman to understand., Saturday ReviewThis fascinating, well-told autobiography is a complete refutation of the comfortable cliché that "man is master of his fate." As far as pilots are concerned, fate (or death) is a hunter who is constantly in pursuit of them....There is nothing depressing about Fate Is the Hunter. There is tension and suspense in it but there is great humor too. Happily, Gann never gets too technical for the layman to understand., Chicago Sunday TribuneThis purely wonderful autobiographical volume is the best thing on flying and the meaning of flying that we have had since Antoine de Saint-Exupéry took us aloft on his winged prose in the late 1930s and early 1940s....It is a splendid and many-faceted personal memoir that is not only one man's story but the story, in essence, of all men who fly., V.S. Pritchett New Statesman Mr. Gann is a writer saturated in his subject; he has the skill to make every instant sharp and important and we catch the fever to know that documentary writing does not often invite., This purely wonderful autobiographical volume is the best thing on flying and the meaning of flying that we have had since Antoine de Saint-Exupry took us aloft on his winged prose in the late 1930s and early 1940s. . . . It is a splendid and many-faceted personal memoir that is not only one man's story but the story, in essence, of all men who fly., New York Times Book Review Few writers have ever drawn their readers so intimately into the shielded sanctum of the cockpit, and it is here that Mr. Gann is truly the artist., Cornelius Ryan author of A Bridge Too Far and The Longest Day Fate Is the Hunter is partly autobiographical, partly a chronicle of some of the most memorable and courageous pilots the reader will ever encounter in print; and always this book is about the workings of fate....The book is studded with characters equally as memorable as the dramas they act out., Chicago Sunday Tribune This purely wonderful autobiographical volume is the best thing on flying and the meaning of flying that we have had since Antoine de Saint-Exupéry took us aloft on his winged prose in the late 1930s and early 1940s....It is a splendid and many-faceted personal memoir that is not only one man's story but the story, in essence, of all men who fly., This book is an episodic log of some of the more memorable of [the author's] nearly ten thousand hours aloft in peace and (as a member of the Air Transport Command) in war. It is also an attempt to define by example his belief in the phenomenon of luck -- that 'the pattern of anyone fate is only partly contrived by the individual.', Saturday Review This fascinating, well-told autobiography is a complete refutation of the comfortable cliché that "man is master of his fate." As far as pilots are concerned, fate (or death) is a hunter who is constantly in pursuit of them....There is nothing depressing about Fate Is the Hunter. There is tension and suspense in it but there is great humor too. Happily, Gann never gets too technical for the layman to understand., The New Yorker This book is an episodic log of some of the more memorable of [the author's] nearly ten thousand hours aloft in peace and (as a member of the Air Transport Command) in war. It is also an attempt to define by example his belief in the phenomenon of luck -- that "the pattern of anyone fate is only partly contrived by the individual.", Saturday Review This fascinating, well-told autobiography is a complete refutation of the comfortable cliche that "man is master of his fate." As far as pilots are concerned, fate (or death) is a hunter who is constantly in pursuit of them....There is nothing depressing about Fate Is the Hunter. There is tension and suspense in it but there is great humor too. Happily, Gann never gets too technical for the layman to understand., Fate Is the Hunter is partly autobiographical, partly a chronicle of some of the most memorable and courageous pilots the reader will ever encounter in print; and always this book is about the workings of fate. . . . The book is studded with characters equally as memorable as the dramas they act out., Mr. Gann is a writer saturated in his subject; he has the skill to make every instant sharp and important and we catch the fever to know that documentary writing does not often invite.

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Table Of Content

CONTENTS PREFACE PROLOGUE THE TIP OF THE ARROW AN UNDESIRED RENDEZVOUS IN THE NIGHT I THE INNOCENTS AND OF THE FACTS OF AERIAL LIFE II A NOVITIATE TANGLED AND STUMBLING IN THE ROBES OF HIS ORDER III HUMILITY LEARNED IN WHICH A MASTER IS TOLERANT IV A CAPTAIN AT WORK V THE SEASONING WHERE THE MIND IS HONED AND SWEAT IS FOUND TO MIX WITH ICE VI OF NUMBERS AND THEIR POWER TO REDUCE THE PRESUMPTUOUS QUICKLY VII GYPSIES DOUBTFUL OF STATION AND INTENTIONS VIII RULE BOOKS ARE PAPER THEY WILL NOT CUSHION A SUDDEN MEETING OF STONE AND METAL IX VALHALLA THE TORTUOUS ROUTE THERETO X A LONELY, UNLOVED SHIP FINDING HAZARD THE MORE BITTER WHEN MATCHED WITH TRIFLES XI THE NUMBERS IN A WICKED, VENGEFUL MOOD XII COLD EXHAUSTING, UNRELENTING, MURDEROUS COLD XIII HEAT IN MOST MEN THERE LURKS A LESSER MAN, AND HIS PRESENCE SMELLS IN THE SUN XIV FORTUNE WHERE IS THE MAN WHO SURVIVES WITHOUT XV A HOLE SO SMALL, BUT OF EXQUISITE DESIGN XVI A PRETENDER HOW ONE FINE MAN IS ILL-USED BY FATE AND ANOTHER DARES DECEIVE IT XVII A CERTAIN EMBARRASSMENT THE URGE TO SHIFT BLAME BECOMES EVEN UGLIER WHEN THE ACCUSED HAS LEFT THE FEAST XVIII TRAGEDY AND ESCAPE THERE IS A DEGREE OF MERCY BEYOND WHICH ANY MAN IS RUDE TO INQUIRE EPILOGUE NOTES

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Ernest K. Gann's classic pilot's memoir is an up-close and thrilling account of the treacherous early days of commercial aviation. "Few writers have ever drawn readers so intimately into the shielded sanctum of the cockpit, and it is hear that Mr. Gann is truly the artist" (The New York Times Book Review)."A splendid and many-faceted personal memoir that is not only one man's story but the story, in essence, of all men who fly" (Chicago Tribune). In his inimitable style, Gann brings you right into the cockpit, recounting both the triumphs and terrors of pilots who flew when flying was anything but routine., Ernest K. Gann's classic pilot's memoir is an up-close and thrilling account of the treacherous early days of commercial aviation. "Few writers have ever drawn readers so intimately into the shielded sanctum of the cockpit, and it is hear that Mr. Gann is truly the artist" ( The New York Times Book Review ). "A splendid and many-faceted personal memoir that is not only one man's story but the story, in essence, of all men who fly" ( Chicago Tribune ). In his inimitable style, Gann brings you right into the cockpit, recounting both the triumphs and terrors of pilots who flew when flying was anything but routine.

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by paulus524
Nov 12, 2019Top favourable review
Great stories from a commercial pilot in the early years of commercial flights.
Ride along in the cockpit with Gann and experience the excitement and close calls along the way.
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by yoyodynepropsys
Jun 10, 2011
If you love flight this has to be on your shelf!
This is probably my fifth or sixth copy of this book, purchased this time for a pilot who never read it. I have been a lifelong lover of flying, I go up whenever I can, hang a round airplanes and airfields and have done so all my life. This is, hands down, my favorite book on the subject, period. Gann chronicles his career as an airline pilot from the lean, mean thirties through the fifties, with a stint in the Air Transport Command during WWII. He is one of those authors that can create in your mind vivid images of the characters, scenes and events. And he clearly is all-consumed by a passion for the life of a pilot.This is probably my fifth or sixth copy of this book, purchased this time for a pilot who never read it. I have been a lifelong lover of flying, I go up whenever I can, hang a round airplanes and airfields and have done so all my life. This is, hands down, my favorite book on the subject, period. Gann chronicles his career as an airline pilot from the lean, mean thirties through the fifties, with a stint in the Air Transport Command during WWII. He is one of those authors that can create in your mind vivid images of the characters, scenes and events. And he clearly is all-consumed by a passion for the life of a pilot.
by jocknpam
Dec 12, 2014
First-hand experiences from the Golden Age of piston airlne flying.
I read part of this book when I was about 12 years old, and read the whole book while in high school in the mid-1960's. Fifteen years later I was flying a "retired" C-47B in Alaska flying cargo (mostly fresh fish) and recommended it to my younger co-pilots. I picked up another copy and read it again before passing it on to one of the co-pilots. Gann captures the spirit of aviation during the 1930's to 1950's from an airline pilot's perspective. Having flown some of the same equipment, I have had moments where his description of procedures or situations mirrored my experiences. Even if you never intend to fly an airplane (or even ride in one) this book will open your mind to what it took for skilled pilots to overcome the limits of weather, equipment, and misfortune during the age when ... I read part of this book when I was about 12 years old, and read the whole book while in high school in the mid-1960's. Fifteen years later I was flying a "retired" C-47B in Alaska flying cargo (mostly fresh fish) and recommended it to my younger co-pilots. I picked up another copy and read it again before passing it on to one of the co-pilots. Gann captures the spirit of aviation during the 1930's to 1950's from an airline pilot's perspective. Having flown some of the same equipment, I have had moments where his description of procedures or situations mirrored my experiences. Even if you never intend to fly an airplane (or even ride in one) this book will open your mind to what it took for skilled pilots to overcome the limits of weather, equipment, and misfortune during the age when aviation matured from a daredevil affair to the safe, almost boring industry of today. One chapter, for example, takes you into a world where there is nothing else but darkness, cold, horrible weather, a plane that is being severely abused in order to keep flying, every attempt at escape blocked by the weather, and time ( in the form of fuel) running out! It is best read at night sitting next to a roaring fire.
by darl5
Dec 26, 2017
Dangers before jet aircraft
As a military pilot with little prop time, this book brought home the perils of flying prior to the introduction of jet aircraft. Props were confined to the lower altitudes where most of the weather is. Jets often fly above the weather except for take off and landing, Very well written.
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by mikeflyzmxl2009
Sep 16, 2019
Fate is the Hunter. Very good reading.
Great story, Fate is the Hunter. The book was in good shape. Shipping was prompt.
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