Half story, half journalism, this book explains complex aircraft accidents to the lay reader while staying true to what happened. Scientific details are included in a way that is not drab and monotone but rather exciting and fascinating. Negroni briefly goes over a whole slue of aircraft accidents from the 1950s thru modern times. She sets the story of what happened, why it happened, how human factors were involved, and how the aviation industry changed for the better. I like how Negroni does not place blame but also does not whitewash crashes. There are several instances in the book where someone is described as warning others but who is ignored, dismissed, and sometimes even demoted. Negroni calls these such people the "Jeremiah's" of the aviation industry. While the book talks about accidents, it is not graphic or overly scary. Still, I wouldn't recommend reading this on a flight!
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