{"product_id":"the-crash-detectives-isbn-9780143127321","title":"The Crash Detectives","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Negroni is a talented aviation journalist who clearly understands the critically important part the human factor plays in aviation safety.”\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, pilot of US Airways 1549, the Miracle on the Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA fascinating exploration of how humans and machines fail—leading to air disasters from Amelia Earhart to MH370—and how the lessons learned from these accidents have made flying safer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Crash Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran aviation journalist and air safety investigator Christine Negroni takes us inside crash investigations from the early days of the jet age to the present, including the search for answers about what happened to the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. As Negroni dissects what happened and why, she explores their common themes and, most important, what has been learned from them to make planes safer. Indeed, as Negroni shows, virtually every aspect of modern pilot training, airline operation, and airplane design has been shaped by lessons learned from disaster. Along the way, she also details some miraculous saves, when quick-thinking pilots averted catastrophe and kept hundreds of people alive. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTying in aviation science, performance psychology, and extensive interviews with pilots, engineers, human factors specialists, crash survivors, and others involved in accidents all over the world, \u003ci\u003eThe Crash Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e is an alternately terrifying and inspiring book that might just cure your fear of flying, and will definitely make you a more informed passenger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Christine Negroni combines her investigative reporting skills with an understanding of the complexities of air accident investigations to bring to life some of history’s most intriguing and heartbreaking cases.” —Bob Woodruff, ABC News \u003c\/b\u003e“Fascinating . . . For all the horror stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Crash Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e, the reasonable reader will leave the book more sanguine about modern commercial airline travel than before.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eEdward Kosner, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eThe Crash Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e] will bolster your knowledge of the mysteries of air travel. . . . Aviation journalist Christine Negroni uncovers behind-the-scenes stories of the industry’s most famous heroic saves, catastrophes and mysteries.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(Books Every Geek Should Read This Fall)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Christine Negroni is a talented aviation journalist who clearly understands the critically important part the human factor plays in aviation safety. She ‘gets it.’”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eCaptain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger,\u003c\/b\u003e pilot of US Airways 1549, the “Miracle on the Hudson,” \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMaking a Difference \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHighest Duty \u003c\/i\u003e(now adapted as the major motion picture \u003ci\u003eSully\u003c\/i\u003e starring Tom Hanks)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Negroni is no wanna-be aviation disaster geek. Her resume qualifies her to understand aviation accidents and speak and write with knowledge about them. . . . This is a must-read for those caught up in the whys and hows of aviation accidents.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eScott Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLeeham News and Comment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Christine Negroni’s book is a refreshing take on airplane accidents. . . . [Negroni] brings the dual perspectives of an inquisitive journalist and experienced air safety investigator.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Aviation History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An incredible book. Really fascinating.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eLarry Rifkin\u003c\/b\u003e, “Mornings with Larry Rifkin” (Hartford, Connecticut)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“I devoured this book. It was extremely interesting.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRon Seggi\u003c\/b\u003e, USA Radio Network\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eThe Crash Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . journalist and crash investigator Christine Negroni looks at numerous air crashes—from Earhart’s in 1937 to the 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370—and explores the different theories about what might have happened and why it can be so difficult to get to the truth.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Recommended. . . . The aviation journalist has her own theories about what really happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 . . . which led her to explore plane crashes and ‘miraculous saves’ that have occurred over the decades, discovering en route startling revelations.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSacramento Bee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (12 new nonfiction titles for fall)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eThe Crash Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e] makes a compelling case. . . . It puts [MH370] into context by chronicling a string of . . . mysterious air disasters. . . . And it plumbs the reasons why some accidents are particularly hard to crack.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondé Nast Traveler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Has this aviation journalist solved the mystery of MH 370? Negroni’s quest to find answers, and to place MH 370 in the historical context of plane crashes and disappearances, was the inspiration for \u003ci\u003eThe Crash Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The evolution of air safety is rooted in catastrophe.  Christine Negroni pulls back the curtain on the people, the places, and the tragedies that have shaped this process over the decades—an unflinching look at a system that most of us take for granted.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePatrick Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, air travel blogger and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCockpit Confidential\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mysteries are always fascinating; aviation mysteries are especially so because they involve ordinary people. In \u003ci\u003eThe Crash Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e, Christine Negroni combines her investigative reporting skills with an understanding of the complexities of air accident investigations to bring to life some of history’s most intriguing and heartbreaking cases, reminding us that even in the 21st century, aviation still holds elements of the unknown.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBob Woodruff\u003c\/b\u003e, ABC News\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a completely fascinating book that will interest everyone and belongs in every aviator's library.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePatty Wagstaff\u003c\/b\u003e, aerobatic national champion pilotJournalist, aviation blogger, television commentator, and crash investigator \u003cb\u003eChristine Negroni\u003c\/b\u003e has twenty years’ experience observing and participating in the international effort to create safer skies. 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