{"product_id":"fly-girls-how-five-daring-women-defied-all-odds-and-made-aviation-history-isbn-9781328592798","title":"Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the Year * A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors’ Choice * A \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book for Summer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. While male pilots were lauded as heroes, the few women who dared to fly were more often ridiculed—until a cadre of women pilots banded together to break through the entrenched prejudice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gripping true story, \u003ci\u003eFly Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, weaves together the stories of five remarkable women: Florence Klingensmith, a high school dropout from Fargo, North Dakota; Ruth Elder, an Alabama divorcée; Amelia Earhart, the most famous, but not necessarily the most skilled; Ruth Nichols, who chafed at her blue blood family’s expectations; and Louise Thaden, the young mother of two who got her start selling coal in Wichita. Together, they fought for the chance to fly and race airplanes—and in 1936, one of them would triumph, beating the men in the toughest air race of them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHistory of Aviation:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover the thrilling and dangerous world of air racing in its golden age, where daredevil pilots became American legends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBiographies of Women:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow the lives of five fearless individuals—from a high school dropout to a blue blood—who risked everything to take to the skies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInspirational True Story:\u003c\/b\u003e Learn how Louise Thaden, Amelia Earhart, and their peers fought against public ridicule and entrenched prejudice to follow their dreams.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFound Sisterhood:\u003c\/b\u003e Witness the powerful story of how these competitors banded together to form a unique cadre, supporting each other in a field dominated by men.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cem\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BEST SELLER   A \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine Best Book for Summer  A Costco “Pennie’s Pick”  Named a “Must Read” by \u003cem\u003eBustle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBookPage\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGarden \u0026amp; Gun\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eParade\u003c\/em\u003e  One of iBooks’ “Summer’s Most Anticipated Books”  An Amazon “Best Book of the Month”\u003c\/strong\u003e  “Exhilarating...vibrant...O’Brien’s prose reverberates with fiery crashes, then stings with the tragedy of lives lost in the cockpit and sometimes, equally heartbreaking, on the ground.”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   “Keith O’Brien has brought these women—mostly long-hidden and forgotten—back into the light where they belong. And he’s done it with grace, sensitivity and a cinematic eye for detail that makes \"Fly Girls\" both exhilarating and heartbreaking.” —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e  “Mr. O’Brien, a former reporter for the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e working in the tradition of ‘Hidden Figures’ and ‘The Girls of Atomic City,’ has recovered a fascinating chapter not just in feminism and aviation but in 20th-century American history.” —\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   “A riveting account that puts us in the cockpit with Amelia Earhart and other brave women who took to the skies in the unreliable flying machines of the ’20s and ’30s.” —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine \u003c\/strong\u003e  “Let’s call it the\u003cem\u003e Hidden Figures\u003c\/em\u003e rule: If there’s a part of the past you thought was exclusively male, you’re probably wrong. Case in point are these stories of Amelia Earhart and other female pilots who fought to fly.”—\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   “This book ends like a perfect landing, taking its place in readers’ hearts just like the women at its core took their place in history.”—\u003cstrong\u003eThe Coil\u003c\/strong\u003e     “Keith O’Brien’s spectacularly detailed \u003cem\u003eFly Girls\u003c\/em\u003e [recreates] a world that can still inspire us today.”—\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBookPage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e     “[An] engrossing mix of group biography and technology history.”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNature\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e     “[A] page-turner that will make you appreciate just how soaring the spirit of women has always been.”—\u003cstrong\u003eMindBodyGreen\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cem\u003e\"Fly Girls\u003c\/em\u003e is an inspiring and insightful story of five courageous women who risked their lives and made a place for women in the male-dominated field of aviation. Keith O’Brien has shone a light on the forgotten struggle of women for equality as well as the little-known aspect of aviation history. \u003cem\u003eFly Girls\u003c\/em\u003e is as much about the courageous female pilots as it is about the history of aviation. This meticulously researched and brilliantly written book brings those brave aviators to life. Keith O’Brien has filled the holes in scholarship about women’s struggle and aviation.\" —\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWashington Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e  “O'Brien details in crisp and engaging writing how his subjects came to love aviation, along with their struggles and victories with flying, the rampant sexism they experienced, and the hard choices they faced regarding work and family. Highly recommended for readers with an interest in aviation history, women's history, cultural history, and 20th-century history.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED review\u003c\/strong\u003e   “Journalist O’Brien tells the exciting story of aviators who, though they did not break the aviation industry’s glass ceiling, put a large crack in it....This fast-paced, meticulously researched history will appeal to a wide audience both as an entertaining tale of bravery and as an insightful look at early aviation.” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   “A vivid, suspenseful story of women determined to defy gravity—and men—to fulfill their lofty dreams.” —\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   “Air races captivated the nation during the golden age of aviation in the 1920s and 1930s, and few participants drew more attention than the female pilots who challenged the male-dominated field. 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