How to Land an A330 Airbus

by May, James

• ISBN13: 9781402269554
• ISBN10: 1402269552
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-01
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc

Summary

James May, star of the UK's Top Gear, reckons there are 9 vital things that a true man should be able to do. Not stuff you can download from the Internet, but really important things. You never know when you might need to land an A330 Airbus. And there may well be a moment when being able to play a specific movement of classical music on the piano is absolutely crucial to successfully impressing a woman. So read, learn, and be prepared. And after you do, you'll wonder how you ever lived without knowing vital skills such as:--How to Prepare and Eat Your Best Friend--How to Drive the Peppercorn Class A1 4-6-2 Pacific Locomotive "Tornado"--How to Invade and[s31] Occupy the Isle of Wright

Excerpts

<p><strong>Introduction</strong></p><p>Yes, there have been plenty of other books about so-called man skills, but they've all been a bit too bow-tie and light-a-barbecue for my liking. </p><p>This, I hope, is different. There are only nine topics, but they are not, as far as I can discern, covered anywhere else. That makes this book indispensable in a sea of duplicated "how to" manuals, the one tin of fortifying Spam in the post-apocalyptic corner shop of putrefying groceries.</p><p>The chances that you will ever meet with the circumstances outlined here are, frankly, very remote. But you're still better off knowing this stuff than not knowing it. One day, there may well be an A330 Airbus wandering pilotlessly over the Atlantic, and someone will have to land it.</p><p>Life is a lottery, and maybe, just maybe, it could be you. But only if you've read this book.</p>