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David B. Crawley
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in Kansas City, Missouri, The United States
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James Herriot, Michael J. Collins, Stanley Gordon West, Ivan Doig, Ric
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January 2016
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Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey From Clinic to Cockpit
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2015
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A Mile of String: A Boy's Recollection of His Midwest Childhood
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2013
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Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey from Clinic to Cockpit
"INTRIGUING STORY … This memoir is very moving. I was intrigued by the doctor-turned-pilot aspect, and the story kept me hooked. The author gave a lot of details, but not so many that I felt overwhelmed. This book is well-written and shows the human side of both careers." Read more of this blog post »
"INTRIGUING STORY … This memoir is very moving. I was intrigued by the doctor-turned-pilot aspect, and the story kept me hooked. The author gave a lot of details, but not so many that I felt overwhelmed. This book is well-written and shows the human side of both careers." Read more of this blog post »
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| Another Riveting Story by One of My Favorite Authors ... Seattle police detective Tracy Crosswhite unravels a complicated officer-involved fatal shooting and exonerates an old friend who is a county sheriff in southern Washinton state. It becomes a f ...more | |
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| Entertaining Despite a Pretty Far-Fetched Plot … I enjoyed the description of what transatlantic flight was like aboard the huge and luxurious Pan Am Clippers in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The plot was ridiculously far-fetched, but I nevertheles ...more | |
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"Excellent character development. Magical realism. Mexican history and family ties."
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| An Extraordinary Work of Historical Fiction ... Set in a small town in northern Mexico near Monterrey, this extraordinary work of historical fiction begins in 1918. Its narrative is shaped by three simultaneous upheavals: the deadly worldwide influen ...more | |
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| Just as Wonderful the Second Time Around ... I first read this warm, charming story many years ago and have often revisited favorite chapters, each of which stands alone as a joyful dose of entertainment. After rereading the book from beginning to en ...more | |
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| Creative Tribute to World War II’s Unsung Heroes ... These three talented authors have joined forces to create a compelling work of historical fiction that honors the real nurses who endured four years of brutal treatment and conditions as Japanese ...more | |
“I wanted to say, 'Wait—I am not sure I want to do this—I don’t know if I am ready.' I turned my head and saw him climb onto the wing and hop down onto the pavement. He didn’t give me a chance to tell him I hadn’t decided yet whether or not I was going to solo. Didn’t he know I wasn’t a real aviator? I was only a doctor, after all, and doctors weren’t required to solo.
It was too late to tell him anything. I was going flying." (Page 199)”
― Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey from Clinic to Cockpit
It was too late to tell him anything. I was going flying." (Page 199)”
― Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey from Clinic to Cockpit
“We filled out emergency 'next-of-kin notification' forms and were issued metal dog tags attached to a chain to be worn around the neck. Legal officers assisted each of us in drafting a last will and testament and power of attorney." (Page 135)”
― Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey from Clinic to Cockpit
― Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey from Clinic to Cockpit
“... I arrived at the Coeur d’Alene Airport at about 3:30 AM to fuel and preflight an airplane. My assignment was to land on an unimproved grass strip near Priest Lake at first morning light to pick up an armed special agent. I had to time my night departure out of Coeur d’Alene to land on the strip as early as possible, but the airstrip was unlighted, so I needed just enough natural light to see the runway. The landing area in the forest was a narrow grass strip, which had been cut out in a dense stand of Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir, just to the west of the central portion of Lower Priest Lake. The sun hadn’t risen when I arrived at the airstrip, but there was just enough light to pick out the narrow runway carved into the forest below and land.
It all seemed very clandestine as I bumped to a stop in the dim morning light. A shadowy figure dressed in dark-green fatigues emerged from the trees and walked quickly toward the airplane. As he got closer, I saw a holstered pistol on his belt and a gold badge on his chest. He got into the plane with the engine idling and the propeller still turning, and we took off immediately. (Page 355)”
― Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey from Clinic to Cockpit
It all seemed very clandestine as I bumped to a stop in the dim morning light. A shadowy figure dressed in dark-green fatigues emerged from the trees and walked quickly toward the airplane. As he got closer, I saw a holstered pistol on his belt and a gold badge on his chest. He got into the plane with the engine idling and the propeller still turning, and we took off immediately. (Page 355)”
― Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey from Clinic to Cockpit
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul