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Another Bullet Dodged: A life Spent Near the Edge
Another Bullet A Life Spent Near the Edge is the memoir of David Waldman, whose life repeatedly placed him at the intersection of risk, chance, perseverance, and survival.
From a childhood fascination with airplanes in Cleveland Heights to a thirty-five-year airline career, Waldman recounts the improbable path that carried him from flight school and aging piston aircraft to the cockpits of the Boeing 727, DC-10, 747, 757, 767, and 777. Along the way, he navigated airline mergers, bankruptcies, labor disputes, mechanical emergencies, severe weather, international flying, and the daily pressures of an industry where judgment and timing can matter enormously.
But this is more than an aviation memoir. Waldman writes candidly about family, friendship, marriage, ambition, fear, loss, reinvention, and the unpredictable turns that shape a life. His stories range from youthful adventures and near disasters to tense cockpit moments, strange encounters around the world, and a later-life second career building a successful solar-energy company.
Told with humor, candor, and a pilot’s eye for detail, Another Bullet Dodged is a story of resilience and perspective. It is a reminder that no life follows a straight flight path—and that sometimes survival, growth, and gratitude come from the moments when everything might have gone another way.
From a childhood fascination with airplanes in Cleveland Heights to a thirty-five-year airline career, Waldman recounts the improbable path that carried him from flight school and aging piston aircraft to the cockpits of the Boeing 727, DC-10, 747, 757, 767, and 777. Along the way, he navigated airline mergers, bankruptcies, labor disputes, mechanical emergencies, severe weather, international flying, and the daily pressures of an industry where judgment and timing can matter enormously.
But this is more than an aviation memoir. Waldman writes candidly about family, friendship, marriage, ambition, fear, loss, reinvention, and the unpredictable turns that shape a life. His stories range from youthful adventures and near disasters to tense cockpit moments, strange encounters around the world, and a later-life second career building a successful solar-energy company.
Told with humor, candor, and a pilot’s eye for detail, Another Bullet Dodged is a story of resilience and perspective. It is a reminder that no life follows a straight flight path—and that sometimes survival, growth, and gratitude come from the moments when everything might have gone another way.
420 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 21, 2026
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August 28, 2026
This is the best book I’ve read all year, extremely captivating
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