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Аэропорт. На грани катастрофы
Романы Хейли можно читать ради увлекательного острого сюжета, но главное в них - всегда люди. Люди, на месте которых мог бы оказаться каждый из нас. И всякий раз, садясь в кресло самолета, проходя регистрацию или просто ожидая посадки на рейс, мы вольно или невольно вспоминаем "На грани катастрофы" и "Аэропорт" - два эталонных романа Хейли.
608 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2018
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About the author
Arthur Hailey
94 books764 followersArthur Hailey was a British/Canadian novelist. After working at a number of jobs and writing part-time, he became a writer full-time during 1956, encouraged by the success of the CBC television drama, Flight into Danger (in print as
Runway Zero Eight
). Following the success of Hotel in 1965, he moved to California; followed by a permanent move to the Bahamas in 1969.
Each of his novels has a different industrial or commercial setting and includes, in addition to dramatic human conflict, carefully researched information about the way that particular environment and system functions and how these affect society and its inhabitants.
Critics often dismissed Hailey's success as the result of a formulaic "potboiler" style, in which he caused an ordinary character to become involved in a crisis, then increased the suspense by switching among multiple related plot lines.
Hailey would spend approximately one year researching a subject, followed by six months reviewing his notes and, finally, about 18 months writing the book.
Many of his books reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and more than 170 million copies have been sold worldwide in 40 languages. Many have been made into movies and Hotel was made into a long-running television series. Airport became a successful film with dramatic visual effects.
A Canadian citizen whose children live in Canada and California, Hailey made his home in Lyford Cay, an exclusive residential resort on New Providence Island in the Bahamas with his second wife Sheila.
In 2002, Hailey told John Marquis, editor of the Bahamas' principal daily newspaper The Tribune, that he was lucky in having supportive parents who encouraged him to believe in himself. Brought up in a working-class home, Hailey never lost the common touch following his phenomenal success. 'I have worked hard, but I have also been very lucky,' he said.
Each of his novels has a different industrial or commercial setting and includes, in addition to dramatic human conflict, carefully researched information about the way that particular environment and system functions and how these affect society and its inhabitants.
Critics often dismissed Hailey's success as the result of a formulaic "potboiler" style, in which he caused an ordinary character to become involved in a crisis, then increased the suspense by switching among multiple related plot lines.
Hailey would spend approximately one year researching a subject, followed by six months reviewing his notes and, finally, about 18 months writing the book.
Many of his books reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and more than 170 million copies have been sold worldwide in 40 languages. Many have been made into movies and Hotel was made into a long-running television series. Airport became a successful film with dramatic visual effects.
A Canadian citizen whose children live in Canada and California, Hailey made his home in Lyford Cay, an exclusive residential resort on New Providence Island in the Bahamas with his second wife Sheila.
In 2002, Hailey told John Marquis, editor of the Bahamas' principal daily newspaper The Tribune, that he was lucky in having supportive parents who encouraged him to believe in himself. Brought up in a working-class home, Hailey never lost the common touch following his phenomenal success. 'I have worked hard, but I have also been very lucky,' he said.
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January 30, 2021
Дуже цікава, атмосферна книга із повним заглибленням у систему аеропорту. Особливо приємно було читати про знайомі аеропорти і міста, у яких я дійсно була авіа пасажиром.
Деякі із описів функціонування аеропортів та літаків дещо втратили актуальність, оскільки за 40 років авіація пішла далеко вперед із використовуванням сучасних компютеризованих та автоматизованих систем.
Оскільки весь сюжет крутиться навколо авіакатастрофи, я дещо боялась, що стану аерофобом після того, як буду уявляти всі деталі та можливий розвиток подій. Але саме тому, що сучасні аеропорти є більше контрольованими, ніж це було у 70х роках, я все ж таки відчула себе у безпеці та не дала розвинутись параної.
Цікава, захоплива книга, із цілим рядом головних героїв та щільно сплетених сюжетних ліній, що тримала в напрузі до самого кінця.
Деякі із описів функціонування аеропортів та літаків дещо втратили актуальність, оскільки за 40 років авіація пішла далеко вперед із використовуванням сучасних компютеризованих та автоматизованих систем.
Оскільки весь сюжет крутиться навколо авіакатастрофи, я дещо боялась, що стану аерофобом після того, як буду уявляти всі деталі та можливий розвиток подій. Але саме тому, що сучасні аеропорти є більше контрольованими, ніж це було у 70х роках, я все ж таки відчула себе у безпеці та не дала розвинутись параної.
Цікава, захоплива книга, із цілим рядом головних героїв та щільно сплетених сюжетних ліній, що тримала в напрузі до самого кінця.
July 23, 2023
Много нового и интересного узнала о жизни аэропорта, а главное о людях которые в нем работают и пассажирах.
February 26, 2024
Loved it!
March 6, 2025
Отличный сборник!
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