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This is a completely fascinating, unputdownable book about the age of skyjacking in the US (1960s into early 70s). It keys in on one particular event involving the pictured two. It also shows the infighting and paralysis of congress to make any meaningful changes that might help prevent these events (seriously, it took them 12 years to require screening). Highly recommend!

My human and my pet are still sound asleep.

I adore this moment on the weekends. Sneaking in some reading time. ❤️

Yes, we do use two separate comforters. It was the best thing we ever did for our relationship. #notkidding 🤣🤣

I have a special rule that I'm allowed to stay up extra late reading on Thursdays because I only have to be tired for one more day before the weekend.

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Come on 11:30. 🎉

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Quiet Saturday morning. Everyone is still asleep 💝

Since I am not flying anytime soon, I am going to read this. @Liberty talked about this on ATB, and I was intrigued.

Etymological lore holds that the verb "hijack" derives from the slangy directive issued by gangsters who commandered freight trucks: "Hold your hands high, Jack."

Between 1961, when the first plane was seized in American airspace, and 1972, the year Flight 701 was waylaid en route to Seattle, 159 flights were hijacked in the United States. All but a fraction of those hijackings took place during the last five years of that frenetic era, often at a clip of one or more per week. There were, in fact, many days when two planes were hijacked simultaneously, strictly by coincidence.

In the 1960s, skyjacking was a common occurrence. And Roger Holder & Cathy Kerkow some #slipperypeople manage to pull off the kookiest, longest-distance hijacking in Us history. Journalist Brendan Koerner explores this dramatic, batty and politically embarrassing period of history in vivid detail. It's 🍌👖‼️#wackyWednesday #rocktober

This book was fascinating. A very intimate look at both a unique story and a general phenomenon. I did feel a little nervous reading it on the plane this weekend though 😜

Leave it me to start a page turner 30 minutes before bed 😱 #whathaveidone #justonemorechapter

This was fascinating! I couldn't believe how non existent security was until 1973! It is not a comedy but I laughed in disbelieve and horror through the entire thing!

This story was banana pants 🍌👖sooo crazy, nobody could make this stuff up! Good read for #NonfictionNovember although I still believe tighter editing was needed.

WHOA!!! Talk about foreshadowing or prophecy 😱This was September 11, 1970!!!

My son is due to arrive later today, after traveling abroad the past 5 months ? I'm questioning my choice for #nonfictionnovember as this read traces the history of "skyjacking" and "aviation piracy" ?So far this book is interesting but a little overloaded with secondary sources and tidbits. Can't wait to have him back home ? ?

So I've chosen my #TBR for #NonfictionNovember I'm really looking forward to reading this bunch 📚😊🙏🏻

It's #Recommendsday! This is one of my favorite nonfiction books. It's full of so much history, information, and WTF moments, your brain will spin in your skull.

Did you know the actor who played the cook on Bonanza was shot during an air hijacking attempt??? This is one of the zillion facts I learned -and repeated to everyone around me. SO MUCH INFORMATION.

This book is the best HBO/Netflix/Showtime/Hulu series that hasn't been made. Yet.

"When Cleaver failed to move his pants past the prototype stage..." I kind of love everything about this entire book.

Enjoying this. Had no idea the extent of skyjacking in history. Feels like I'm reading a dispatch from a strange timeline.