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F'Coffee Sir?!!!: The Real Air Hostesses' Handbook
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F'Coffee Sir?!!!: The Real Air Hostesses' Handbook
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I
Am Being Stalked By Air Hostesses No really, I
am. They are called Liz and Julie and they keep
sending me mildly flirtatious emails. Much as
I'd like to think it is just because they find
me incredibly attractive it is actually down to
the fact that they have a book out and want me
to plug it on the blog. Send me a copy, I said.
If I like it, I'll mention it. If I don't, I probably
won't. You F'Coffee, Sir?!!!: The Real Air Hostesses'
Handbook is an insider's account of life as an
air hostess. It is frank, alarming, honest (most
of the time) and very very rude. Liz and Julie
have over 20 years of combined flying experience,
have pretty much seen and done everything and
have tried their best to fit most of those experiences
into this 300 page book. So you have accounts
of upgrading passengers in return for Valium,
sex in the toilets and the unruly goings on in
between flights; examples of incredibly stupid
passengers, remarkably (ahem) active flight crew
and the pick of in-flight gossip. But at the same
time this is a very practical account of life
as an air hostess. Liz and Julie take you through
their careers from application to interviews,
training, their first flights and right up to
the present day. It would actually serve as a
fantastic guide for women (and men) thinking of
embarking upon a career in the industry, but is
mainly just a lot of fun. Do not seek out this
book if you are scared of flying, finding out
about the real goings on behind the curtain probably
won't make you feel any better. It is also best
avoided if you dislike gratuitous swearing as
the girls are rather foul-mouthed, but in a way
that is both big and clever. Apart from that,
I would suggest it is pretty much for anyone.
As far as I can tell this is a self-published
book, although they seem to have some good people
backing them. It admits to taking a few liberties
with the truth but much of the detail is so precise
that I cannot doubt that the girls are the genuine
article. If I have any criticism at all it is
regarding the finished book. It feels a little
bit too self-published with a thick glossy cover
and bright white paper as well as quite small
type. It could also have done with another copy
edit. But those are minor quibbles, a good book
is a good book and this one is bloody funny too
(any book with a chapter that starts with the
words 'Here is a funny story about poo..' is a
winner as far as I am concerned). Full marks though
must go to their website which is an absolute
hoot and includes a range of fashion items and
a CD you can buy. They really have gone to town
on this and it is well worth a browse. At the
moment the book seems to be unavailable at Amazon
and I don't think it is being widely stocked by
the chains. It is precisely the sort of book that
one of the big retailers could completely clean
up on if they took it under their wing, or something
that a major publisher should sign up for big
bucks now and re-release it with a big marketing
budget next year. I am willing to bet that one
of the two will come to pass. Watch this space.
--Scott Pack. Commercial Director,The Friday Project.
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