I've found a number of non-fiction books that I've really enjoyed, that I probably wouldn't have read otherwise.
Hunting Mr. Heartbreak by Jonathan Raban is a good example. It was originally published around 1990 and the copy I found was an Australian print from something like ten years later. I gave it to a friend, and she left it on a plane by accident somewhere, so I like to think it went on to a few other readers. It's available in digital now, and any FTer will find a good read.
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Originally Posted by
linsj
Originally Posted by
ryanthekiwi
I can't imagine any FAs wanting a used magazine or paperback unless it was a really popular current book (Hunger Games etc). It's just too unlikely that you'd share the same taste.
On my last trip, I asked the FA if she'd be interested in a book and stack of magazines I finished reading. She was thrilled to get them. Apparently, we do share the same taste.
Pilots and FAs will often times try to scope out what magazines or papers were left behind before the cleaners get on board. The crew rooms and ramper break rooms under the terminal always have some stuff to read from the aircraft on the tables. Now, if your choice of reading material is something like the latest issue of
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