Trudy Baker Knihy

Remember when flying was glamorous and sexy, even fun? When airline food was gourmet, everyone dressed up for a flight, and stewardesses catered to our every need-at least in our imaginations? This classic memoir by two audaciously outspoken young ladies, who lived and loved the free-spirited stewardess life, jets you back to those golden days of air travel-from the captain who's as subtle as a 747 when he's on the make to the passenger who mistakes the overhead luggage rack for an upper berth; from the names of celebrities who were a pleasure to serve (and some surprising notables on the "bad guy" list) to the origins of some naughty stereotypes-Spaniards are the best lovers, actors the most foul-mouthed. This huge bestseller, a First Class jet-age journal, offers a hilarious gold mine of outrageous anecdotes from the high-flying and amorous lives of those busty, lusty, adventuresome young women of the swinging '60s known as "stews."

'60s paperback novel about the lives and loves of what were called "Flight Stewardesses" back then.

Champagne, filetto chateaubriand, liquori a volontà; sullo sfondo una splendida creatura, impeccabile, incede elegante con un sorriso sulle labbra. Una scena in un locale esclusivo? No, un volo su un Boeing 727 dell'americana Eastern Airlines, nei gloriosi anni Sessanta. È in quell'epoca d'oro delle compagnie aeree, quando volare rappresentava un lusso per pochi, che ci tuffa questo libro scoppiettante, cronaca della vita a bordo - e soprattutto dei suoi piccanti strascichi a terra - di due frizzanti e disinibite hostess, icone di fascino, classe e "savoir vivre". Quelle irraggiungibili signorine erano infatti il sogno proibito di viaggiatori e uomini d'affari... oltre che del loro stesso comandante.