Flying For Peanuts

Lessons in business and life from the executive who helped shape the modern airline industry Frank Lorenzo is the epitome of the American dream. A first-generation American and entrepreneur, Lorenzo started an airline advisory business in his mid-twenties based on little more than bravado and ultimately rose to control the largest fleet of airplanes in the free world. Flying for Peanuts recounts how Lorenzo grew his empire from nothing and helped shape the airline industry as we know it. Flying for Peanuts explains how the son of Spanish immigrants put himself through Columbia College by driving a Coca-Cola truck and then grew the fledgling advisory into ownership of Texas International Airlines. At TIA, he fought through the industry’s transformation, in part by introducing the new, low-cost model for fares that are a major part of the industry today. From there, through a series of shrewd moves and a hostile takeover, Lorenzo became CEO of Continental Airlines, a large loss-making west coast airline at the time. This airline business memoir gives a play-by-play of the high-stakes negotiations that got Lorenzo there, including faceoffs with Carl Icahn and a chapter devoted to selling the Eastern Airlines Shuttle to Donald Trump, soon to become the doomed Trump Shuttle. It details Lorenzo’s competition with upstarts like Southwest Airlines and the clashes with unions that led Fortune’s to name him one of “America’s toughest bosses,” along with accolades from his employees. Along the way, Lorenzo highlights the strategies and tactics that propelled his growth. Flying for Peanuts is a compelling read for anyone interested in the American airline industry and anyone wanting to apply a trailblazing executive’s lessons for their own career success.

By revealing hilarious tricks of the traveling trade, Flying for Peanuts is the definitive how-to guide for learning to survive the Southwest Airlines flying experience. Filled with inside information from a seasoned traveler, Flying for Peanuts offers an outrageous guide for surviving - and actually enjoying - every flight with Southwest Airlines.

"It's a beautiful day to fly a kite, but as soon as Charlie Brown's kite catches a nice gust of wind ... it gets eaten up by the kite-eating tree! Good grief. When he tries again, the tree eats that kite too. Charlie Brown and his friends refuse to let the kite-eating tree win, but what can they do?"--Page 4 of cover.

Join Woodstock as he gets ready to go on his very first plane ride! This 8x8 storybook includes a paper airplane-making activity, perfect for first-time little travelers! Woodstock is so nervous—he’s about to go on his very first flight! Luckily, he has his best pal Snoopy, the Flying Ace, to help ease his fears by explaining how an airplane works and helping him pack the perfect toys and snacks! © 2020 Peanuts Worldwide LLC

BY THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING, PRIZE-WINNING STUFF MATTERS Sometimes explosive, often delightful, occasionally poisonous, but always fascinating: the secret lives of liquids, from one of our best-known scientists ________________ A series of glasses of transparent liquids is in front of you: but which will quench your thirst and which will kill you? And why? Why does one liquid make us drunk, and another power a jumbo jet? From the bestselling author of Stuff Matters comes a fascinating tour of these surprising or sinister substances - the droplets, heartbeats and ocean waves we all encounter every day. Structured around a plane journey, encountering water, wine, oil and more, Mark Miodownik shows that liquids are agents of death and destruction as well as substances of wonder and fascination. His unique brand of scientific storytelling brings them and their mysterious properties alive in a captivating new way. ________________ 'A truly delightful read' Jim Al-Khalili, author of Paradox 'An exhilarating, eye-opening ride' Philip Ball, science writer and author of H2O 'Exciting, anarchic and surprising' Katy Guest, The Guardian 'A thrilling read, from start to finish' Tim Radford, author of The Consolations of Physics

Instead of doing what other dogs do, Charlie Brown's dog imagines himself chasing the German World War I pilot, the Red Baron.

Join the Flying Ace as he rescues his best friend in this deluxe novelty book featuring lift-the-flaps, a pop-up, and a special steering wheel on the cover that really turns so Peanuts fans can fly along with Snoopy! Snoopy is sitting on his doghouse when he receives a letter from his best friend, Woodstock: he needs help! It’s the Flying Ace to the rescue! Readers can copilot on Snoopy’s adventure by using the steering wheel in the book. The interactive wheel on this Steer the Story book will allow kids to steer throughout the book! © 2021 Peanuts Worldwide LLC

Join Woodstock as he gets ready to go on his very first plane ride! This 8x8 storybook includes a paper airplane-making activity, perfect for first-time little travelers! Woodstock is so nervous—he’s about to go on his very first flight! Luckily, he has his best pal Snoopy, the Flying Ace, to help ease his fears by explaining how an airplane works and helping him pack the perfect toys and snacks! © 2020 Peanuts Worldwide LLC

Twenty-five years ago, Herb Kelleher reinvented air travel when he founded Southwest Airlines, where the planes are painted like killer whales, a typical company maxim is "Hire people with a sense of humor," and in-flight meals are never served--just sixty million bags of peanuts a year. By sidestepping "reengineering," "total quality management," and other management philosophies and employing its own brand of business success, Kelleher's airline has turned a profit for twenty-four consecutive years and seen its stock soar 300 percent since 1990. Today, Southwest is the safest airline in the world and ranks number one in the industry for service, on-time performance, and lowest employee turnover rate; and Fortune magazine has twice ranked Southwest one of the ten best companies to work for in America. How do they do it? With unlimited access to the people and inside documents of Southwest Airlines, authors Kevin and Jackie Freiberg share the secrets behind the greatest success story in commercial aviation. Read it and discover how to transfer the Southwest inspiration to your own business and personal life.

"Welcome to Snoopy's world! What will Snoopy be today? Will he be a flying ace, or a writer working on the next great American novel? Anything is possible in Snoopy's imagination. Join Snoopy on some of his favorite adventures--most of which take place right on top of his doghouse"--Page [4] of cover.