White Knuckles: Getting Over the Fear of Flying

By Layne Ridley

Book Overview

Are you afraid of flying? An estimated fifty million Americans are. If you're one of them, you need White Knuckles. Author Layne Ridley knows what it's like to be afraid to fly, and learned how to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385237936
• ISBN13: 9780385237932
• Release Date: April 1987
• Publisher: Main Street Books
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Funny and helpful

This book is extremely funny (esp. her section of what she thinks is wrong with the plane when she flies vs. what is actually happening). It's easy to really relate to the author because of her friendly, funny, human voice, so when she researches flying and explains why it's NOT something to fear, you really believe her.Actually a fun read even if you don't mind flying...

Doesn't try to sugarcoat risks

What I like about this particular book, and why I re-read it after every horrible new plane crash, is that the author doesn't try to sugarcoat the risks of flying. However, she helps you put the risks in perspective by showing, using facts, figures, common sense and humor (that doesn't insult your intelligence), how the benefits of flying far outweigh the risks. Not only that but she devotes a chapter to what *you* as an individual - and a consumer - can do to improve airline safety - something I hadn't even considered before reading this! If you're scared to fly but HAVE to, I highly recommend this over any of the other "fear of flying" books - if you can get it before your next flight, it'll really help you a lot.

Excellent and very funny!

This book was excellent and very instrumental in overcoming my fear of flying. It's use of humor throughout the book made it fun to read. It was very informative and gave detailed descriptions of all phases of the flight process. The author's recommended process for preparing yourself mentally before, during, and after a flight was very good. I kept this book opened during my entire first flight, and it helped not only get me through it, but made it an enjoyable experience.

Funny, informative - one you can't put down!

Layne Ridley has got a wonderful sense of humor. A 2 or 3 page dialogue on what goes on in the head of the fearful flyer is just about the funniest thing I've ever read! And quite interesting, since it's exactly the conversation I have in my own head! It did a lot to help me to wake up and shake off this silly fear of flying.

Funny and smart take on why flying is safe

This book really helped me laugh about my anxiety about flying, instead of making me feel ashamed or sheepish. The author was a fearful flyer, too, and she understands why it's so scary, so when she says that flying is safe, I believed her