Praise for Flying High

"If you want to know what it takes to develop a great business-not just an airline-Flying High is a must-read. James Wynbrandt does an excellent job of bringing JetBlue founder David Neeleman's amazing personal journey and business innovativeness to life in an interesting and exciting manner."
-Dave Sclair
Publisher Emeritus, General Aviation News

"James Wynbrandt adeptly captures the elements that have made David Neeleman and his remarkable airline, JetBlue, a huge success. Flying High is a tribute to Neeleman's true depth. By developing a visionary business model and the right communications strategy, he was able to pilot JetBlue to profitability with finesse. It's a must-read for people in any business seeking success."
-Howard J. Rubenstein
President, Rubenstein Associates, Inc.

"In Flying High, James Wynbrandt tells the completely beguiling story of how a former Mormon missionary with attention deficit disorder and a history of both bankruptcy and getting fired from a high-profile job created one of the great airline successes of our time. What is David Neeleman's secret at JetBlue? It's a new concept called understanding what your customers really need. Neeleman's fanatical attention to customer satisfaction, employee relations, and technology make for such a fascinating read, I raced through the book in one sitting."
-Rinker Buck
Aviation journalist and author, Flight of Passage: A Memoir

For those on both sides of the dreaded dentist's chair, James Wynbrandt has written a witty, colorful, and richly informative history of the art and science of dentistry. To all of those dental patients whose whine rises in tandem with that of the drill, take note: You would do well to stifle your terror and instead offer thanks to Apollonia, the patron saint of toothache sufferers, that you face only fleeting discomfort rather than the disfiguring distress, or slow agonizing death oft meted out by dental-care providers of the past. The transition from yesterday's ignorance, misapprehension, and superstition to the enlightened and nerve-deadened protocols of today has been a long, slow, and very painful process.

For example, did you know that:
*Among the toothache remedies favored by Pierre Fauchard, the father of dentistry, was rinsing the mouth liberally with one's own urine.
*George Washington never had wooden teeth. However, his chronic dental problems may have impacted the outcome of the American Revolution.
*Soldiers in the Civil War needed at least two opposing front teeth to rip open powder envelopes. Some men called up for induction had their front teeth extracted to avoid service.
*Teeth were harvested from as many as fifty thousand corpses after the Battle of Waterloo, a huge crop later used for dentures and transplants that became known as "Waterloo Teeth."

Praise for FlyingHigh

"If you want to know what it takes to develop a great business--not just an airline--Flying High is a must-read. James Wynbrandt does an excellent job of bringing JetBlue founder David Neeleman's amazing personal journey and business innovativeness to life in an interesting and exciting manner."
--Dave Sclair Publisher Emeritus, General Aviation News

"James Wynbrandt adeptly captures the elements that have made David Neeleman and his remarkable airline, JetBlue, a huge success. Flying High is a tribute to Neeleman's true depth. By developing a visionary business model and the right communications strategy, he was able to pilot JetBlue to profitability with finesse. It's a must-read for people in any business seeking success."
--Howard J. Rubenstein President, Rubenstein Associates, Inc.

"In Flying High, James Wynbrandt tells the completely beguiling story of how a former Mormon missionary with attention deficit disorder and a history of both bankruptcy and getting fired from a high-profile job created one of the great airline successes of our time. What is David Neeleman's secret at JetBlue? It's a new concept called understanding what your customers really need. Neeleman's fanatical attention to customer satisfaction, employee relations, and technology make for such a fascinating read. I raced through the book in one sitting."
--Rinker Buck Aviation journalist and author, Flight of Passage: A Memoir

This book presents the major events, people, and traditions that have shaped Pakistan.""A Brief History of Pakistan"" presents a concise yet thorough account of this land whose past as a birthplace of civilization is as important to world history as is its pivotal place in contemporary geopolitics. Coverage includes the dramatic events, notable people, and special customs and traditions that have shaped this country. By illuminating the nation's past, this book gives readers a detailed perspective of Pakistan today and enables them to intelligently consider how it might change in the future.Coverage includes: The land and its people; The Indus Valley Civilization; The Vedic Age in Pakistan; The Mogul Period; British rule; The struggle for independence; Partition; Civilian and military rule; Islamization of Pakistan; Pakistan under Pervez Musharraf; Relations with the United States, India, and Afghanistan; Pakistan's nuclear weapons program; and, Secular/Islamic tensions.