I liked this book because you could sense that the author truly had compassion and empathy for the thousands of people he encountered on his travels, ranging from stressed airline ticket sellers, to companions who haven't seen their children for weeks, to random bell clerks who happened to rescue him in the middle of the night with a simple bit of information. I also liked that the book didn't dwell on all of the horrors of air travel and didn't take non-stop stabs at the service providers along the way (although I agree with his assessment of one particular rank airline based out of a large city in Western Pennsylvania).
I only got about halfway through the book, so maybe in the end he started giving strategies for traveling most of the time for work. All of the book that I was able to get through were general business strategies, such as "be ethical".
As a fellow business traveler, I feel a kinship to Mr. Jolles.
For anyone who travels for a living or takes business trips. This is a fantastic book filled with insight, poignancy, humor and wisdom.
I read Rob's book cover to cover on a flight from the east coast to the west. There are more pages "dogearred" than I have ever folded before.
This is an extraordinarily personal book. Within the first dozen pages, Author Rob Jolles has shared moments of extreme personal embarrassment with us, gently encouraging us to laugh with him rather than at him.
The cover and title of this book grabbed my attention, so I adopted it for my next cross-country flight (one of many as a frequent business traveler). I can honestly say my trip passed quickly and pleasantly, as I couldn't put the book down.
Wow! I was lucky enough to get a galley preview of this book sent to me.
