The Complete Flier's Handbook: The Essential Guide to Successful Air Travel [Paperback]

Brian Clegg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2002

The health effects of flying have been a concern for years, but publicity surrounding the link between air travel and deep vein thrombosis has brought air travel health to the fore. This is a comprehensive guide to staying healthy in the air, including what to do to minimize the risk of deep vein thrombosis, what's wrong with airline food, which are the safest seats, and how to control "air rage."

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About the Author

Brian Clegg read Natural Sciences at Cambridge University and gained an MA in Operational Research from Lancaster University. He then joined British Airways where he set up a taskforce to provide technology consulting to the airline and the Emerging Technologies Group, a team of the most talented staff in the company. He writes for Computer Weekly and Professional Manager. He lives in Wiltshire.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan UK (June 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0330489178
• ISBN-13: 978-0330489171
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,167,313 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Brian has written a number of popular science books, including Ecologic, The God Effect, on the most remarkable phenomenon of the quantum world and Before the Big Bang. Other titles include A Brief History of Infinity and Inflight Science, which explores the science that's all around you and outside your window when you are on an airplane.

Along with appearances at the Royal Institution in London he has spoken at venues from Oxford and Cambridge Universities to Cheltenham Festival of Science, has contributed to radio and TV programmes, and is a popular speaker at schools. Brian is also editor of the successful www.popularscience.co.uk book review site and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Brian has Masters degrees from Cambridge University in Natural Sciences and from Lancaster University in Operational Research, a discipline originally developed during the Second World War to apply the power of mathematics to warfare. It has since been widely applied to problem solving and decision making in business.

From Lancaster, he joined British Airways, where he ran teams including Emerging Technologies, amongst the most eccentric but talented staff in the company, who researched technologies from fingerprint recognition to electronic cash. This emphasis on innovation led to training with Dr. Edward de Bono, and in 1994 he left BA to set up his own creativity consultancy, running courses on the development of new ideas and products, and the creative solution of business problems. Clients include the BBC, the Met Office, British Airways, GlaxoSmithKline, Sony, The Treasury, Royal Bank of Scotland and many other blue-chips.

Brian has also written regular columns, features and reviews for numerous publications, including Nature, The Guardian, PC Week, Computer Weekly, Personal Computer World, Innovative Leader, Professional Manager, BBC History, Good Housekeeping and House Beautiful. His books have been translated into many languages, including German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, Norwegian, Thai and even Indonesian.