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Flight of the Reindeer: The True Story of Santa Claus and His Christmas Mission

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I was just at the point in my life where believing in Santa Claus seems extrememely childish, but then I read this book by Robert Sullivan. Pretty soon it had me convinced that Santa does exist and reindeer really do fly. The pictures are very interesting and the context is quite convincing, esp. the interviews. Many people (or Helpers) are questioned in this book. Some people that give testimonies are George Bush Sr. and Al Roker. Will Steger relates his conversation with Santa Claus to Robert Sullivan, who, fortunately, wrote it down in this book. Sullivan finds a lot of useful evidence too. Glenn Wolff illustrates the book wonderfully, and I like the fact that there is at least one picture or photo on every page. I do love the format of the book and all the extraordinary photos Sullivan puts in The Flight of the Reindeer From Santa's finding of Rudolph to Santa's current sleigh, this book gives an explanation for just about everything. Every Christmas season, I read this book. Without this book, I would probably be a non-believer.

Flight of the Reindeer proves the existance of Santa and his Elves beyond a shawdow of a doubt. A wonderous wealth of information for the young and the young at heart. The "chart of evidence" is so compelling, with drawings and photos to support the "written word".......don't pass on this one!

I know Mr. Sullivan, and spent many hours watching this book come together. The result astounded me. This is probably the best book on Santa ever written. I reccomend it to anyone. And yes, I do believe in Santa Claus. The illustrations are also top notch, with great attention to detail. Kudos.

Even though I'm an adult, I've always thought of myself as a believer in Santa Claus. Now I don't just believe, I know, with all the historical facts & proof in this book! Shows that Santa has been around at least 2000 years, & that reindeer do fly. For any other subject, this book might get boring, but when it's about Santa & reindeer it's absolutely facinating. I especially like the photos & interview with the North Pole explorer who stumbled on Santa's village...the only person ever to do so. It's full of experts on the artic, Santa, reindeer, etc. Also discusses the people in the world who are Santa Helpers. Everyone should read this book. Well worth three times the purchase price.

This book is an enchanting look into the legend of Santa Clause even the most mature adults will want to believe after reading this book. It's a great book to sit around the fireplace, drink some hot co-co, and read to your children. It's a great way to get you into the sprit of Christmas. It also has some interesting research. The library of Congress put this book under Non-Fiction how can you argue with that. There are also great illustrations in this book. This book is a great Coffee table book to have for the Christmas season.

I found this a long time ago in a bargain bin for $2. I *love* this book--it's one of my all-time favorite books. Although I haven't put up a tree in years, it's now a tradition to read this book every year. It puts me in the Christmas spirit--and adds realism, proof and perspective to the Christmas mission.

Buy it and make your own family tradition.

There is a Santa Claus! This is an amazing book, written in documentary style about the existence of Santa and his reindeer. It is a delightful addition to anybody's coffee table at Christmas time or any time. I really love his description of how he found Rudolph, and how he guided the team that one year, a small reindeer with a big heart. The description of the reindeer's year is fascinating!

This book will warm the hearts of Virginias everywhere. Yes, there is a Santa Claus!

I have this book, with some handwritten annotations. The author got a couple facts wrong, but then I used to be in the Air Force, worked in many. many different command posts and operational centers, and well somethings are still classified. Some good guessing and all!

Cute book, I love it, my husband, a "Santa Helper" loves it, our teens liked it (really!) and the few copies I have given as gifts were very well received.

If you have older kids this is a great book.

This book is great! If you need help believing in Santa, read this book. It has an interview w/Santa, curtousy of Will Steger, the only man to visit Santa's viliage. Also, there are amazing pictures of Santa's Villiage, Reindeer flying, and much much more! This is a must have book. Totally.

I'm going to start this review by saying that I've studied Santa Claus for a very long time, so it was interesting to compare the data I've compiled with that in this book. I have to say that, despite some historical inaccuracies involving dates and the assertion that Santa is, himself, an elf like the rest (he's not, he's a man, but it's easy to see where the confusion comes from. Even Clement C. Moore and Thomas Nast said Santa was an elf), this book is full of very fascinating information! The most interesting information concerns the deer, with precious few of the facts about Santa being historically accurate (for example, Santa's age), but there is still some rather interesting info about Santa that is close to the truth. Also, it contains beautiful illustrations as well as wonderful photographs.

Some highlights of this book are:

--The extensive explanations of how reindeer manage to fly
--The wealth of experts that put forth their ideas on the subject matter
--The section dedicated to those who explored the arctic
--The revealing of the identities of many of Santa's well-known helpers
--The "Reindeer Year" calendar and the accompanying explanation
--The "Mehling-Young Speed Test."

I could go on forever about this book and my thoughts, but the point is this: if you've always wondered if reindeer can fly, this is the book for you because, guess what? THEY CAN! And this book tells you exactly how they do it! Despite the not-quite-right facts about Santa himself, this is still one of the best books written on the subject of Santa Claus and should be given to any doubter at Christmas-time (though give them some more books on Santa so they can get all the sides of the story. I'd recommend "The Autobiography of Santa Claus"--As Told to Jeff Guinn, as well as a book called simply "Santa Claus" by Rod Green.)