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Loading... Coffee, Tea or Me? The Uninhibited Memoirs of Two Airline Stewardesses (original 1967; edition 2003)by Donald Bain, Baker Trudy, Jones Rachel
Work InformationCoffee Tea or Me? The Uninhibited Memoirs of Two Airline Stewardesses by Trudy Baker (1967)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A cultural artifact if ever there was one (the illustrations by Playboy's Bill Wenzel tell the tale), this was first adult book I ever read as a child, my introduction to homosexuality, a black man and a white woman in a sexual position, and marijuana. "They looked so normal!" Published October 1967, this is still known in the air steward trade, and in various way howingly funny. Disclaimer: I stopped reading this book well before half-way. I bought this book in order to read 2 sassy women's notes from a life of being stewardesses. What I found, was that Donald Bain used a small dash of their stories (and changed their names to Rachel and Trudy), a dash of his own personal flight experiences and a large dose of his imagination. Imagination. Yes, you read that right. He used his imagination [as he states, himself, in the start of the book) and stories an "uninhibited memoir" about 2 women. Two women who were used largely for their marketing appeal. I really do not think this book should be allowed to be listed as a work of non-fiction. I want to read it though, based off the scathing reviews of how 'controversial' it apparently was when it was released. I'll just have to wait until I can convince my brain that it is not truly a memoir, but a work of fiction that is lightly sprinkled with partially true stories. no reviews | add a review
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Remember when flying was glamorous and sexy, even fun? When airline food was gourmet, everyone dressed up for a flight, and stewardesses catered to our every need-at least in our imaginations? This classic memoir by two audaciously outspoken young ladies, who lived and loved the free-spirited stewardess life, jets you back to those golden days of air travel-from the captain who's as subtle as a 747 when he's on the make to the passenger who mistakes the overhead luggage rack for an upper berth; from the names of celebrities who were a pleasure to serve (and some surprising notables on the "bad guy" list) to the origins of some naughty stereotypes-Spaniards are the best lovers, actors the most foul-mouthed. This huge bestseller, a First Class jet-age journal, offers a hilarious gold mine of outrageous anecdotes from the high-flying and amorous lives of those busty, lusty, adventuresome young women of the swinging '60s known as "stews." No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)387.7420922Social sciences Commerce, Communications, Transportation Rivers, Oceans, and Flight Travel by airLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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