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My Search For What Really Matters
William Morrow
October 2009
On Sale: October 1, 2009
352 pages
ISBN: 0061924687
EAN: 9780061924682
Hardcover
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Self-Help | Non-Fiction Inspirational | Non-Fiction Memoir
In this inspirational autobiography, Captain "Sully"
Sullenberger, the airline pilot whose emergency landing on
the Hudson River earned the world's admiration, tells his
life story and talks about the essential qualities that he
believes have been so vital to his success. In January 2009, the world witnessed one of the most
remarkable emergency landings in history when Captain
Sullenberger brought a crippled US Airways flight onto the
Hudson River, saving the lives of all of the passengers and
crew aboard. The successful outcome was the result of
effective teamwork, Sully's dedication to airline safety,
his belief that a pilot's judgment must go hand-in-hand
with—and can never be replaced by—technology, and forty
years of careful practice and training. From his earliest memories of learning to fly as a teenager
in a crop duster's single-engine plane in the skies above
rural Texas to his years in the United States Air Force at
the controls of a powerful F-4 Phantom, Sully describes the
experiences that have helped make him a better leader,
particularly the importance of taking responsibility for
everyone in his care. And he talks about what he believes is
at the heart of America's "can do" spirit: the very human
drive to prepare for the unexpected and to meet it with
optimism and courage. His wife, Lorrie, has been a pillar of support through all
the highs and lows that life has offered, from the
challenges of commercial flying to the birth of their two
daughters, from financial struggles to the event of January
15, 2009. Though the world may remember Sully as the hero of
Flight 1549, the legacy he desires even more is that of a
loving husband and father. Highest Duty is the intimate story of a man who has
grown up to embrace what we think of as quintessential
American values—leadership, responsibility, commitment to
hard work, and service to others. And it is a narrative that
reminds us that cultivating seemingly ordinary virtues can
prepare us to perform extraordinary acts.
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