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2021 selection · Nonfiction
Flying Blind: The 737 Max Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing
Flying Blind: The 737 Max Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing by Peter Robison appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, staff picks, it’s all geek to me, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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