Hypnotizing Maria
Richard Bach, . . Hampton Roads, $18.95 (160pp) ISBN 978-1-57174-623-8
Richard Bach, the author of
The hero of Bach's new book, pilot and flight instructor Jamie Forbes, is on a routine run when Maria, the panicked spouse of another pilot, radios that her husband has collapsed at the controls. Forbes talks her through the steps to land safely. Maria's explanation to reporters that Forbes “hypnotized” her sparks a series of memories for Jamie, and the events that follow force him to examine what constitutes reality, to contemplate what lies beyond the edges of our carefully constructed worlds and whether those edges are real or created by our own limitations. While it mines the same territory as
Reviewed on: 06/15/2009
Genre: Nonfiction
Hardcover - 149 pages - 978-84-666-4216-3