Imagine a City: A Pilot's Journey Across the Urban World

"Part travelogue, part memoir, Mark Vanhoenacker’s latest book takes you on a guided tour of far-flung destinations like Nairobi, Brasília and Kuwait City, while never losing sight of his hometown, Pittsfield, Mass. Growing up, Vanhoenacker built model airplanes, and while studying a globe and sketching imaginary skylines, he dreamed of the places those planes might carry him. Today, he pilots real jetliners on long-distance routes linking continents. While his earlier book Skyfaring described the exhilaration of flying, this book is about what Vanhoenacker finds when he lands: cities rich in poetry, birdsong and stories."