MWSA Book Review

Spinning Tales – Helicopter Stories

Author:  Jan Hornung & others

Publisher:  BookSurge

Reviewer: W. H. McDonald Jr. - President of MWSA

An Anthology of Helicopter Stories

Jan Hornung has compiled a collection of entertaining, amazing, and sometimes very funny tales about helicopters and the people who fly them and love them.  Her book, “Spinning Tales”, takes the reader on a non-stop flight of adventure as she presents stories from some of the best aviation writers in the country.  There are over 30 writers who contribute to her book including several MWSA authors.

Stories, poems, quotes, helicopter facts and data along with some insightful comments take the reader through these pages where everything is related to a helicopter experience.  This is one of a series of best selling books that Jan has put together.  This one has a lot of lighter stuff and some stories are outright funny.  Of course, there are some combat stories and some that touch on the mystical.

These stories will touch many emotions but in the end you will find it was also very entertaining.  It can be read in short pieces—a story or a poem at a time.  There is no order to how you have to read them.  Each story is complete unto itself and therefore the reader can pick and choose depending on their mood which ones to read.  This is great book to read when on an airplane or in a hotel room or waiting at an airport.  It is approved reading material for all mature reading ages.  Women and men will both like this book as will veterans and non-veterans.  Put this on your gift buying list for the holidays or any occasion.