Up in the Air

from Hagelstein

Ryan Bingham is chasing one-million frequent flier miles as he travels peripatetically as a Career Transition Counselor. He's also chasing a new job with an elusive company called MythTech. He gave up his apartment and lives in what he calls Airworld. He needs to rack up his remaining miles befor...

from rainpebble

Up in the Air by Walter Kirn; (3 1/2*) This is a fun book about traveling. At least it starts that way. If you fly on commercial airlines a lot you'll love the main character's flying habits. The book has some laughs. But it seems to wander. The main character is quite a character. I'm not sure, ...

from rocketjk

A very sharp and extremely well-written satire on modern corporate culture and its affects on those who try to stay human within it's conformist environment and cynical world-view. The observations are acute and often quite funny. The protagonist, whose goal is to rack up 1 million frequent flier...

from giovannigf

Rollicking satire of the business world that reads like a combination of Don DeLillo and Chuck Palahniuk. Entertaining, well-written, and with more edge than the movie adaptation.

from dasam

A good read with a turn at the end that is predictable, but not too.