Washoe County Library System

Two women who worked as flight attendants during the 1960s reflect on their experiences, discussing behaviors of passengers, captains, and other crew members, as well as how air travel has changed over the years.

"In the tradition of Waiter Rant, a saucy look at life behind the beverage cart. Ever since Coffee, Tea or Me? was first published in the swinging sixties, the reading public has been enamored with stewardesses. In Cabin Fever, former Virgin Atlantic flight attendant Mandy Smith updates the genre, sharing the good, the bad, and the downright naughty about life in the air. Smith's jet-setting job took her to many exotic locations, and on the way she...