num_pages: 504
description: An account of the author's several careers--in show business, flying, and writing--of his marriages and friendships, and of the ups and downs of a turbulent life
language: English
title: A Hostage to Fortune
titlecomplete: A Hostage to Fortune
genres: Biography, Aviation, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 77
awards: awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Washington State Book Award
publisher: Alfred A. Knopf