Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters
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Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters is a memoir written by Chesley Sullenberger
and Jeffrey Zaslow
describing the events of US Airways Flight 1549
. The New York Times bestselling autobiography of Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger
— the pilot who landed a crippled airplane in New York's Hudson River
, saving the lives of the flight's 155 passengers — discusses leadership, responsibility, and service along with his life story.
Chesley Sullenberger
Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III is an American airline transport pilot , safety expert, and accident investigator from Danville, California...
and Jeffrey Zaslow
Jeffrey Zaslow
Jeffrey Zaslow is an American journalist and a columnist for The Wall Street Journal. He is also the author or coauthor of several bestselling books: The Last Lecture with Randy Pausch, Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters with Capt...
describing the events of US Airways Flight 1549
US Airways Flight 1549
US Airways Flight 1549 was US Airways' scheduled domestic commercial passenger flight from LaGuardia Airport in New York City to Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina...
. The New York Times bestselling autobiography of Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger
Chesley Sullenberger
Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III is an American airline transport pilot , safety expert, and accident investigator from Danville, California...
— the pilot who landed a crippled airplane in New York's Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
, saving the lives of the flight's 155 passengers — discusses leadership, responsibility, and service along with his life story.