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Nerves of Steel
- How I Followed My Dreams, Earned My Wings, and Faced My Greatest Challenge
- Narrated by: Tammie Jo Shults - introduction, Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Audiobook-exclusive bonus content includes a Q&A between Tammie Jo Shults and narrator Tavia Gilbert and a recorded speech detailing the events of Flight 1380.
Nerves of Steel is the captivating true story of Tammie Jo Shults’ remarkable life - from growing up the daughter of a humble rancher, to breaking through gender barriers as one of the Navy’s first female F/A-18 Hornet pilots, to safely landing the severely crippled Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 and helping save the lives of 148 people.
Tammie Jo Shults has spent her entire life loving the skies. Though the odds were against her, she became one of the few female fighter pilots in the Navy. In 1994, after serving her country honorably for eight years, Tammie Jo left the Navy and joined Southwest Airlines in the early 1990s.
On April 17, 2018, Tammie Jo was called to service once again. Twenty minutes into a routine domestic flight, Captain Shults was faced with the unthinkable - a catastrophic engine failure in the Boeing 737 caused an explosion that severed hydraulic and fuel lines, tearing away sections of the plane, puncturing a window, and taking a woman’s life. Captain Shults and her first officer, Darren Ellisor, struggled to stabilize the aircraft.
Drawing deeply from her well of experience, Tammie Jo was able to wrestle the severely damaged 737 safely to the ground. Not originally scheduled for that flight, there is no doubt God had prepared her and placed her right where she needed to be that day.
Bring the story to life with photos available in the audiobook companion PDF download.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
Critic Reviews
'It is not often that one has the opportunity to be a hero and even more seldom does that opportunity come along twice. Tammie Jo Shults' inspirational story is one of service, grit, and humbling endurance in the face of discrimination and visceral danger. Her persistence paved the way for countless pilots to follow, and against all odds her composure saved the lives of 148 people on that Southwest flight. I feel honored to know her and to have read her story and am excited that others get the chance to see what true courage looks like." (Peter Berg, director, producer, writer, and actor)
"Nerves of Steel is truly one of the most inspiring, beautifully written, and important books of my lifetime. I am an avid reader, but Tammie Jo's story resonated with me like no other. She is a champion for not only women but for all who want to be better, stronger, and more loving human beings. Her story and life lessons should be read by everyone. She is a model of faith, ferocity, and femininity. Despite her unique and extraordinary story, Nerves of Steel is so relatable - I felt I was by Tammie Jo's side marveling and cheering her on through every twist and turn of her life. And what a life she has had. I will tell everyone I know about this book. Must-read should be shouted from the rooftops." (Martha Raddatz, ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent and best-selling author, The Long Road Home)
"Captain Tammie Jo Shults is a hometown hero to South Texans. More than that, Tammie Jo is a hero of faith. Her nerves of steel were forged in learning to trust God in all seasons - through times of turbulence and periods of testing - and to keep Him in the center of her life. In Nerves of Steel, she reminds us that life's challenges and the choices we make equip us to face anything with confidence and that we don't face them alone." (Max Lucado, pastor and best-selling author, How Happiness Happens)
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- Jean
- 10-29-19
Impressive
This is a fabulous story of a ranch girl from New Mexico. She broke barriers to become one of the Navy’s first women R/A-18 Hornet pilots to being the Captain of Southwest Airline’s flight 1380. Shults worked as a pilot fighting fires before going to work for Southwest Airlines.
The book is extremely well written. Shults tells of her early life, her battles to become a pilot to saving 148 lives on flight 1380. The story tells about a person who is talented, smart, competent and well trained. I like reading books about people who break barriers. I highly recommend this book.
The book is eight hours and twenty-seven minutes. Captain Shults does a good job narrating her own book.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-12-20
A solid autobiography with an emphasis on faith.
If you're in this book for the story of SWA flight 1380, you need to skip to the last fifty pages. Fair warning.
I enjoyed the book overall, though I had some trouble with the seemingly random sprinkles of patriotism sprinkled throughout an account of rampant sexism and perseverance. I though the connection made between the author's personal trials and her faith made clear sense - God acts as a guide and a comfort in her life. But I just couldn't relate to the small sections of patriotic praise for the U.S. dropped randomly throughout the book. It just felt misplaced to me. Oh well.
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- DESIREE LORUSSO
- 10-30-19
Best book I’ve “read” all year.
What an amazing story; beautifully and transparently written! I have purchased the young reader’s edition and am giving it to my 10 year old granddaughter. As a service member’s daughter, wife, and mother, I am grateful to Captain Shults for her service to our country. As a frequent Southwest customer, and a former San Antonian, I’ll be looking for her and her husband on my future flights. Most importantly, as a Christ follower myself, I loved how she beautifully wove her faith in and through her story, just as faith is, the fabric of our stories! Well done!! A MUST read!
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- Steve Bobrick
- 11-26-20
Great story great book
There is nothing negative except for the behavior of my sex, men! We Ned to learn to become people. Tammie exemplifies what a person should be like! I wish I could be more like her!
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- Bill54494
- 10-22-20
Profoundly personal
Captain Shults provides us with a deeply honest and personal look into her life as a woman, a wife and mother, a pilot and a person of faith. This was one of the more compelling books that I've listened to in recent months. As a pilot myself and a person of faith, I was captivated and inspired by her story. Frankly, it was more than I expected.
While she frequently speaks of her Christian faith, she is not proselytizing. More than anything, her faith simply is part of a genuine humanity about which she is honest, but not arrogant. Clearly she respects those who may not share her faith, because she genuinely loves those who share her humanity. However, she does not mince words when dicing those males whose macho insecurity sometimes stood in her way. Hooray for Tammie Jo!
One tiny complaint: I was surprised that she, a pilot and narrator of this book, made a couple of (i presume) reading errors. In one instance she read "altitude gyro" instead of "attitude gyro" and in another she said "glidescope" instead of "glideslope". Then again, maybe I just misheard her.
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- Joan H
- 08-31-20
Faith defined
This book weaves the plight of a female breaking into a predominantly man’s world and her faith. She doesn’t curse, scream and throw a fit each time a door is slammed in her face. She relies on her faith and God’s direction. Every step of her training prepared her for Flight 1780. Make sure to listen to her speech at the end...it is from her heart.
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- Jacobson Family
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I laughed, I cried, I will listen again!
This is a book everyone should read/listen to. It is real. It is uplifting. It is timely. I seriously laughed and cried and was on the edge of my seat. It is not a nail biting thriller, it isn't an I am woman, hear me roar, but it is a book about the life of an honest to goodness "Role Model!" I might even go as far as 'Hero,' not only for women but men as well. I would love to meet her someday and just listen to the stories of her life.
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- My Life in War, Peace, and the Cockpit of the Navy's Most Lethal Aircraft, the F/A-18 Super Hornet
- By: Caroline Johnson
- Narrated by: Hof Williams, Caroline Johnson
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Caroline Johnson was an unlikely aviator candidate. A tall blonde debutante from Colorado, she could have just as easily gone into fashion or filmmaking, and yet she went on to become an F/A-18 Super Hornet Weapons System Operator. She was one of the first women to fly a combat mission over Iraq since 2011, and she was the first woman to drop bombs on ISIS. Jet Girl tells the remarkable story of the women fighting at the forefront in a military system that allows them to reach the highest peaks and yet is in many respects still a fraternity.
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self-destruction; empaths beware
- By Eve on 02-07-20
By: Caroline Johnson
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Inside Marine One
- Four U.S. Presidents, One Proud Marine, and the World's Most Amazing Helicopter
- By: Lee Kelley, Ray L'Heureux
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Inside Marine One is Colonel L'Heureux's inspiring story of a young man who dreamed of flying, trained, studied, and worked hard to become the pilot who ended up serving four US Presidents - George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. It's also a personal guided tour inside the world's most famous helicopter by a man who knows that flying machine better than any other. Inside Marine One is a great American success story of a young boy who dreamed big, worked hard, and finally flew the President of the United States as his number one passenger.
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Helicopters? Who knew I would love this book!
- By History Buff on 11-02-20
By: Lee Kelley, and others
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Flying Free
- My Victory over Fear to Become the First Latina Pilot on the US Aerobatic Team
- By: Cecilia Aragon
- Narrated by: Roxanne Hernandez
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The daughter of a Chilean father and a Filipina mother, Cecilia Rodriguez Aragon grew up as a shy, timid child in a small Midwestern town. Targeted by school bullies and dismissed by many of her teachers, she worried that people would find out the truth: that she was INTF. Incompetent. Nerd. Terrified. Failure. Yet in the span of just six years, Cecilia became the first Latina pilot to secure a place on the United States Unlimited Aerobatic Team and earn the right to represent her country at the Olympics of aviation, the World Aerobatic Championships. How did she do it?
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This Should be a movie
- By Force Engineering on 06-06-22
By: Cecilia Aragon
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Honor Bound
- An American Story of Dreams and Service
- By: Amy McGrath, Chris Peterson
- Narrated by: Amy McGrath
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Amy McGrath grew up in Edgewood, Kentucky, a childhood shaped by love of country, baseball (the Cincinnati Reds), and, from the age of 12, a fascination with fighter jets. Her devastation at learning that a federal law prohibited women from flying in combat fueled her determination to do just that - and then, to help change the laws to improve the lives of all Americans.
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Exceptional. Great orator.
- By Betty on 08-31-21
By: Amy McGrath, and others
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Highest Duty
- My Search for What Really Mattered
- By: Chesley B. Sullenberger, Jeffrey Zaslow
- Narrated by: Michael McConnohie, Chesley B. Sullenberger
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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In this inspirational autobiography, Captain "Sully" Sullenberger, the airline pilot whose emergency landing on the Hudson River earned the world's admiration, tells his life story and talks about the essential qualities that he believes have been so vital to his success.
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A life time of preperation
- By Robert on 11-21-09
By: Chesley B. Sullenberger, and others
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Sully
- My Search for What Really Matters
- By: Chesley B. Sullenberger, Jeffrey Zaslow
- Narrated by: Michael McConnohie, Chesley B. Sullenberger
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed a remarkable emergency landing when Captain "Sully" Sullenberger skillfully glided US Airways flight 1549 onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. His cool actions not only averted tragedy but made him a hero and an inspiration worldwide. His story is now a major motion picture from director/producer Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks, Laura Linney, and Aaron Eckhart.
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Must listen!!
- By Carly on 09-01-16
By: Chesley B. Sullenberger, and others
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Jet Girl
- My Life in War, Peace, and the Cockpit of the Navy's Most Lethal Aircraft, the F/A-18 Super Hornet
- By: Caroline Johnson
- Narrated by: Hof Williams, Caroline Johnson
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Caroline Johnson was an unlikely aviator candidate. A tall blonde debutante from Colorado, she could have just as easily gone into fashion or filmmaking, and yet she went on to become an F/A-18 Super Hornet Weapons System Operator. She was one of the first women to fly a combat mission over Iraq since 2011, and she was the first woman to drop bombs on ISIS. Jet Girl tells the remarkable story of the women fighting at the forefront in a military system that allows them to reach the highest peaks and yet is in many respects still a fraternity.
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self-destruction; empaths beware
- By Eve on 02-07-20
By: Caroline Johnson
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Inside Marine One
- Four U.S. Presidents, One Proud Marine, and the World's Most Amazing Helicopter
- By: Lee Kelley, Ray L'Heureux
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Inside Marine One is Colonel L'Heureux's inspiring story of a young man who dreamed of flying, trained, studied, and worked hard to become the pilot who ended up serving four US Presidents - George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. It's also a personal guided tour inside the world's most famous helicopter by a man who knows that flying machine better than any other. Inside Marine One is a great American success story of a young boy who dreamed big, worked hard, and finally flew the President of the United States as his number one passenger.
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Helicopters? Who knew I would love this book!
- By History Buff on 11-02-20
By: Lee Kelley, and others
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Flying Free
- My Victory over Fear to Become the First Latina Pilot on the US Aerobatic Team
- By: Cecilia Aragon
- Narrated by: Roxanne Hernandez
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
The daughter of a Chilean father and a Filipina mother, Cecilia Rodriguez Aragon grew up as a shy, timid child in a small Midwestern town. Targeted by school bullies and dismissed by many of her teachers, she worried that people would find out the truth: that she was INTF. Incompetent. Nerd. Terrified. Failure. Yet in the span of just six years, Cecilia became the first Latina pilot to secure a place on the United States Unlimited Aerobatic Team and earn the right to represent her country at the Olympics of aviation, the World Aerobatic Championships. How did she do it?
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This Should be a movie
- By Force Engineering on 06-06-22
By: Cecilia Aragon
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Honor Bound
- An American Story of Dreams and Service
- By: Amy McGrath, Chris Peterson
- Narrated by: Amy McGrath
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Amy McGrath grew up in Edgewood, Kentucky, a childhood shaped by love of country, baseball (the Cincinnati Reds), and, from the age of 12, a fascination with fighter jets. Her devastation at learning that a federal law prohibited women from flying in combat fueled her determination to do just that - and then, to help change the laws to improve the lives of all Americans.
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Exceptional. Great orator.
- By Betty on 08-31-21
By: Amy McGrath, and others
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An Officer, Not a Gentleman
- The Inspirational Journey of a Pioneering Female Fighter Pilot
- By: Mandy Hickson
- Narrated by: Mandy Hickson
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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Flying a multi-million pound fighter jet in hostile territory is not an everyday career, and it comes with a high degree of pressure and responsibility. It’s a dream job that takes years of ambition, training and commitment, but for Mandy Hickson, it was a dream that became reality. Find out about Mandy’s incredible journey to become one of the UK’s first female, fast-jet pilots and how she overcame many obstacles to develop the skills to succeed in such a demanding career.
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These reviews are getting hard to trust
- By Justin Campbell on 02-18-22
By: Mandy Hickson
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Limitless
- The Autobiography
- By: Tim Peake
- Narrated by: Tim Peake
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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In fascinating and personal detail, and based on exclusive diaries and audio recordings from his mission, Tim Peake takes listeners closer than ever before to experience what life in space is really like: the sacrifice that astronauts make in being apart from their families, the sights, the smells, the fear, the exhilaration and the deep and abiding wonder of the view from space. Limitless is a book about the power of following our dreams - however unlikely they may seem - and of striving to reach our potential, even when we might not believe in it ourselves.
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Interesting and entertaining
- By robin on 01-27-21
By: Tim Peake
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Test Gods
- Virgin Galactic and the Making of a Modern Astronaut
- By: Nicholas Schmidle
- Narrated by: Nicholas Schmidle
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Working from exclusive inside reporting, New Yorker writer Nicholas Schmidle tells the remarkable story of the test pilots, engineers, and visionaries behind Virgin Galactic’s campaign to build a space tourism company. Schmidle follows a handful of characters - Mark Stucky, Virgin’s lead test pilot; Richard Branson, the eccentric billionaire funding the venture; Mike Moses, the grounded, unflappable president; Mike Alsbury, the test pilot killed in a fatal crash; and others - in pursuit of their collective goal: to make space tourism a reality.
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accurate acount
- By Tikicarver on 06-19-21
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Treason Flight
- By: T.R. Matson
- Narrated by: Mike Dawson
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
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Jack "Rattler" Owen is a navy pilot on a combat deployment struggling with life at sea. If dealing with separation from his family, the constant grind of shipboard life, and malfunctions in the E-2C Hawkeye weren't enough, it now seems that someone is out to get him. As he tries to navigate his time on the aircraft carrier, he realizes that things are not adding up in his squadron.
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incredible
- By SWR-MAN on 08-15-22
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