Miracle on the Hudson: The Survivors of Flight 1549 Tell Their Extraordinary Stories of Courage, Faith, and Determination

After seeing the movie, Sully, I wanted to know more: surely there were some who prayed, who later thanked God, although this was entirely omitted in the movie. And what of the survivors since that day? Have their lives changed? Have they sought the purpose for a second chance at life? Thankfully, the authors have done extensive research. Not only are these questions answered, but I learned so much more. The harrowing rescue onto the boats are one hundred and fifty-five separate miracles, many told in this book, many requiring others who valued the lives of strangers. I learned there were many heroes that day. And, as a personal bonus for me, I have recently moved to the Charlotte area and the small hometowns of the survivors are towns where I now visit and shop and recognize. At the time of the event, I was thankful like others, but had not noticed that this was a story about North Carolina as well as New York. This book is excellent. Thanks to the authors for writing it.

It was everything I had hoped it would be.

The book wrote by Captain Sullenberger and movie were both excellent. I am reading this book about the passengers view point and how they felt and thought when the airplane landed in the Hudson. It is so interesting as there are more of us that are passengers than pilots. Reading their perspective and wondering how I would react is an interesting read. I found an interesting part that tells when they thought how they had minutes to live --their lives didnt flash in front of them but they could only think of what they would miss out in the life that was going to be gone soon. I find this one so fascinating I can hardly put it down.

This book is about the captain of the airplane that had to land his plane in the Hudson River because of the birds killing one of his engines. He had to think very quickly where he could land. This is very difficult when you are n New York City--all of the big buildings and all of the people. He decided to land the plane in the Hudson River on a very cold day. There were some people that said that he could make it all the way back to the airport. However, he had to make the decision very quickly and he thought about the people on the plane. It cost the airline the plane. However all of the people were saved.

Everyone on that flight began praying and talking to God. They kept on praying until they were safe on dry land. Moved me to tears, so that I began to speak with God and all those angels more!

Fascinating Read! Because we all knew a favorable outcome was part of this historic flight, thanks to the heroic and extensive experience of Capt. Sullenberger and crew, it was an easy choice to select this book. It is a mosaic of personal stories and recollections of a host of passengers that shared their sojourn in a harrowing and inexplicable adventure. When faced with almost certain demise, what does one prioritize? To each individual it becomes a moment of truth, fear and then gratitude for the unbelievable obstacles that were overcome with the teamwork of crew and rescue personnel. This event was a blessing to all who survived. Every person cherishes life a day at a time and now smells the roses.

Makes you feel like your one of the passengers. Told from the view point of all those in the aircraft. You will hear heads down, brace, brace, a lot. From the time of the pilots announcement and knowing the plane was going to end up in the Hudson was 120 seconds. During that time it is interesting to see the humanity in assorted ways from those random passengers who were strangers. From the long announcement to when the plane hit the water seemed like eternity. The fact the plane was intact and the passengers managed to vacate the aircraft to the water and wings is a must read. You wont get much information on the pilot and next to nothing on the co-pilot. That is a separate book written by Capt. Skully.

This is an excellent book on the story that had us all glued to our TVs in January 2009. The reporters have done a very good job of putting the story together and letting us feel the gamut of emotions experienced by the survivors of this crash. My father wasnt as fortunate to have Sully as his pilot 42 years ago when he and all those aboard lost their lives in a TWA crash. I am grateful to those who shared their deepest feelings & emotions which gave me some closure after wondering all of these years just what my father might have experienced in those last moments of his flight. In disagreement with another review, I didnt feel that the lack of interviews with Sully and his brave crew distracted from the telling of the story at all. This was about the passengers, their lives before, during and after this life changing event. A must read for anyone who is in admiration of the bravery of the passengers & crew.

This is a very nice book. It gives more of what happened that day when the flight landed in the Hudson River. Scary for sure of what they went through. But a great outcome too.

Reading the accounts of the passengers and their experiences and thoughts during this trauma was very profound for me. Of great interest, were their thoughts of time slowing down and what transpired during this time. When I was 25 years old (I am now 75) I was on a highway near Columbia, Missouri, it was dark and raining, I had a blow out on my front left tire, couldnt get control and sailed over a 70 foot cliff. Time slowed down!! I thought, Im never going to see my husband and daughter again, Im not ready to die, and I began to recite the Lords Prayer. I was knocked unconscious, came to, realized I had clouded vision in my left eye, then heard a sound and interpreted it as being the sound of flames. I quickly crawled out the window of the upside down car which was laying on top a boulder then crawled up the cliff. This slowing down of time lasted a week. However, during this week, time gradually returned to normal. Until I read this book, I had never heard of anyone having experienced this phenomena. I, now, realize this is a most unique experience and feel somewhat relieved that it is not so uncommon. It was, also, very revealing as to how other people handle themselves in a crisis especially when these individuals felt as though they were not going to survive. The experience I had in 1965 helped me survive another experience in 1971 which included myself and my six year old daughter. I awoke around two oclock in the morning with a knife at my throat and my daughter was a night stand away from me. I think because of my previous experience, I was able to keep a clear head, so to speak. I asked the man if he was going to kill me. I asked this question because I was determined to not make a sound if he stabbed me in hopes my daughter would stay asleep and he would not kill her. He said he would not if I kept quiet, which I did, and she did not wake up until the police officers arrived. I hope you all read this book as it is very well written and, in doing so, it will help you if you find yourself in a life threatening situation. My reading this has helped me to, somewhat, but a few things to rest.