35 Miles from Shore Virtual Book Tour May `08

Released on: April 29, 2008, 9:39 pm

Press Release Author: Cheryl Malandrinos/Pump Up Your Book Promotion

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Announcement of Emilio Corsetti's virtual book tour promoting
his narrative nonfiction title, "35 Miles from Shore".

Press Release Body: Join author Emilio Corsetti III on his first virtual book tour
with Pump Up Your Book Promotion Public Relations as he travels the blogosphere in
May to talk about his debut novel, "35 Miles from Shore: The Ditching and Rescue of
ALM Flight 980". On May 2, 1970, a DC-9 jet with fifty-seven passengers and a crew
of six departed New York's JFK international airport en route to the tropical island
of St. Maarten. The flight ended four hours and thirty-four minutes later in the
shark-infested waters of the Caribbean. It was at the time, and remains, the only
open-water ditching of a commercial jet. The subsequent rescue of survivors took
nearly three hours and involved the Coast Guard, Navy, and Marines. In this gripping
account of that fateful day, author Emilio Corsetti puts the reader inside the
cabin, the cockpit, and the rescue helicopters as the crews struggle against the
weather and dwindling daylight to rescue the survivors who have only their life
vests and a lone escape chute to keep them afloat.

"Corsetti has written a wonderful book," says Bob Buck, author of "North Star Over
My Shoulder". John Carver Edwards from the University of Georgia Libraries in
Cleveland says, "This well-researched, fast-paced study vividly re-creates the chain
of errors that resulted in the catastrophe, the harrowing rescue missions, and the
mixed effects of the tragedy on the subsequent lives of the crew, survivors, and
rescuers."

Emilio Corsetti III is a professional pilot and author. His work has appeared in
both regional and national publications including the "Chicago Tribune", "Multimedia
Producer", and "Professional Pilot" magazine. He and his wife Lynn reside in Lake
St. Louis, Missouri.

"Emilio is a joy to work with!" says Cheryl Malandrinos, Tour Coordinator for Pump
Up Your Book Promotion Public Relations. "I'm honored to have a small part in
promoting his book."

If you would like to follow Emilio on his virtual book tour, visit his official Pump
Up Your Book Promotion Virtual Book Tour page at
http://virtualbooktours.wordpress.com/. You can also visit his website at
www.EmilioCorsetti.com.

Emilio's virtual book tour is brought to you by Pump Up Your Book Promotion Virtual
Book Tours, a virtual book tour agency for authors who want quality service for an
affordable price. More information can be found on their website at
http://www.pumpupyourbookpromotion.com.


Web Site: http://www.pumpupyourbookpromotion.com

Contact Details: Dorothy Thompson
CEO Pump Up Your Book Promotion Virtual Book Tours
"Just leave your book tour in our hands!"
P.O. Box 313
Temperanceville, Virginia 23442
Phone: 757-824-0378
Email: thewriterslife@yahoo.com

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