Being Versus Airbus suffers somewhat for not being organized in chronological order; indeed, the book often feels like a series of articles adapted into a book. I also wish Newhouse spent more time talking about the history of both companies, explaining how they made it where they are today, and why other major players never made it.
Still, the book is an engrossing read for anyone interested in the industry. By my reckoning, that includes almost everyone.
Damian J. Penny, originally from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, is a lawyer in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. From 2001 until 2009, he was the proprietor of one of Canada's most popular right-of-centre political blogs, Daimnation!
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