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FLIGHT OF THE GIN FIZZ: MIDLIFE AT 4,500 FEET Basic Books/HarperCollins, 1997 Flight of the Gin Fizz is an account of a deaf man's learning to fly to stave off the midlife blues, then retracing the route of the first American transcontinental flight, made in 1911 by a pilot with a severe hearing loss. "If you have time to read only one book this year, read Flight of the Gin Fizz," wrote PBS commentator Jim Lehrer. "It'll make you feel good about people and their spirit. And I hereby guarantee you will never forget the story of the man who lived and told it." The book, a New York Times Notable Book of 1997, is out of print but is available used. View New York Times review and author's photos ZEPHYR: TRACKING A DREAM ACROSS AMERICA Times Books/Random House, 1994 Also published in paperback in 1995 by Adams Publishing, Zephyr is a chronicle of a journey from Chicago to San Francisco aboard the California Zephyr, an historic American train that follows the original transcontinental railroad of the 19th century. It not only treats crew and passengers but also explores the people and places that sprang up along the line.  "For every grown-up kid whose heart still responds to a far-off train whistle, Zephyr is indispensable," declared the New York Times Book Review. The book is out of print but is available used. View New York Times review and author's photos WHAT'S THAT PIG OUTDOORS?: A MEMOIR OF DEAFNESS Hill & Wang/Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990 Also published  in paperback in 1991 by Penguin Books, What's That Pig Outdoors? is the autobiography of a man who lost his hearing to meningitis at age 3 1/2 and his successful lifelong struggle to make a place for himself in the hearing world. "Witty, profound and unself-pitying," wrote Oliver Sacks, M.D. "May well become an American classic," said the New York Times Book Review. The book was a Booklist Editor's Choice. It is out of print but is available used. View New York Times review and author's photos ONE TV BLASTING AND A PIG OUTDOORS Albert Whitman & Co., 1994 A retelling of What's That Pig Outdoors? for children, it was co-written with Kisor's wife, Deborah Abbott, an elementary school librarian and veteran children's book critic. "Humorous happenings and mishaps show a man who views deafness not as a handicap, but a challenge, and lend immediacy to a topic that otherwise might not capture the interest of most children," said School Library Journal. The book is still in print.