Ummm . . . . . is it possible that there is some confusion between two books in the above discussion? Daysleeper refers to one, and Crossunder possibly to another. It's a mistake that I've made a few times so I recognise it. One of the books is great.
Handling the Big Jets, is by D P Davies. Published back in 1971 (3rd edition). It is a real test pilot's/outstanding technical book. Davies was Chief Test Pilot of the UK Airworthiness Authority, and it shows. The book covers, in immense depth, the differences between propellor and jet, and there is one heck of a lot in there that can be taken away for turboprop operation. If I come across as highly impressed by the book and the author, then I make no apologies - if I could write half as well as Davies, then I'd be an outstanding writer on technical subjects. Oh well, stick to the day job.
Flying the Big Jets, by Stanley Stewart is a very different book and, IMHO, is lightweight. I've got both books. No idea where Stewart's is - don't care. Davies is in the primary shelf of my 41 shelves of textbooks which itself is guarded by an alarm.
Davies is probably out of print; Stewart is available widely (such as Amazon). But I tracked down copies of Davies from a couple of places (possibly secondhand):
http://www.transair.co.uk/pages/books/handlingbj.htm
http://www.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/ss_handl..._big_jets.html Hopefully there are others.