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lunar missions. Here, astronauts vividly recount --their experiences in intimate detail - their
distinct personalities and remarkably varied --perspectives emerge from their candid and deeply
personal reflections. Carefully assembled into a --narrative that reflects the entire arc of the
distinct personalities and remarkably varied --perspectives emerge from their candid and deeply
personal reflections. Carefully assembled into a --narrative that reflects the entire arc of the
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Andrew Chaikin (along with Victoria Kohl) have done it again! He asks the questions that you and I would have asked an astronaut and more. What you end up with with some interesting thoughts from the men that have seen and done things that you and I could only dream about. Many of the pictures are `new' never seen before and the thoughts help you to see that every one of the astrounauts treated their expience in a very unique way. Having read the book you feel that you have a bit more of an understanding of what whent on before, during and after there Apollo experince. Every armchair Astronaut should have this book.
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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Beautiful words and pictures, original quality contribution to history
14 May 2009
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Let's start with what this book is not. It is not the complete story of the Apollo moon missions; there are lots of history and technology books for that. It is not the best picture book of the Apollo moon missions; there are some stunning large format books for that. It is not the detailed personal story of what it was like to go to the moon; there are many individual autobiographies for that. So what is this book? It's the best, closest to first-hand, most beautiful summary of what it was like to experience going to moon in the 1960's and `70's.
The production quality is outstanding. The pictures are stunning, the layout inspired. And the extensive text is comprised entirely of extended quotations from the original moon voyagers taken from lots of long interviews with trusted moon mission expert Andrew Chaikin. This is not a quick cut and paste job. This is original quality, a true contribution to our fledging space history captured with care and understanding before it's too late. It's the reflections of the men that really walked and lived on the moon, the only men that can tell the story, organized and illustrated. The feeling I have is of sitting around a comfortable living room with all the legendary moon astronauts as they share memories and reflections, while they hand around the best pictures you've never seen. But the book is better than that! Chaikin draws out the best from the astronauts, and then distils his over 150 hours of conversation down to just the best parts.
So in summary, there are lots of good books about the Apollo moon missions, but this is one of the best you can have to get close to the real human experience of getting there, being there, and coming home. Hope this review helps you.
The production quality is outstanding. The pictures are stunning, the layout inspired. And the extensive text is comprised entirely of extended quotations from the original moon voyagers taken from lots of long interviews with trusted moon mission expert Andrew Chaikin. This is not a quick cut and paste job. This is original quality, a true contribution to our fledging space history captured with care and understanding before it's too late. It's the reflections of the men that really walked and lived on the moon, the only men that can tell the story, organized and illustrated. The feeling I have is of sitting around a comfortable living room with all the legendary moon astronauts as they share memories and reflections, while they hand around the best pictures you've never seen. But the book is better than that! Chaikin draws out the best from the astronauts, and then distils his over 150 hours of conversation down to just the best parts.
So in summary, there are lots of good books about the Apollo moon missions, but this is one of the best you can have to get close to the real human experience of getting there, being there, and coming home. Hope this review helps you.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
The true feeling of flying the Apollo missions
16 May 2009
Format:Hardcover
Of all the books written about the Apollo program, this book is the personal stories of what it was like to train and fly these missions. My colleague Andy Chaikin has extracted from his vast archive of interviews, conducted for his earlier Apollo book "A Man on the Moon" some of the most powerful and evocative quotations and observations from the lunar crews that flew to the moon from 1968 to 1972. If you buy and read this book, you will see a side to these iconic astronauts rarely shown to the public: sensitive, thoughtful, contemplative and focused. Above all, they show a sense of wonder at their experience and describe views of the universe that most of us will never see. I read the book once and re-read it to savor these reflections. I know personally some of these astronauts, but have never heard them speak this way before.
If you ever really wondered what it was like to ride the Saturn V, fly the Lunar Module, and walk the ancient lunar soil this book is for you.
When the story of our time is written, the missions of the Apollo program will be among our most significant legacies to the history and evolution of the human race. Read this important work-and buy a copy for any young student you know that is considering a career in science, math, engineering-or history.
If you ever really wondered what it was like to ride the Saturn V, fly the Lunar Module, and walk the ancient lunar soil this book is for you.
When the story of our time is written, the missions of the Apollo program will be among our most significant legacies to the history and evolution of the human race. Read this important work-and buy a copy for any young student you know that is considering a career in science, math, engineering-or history.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A stunning presentation that mesmerizes
7 Jun 2009
Format:Hardcover
It is hard to believe that forty years have passed since Neil Armstrong uttered one of history's most famous lines. But largely unread are the words of a few others that walked on or orbited our closest celestial neighbor, the Moon.
The starkness of the lunar landscape with a black sky and briliiant sun rays inspired these men to say words that are enshrined in Andrew Chaikin's latest masterpiece. He is the definitive journalist who has spent hundreds of hours interviewing and compiling the peotic and inspiring words of the first lunar voyagers.
The stunning, breathtaking pictures using the latest printing technology are a magnificent visual experience compared to the grainy, soft color photos from Life magazines of the sixties and seventies. Many images are published here for the first time. The American flags and the marble blue Earth are printed in mesmerizing bold colors. A five star presentation indeed. Priced at a great point for the quality it delivers.
Tahir Rahman, author of We Came in Peace for all Mankind
The starkness of the lunar landscape with a black sky and briliiant sun rays inspired these men to say words that are enshrined in Andrew Chaikin's latest masterpiece. He is the definitive journalist who has spent hundreds of hours interviewing and compiling the peotic and inspiring words of the first lunar voyagers.
The stunning, breathtaking pictures using the latest printing technology are a magnificent visual experience compared to the grainy, soft color photos from Life magazines of the sixties and seventies. Many images are published here for the first time. The American flags and the marble blue Earth are printed in mesmerizing bold colors. A five star presentation indeed. Priced at a great point for the quality it delivers.
Tahir Rahman, author of We Came in Peace for all Mankind
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