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Apollo 13: Anniversary Edition (Hardcover)

by Jim Lovell (Author), Jeffrey Klugar (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade) (8 April 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0618056653
  • ISBN-13: 978-0618056651
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.6 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 166,413 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"A thrilling story of a thrilling episode in the history of space exploration." -- James A. Michener


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A commemorative edition on the thirtieth anniversary of the perilous moon mission launched on April 11, 1970. "A thrilling story of . . . disaster and incredible heroism" (James A. Michener), APOLLO 13 recounts the hair-raising journey of Captain Lovell and his crew - a near- disaster the nation would never forget and a rescue that has been called NASA's finest hour. On the thirtieth anniversary of the mission, the authors add a new foreword and new photos to their 1994 bestseller (previously published as Lost Moon) and reflect on America's waxing and waning love affair with space exploration since the 1970s.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 16 Nov 2003
By Shawade (UK) - See all my reviews
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Terrific story to tell, great book and well presented. If you saw the Tom Hanks film then this book adds in some of the details and characters that were 'repackaged' for the Hollywood film version. The photos in the middle of the wrecked ship stop you and make you think how lucky these guys were.

Great book, I left my original copy on a flight in China last month and so had to order another... even though I had finished it I know this is one I will come back to again!

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The amazing story of NASA's sucessful failure., 24 Feb 2001
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This is am amazing book telling the true story of the Apollo 13 mision, which after a number of serious catastrophes made it back to earth against all the odds. The story is almost unbelieveable, it is amazing that anyone else went into space after this. It also goes to show that the staff on the ground are just as much heros as the astronauts. The authors go into extreme detail about this and previous missions. This book is a must for anyone interested in space flight, and anyone who saw the film and enjoyed it.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Triumphant teamwork, 2 Dec 2003
By Simon Southwell (Bristol, U.K.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apollo 13: Lost Moon (Mass Market Paperback)
I was too small to remember much of the feelings around the world when the news broke that Apollo 13 had had an explosion onboard, and the crew's safety was in doubt. By all accounts the whole world seemed to hold its collective breath until the command module splashed down.

In this book the inside anxiety of the crew, as well as all at mission control and their contractors is conveyed. It is really a story of how everyone---hundreds, if not thousands of people---pulled together to save the lives of three men, left drifting in space with dangerously low resources. The inventiveness of solving each problem is amazing; and the problems kept mounting. Carbondioxide poisoning, skewed trajectories, no navigation computers, potentially damaged rockets, doubtful heatshield. At each stage the team worked the problem as best they could with inventiveness and true grit; never giving up. The explanation of the accident's cause is as intriguing as the tale itself (glossed over in the film), and serves as warning to all who work on safety critical system.

It is a true American tale---a success in failure, as it showed how America could "organize and measure the best of [thier] energies and skills" as Kennedy said at Rice University.

This collaborative effort between the commander of Apollo 13, Jim Lovell, and Jeff Kluger makes for a terrific read and captures the feeling of the times wonderfully. A tale which is now part of American history.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The other iconic Apollo mission story
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