Norman Mailer: MoonFire, The Epic Journey of Apollo 11
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (694 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 383652077X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 348 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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A magnificent work of art, and a must-have addition to the literature of Apollo This book is simply spectacular. It's astounding to me that Taschen issued it at $39.99I've paid near twice that for far less impressive books. The quality of production is such that many illustrations seem almost three-dimensional. The only other book on the subject I can think of even approaching this aesthetic and reproductive quality is Michael Light's Full Moon.As for the prose (and this is aside from the in-depth, informed captions accompanying every illustration), I will say first of all that I am not, generally speaking, a fan of Mailer as a writer. I've read several of his works b. A cornerstone for you Space library J Mack I have been a collector of American manned space memorabilia for over 25 years, mostly books from the period. This one, highlighting the Apollo 11 mission, is a magnificent work of art. Excellent accounts from Mailer, quotations from astronauts and engineers, and an abundance of rare photos as well as many of the classics. It is well worth the modest price. One note: the book is so massive you won't be able to read it just anywhere!. Maginificent book The book is a gem of photography I have not seen before and the writing is unique, I had not heard of Norman Mailer, I was only 6 when Apollo 11 blasted off and man landed on the moon. Interestingly there is a gorgeous double spread photograph of the 3 astronauts their wives and children one of whom is only 6, the same age I was. Somewhere in the book there is a photograph of the plaque that reads 'We came in peace for all mankind', what a beaughtifull non biased thing to say, and there is a small pendant that was left on the moon with the signatures of something like 200 world leaders. Wh
About the Author Norman Mailer (1923–2007) was one of the 20th century’s greatest and most influential writers, as well as one of America’s most renowned and controversial literary figures. . A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, he lived in Brooklyn, New York, and Provincetown, Massachusetts.Colum McCann is the author of seven books, including Let the Great World Spin. The best-selling author of a dozen novels and 20 works of nonfiction, he also wrote stage plays, screenplays, television miniseries, hundreds of essays, two books of poetry, and a collection of short stories. He has written for The New York Times, Atlantic
He enhanced his reportage in the brilliantly crafted book, Of a Fire on the Moon, which is excerpted here. Kennedy’s call for a manned Moon landing by the end of the 1960s. Equally adept at examining the science of space travel and the psychology of the men involved—from Saturn V rocket engineer Wernher von Braun, to the crucial NASA support staff to the three astronauts—Mailer provides provocative and trenchant insights into this epoch-making event.Illustrating this volume are hundreds of photographs and maps from the NASA vaults, magazine archives, and private collections. These images document the development of the agency and the mission, life inside the command module and on the Moon’s surface, and the world’s jubilant reaction to the landing. The epic journey of Apollo 11: A unique tribute to the defining scientific mission of our time It has been called the single most historic event of the 20th century: On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins met John F. And no one captured the men, the mood, and the machinery like Norman Mailer.One of the greatest writers of the 20th c
. A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, he lived in Brooklyn, New York, and Provincetown, Massachusetts.Colum McCann is the author of seven books, including Let the Great World Spin. The best-selling author of a dozen novels and 20 works of nonfiction, he also wrote stage plays, screenplays, television miniseries, hundreds of essays, two books of poetry, and a collection of short stories. Norman Mailer (1923–2007) was one of the 20th century’s greatest and most inf