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Product Identifiers
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-100312308655
ISBN-139780312308650
eBay Product ID (ePID)30773217
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Book TitleTwo Sides of the Moon : Our Story of the Cold War Space Race
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAction & Adventure, Science & Technology
Publication Year2004
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorDavid Scott, Alexei Leonov
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight27.5 Oz
Item Length10.1 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-059381
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"A very valuable account of the way the Cold War was ended in Space." - Sir Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey
Dewey Decimal629.4/09
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisIn the first book of its kind, Leo Huberts provides a critical synthesis of cutting-edge research on public sector integrity exploring issues such as the definition and importance of public sector integrity, the various methodological approaches to the field as well as considering the causes of for the violation of values associated with integrity., Growing up on either side of the Iron Curtain, David Scott and Alexei Leonov experienced very different childhoods but shared the same dream to fly.Excelling in every area of mental and physical agility, Scott and Leonov became elite fighter pilots and were chosen by their countries' burgeoning space programs to take part in the greatest technological race ever-to land a man on the moon.In this unique dual autobiography, astronaut Scott and cosmonaut Leonov recount their exceptional lives and careers spent on the cutting edge of science and space exploration. With each mission fraught with perilous risks, and each space program touched by tragedy, these parallel tales of adventure and heroism read like a modern-day thriller. Cutting fast between their differing recollections, this book reveals, in a very personal way, the drama of one of the most ambitious contests ever embarked on by man, set against the conflict that once held the world in suspense: the clash between Russian communism and Western democracy.Before training to be the USSR's first man on the moon, Leonov became the first man to walk in space. It was a feat that won him a place in history but almost cost him his life. A year later, in 1966, Gemini 8, with David Scott and Neil Armstrong aboard, tumbled out of control across space. Surviving against dramatic odds-a split-second decision by pilot Armstrong saved their lives-they both went on to fly their own lunar missions: Armstrong to command Apollo 11 and become the first man to walk on the moon, and Scott to perform an EVA during the Apollo 9 mission and command the most complex expedition in the history of exploration, Apollo 15. Spending three days on the moon, Scott became the seventh man to walk on its breathtaking surface.Marking a new age of USA/USSR cooperation, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project brought Scott and Leonov together, finally ending the Cold War silence and building a friendship that would last for decades.Their courage, passion for exploration, and determination to push themselves to the limit emerge in these memoirs not only through their triumphs but also through their perseverance in times of extraordinary difficulty and danger., "Dave Scott and Alexei Leonov have each borne the enormous responsibility of commanding spacecraft and of representing their respective countries in the most fascinating and most expensive race in human history. This is their transcendent recounting of that competition."- Neil Armstrong, from the Foreword "Leonov and Scott have gone to extra lengths to explain the inexplicable in "Two Sides of the Moon. And thank goodness they have. Theirs was a gamble taken voluntarily and eagerly with the single-minded pursuit of earning the assignment and then getting the job done. Sometimes they were first. Often they were best. Always they were colorful. And yet each time they returned, neither man claimed to have come back a changed man who had gone into space and seen the spirit of the universe. They came back from their missions in space having seen the spirit of themselves as even more of the human beings they were before leaving our world of air, land, and water.... Leonov, the artist and Scott,the engineer/dreamer. The two of them-the Cheaters of Death."- Tom Hanks, from the Introduction "What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that men set foot on the moon, but that they set eye on the Earth."- Norman Cousins
LC Classification NumberTL789.8.U5L46 2004
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- 03. Apr. 2018
A Wonderful Book On The Space Race
Christine Toomey has done masterful job of humanizing the space race, balancing the narrative between American David Scott and the USSR's Alexei Leonov, two fascinating men. I have read many books on the space missions, and this one should be included with the very best.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
