The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of Americas's darkest years with a nearly unimaginable triumph.
Jeffrey Kluger is the author of nine books, including Apollo 13 (originally published as Lost Moon) and The Sibling Effect. As a science editor and senior writer for Time for more than two decades, he has written more than forty cover stories for the magazine. He lives in New York City.
"Kluger, a science journalist, previously co-authored the
best-selling book turned blockbuster film Apollo 13, and his latest
foray into space history overflows with similarly cinematic
details. Apollo 8 delivers the definitive story of what is, and
always will be, one of humanity's greatest adventures."--Scientific
American "Kluger takes readers inside the capsule.... Every
agonizing moment both prior to the mission and the mission itself
unfolds in fascinating detail, and Kluger makes the reader more
than just an observer while events transpire. Those familiar with
the early history of NASA and the Apollo missions will love Apollo
8, and those who were born in later years will discover a full
understanding of a tumultuous time and the fascinating people who
helped make a dream a reality." --Associated Press "Compelling....
An engaging tale, delving into the nooks and crannies of physics,
space politics, and human dynamics.....Kluger ably resurrects the
drama of half a century ago."--Christian Science Monitor
"Kluger has a knack for telling these stories of humans, machines
and the cosmos in an engaging, cinematic manner.... Apollo 8 is a
worthy addition to the space history catalog.... Kluger excels at
recounting missions, seamlessly blending procedures with
descriptions of what the astronauts saw and felt."--Dallas Morning
News
"Relying on extensive interviews with all three NASA astronauts and
former NASA officials, agency documents and the mission audio
archive, the author paints an unforgettable picture of the
dramatic, wildly successful lunar mission.... [Kluger] informs us
in vivid, crisply written prose exactly how the United States
recovered from its despairing doldrums and regained national
pride.... Revealing and alive, Apollo 8 is a wonderful, fascinating
read." --Tampa Bay Times
"An emotion-filled, inspiring retelling of a remarkable
achievement.... Kluger superbly recounts this epic event. He stays
close to the facts and, in easy-to-understand explanations, delves
into the physics, politics and human dynamics of this space
venture.... Primary resources add a key dimension to the thrill and
the authenticity of the story."--The Missourian "In spare yet vivid
prose, Kluger...captures the nostalgia and excitement of
a'space-drunk nation' in this gripping account of the first lunar
mission.... Kluger's laudable storytelling novelistically conveys
the charged politics of the era.... Readers will relish Kluger's
multisensory prose, and the whole gamut of space flight comes alive
in the details." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Compelling.... The Apollo 8 mission [was] at least as audacious as
anything NASA has done before or since.... A detailed, and
entertaining, account." --The Space Review "There is plenty of
Apollo information and narrative out there for the interested
reader, but it needs the discerning eye of a Kluger, who knows how
to sift through it all to the essential detail and tell it
accessibly. His style never underplays the spectacle and
achievement of the moon shots, but he laces his descriptions with
reminders that the endeavour was delivered by human ingenuity,
labour and passion."--NewScientist.com "The lead-up to the mission
-- the selection of astronauts, the testing of equipment, the
training -- is just as compelling as the flight itself....
Comprehensively detailed, and written with the sure hand of someone
who knows his material inside and out, the book is guaranteed to be
a hit with armchair astronauts, space-program veterans, and all
readers in between." --Booklist "An enjoyable retelling of one of
the momentous American achievements that made moon landing
possible." --Kirkus Reviews
"Readers will enjoy the vicarious thrill of that flight to the Moon
in the stellar company of Borman, Anders and Lovell."--Nature
"Kluger paints a detailed picture of a dangerous journey.... His
access to NASA mission transcripts...proves particularly useful in
bringing the reader inside the capsule. On the ground, Kluger
expertly captures the intensity of the flight controllers and the
anxiety of the astronauts' families watching from suburban Houston.
For a book about science and exploration, there's plenty of
emotion."--BookPage Online "No matter how many times you return to
the Apollo missions, you never exhaust their thrilling
seat-of-your-pants suspense. But here, in the superbly capable
hands of Jeffrey Kluger, the little known story of Apollo 8 bursts
vividly to life. I couldn't put it down." --Ken Burns, Director of
more than two dozen films, including 'The Civil War, ' 'Baseball'
and 'Jackie Robinson' "Drawing on historical transcripts and
documents and his own extensive interviews with the leading
players, Jeffrey Kluger paints a portrait of the U.S. space program
and the first manned expedition to the moon so vivid that we feel
ourselves riding in the hurtling rocket with the astronauts, taut
with the thrill, the danger, and the cosmic meaning of the mission.
Apollo 8 is storytelling at its best."--Alan Lightman, MIT
professor of humanities, and best-selling author of The Accidental
Universe "This irresistible tale is full of rocketry and space
science, all of it elegantly explained, but it's the extraordinary
cast of characters that remains with you, as human as they are
heroic and each portrayed with wit and empathy by a master
story-teller."--Geoffrey C. Ward, author of A First-Class
Temperament "It was refreshing to read about my friends Frank
Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders and follow their record setting
trip to the moon. Jeffrey has got it all exactly straightand I
enjoyed reading it very much." --Michael Collins, Command Module
Pilot, Apollo 11 "One of our greatest accomplishments - people
truly leaving our planet for the first time - finally gets its due.
Jeffrey Kluger colorfully captures the time, the people, and the
mission of Apollo 8 with an entertaining and informative account of
the stories of this historic adventure. This book let me relive my
little boy inspiration to explore space." --Mike Massimino, shuttle
astronaut and best-selling author of 'Spaceman'
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