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Light This Candle by Neal Thompson
lan Shepard was the brashest, cockiest, and most flamboyant of America's original Mercury Seven, but he was also regarded as the best. Intense, colorful, and dramatic--the man who hit a golf ball on the moon--he was among the most private of America's public figures and, until his death in 1998, he guarded the story of his life zealously. Light This Candle, based on Neal Thompson's exclusive access to private papers and interviews with Shepard's family and closest friends--including John Glenn, Wally Schirra, and Gordon Cooper--offers a riveting, action-packed account of Shepard's life. Among the first men to fly off aircraft carriers, he was one of the most fearless test pilots. He endured long separations from his devoted wife and three daughters to fly dangerous missions, working his way up the ranks despite clashes with authority over his brazen flying maneuvers and penchant for risky pranks. Hugely competitive, he beat out John Glenn for the first Mercury spaceflight and then overcame a rare illness to return to space again on Apollo 14. He took every challenge head-on and seemed to win every time. Long overdue, Light This Candle is a candid and inspiring account of a bold American life.
Thompson, Neal: - Neal Thompson is a veteran journalist who has worked for the
Baltimore Sun, Philadelphia Inquirer, and St. Petersburg
Times, and whose magazine stories have appeared in Outside,
Esquire, Backpacker, Mens Health, and The
Washington Post Magazine. He is the author of two critically acclaimed
books, Light This Candle: The Life and Times of Alan Shepard, America's
First Spaceman and Driving with the Devil: Southern Moonshine,
Detroit Wheels and the Birth of NASCAR. Thompson and his family live
in the mountains outside Asheville, North Carolina. Visit his website at
www.nealthompson.com
Baltimore Sun, Philadelphia Inquirer, and St. Petersburg
Times, and whose magazine stories have appeared in Outside,
Esquire, Backpacker, Mens Health, and The
Washington Post Magazine. He is the author of two critically acclaimed
books, Light This Candle: The Life and Times of Alan Shepard, America's
First Spaceman and Driving with the Devil: Southern Moonshine,
Detroit Wheels and the Birth of NASCAR. Thompson and his family live
in the mountains outside Asheville, North Carolina. Visit his website at
www.nealthompson.com
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781400081226 |
| ISBN 10 | 140008122X |
| Title | Light This Candle |
| Author | Neal Thompson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2005-03-22 |
| Number of pages | 576 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |