{"product_id":"rocket-men-book-robert-kurson-9780812988703","title":"Rocket Men","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - T\u003cb\u003ehe\u003c\/b\u003e riveting inside story of three heroic astronauts who took on the challenge of mankind's historic first mission to the Moon, from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eShadow Divers\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Kurson tells the tale of Apollo 8 with novelistic detail and immediacy.--Andy Weir, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Martian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArtemis\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTHE ECONOMIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy August 1968, the American space program was in danger of failing in its two most important objectives: to land a man on the Moon by President Kennedy's end-of-decade deadline, and to triumph over the Soviets in space. With its back against the wall, NASA made an almost unimaginable leap: It would scrap its usual methodical approach and risk everything on a sudden launch, sending the first men in history to the Moon--in just four months. And it would all happen at Christmas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a year of historic violence and discord--the Tet Offensive, the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy, the riots at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago--the Apollo 8 mission would be the boldest, riskiest test of America's greatness under pressure. In this gripping insider account, Robert Kurson puts the focus on the three astronauts and their families: the commander, Frank Borman, a conflicted man on his final mission; idealistic Jim Lovell, who'd dreamed since boyhood of riding a rocket to the Moon; and Bill Anders, a young nuclear engineer and hotshot fighter pilot making his first space flight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawn from hundreds of hours of one-on-one interviews with the astronauts, their loved ones, NASA personnel, and myriad experts, and filled with vivid and unforgettable detail, \u003ci\u003eRocket Men\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive account of one of America's finest hours. In this real-life thriller, Kurson reveals the epic dangers involved, and the singular bravery it took, for mankind to leave Earth for the first time--and arrive at a new world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRocket Men\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1968 we sent men to the Moon. They didn't leave boot prints, but it was the first time humans ever left Earth for another destination. That mission was Apollo 8. And \u003ci\u003eRocket Men, \u003c\/i\u003e under Robert Kurson's compelling narrative, is that under-told story.\u003cb\u003e--Neil deGrasse Tyson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRocket Men\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting introduction to the  Apollo 8] flight. . . . Kurson details the mission in crisp, suspenseful scenes. . . .  A] gripping book.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49534361993489,"sku":"GOR009187643","price":14.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49665004110097,"sku":"CIN0812988701G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49707690492177,"sku":"CIN0812988701A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50308681957649,"sku":"CIN0812988701VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53377985020177,"sku":"GOR012516687","price":12.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0812988701.jpg?v=1750849901","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/rocket-men-book-robert-kurson-9780812988703","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}