Space Race by Deborah Cadbury
From the author of Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, another highly anticipated TV tie-in charting the shocking but true story behind the space race and the ruthless, brilliant scientists who fuelled it.‘Lucid, pacy and readable’ New Statesman
‘This fascinating book illuminates the complex relations between Germany, America and Russia during the space race of the Cold War years…”The Space Race” is much sharper than the usual television tie-in … Heroes, villains and victims populate this gripping story.’ Daily Telegraph
Praise for Deborah Cadbury:
‘The Lost King of France’:
'This is history as it should be. It is stunningly written, I could not put it down. This is the best account of the French Revolution I have ever read.' Alison Weir
‘The Dinosaur Hunters’:
'Beautifully structured and sympathetically narrated, Cadbury's book benefits from having a subject that successfully brings together science, suspense and sentiment. Something for everyone, then.' Sunday Times
Deborah Cadbury is the award-winning TV science producer for the BBC, including Horizon for which she won an Emmy . She is also the highly-acclaimed author of ‘The Seven Wonders of the Industrial World’, ‘The Feminisation of Nature’, ‘The Dinosaur Hunters’, ‘The Lost King of France’ and ‘Space Race’.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007209958 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007209959 |
| Title | Space Race |
| Author | Deborah Cadbury |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2005-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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