{"product_id":"rocket-men-the-epic-story-of-the-first-men-on-the-moon-9780143117162","title":"Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Celebrates a bold era when voyaging beyond the Earth was deemed crucial to national security and pride.\" \u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Restoring the drama, majesty, and sheer improbability of an American triumph, this is award-winning historian Craig Nelson's definitive and thrilling story of man's first trip to the moon. At 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 rocket launched in the presence of more than a million spectators who had gathered to witness a truly historic event. Through interviews, 23,000 pages of NASA oral histories, and declassified CIA documents on the space race, \u003ci\u003eRocket Men\u003c\/i\u003e presents a vivid narrative of the moon mission, taking readers on the journey to one of the last frontiers of the human imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.32w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143117162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/02\/2010 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCraig Nelson is the author of four previous books, including \u003cb\u003eThe First Heroes\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLet's Get Lost\u003c\/b\u003e. His writings have appeared in \u003cb\u003eSalon\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe New England Review\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBlender\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGenre\u003c\/b\u003e, and a host of other publications. He was an editor at HarperCollins, Hyperion, and Random House for almost twenty years and has been profiled by \u003cb\u003eVariety\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eInterview\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eManhattan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eInc.\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eTime Out\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44185072074867,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":31.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_417d4a99-3d0a-41fc-b1f4-9087ae6b8745.jpg?v=1767099308","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/rocket-men-the-epic-story-of-the-first-men-on-the-moon-9780143117162","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}