Easton Press Buzz Aldrin books:
Men From Earth - Signed by Buzz Aldrin as part of the 6 volume Astronaut Library - 1997
First on the Moon - Co-authored with Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins 1999
The Return - Signed Edition with signatures of Buzz Aldrin and co-author John Barnes - 2000
NASA: The Complete Illustrated History - Signed Edition - 2005
Space Flight - Signed Edition - 2007
Magnificent Desolation - Signed Edition - 2009
Men From Earth
On
July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong
landed their Lunar Module on the moon's Sea of Tranquility and became
the first two humans to walk on the moon. This unprecedented heroic
endeavor was witnessed by the largest worldwide television audience in
history. Marking the 20th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing,
Buzz publishes Men From Earth, a detailed and astonishing account of
America's race with the Soviets to the moon. The book ends with an
epilogue venturing Outward, which looks toward future space travel
through the year 2009.
The Return
On July 20, 1969,
Buzz Aldrin made history when he and Neil Armstrong placed humankind's
first steps on the Moon. Now, along with award-winning novelist John
Barnes, Aldrin offers a compelling novel about the opportunities and
dangers that confront us in space today. Minute by minute, the
International Space Station gets closer to tumbling out of orbit. Only
former astronaut Scott Blackstone and his network of allies, fueled by
their strong senses of idealism, can mount a rescue of the Station, and
of the space program itself.
NASA: The Complete Illustrated History
Authoritatively
and engagingly written, this book tells the story of American space
exploration from the early 20th century to the present, covering every
US space mission ever undertaken, including those of projects Mercury,
Gemini and Apollo, and the development of the Space Shuttle.
Space Flight
This
compelling story of exploration charts and celebrates humankind in
space, from Sputnik's launch in 1957 through the Apollo Moon landings
and the International Space Station to future missions to Mars and
beyond.
Spaceflight chronicles how, in the half-century that
followed Sputnik, the world was revolutionized by space travel and
exploration. The opening up of Earth's orbit to satellites led to a
revolution in communications, monitoring of the environment, and
materials science. For the human imagination, the impact has been even
greater: the voyages of robotic space probes have transformed our view
of the Solar System, while Earth-orbiting satellites and missions to the
Moon have forever changed our view of ourselves.
This book is a
celebration of human ingenuity and imagination. From the work of
pioneers like Wernher von Braun, Yuri Gagarin, and Neil Armstrong to the
triumphs and tragedies that followed, it reveals the people, science,
and technology that have propelled us into the Space Age.
Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon
Forty
years ago, Buzz Aldrin became the second human, minutes after Neil
Armstrong, to set foot on a celestial body other than the Earth. The
event remains one of mankind’s greatest achievements and was witnessed
by the largest worldwide television audience in history. In the years
since, millions more have had their Earth-centric perspective
unalterably changed by the iconic photograph of Aldrin standing on the
surface of the moon, the blackness of space behind him and his fellow
explorer and the Eagle reflected in his visor. Describing the alien
world he was walking upon, he uttered the words “magnificent
desolation.” And as the astronauts later sat in the Eagle, waiting to
begin their journey back home, knowing that they were doomed unless
every system and part on board worked flawlessly, it was Aldrin who
responded to Mission Control’s clearance to take off with the quip,
“Roger. Understand. We’re number one on the runway.”
The flight
of Apollo 11 made Aldrin one of the most famous persons on our planet,
yet few people know the rest of this true American hero’s story. In
Magnificent Desolation, Aldrin not only gives us a harrowing
first-person account of the lunar landing that came within seconds of
failure and the ultimate insider’s view of life as one of the superstars
of America’s space program, he also opens up with remarkable candor
about his more personal trials–and eventual triumphs back on Earth. From
the glory of being part of the mission that fulfilled President
Kennedy’s challenge to reach the moon before the decade was out, Aldrin
returned home to an Air Force career stripped of purpose or direction,
other than as a public relations tool that NASA put to relentless use in
a seemingly nonstop world tour. The twin demons of depression and
alcoholism emerged the first of which Aldrin confronted early and
publicly, and the second of which he met with denial until it nearly
killed him. He burned through two marriages, his Air Force career came
to an inglorious end, and he found himself selling cars for a living
when he wasn’t drunkenly wrecking them. Redemption came when he finally
embraced sobriety, gained the love of a woman, Lois, who would become
the great joy of his life, and dedicated himself to being a tireless
advocate for the future of space exploration not only as a scientific
endeavor but also as a thriving commercial enterprise.
These days
Buzz Aldrin is enjoying life with an enthusiasm that reminds us how far
it is possible for a person to travel, literally and figuratively. As
an adventure story, a searing memoir of self-destruction and
self-renewal, and as a visionary rallying cry to once again set our
course for Mars and beyond, Magnificent Desolation is the thoroughly
human story of a genuine hero.
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