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Title: Apollo Eecom: Journey of a Lifetime (Apogee Books Space Series) by Sy Liebergot, David M. Harland, Ron Howard ISBN: 1-896522-96-3 Publisher: Apogee Books Pub. Date: April, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: The CD is Amazing
Comment: This book is interesting, and a noble effort for a first time author. I have always been fascinated by the Apollo program, and have always found the mission control team interesting. (I highly recommend 'Failure is not an Option' by Gene Kranz.) When I heard that Sy Liebergot had written a book, I pre-ordered it. I generally found the book interesting but not as focused on the Apollo program, NASA or the EECOM job as the title would imply.
I am amazed by the hardships that Sy overcame and my hat is off to him for that, I just wish that his first book had focused more on Apollo and EECOM duties (after all, the title is 'Apollo EECOM') and less on his personal tribulations.
There is one incredibly redeeming feature of the book, though, and it is the enclosed CD, which is a series of recordings of the EECOM loop during the Apollo 13 near disaster as well as some Apollo 15 audio and a spoof song for the post Apollo 13 party.
Overall, a good book, but the CD alone is worth the cost!
Rating: 5
Summary: Insightful insiders look inside the Apollo program
Comment: Mr. Leibergot's book reads a little like a family alblum, complete with anecdotes, tales of troubled youth, and group snapshots at various parties. Much of the Apollo story has been told elsewhere, but this version is more personal than most. What really makes this book worth the price of admission is the included CD. The extended recording of the Apollo 13 incident reveals the tension of the event and the unbelievable professionalism of the controllers who brought it to a safe conclusion. I always thought that Sy was portrayed as somewhat incompetent in other versions of the episode. This book and CD set the record straight.
Rating: 5
Summary: An essential Apollo Book
Comment: There are a handful of books that are essential to understanding of how the successes of Apollo were achieved and about the people who made it happen. This is one of those books. "Apollo EECOM" is far more personal than most and is an easy, engrossing read. Above all, I appreciate Liebergot's honesty. Highly Recommended.
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Title: Virtual Apollo: A Pictorial Essay of the Engineering and Construction of the Apollo Command and Service Modules (Apogee Books Space Series) by Scott P. Sullivan ISBN: 1896522947 Publisher: Apogee Books Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The All-American Boys by Walter Cunningham ISBN: 0743458494 Publisher: I Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: We Have Capture: Tom Stafford and the Space Race by Thomas P. Stafford, Michael Cassutt ISBN: 1588340708 Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press Pub. Date: 20 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Lost Spacecraft: The Search for Liberty Bell 7 (Apogee Books Space Series) by Curt Newport ISBN: 1896522882 Publisher: Apogee Books Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.95 |
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Title: Dyna-Soar: Hypersonic Strategic Weapons System (Apogee Books Space Series) by Robert Godwin ISBN: 1896522955 Publisher: Apogee Books Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $32.95 |
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