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T O P I C R E V I E WrandyI just picked up a copy of Buzz Aldrin's latest, "The Return". I'd like to know what the feelings of my fellow collectors are on this book. Thanks.WAWalshHaving purchased and read each of Col. Aldrin's books (and enjoyed each of them), I found "The Return" a horrible disappointment.JacquelineI picked up a signed copy from Amazon Auction. I've yet to read it. But it is signed and as I only paid $29 for it I'm pleased whether it is a rubbish read or not.BenI started reading it...the first chapter or two. Didn't like it a bit, and haven't opened it again since then, last July. KirstenGot it in London in September last year - at the Aldrin encounter there. Yet have to read the book... tegwilymI have the book and had it signed in person at a booksigning here in Seattle last summer. I read about half the book, but really never got into it and started reading something else. The half that I read was very slow, and kind of boring. I really liked his other book "Encounter With Tiber" I was hoping this would be just as good... unfortunately not.Not as horrible as Gordo Cooper's book, but no where near the top of my list either.randyThanks for the responses so far. It seems that this may not be one of Col. Aldrins best offerings. I'll keep these in mind when I start reading it. Dr. William R. HansonI have a copy of, "The Return" signed by Buzz, traded it even with a gentleman for a signed copy of, "Encounter with Tiber". "The Return" isn't much of a book, but I didn't get it expecting great literature; it's just another book signed by Buzz to go on the shelf. Let's face it, the quality of most astronaut books is the ability of the co-author, they're the guys who really do most of the writing. But we buy the books because they've got one of our heroes names on the title page, and we hope to get a couple of good bits of insight into their unique experiences... plus it's about the only way to get a genuine signature from some of these men at an affordable price.thecollectorI really feel like an outcast but I'll be honest -- it took me a while to get into it but by the time I finished the book, I really enjoyed it.That's just me though.Dr. William R. HansonThat's why ice cream comes in more flavors than vanilla, some people like chocolate, strawberry or butter pecan!!randyI agree with Doc. The more I read what I did read, the more I realized it isn't much of a book. Just something to add to my collection.Thanks for the responses, guys and gals. I really appreciate it.MCroft04I finally got around to reading this book, and thought it coincidental that the name of the company in the book is ShareSpace, very similar to collectSPACE. Given Robert's association with Buzz, I'm curious if one name evolved from the other? Apologies if this has been covered somewhere else but I couldn't find it when I did a search.Robert Pearlman quote:Originally posted by MCroft04:Given Robert's association with Buzz, I'm curious if one name evolved from the other? A nice thought, but there's no relation. ShareSpace, which is a real organization established by Aldrin in 1998, was named to represent the original purpose of the effort, to explore ways in which the public could take part in space travel through the purchase of a "share" of the expense, i.e. lotteries and sweepstakes.collectSPACE was named such in 1999 because another astronaut, Pete Conrad, owned spacememorabilia.com. I did however, serve on the advisory committee for ShareSpace, so there's an indirect connection.(And for whatever its worth, re-reading the posts from 2001, I enjoyed "The Return" more so than I did "Encounter with Tiber", but as was mentioned then, to each their own.)music_spaceI got to read "The Return" eight years after having purchased it and getting it signed by Col. Aldrin at Christies.I prefer historical accounts and biographies to fiction, which account for this long delay. While I felt that at the end the action was getting disheveled, I appreciated the book for the portrayal of managerial character.------------------Francois GuayCollector of litterature, notebooks, equipment and memories!
Not as horrible as Gordo Cooper's book, but no where near the top of my list either.
That's just me though.
Thanks for the responses, guys and gals. I really appreciate it.
quote:Originally posted by MCroft04:Given Robert's association with Buzz, I'm curious if one name evolved from the other?
ShareSpace, which is a real organization established by Aldrin in 1998, was named to represent the original purpose of the effort, to explore ways in which the public could take part in space travel through the purchase of a "share" of the expense, i.e. lotteries and sweepstakes.
collectSPACE was named such in 1999 because another astronaut, Pete Conrad, owned spacememorabilia.com.
I did however, serve on the advisory committee for ShareSpace, so there's an indirect connection.
(And for whatever its worth, re-reading the posts from 2001, I enjoyed "The Return" more so than I did "Encounter with Tiber", but as was mentioned then, to each their own.)
I prefer historical accounts and biographies to fiction, which account for this long delay. While I felt that at the end the action was getting disheveled, I appreciated the book for the portrayal of managerial character.
------------------Francois GuayCollector of litterature, notebooks, equipment and memories!
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