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Topic: Magnificent Desolation: The Long Road Home from the Moon (Buzz Aldrin)
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Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
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posted September 25, 2008 10:59 PM
   
Associated Press: Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin working on memoir Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, is working on a memoir about his triumphs in space and the hard times back on Earth."Magnificent Desolation: The Long Road Home from the Moon" will be published next year by Harmony Books, in time for the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing. "From the pinnacle of Apollo, my greatest challenge became the human one — overcoming alcoholism and living beyond depression — a challenge that required more courage and determination than going to the moon," Aldrin, 78, said in a statement issued Thursday by Harmony. "I was 39 years of age, had achieved my grandest goal, and should have been on top of the world, but there were no roadmaps, and few signposts if any along the way that could lead me out of the quagmire into which I had tumbled. For 10 years, I floundered." I briefly spoke with Buzz last night about this book and his other upcoming title and the timing for the release of the two may change a bit so they do not overlap. This will be his third memoir after "Return To Earth" (1973) and "Men From Earth" (1989). His children's book, "Reaching for the Moon" (2005) was also biographical. IP: Logged |
capoetc
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From: Camden DE (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted September 29, 2008 07:59 PM
Did he say if he is writing the memoir himself or if he is going to have someone writing it for him?Also, I wonder if they will release an audio version narrated by Buzz... ------------------
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cspg
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posted September 30, 2008 12:48 AM
Why a third memoir?Chris. IP: Logged |
Robert Pearlman
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posted September 30, 2008 08:31 AM
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Originally posted by cspg:
Why a third memoir?
I have no specific knowledge as to what inspired "Magnificent Desolation" but in the past 20 years since his last memoir was published, a lot has transpired in Aldrin's public and private life. In theory, there is enough material based on just the past two decades to justify a new book, but there's also the plot hook of a former moonwalker now contributing to the effort to return humans to the Moon... IP: Logged |
capoetc
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From: Camden DE (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted September 30, 2008 11:43 AM
...and there's also the fact that a member of the first crew to land on the moon publishing a memoir in the year of the 40th anniversary of the event will be a nice money-making venture.I'm not saying he shouldn't do it, and I'm not saying I won't buy it... I'm just sayin'.  ------------------
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Jay Chladek
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From: Bellevue, NE, USA
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posted September 30, 2008 03:14 PM
Indeed there has been a lot to come along in Buzz's life in 20 years. His love life has been stable. He's the most visible of the Apollo 11 crewmembers and as such he seems to have somewhat embraced his "Rock Star" status and has done it with a bit of wit and humor (VH1's "Best Year Ever" appearance after the Lisa Nowak incident comes to mind). Then you have the infamous punch which seemed to elevate his reputation rather then damage it and he also seems to be letting his hair down more.Besides, for somebody like me who hasn't acquired any of his previous bios, I would love to read what "Buzzer" has been up to these days. IP: Logged |
SRB
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posted October 02, 2008 09:53 PM
With twenty years more distance, Buzz might even share with us some new stories or insights about the events before, during and after the Apollo 11 mission. After all, this could be his last chance to tell it like it was, or at least how he thought it was. That would really make a book worth buying. IP: Logged |
Philip
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From: Brussels, BELGIUM
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted October 03, 2008 09:37 AM
IMHO this is too much  IP: Logged |
