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Topic: Earthrise: My Adventures as an Apollo 14 Astronaut (Ed Mitchell, Ellen Mahoney)
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cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 09-25-2013 10:27 AM
   
Earthrise: My Adventures as an Apollo 14 Astronaut
by Edgar Mitchell and Ellen Mahoney Of the nearly seven billion people who live on Earth, only 12 have walked on the Moon and Dr. Edgar Mitchell was one of them. Earthrise is a vibrant memoir for young adults featuring the life story of this internationally known Apollo 14 astronaut. The book focuses on Edgar’s amazing journey to the Moon in 1971 and highlights the many steps he took to get there, including growing up as a farm boy on a ranch; living in Roswell, New Mexico, during the alleged UFO crash; graduating from Carnegie Mellon and MIT; being a navy combat pilot; and becoming a NASA astronaut. In engaging and suspenseful prose he details his historic flight to the moon, describing everything from the very practical—eating, sleeping, and going to the bathroom in space—to the metaphysical, such as the life-changing sensation of connectedness to the universe that he felt and that has been described, in varying degrees, by many astronauts. - Age Range: 12 and up; Grade Level: 7 and up
- Hardcover: 208 pages
- Publisher: Chicago Review Press (April 1, 2014)
- ISBN-10: 1613749015
- ISBN-13: 978-1613749012
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MCroft04
Member Posts: 1634
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 09-25-2013 11:00 AM
Can't wait to read this one. I realize it is a book for young adults, but at least I might be able to understand this one  |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 01-10-2014 01:49 PM
The publisher's web page. |
DChudwin
Member Posts: 1096
From: Lincolnshire IL USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 03-12-2014 11:24 PM
"Earthrise" now has an Amazon listing and is available for pre-ordering. |
Buel
Member Posts: 649
From: UK
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 04-06-2014 01:43 AM
Does 'Grade level: 7 and up' translate as seven years old and up or is the 'Grade' an American thing? |
Robonaut
Member Posts: 259
From: Solihull, West Mids, England
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 04-06-2014 04:56 AM
The information about the book in the first post indicates it is for ages 12 and upwards. Grade 7 in the US would be the equivalent of Year 8 in England, which to some of us whose education was a long time ago translates as second year of Secondary School. |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 04-06-2014 06:58 AM
Earthwise is now shown as available and I can confirm the Kindle edition. My only comment so far is the cover design leaves much to be desired. |
stsmithva
Member Posts: 1933
From: Fairfax, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 06-27-2014 07:53 AM
I saw this book for sale at the National Air and Space Museum yesterday. Has anyone read it yet? I'd be interested to know some opinions - particularly, how different it is from "The Way of the Explorer." |
woodg2
Member Posts: 133
From: Madison AL
Registered: Feb 2010
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posted 07-10-2014 08:15 PM
Somehow I missed the fact this book was being released so I was pleasantly surprised to find it in the National Air and Space Museum's gift shop yesterday. Are there any rumors of a book signing tour? |
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