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Topic: Liberty Bell 7: The Suborbital Mercury Flight of Virgil I. Grissom (Colin Burgess)
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E2M Lem Man
Member Posts: 846
From: Los Angeles CA. USA
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 05-25-2014 10:12 PM
   
I just had the pleasure of reading this book. Colin has done a great job in writing and illustrating this tome.I found both of these books take you back to 1961 and the events leading to the two manned Mercury-Redstone missions. It is sad that the orbital flights will not be done. The book is well done, but I found a flaw in the use and description of one photograph. I wish he had gone into the stopping of the MR missions — but that was probably pretext to his planned Glenn book. |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 05-26-2014 05:13 PM
I would have been quite happy to continue this series through the orbital Mercury missions. Admittedly the flight of Friendship 7 has been well documented, and to a lesser extent Aurora 7, but it would have been good to cover the latter two missions, Sigma 7 and Faith 7 in the same way. However Springer Books New York didn't feel the market was there for books beyond the two suborbital flights, so maybe those folks asking for a continuation of the series could express this to the publishers, and just maybe they'll change their minds. |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 05-26-2014 06:12 PM
OK, done!  |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 05-27-2014 07:58 AM
Good job; hopefully others will join in. |
ejectr
Member Posts: 1751
From: Killingly, CT
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 05-27-2014 06:38 PM
How do you get hold of them, Colin? |
Greggy_D
Member Posts: 977
From: Michigan
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 05-27-2014 06:43 PM
On a semi-related note, have the Amazon printing issues been resolved? Any problems (badly resolved pictures) for cS'ers that ordered Liberty Bell 7 via Amazon? |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 05-27-2014 07:15 PM
Senior editor Maury Solomon represented Springer Books at Spacefest VI and is contactable at maury.solomon@springer.com.As to the POD versions of the Springer Books, I have been told that this situation has been resolved, and I've not had any recent complaints. But I'm yet to be convinced it is no longer an issue. Perhaps other Springer authors with recent releases could comment on the quality of their publications? |
Lasv3
Member Posts: 410
From: Bratislava, Slovakia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted 05-28-2014 04:16 AM
I sent my supporting voice to Springer as well and I do hope that Springer will change their mind if they have enough pushing from the readers community. |
minipci
Member Posts: 365
From: London, UK
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 05-28-2014 04:55 AM
I also have sent a message of support to Maury Solomon for continuing this series. Let's hope that Springer have a change of heart. |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 05-28-2014 07:22 AM
Many thanks for the support - much appreciated. |
PeterO
Member Posts: 399
From: North Carolina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 05-28-2014 08:31 AM
I've also emailed Mr. Solomon in support of continuing the series. I haven't yet finished Liberty Bell 7, but so far it is fully the equal of Freedom 7.As for the quality of the POD, I purchased it from Barnes & Noble online, so I don't know who printed it, but the quality of the printing and binding is excellent. By contrast, when I purchased Freedom 7 from Amazon, I had to return the first copy because both the printing and binding were horrible. |
lordolsen
Member Posts: 112
From: Denmark
Registered: Jun 2010
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posted 05-28-2014 09:52 AM
Same here!!! |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 05-28-2014 04:05 PM
A small alert; Maury Solomon is actually a lady. I fell into the same trap when we first began communicating. |
PeterO
Member Posts: 399
From: North Carolina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 05-28-2014 06:15 PM
Oops! I guess she won't be thrilled with my calling her "Mr. Solomon". I've never heard of Maury being a female name before.
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ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 05-29-2014 05:08 PM
I do not know if it was the result of the messages sent by all of you to Maury Solomon at Springers, but in her latest message to me she now believes it might be okay for me to submit proposals for a continuation of the Mercury series, taking in the four orbital missions.Thank you, everyone. |
PeterO
Member Posts: 399
From: North Carolina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 05-29-2014 05:54 PM
Excellent news, Colin! Hopefully they will go through with it. Just don't get tired of writing until after you cover my favorite Mercury flight, Sigma 7 |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 05-29-2014 06:16 PM
Awesome news! I hope it works out! |
Greggy_D
Member Posts: 977
From: Michigan
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 05-29-2014 06:17 PM
The Power of cS! Seriously though Colin, this sounds like fantastic news. |
hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 05-29-2014 07:58 PM
Pester power.
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Lasv3
Member Posts: 410
From: Bratislava, Slovakia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted 05-29-2014 11:26 PM
Great, really great |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1310
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 05-30-2014 02:05 PM
Wow that's great, Colin. A fitting tribute to the pioneering Mercury 7. I look forward to any new interview you may do with Col. Glenn for the MA-6 book. Sadly, like all our WW2 vets, there is only one left now to share his memories. |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 08-29-2014 06:17 PM
Just a quick update, with many thanks to those who supported the continuation of this series through the orbital Mercury missions. The good news is that contracts are being issued by Springer Books New York for the flights of Glenn and Carpenter, which means that next year I will also submit proposals for the Schirra and Cooper missions.A busy time ahead ... |
Lasv3
Member Posts: 410
From: Bratislava, Slovakia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted 08-30-2014 02:49 AM
Great news, thanks! |
heng44
Member Posts: 3386
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 08-30-2014 01:57 PM
Excellent, Colin. Congratulations. I'd like to have books like these for all manned missions... |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 08-30-2014 08:33 PM
I just screamed YESSS!! very loudly... scared my cat. |
Fra Mauro
Member Posts: 1586
From: Bethpage, N.Y.
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 06-25-2015 08:55 AM
Great book, I just finished it (a birthday present)! Too bad they never found the hatch. I was lucky enough to see Liberty Bell 7 a few years ago in New Jersey. |
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