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Topic: Through the Glass Ceiling (Collins, Ward)
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 50535 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-07-2020 10:00 AM
Jonathan Ward (cS: ilbasso) announced today that his next book will be the autobiography of Eileen Collins! Coming from in fall 2021...Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission by Eileen M. Collins and Jonathan H. Ward The long-awaited memoir of a trailblazer and role model who is telling her story for the first time.Eileen Collins was an aviation pioneer her entire career, from her crowning achievements as the first woman to command an American space mission as well as the first to pilot the space shuttle to her early years as one of the Air Force's first female pilots. She was in the first class of women to earn pilot's wings at Vance Air Force Base and was their first female instructor pilot. She was only the second woman admitted to the Air Force's elite Test Pilot Program at Edwards Air Force Base. NASA had such confidence in her skills as a leader and pilot that she was entrusted to command the first shuttle mission after the Columbia disaster, returning the US to spaceflight after a two-year hiatus. She has served on numerous corporate boards and is an inspirational speaker about space exploration and leadership. She is among the most recognized and admired women in the world. Yet this is the first time she has told her story in a book. It is a story not only of achievement and overcoming obstacles but of profound personal transformation. The shy, quiet child of an alcoholic father and struggling single mother, who grew up in modest circumstances and was an unremarkable student, she had few prospects when she graduated from high school, but she changed her life to pursue her secret dream of becoming an astronaut. She shares her leadership and life lessons throughout the book with the aim of inspiring and passing on her legacy to a new generation. - Hardcover, 296 pages
- Arcade (October 5, 2021)
- ISBN-10: 1950994058
- ISBN-13: 978-1950994052
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Kite Member Posts: 1082 From: Northampton UK Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 12-07-2020 10:32 AM
Brilliant news. Having seen her superb talk in Pontefract a few years ago I can't wait to read it. |
Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4523 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 12-07-2020 11:33 AM
Ditto. Eileen is a class act. |
David C Member Posts: 1397 From: Lausanne Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 12-07-2020 01:32 PM
Looking forward to this. |
AstroCasey Member Posts: 78 From: Registered: Feb 2019
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posted 12-10-2020 08:55 PM
Looks like an interesting read. Although I am familiar with Eileen Collins, the book's description provides some information I didn't know about. Looking forward to publication. |
astro-nut Member Posts: 1034 From: Washington, IL Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 12-29-2020 02:10 PM
Excellent to hear about this. I am looking forward to reading this book! Congratulations in advance, I know you will do a great job with this book. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 50535 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-04-2021 08:02 AM
Cover art: |
Kite Member Posts: 1082 From: Northampton UK Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 02-04-2021 04:20 PM
Just what we could all do with after all this blank period. "Come on Eileen" |
FFrench Member Posts: 3288 From: San Diego Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 08-09-2021 03:57 PM
My review of this fascinating book. With the assistance of Jonathan Ward, best known for his incredibly moving book about the shuttle Columbia tragedy, Eileen Collins has finally written the book people have been wanting from her. It’s a fascinating journey, as she literally puts the reader in the driver’s seat from page one as we rocket into space. |
lspooz Member Posts: 461 From: Greensboro, NC USA Registered: Aug 2012
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posted 10-07-2021 10:53 AM
First books spotted in the wild a few days ago. I am buying eight copies. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 50535 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-18-2021 10:53 AM
quote: Originally posted by JLR1: Has anyone heard if any book signing events have been announced yet?
From Jonathan Ward on Facebook: I apologize that we still don't have a process for getting autographed books into people's hands. The logistics are daunting. It's at least several months off — likely not until after the holidays, if at all — so please don't wait and thereby deprive yourself of reading her incredible story! |
BMckay Member Posts: 3999 From: MA, USA Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 11-05-2021 09:50 AM
Jonathan and Eileen, very well done. I fully enjoyed my copy. |
Kite Member Posts: 1082 From: Northampton UK Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 04-16-2022 03:54 PM
Yet another great autobiography. I agree with everything that Francis writes in his review and certainly could not put it as well. Had been looking forward for her written account of her amazing career and life ever since I saw her in Pontefract and it did not disappoint. |