Carrying the Fire

An Astronaut's Journeys

Michael Collins; Foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh

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The years that have passed since Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon in July 1969 have done nothing to alter the fundamental wonder of the event: man reaching the moon remains one of the great events—technical and spiritual—of our lifetime.

In this remarkable book, Michael Collins conveys, in a very personal way, the drama, beauty, and humor of that adventure. He also traces his development from his first flight experiences in the air force, through his days as a test pilot, to his Apollo 11 space walk, presenting an evocative picture of the joys of flight as well as a new perspective on time, light, and movement from someone who has seen the fragile Earth from the other side of the moon.

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“Collins tells what his space journeys meant to him as a human being [and] discusses the role of man amid the multitudinous mechanical marvels . . . Profoundly affecting.” —The New Yorker

“Michael Collins can write . . . No other person who has flown in space has captured the experience so vividly.” —Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr., The New York Times Book Review

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Michael Collins; Foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh

Michael Collins flew in both the Gemini 10 and Apollo 11 space missions in the 1960s. He currently lives in South Florida.

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Carrying the Fire
An Astronaut's Journeys
Michael Collins; Foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Paperbacks
June 2009
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ISBN: 9780374531942
ISBN10: 0374531943
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 512 pages, Includes 32 Pages of Black-and-White Illustrations, 1 Drawing in Text, and an Appendix
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