Awards R*dskins by C. Richard King Winner in the Trade Typographic category at the AAUP Book, Jacket, and Journal show (Designer: Nathan Putens) One-Hundred-Knuckled Fist by Dustin M. Hoffman Winner in the Jackets and Covers category at the AAUP Book, … Continue reading News and Reviews
The following excerpt is from Apollo Pilot: The Memoir of Astronaut Donn Eisele edited by Francis French. From Chapter 3: Astronaut Selection Six of the thirty-four candidates were dropped on account of their physical exams at Brooks. The remaining twenty-eight in mid-August … Continue reading Excerpt: Apollo Pilot
Last week, American astronaut Capt. Eugene A. Cernan passed away. Colin Burgess and Kate Doolan, authors of Fallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon, Revised Edition, remember him fondly. Burgess is the author or editor of several books on spaceflight, … Continue reading Eugene A. Cernan, Fallen Astronaut
Books Harry and Arthur by Lawrence J. Haas Listed as a defining 2016 book by the Wall Street Journal. The Turtle’s Beating Heart by Denise Low Praise from Booklist: “Remarkable.” Borderland Films by Dominique Brégent-Heald Review in Western American Literature: “This sprawling and … Continue reading News and Reviews
Apollo Pilot: The Memoir of Astronaut Donn Eisele (January 2017) is the newest book in the popular series, Outward Odyssey: A People’s History of Spaceflight. Francis French is the director of education at the San Diego Air and Space Museum and the coauthor of Into … Continue reading From the Desk of Francis French: Finding Apollo
Tayler Lord and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP who share a cluttered cubicle (because of Anna). Today they also share their thoughts about a few upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will all … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Presidents, Bison, and Other January Books
Anna Weir is a publicist who begrudgingly admits to having hipster tendencies. At some point or another, we’ve all heard someone say it, or maybe we’ve even uttered it ourselves: “The book was better than the movie.” Depending on the book … Continue reading Books vs Movies: The Endless Debate
Read the beginning of Chapter 1, "The Whole World Was Watching" from another featured gift book, Footprints in the Dust: The Epic Voyages of Apollo, 1969-1975 edited by Colin Burgess, foreword by Richard F. Gordon:
"The world watched and listened, breathless and mesmerized.
“Houston, this is Neil. Radio check.”
Could this really be happening? It all just seemed so . . . what’s the word for it? Unreal. That’s it. Unreal. This stuff happened in comic books, not in real life.
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