{"product_id":"alone-on-the-moon-a-soviet-lunar-odyssey-paperback","title":"Alone on the Moon: A Soviet Lunar Odyssey - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerald Brennan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMay, 1970. A two-person Soviet crew approaches the moon, ready to accomplish the greatest feat in human history--provided they can overcome their own petty jealousies, and the unforgiving harshness of space.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlone on the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles a Soviet moon mission through the eyes of Boris Volynov, a backup who's been pressed into service helping Alexei Leonov (a man he despises) attempt humanity's first lunar landing. Thoroughly researched, it's a detailed and plausible rendition of two larger-than-life personalities facing incredible challenges. It's also a meditation on luck, trust, the nature of observation, and the burden of being chosen--plus the way our personal narratives can shape (or poison) our perceptions of the present. Do the stories we tell ourselves shape our fate, or can we write a new chapter? The answer awaits.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe titles in the Altered Space series are wholly separate narratives, but all deal with the mysteries of space and time, progress and circularity. Each one is an ensō of words in which orbits of spacecraft, moons, planets, and people allow us fresh perspectives on the cycles of our own lives.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerald Brennan\u003c\/b\u003e earned a B.S. in European History from West Point and an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University. He's the author of \u003ci\u003eResistance\u003c\/i\u003e, which \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e called \"an extremely impressive debut,\" and four space books including \u003ci\u003eIsland of Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e. (\"Speculative sci-fi at its finest.\" - Neal Thompson, author of \u003ci\u003eLight This Candle\u003c\/i\u003e.) His writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNewcity\u003c\/i\u003e and was on the latter's 2019 Lit 50 list of notable literary Chicagoans; he's also the founder of Tortoise Books, a Chicago-based independent press that WGN Radio's Rick Kogan recently called \"...one of the best, most provocative, and rewarding publishing houses in the entire country.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.87 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382322479282,"sku":"9781948954655","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ed5422bec5a4598e53365d4c56847334.webp?v=1777833065","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/alone-on-the-moon-a-soviet-lunar-odyssey-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}