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  • A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts

  • By: Andrew Chaikin
  • Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
  • Length: 23 hrs
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (483 ratings)
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Summary

Audie Award, History/Biography, 2016

This acclaimed portrait of heroism and ingenuity captures a watershed moment in human history. The astronauts themselves have called it the definitive account of their missions. On the night of July 20, 1969, our world changed forever when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Based on in-depth interviews with 23 of the 24 moon voyagers, as well as those who struggled to get the program moving, A Man on the Moon conveys every aspect of the Apollo missions with breathtaking immediacy and stunning detail.

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Excellent book. Well read

What more can you say. This surely has to be the benchmark for any books on the apollo programme. Very informative and well written. Each mission picks up at various points whikst still providing the relevant information so that each chapter is not just a repetition of the last with launch journey landing etc. Have read and listenes to this book several time. Highly recommended

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Moonshot

If you only ever listen to one non-fiction book, make it this one. Not only insightful, but - and this is such a rare quality for a history book - inspirational too. Even knowing the story in advance, this book has left me wanting to relive the magic of Apollo all over again.

Fantastically narrated by Bronson Pinchot, who really conveys the sense of awe, wonder and achievement that came with landing in the moon.

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The Reference Point

This is rightly regarded as the reference point for all those wishing to immerse themselves in the stories behind the Apollo program - The HBO Series From The Earth To The Moon and key parts of the Apollo 13 film use this book as there reference for many of the characterisations and backgrounds - Highly Recommended

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emotive and detailed

an indepth and holistic explanation of the Applo narrative. from the engineering and technology to the personal and intimate thoughts of the astronauts

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Truly brilliant

Speaking as someone who has listened to pretty much any space exploration/Apollo missions book you can find, this one slots in just perfectly. It is so refreshing to hear about the Apollo missions outside of 8, 11, and 13, which are so widely skipped over, and the people who made them reality. What these men and women achieved in such a short time period is truly remarkable, and, in my opinion, deserves our time and attention to learn about them.

Prior to picking this audiobook up, I saw many negative reviewing regarding the tone and speed of the narration. I found this to be the complete opposite. Bronson Pinchot’s performance was, to me, the perfect match for the scale and grandiose of which this book covers.

I simply cannot recommend this highly enough. Brilliant from start to finish.

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Totally gripping

A fantastic 'read" and beautifully narrated. You could almost be on the moon yourself at times

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An amazing story, Well told and well read

A gripping story, clearly written with care for the subject matter, respect for those involved and passion for the project.

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A great story of discovery

I remember being woken up as a young lad to watch the moon landings. Apollo has always held an allure for me. This book brought it back to life and gave the story real substance

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Inspiring

Apollo is for the ages, daring and extraordinary as a venture. Great story and narrative.

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High Drama

This is a truly fantastic story about the best humanity has to offer.

The subject matter is so well put together it captures the momentum of the space race.
It's written and narrated in such a way as to be thuroughly engaging and I will be listening again very soon.

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