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  • Too Far From Home

  • A Story of Life and Death in Space
  • By: Chris Jones
  • Narrated by: Erik Davies
  • Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (50 ratings)
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Too Far From Home

By: Chris Jones
Narrated by: Erik Davies
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Summary

An incredible true-life adventure set on the most dangerous frontier of all - outer space

For a special breed of individual, the call of space is worth the risk it entails: men such as US astronauts Donald Pettit and Kenneth Bowersox, and Russian flight engineer Nikolai Budarin, who in November 2002 left on what was to be a routine 14-week mission maintaining the International Space Station.

But then, on February 1, 2003, the Columbia exploded beneath them. With the launch program suspended indefinitely, these astronauts had suddenly lost their ride home.

Too Far from Home chronicles the efforts of the beleaguered Mission Controls in Houston and Moscow as they work frantically against the clock to bring their men safely back to Earth.

Chris Jones writes beautifully of the majesty and mystique of space travel, while reminding us all how perilous it is to soar beyond the sky.

©2007 Chris Jones (P)2007 Random House Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House Inc.

Critic reviews

"[Jones'] story combines gripping narrative and strongly defined characters....Jones' reporting is filled with details of life aboard the space station...That sort of frank talk enhances readers' identification with the astronauts, making their drama all the more engrossing." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Honest and open about reality of space.

It took me a while to finish as I listen at night. I found the stories behind the NASA and Russian space flight fascinating. Real human experiences and spoken with a matter of fact approach which to me made it more realistic in how the problems occurred with NASA. Well worth the read, fascinating insights and technical aspects explored in matter of fact delivery.

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Good but not what I expected

As usual I listen to the Audiobook and read the same book at the same time. The story behind the 3 stranded astronauts was good but I expected alot more tension, maybe it was just me expecting too much. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed listening to the narrator and the story was done at a decent pace. I'd recommend this to anyone who likes NASA, Russian Cosmonauts , Space Flight & the ISS.

As Someone Else Has Stated : This is a reprint of the book Out Of Orbit. Be Aware.

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Space - the inside story.

Well researched and written. Slightly dry delivery. Some edge-of-the-seat moments. Highlight for me was the Soyuz return. Recommended to listen in 1-2 hours blocks.

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moving tale

an excellent book full of drama and emotion.some over emphasis by narrator lost a star

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A superb listen to a overlooked situation.

Get book, tells the story from everyone's point of view with details which could have never been discovered.

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Fantastic

A wonderfully written account - extremely well read by the narrator.

So many interesting facts and lots of information about life on the ISS, astronauts, cosmonauts and the interactions between them, their families and their land-bound colleagues.

It 'reads' like a page-turner, but has moments of 'poetry' in its narrative as it seeks to illustrate the experience of being thrust into the vacuum of Space.

Loved it!

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fascinating insight into long term missions

along with other books about the space race this offers more insight into long term missions and the impact of the shuttle disasters on the lives of those involved and dependant on it to get home

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Too Far from Home

For anyone interested in space travel this is an excellent book and Erik Davies does a very good job in narrating it.
for me I couldn't put it down.

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Gripping account of a long stay ISS mission

A fantastic account of life on the ISS and what happens when your return vehicle gets grounded. One of the best space exploration books i've read, gripping at times and even the daily mundane tasks are interesting. The ballistic descent had me on the edge of my chair.

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  • 20-03-15

An interesting insight into life in space

Would you consider the audio edition of Too Far From Home to be better than the print version?

Yes, far better. Try reading the book when you're driving.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Erik Davies?

Why not?

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

'Not as good as The Right Stuff'.

Any additional comments?

It was a good middling book. Some good insights into life about the ISS and into the life of someone who belongs to a group / organisation I admire. There are no jaw-dropping revelations though. The book's interesting, rather than gripping.

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