Personally signed by Buzz Aldrin, one of the first men to walk on the moon!
A beautiful signed first edition for your space library.
Random House 2009 Buzz Aldrin "Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon". First Edition as stated on the copyright page. Second Printing. Signed by Buzz Aldrin directly onto the half-title page.
Buzz Aldrin is one of only 12 men who ever walked on the surface of the Moon. In this candid and stirring book, Buzz Aldrin tells the true story of the triumphant journey to the moon that made him a legend and his harrowing personal struggles in the decades that followed. Buzz Adrin will be a hero to you after you read this book. A first hand look into the golden age of the space program plus a look at his remarkably interesting and inspiring life. Printed in Great Britain.
Buzz Aldrin is an American engineer, former astronaut, and fighter pilot. As lunar module pilot on the Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander Neil Armstrong were the first two humans to land on the Moon.
Magnificent Desolation
Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon is the second of two autobiographical books written by Buzz Aldrin, the Apollo 11 astronaut who with Neil Armstrong made the first human Moon landing. The 2009 book concentrates mainly on the period after his return from space, and illuminates many of the difficulties he had in coping with his instant world-wide fame following the achievement.
In the book Aldrin writes candidly about depression, the breakup of his marriage, the isolation and loss of a sense of purpose after leaving NASA, and a decade of struggle to overcome alcoholism. The Guardian notes that "Aldrin removes his space helmet and shows us the very human face of an all-American hero."
The ISBN number of Magnificent Desolation is ISBN 978-0-307-46345-6.
Book reviews:
"Buzz Aldrin relives the Magnificent Desolation of space, and the soul-sucking depression that awaited back home." - Vanity Fair, Hot Type
"An admirable account of an icon of the golden age of space flight." - Kirkus Reviews
"Space fans, in particular, will cheer." Booklist
"Aldrin presents a no-holds-barred account of how his celebrity, career and human weaknesses nearly destroyed his life. This inspiring story exhibits Aldrin as a different, perfectly human kind of hero, giving readers a sympathetic look at a man eclipsed by his own legend. " Publishers Weekly
"Buzz Aldrin relives the Magnificent Desolation of space, and the soul-sucking depression that awaited back home." - Vanity Fair," Hot Type
"Riveting reading." - The Economist
"Leads the field of new releases.The candid portrayal of his earthly battles, often written with great humor, make this a cut above the rest.Great holiday reading." -New Scientist
"Captivating - an engaging first-hand account by one of history's most important explorers." - Alive East Bay
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About The Author
Wikipedia
Buzz Aldrin ( born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American engineer, former astronaut, and fighter pilot. As lunar module pilot on the Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander Neil Armstrong were the first two humans to land on the Moon.
Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Aldrin graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1951, with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was commissioned into the United States Air Force, and served as a jet fighter pilot during the Korean War. He flew 66 combat missions and shot down two MiG-15 aircraft.
After earning a Sc.D. degree in astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aldrin was selected as a member of NASA's Astronaut Group 3, making him the first astronaut with a doctoral degree. His doctoral thesis was Line-of-Sight Guidance Techniques for Manned Orbital Rendezvous, earning him the nickname "Dr. Rendezvous" from fellow astronauts. His first space flight was in 1966 on Gemini 12 during which he spent over five hours on extravehicular activity (EVA) outside the spacecraft. Three years later, Aldrin set foot on the Moon at 03:15:16 on July 21, 1969 (UTC), nine minutes after Armstrong first touched the surface, while Command Module Pilot Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit. A Presbyterian elder, Aldrin became the first person to hold a religious ceremony on the Moon when he privately took communion.
Upon leaving NASA in 1971, he became Commandant of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. He retired from the Air Force in 1972, after 21 years of service. His autobiographies Return to Earth, (1973) and Magnificent Desolation (2009), recount his struggles with clinical depression and alcoholism in the years after leaving NASA. He continued to advocate for space exploration, particularly a manned mission to Mars, and developed the Aldrin cycler, a special spacecraft trajectory that makes travel to Mars possible using less time and propellant. He has been accorded numerous honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969, and is listed in several Halls of Fame, and has plaques on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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- Random House
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