Rocket Boys: A Memoir: 1 (Coalwood) - Hardcover

Hickam, Homer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 038533320X ISBN 13: 9780385333207

Verlag: Delacorte Press, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Homer H Hickam Jr

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Críticas:

"[T]horoughly charming....Hickam builds a story of overcoming obstacles that is worthy of Frank Capra...[in its]...eloquent evocation of a lost time and place."--Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times

"A thoroughly charming memoir ... [An] eloquent evocation of a lost time and place."--New York Times

"A stirring tale that offers something unusual these days ... a message of hope in an age of cynicism."--San Diego Union-Tribune

"A great read ... One closes the book with an immense feeling of satisfaction."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Reseña del editor:

The author traces the boyhood enthusiasm for rockets that eventually led to a career at NASA, describing how he built model rockets in the family garage in West Virginia, inspired by the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik. Tour.

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• Verlag: Delacorte Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• ISBN 10: 038533320X
• ISBN 13: 9780385333207
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384