Magnificent desolation : the long journey home from the moon / Buzz Aldrin ; with Ken Abraham.

By:

Aldrin, Buzz

Contributor(s):

Abraham, Ken

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Bloomsbury, 2009.Description: viii, 326 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 24 cmISBN:

9781408804025
1408804026
1408804034
9781408804032

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Genre/Form:

Biography.

DDC classification:

629.454092 22

Summary: The flight of Apollo 11 made Buzz Aldrin one of the most famous men on the planet, yet few people know the rest of the story. In 'Magnificent Desolation', Aldrin not only gives us his account of the lunar landing that came within seconds of failure, he also opens up about his more personal trials and triumphs back on Earth.--Publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction	Waimate Located at Event Centre	Non Fiction	629.454092 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not for loan		A00520295

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Includes index.

The flight of Apollo 11 made Buzz Aldrin one of the most famous men on the planet, yet few people know the rest of the story. In 'Magnificent Desolation', Aldrin not only gives us his account of the lunar landing that came within seconds of failure, he also opens up about his more personal trials and triumphs back on Earth.--Publisher.

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