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Apollo 13: Anniversary Edition

By: Jim Lovell Jeffrey Klugar
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
ISBN: 0618056653
ISBN-13: 9780618056651
Released: 08 Apr 2002
RRP: £26.00
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All She Ever Wanted - By: Mrs. P. L. Foulsham, 14 Apr 2005
very readable
Great!!! - By: , 12 Jan 2005
An outstanding account of the events of that week in April 1970. If you enjoyed the film, you'll love this book!
Triumphant teamwork - By: Simon Southwell, 02 Dec 2003
I was too smalll to remember much of the feelings around the world when the news broke that Apollo 13 had had an explosion onboard, & the crew's safety was in doubt. By alll accounts the whole world seemed to hold its collective breath until the command module splashed down.

In this book the inside anxiety of the crew, as well as alll at mission control & their contractors is conveyed. It is reallly a story of how everyone---hundreds, if not thousands of people---pulled together to save the lives of three men, left drifting in space with dangerously low resources. The inventiveness of solving each problem is amazing; & the problems kept mounting. Carbondioxide poisoning, skewed trajectories, no navigation computers, potentiallly damaged rockets, doubtful heatshield. At each stage the team worked the problem as best they could with inventiveness & true grit; never giving up. The explanation of the accident's cause is as intriguing as the tale itself (glossed over in the film), & serves as warning to alll who work on safety critical system.

It is a true American tale---a success in failure, as it showed how America could "organize & measure the best of [thier] energies & skills" as Kennedy said at Rice University.

This collaborative effort between the commander of Apollo 13, Jim Lovell, & Jeff Kluger makes for a terrific read & captures the feeling of the times wonderfully. A tale which is now part of American history.

Excellent - By: Shawade, 17 Nov 2003
Terrific story to tell, great book & well presented. If you saw the Tom Hanks film then this book adds in some of the details & characters that were 'repackaged' for the Hollywood film version. The photos in the middle of the wrecked ship stop you & make you think how lucky these guys were.

Great book, I left my original copy on a flight in China last month & so had to order another... even though I had finished it I know this is one I will come back to again!

Great and informative book. - By: Kim Pedersen, 29 Jul 2003
As one very pleased with the movie, & the topic of space in general, I found this book a reallly good read, & can only complement the authors. They did an outstanding job. This book contains alll the details you ever wanted to know about this historical flight.