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Space. It is the object of dreams and daring of countless men and women who have made it the last, great frontier of human endeavor. James Michener has brought the human touch to that exciting exploration by bringing to life six men and women. Their dedication to the space experience defines... read more
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First Sentence edit
On 24 October 1944 planet Earth was following its orbit about the sun as it has obediently done for nearly five billion years.
Table of Contents edit
I. Four Men
II. Four Women
III. Korea
IV. Pax River
V. Intellectual Decisions
VI. Twins
VII. The Moon
VIII. Real Time
IX. Dark Side of the Moon
X. Mars
XI. The Rings of Saturn
The Four Families
The Solid Six Astronauts
The Others
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 11 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1982. (authoritative list)
Preceded by E.T. the Extra-terrestrial Multi-ROM for Pack: Level 2 (Penguin Longman Active Reading), and followed by The Parsifal Mosaic.
Authors & Contributors edit
- James A. Michener (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: US
Publication Date: 1982
ISBN: 0394505557
Page Count: 622
Publisher: Random House
Country: US
Publication Date: 1982
ISBN: 0394505557
Page Count: 622
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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