Lost Moon by Jim Lovell, Kluger Jeffrey (1994, Hardcover, Illustrated)

Excellent - Better than the movie!! It's hard to put it down even though we all know how it ends. There is allot of additional supoorting information, charts, maps, etc. to keep the earthbound reader fully engaged.

The book is in perfect condition and I was extremely impressed with the care that was taken with the packaging. Thank you!

I bought this book because I was a small boy when my mother and I watched the Mercury missions. We continued through the Gemini missions and when I was 10 the Apollo missions began. By this time I was into it, watching every aspect and finding all the information I could at the time. We lived not fifty miles from NASA. By the time Apollo 11 landed on the moon, I was as more knowledgable than most average citizens. However, like most, I began to lose interest after the 2nd moon landing. When Apollo 13 had their accident, I was again drawn to the space program and followed the mission to splashdown. A few years ago I watched Tom Hanks in the movie "Apollo 13" and I realized that some of the events did not ring true. I bought this book, "Lost Moon" to find out the true story of Apollo 13. As I read the book, I discovered that indeed some of the events portrayed in the movie were more creative script writing than actual happenings. Lost Moon is a good book for anyone that remembers the space program and watched launches and followed the moon missions. It lets go behind the scenes and meet people that were not commonly known. Things that I never imagined are bought out in this book. I would not recommend this book for everyone, but if you remember the space missions of the sixties with more than a passing interest, I highly recommend this book. It reads like and novel, not a technical manual. Very enjoyable and an easy read.