Moon Shot : The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon

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Summary: Wowie Kazowie!
Review: This book is really great. Read it!

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Summary: highly enjoyable
Review: This is a terrible book about the space program. If you are interested in the moon program, read Andrew Chaiken's book. If you're interested in Deke Slayton, read his book. I don't know who actually wrote Moon Shot, but it is terrible, full of typos and needless superficial drama. I have read many books about the space program, and I heartily recommend passing this one up.

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Summary: Good but far from being the best
Review: This is a very enjoyable and moving book. It has great background information and anecdotes about the U.S. space program and astronauts, and also interesting parts about Soviet cosmonauts. It is a good introduction for general readers, and is not intended to be a scholarly overview of the space program. There are many exciting stories included which had me reading "at the edge of my seat," and a lot of very funny anecdotes. The contributions of Shepard and Slayton to the writing show their good common sense.