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  • A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts

  • By: Andrew Chaikin
  • Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
  • Length: 23 hrs
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (482 ratings)
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A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts

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Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
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Summary

Audie Award, History/Biography, 2016

This acclaimed portrait of heroism and ingenuity captures a watershed moment in human history. The astronauts themselves have called it the definitive account of their missions. On the night of July 20, 1969, our world changed forever when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Based on in-depth interviews with 23 of the 24 moon voyagers, as well as those who struggled to get the program moving, A Man on the Moon conveys every aspect of the Apollo missions with breathtaking immediacy and stunning detail.

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The best one so far...

I've listened to various books detailing the glory days of American space flight looking for the one that would tell the story of the Apollo missions with just the right balance of technical detail, human warmth and...awe. I know that the Apollo astronauts least favourite question was 'What was it like up there?' but of course, I still want to know - and Andrew Chaikin does a fantastic job of telling me.

If you're going to listen to this book here's a tip - search Google for 'Apollo Lunar Surface Journal' on your web browser while you do. It contains every picture from every mission plus word-for-word transcripts of the entire journey. Break out and immerse yourself there and in the full-length capsule recovery videos on YouTube...then come back to the book - you won't regret it!

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Interesting and at tine riveting

Great story if you can get beyond the initial style of narration. We were driving through Europe when we started listening to this. The story is a great faithful recording of the Apollo missions, however the initial few hours are very sleep inducing...... Stick with it the narration gets much better and easier to listen to. And a great record of one of our great mile stone's in history

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A great book

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

If you have any interest in the History of the Apollo program this book is a must read. Very well researched and written I was disappointed to finish it so soon

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The Reference Point

This is rightly regarded as the reference point for all those wishing to immerse themselves in the stories behind the Apollo program - The HBO Series From The Earth To The Moon and key parts of the Apollo 13 film use this book as there reference for many of the characterisations and backgrounds - Highly Recommended

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Great book ruined!

Would you consider the audio edition of A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts to be better than the print version?

No

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Awful narrator! Just the wrong voice for this story, really spoils a great book.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, I could listen to the narrator for that long.

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Amazing book that every human should read/listen

This book sheds so much light on the Apollo story... it's technical without being boring, and it captures the essence both scientifically and at a higher, human experience level.

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Outstanding

This is an excellent book! Exciting history and the story is told in such a way that you even feel part of the adventure, I loved it!

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Good story - poor narration

Enjoyed this comprehensive telling of the story of the infamous Apollo missions. But almost abandoned it in the first half due to the dreadful narration. Unnecessary emphasis and a generally skin crawling tone of awe and wonder made it a hard listen. Fortunately, somebody must have had a word with Pinchot so by the 2nd half, all this disappeared. Overall a good book with value add narration - eventually!

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Outstanding

It’s just simply lovely. Perfect companion to the tv show which I highly recommend also.

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Inspiring

Apollo is for the ages, daring and extraordinary as a venture. Great story and narrative.

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