The untold story of a national trauma-NASA's Challenger explosion-and what really happened to America's Teacher in Space, illuminating the tragic cost of humanity setting its sight on the stars You've seen the pictures. You know what happened. Or do you?
On January 28, 1986, NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded after blasting off from Cape Canaveral.
Christa McAuliffe, America's "Teacher in Space," was instantly killed, along with the other six members of the mission. At least that's what most of us remember.
Kevin Cook tells us what really happened on that ill-fated, unforgettable day. He traces the pressures-leading from NASA to the White House-that triggered the fatal order to launch on an ice-cold Florida morning.
Cook takes readers inside the shuttle for the agonizing minutes after the explosion, which the astronauts did indeed survive. He uncovers the errors and corner-cutting that led an overconfident space agency to launch a crew that had no chance to escape.
But this is more than a corrective to a now-dimming memory. Centering on McAuliffe, a charmingly down-to-earth civilian on the cusp of history, The Burning Blue animates a colorful cast of characters: a pair of red-hot flyers at the shuttle's controls, the second female and first Jewish astronaut, the second Black astronaut, and the first Asian American and Buddhist in space.
Drawing vivid portraits of Christa and the astronauts, Cook makes readers forget the fate they're hurtling toward. With drama, immediacy, and shocking surprises, he reveals the human price the Challenger crew and America paid for politics, capital-P Progress, and the national dream of "reaching for the stars."
Автор: Kevin Cook Название: Waco Rising ISBN: 125084052X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250840523 Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS Рейтинг: Цена: 2758.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
The dramatic story of a legendary 1979 slugfest between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, full of runs, hits, and subplots, on the cusp of a new era in baseball history
It was a Thursday at Chicago's Wrigley Field, mostly sunny with the wind blowing out. Nobody expected an afternoon game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs on May 17, 1979, to be much more than a lazy early-season contest matching two teams heading in opposite directions--the first-place Phillies and the Cubs, those lovable losers--until they combined for thirteen runs in the first inning. "The craziest game ever," one player called it. "And then the second inning started." Ten Innings at Wrigley is Kevin Cook's vivid account of a game that could only have happened at this ballpark, in this era, with this colorful cast of heroes and heels: Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt and Bruce Sutter, surly slugger Dave Kingman, hustler Pete Rose, unlucky Bill Buckner, scarred Vietnam vet Garry Maddox, troubled relief pitcher Donnie Moore, clubhouse jester Tug McGraw, and two managers pulling out what was left of their hair. It was the highest-scoring ballgame in a century, and much more than that. Cook reveals the human stories behind a contest the New York Times called "the wildest in modern history" and shows how money, muscles, and modern statistics were about to change baseball forever.
Автор: Pyle Kevin C., Cunningham Scott Название: Bad for You: Exposing the War on Fun! ISBN: 0805092897 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780805092899 Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS Цена: 1746.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
SHOULD U.S. COMICS BE BANNED?
"SATANIC" HARRY POTTER BOOKS BURNT
PLAYGROUNDS POSE THREAT TO CHILDREN
TEXT-MAD YOUTH LOSING WRITING ABILITIES
CHILD SUSPENDED FOR BRANDISHING CHICKEN
SOCIAL WEBSITES HARM CHILDREN'S BRAINS
STUDENT ARRESTED FOR "PASSING GAS" AT SCHOOL
These are all real headlines screaming about the terrible stuff that's out there . . . stuff that's supposed to be BAD FOR YOU. But, honestly is it?
"Bad for You" asks this question and many more and not just about the things that modern parents fear like violent video games, social media, and dirty hands. Stuff in this book goes back centuries all the way to Plato (yeah, that one) and his worries over the new "technology" of his time: the written word Kevin C. Pyle and Scott Cunningham cleverly expose the long-standing CAMPAIGN AGAINST FUN for what it really is: a bunch of anxious adults grasping at straws, ignoring scientific data, and blindly yearning for the good old days that never were. "Bad for You" presents the facts, figures, and a whole lot more in eye-grabbing graphics to debunk these myths and give kids the power to prove there's nothing wrong with having fun . . . or with being young."
Автор: Smith Daniel Arthur, Garner Hank, Lauderdale Kevin Название: Tales from the Canyons of the Damned: No. 6 ISBN: 098864939X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780988649392 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1076.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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