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A Novel Idea Book Discussion at Sunriver Books & Music

A Novel Idea 2019 Event Type: Adult Program
Age Group(s): Adult
Date: 4/29/2019
Start Time: 6:00 PM
End Time: 7:00 PM
Description:
 Read and discuss "Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon" with friends and neighbors.

"Rocket Men" byt Robert Kurson shares the inside story of the dangerous Apollo 8 mission. In early 1968, the Apollo program was on shaky footing. President Kennedy’s end-of-decade deadline to put a man on the Moon was in jeopardy, and the Soviets were threatening to pull ahead in the space race. By August 1968, with its back against the wall, NASA decided to scrap its usual methodical approach and shoot for the heavens. With just four months to prepare, the agency would send the first humans in history to the Moon. In a year of historic violence and discord - the Tet offensive, the assassinations of MLK and RFK, the Chicago DNC riots - the Apollo 8 mission was the boldest test of what America could do. With a focus on astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders, and their wives and children, Rocket Men is a vivid account of the epic danger involved, and the bravery it took to leave Earth for the first time.

Kurson began his career as an attorney, graduating from Harvard Law School. His professional writing career began at the Chicago Sun-Times, where he started as a sports agate clerk and soon gained a full-time features writing job. In 2000, Esquire published “My Favorite Teacher,” his first magazine story, which became a finalist for a National Magazine Award. His stories have appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, and other publications. His other books include "Shadow Divers," "Pirate Hunters," and "Crashing Through."

Kurson will be speaking at Bend High on Sunday, April 28. Tickets are free but required and become available on Saturday, April 6 at www.dplfoundation.org and at all branch libraries.


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Library: Sunriver Public Library
Location: Sunriver Books and Music
Contact: Liz Goodrich
Contact Number: 541-312-1032
Presenter: Sunriver Books & Music
Link: A Novel Idea 2019