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Topic: A Passion for Mars (Andrew Chaikin)
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cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-12-2008 10:11 AM
   
A Passion for Mars: Intrepid Explorers of the Red Planet
by Andrew Chaikin with a foreword by James Cameron - Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Abrams; 1 edition (October 8, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 0810972743
- ISBN-13: 978-0810972742
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fabfivefreddy
Member Posts: 1067
From: Leawood, Kansas USA
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 05-12-2008 11:02 AM
The last time I saw Andy Chaikin he mentioned that he was working hard on this new book. From the Amazon listing, it appears that the publication is set for October 2008. I am sure it will be a great book! Tahir
www.silicondisc.com |
GoesTo11
Member Posts: 1309
From: Denver, CO
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 05-12-2008 01:26 PM
Is it a "coffee-table"-type book like Chaikin's last ("Space")? That's what Abrams seems to specialize in.Thanks!
Kevin |
fabfivefreddy
Member Posts: 1067
From: Leawood, Kansas USA
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 09-23-2008 09:45 AM
Andy Chaikin has a done it again. His passion for space exploration is heart-felt and evokes inspiration through a lens of history, science and curiosity. Chaikin manages to blend the best of human vision (such as Ray Bradbury's or Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction) with human achievement (from Mariner to the rover projects). Discover how Wernher von Braun, Tom Paine, Carl Sagan, and a whole host of lesser-known, yet equally significant people imagined, planned, and implemented missions to explore a crimson, unique world. This book captures the intense drama of the quest for Mars and the people that envision the exploration of a beautiful red planet (with glorious photographs to prove it). Chaikin has blazed a trail for the future of space exploration. An absolute delight. Andy Chaikin's passion is contagious. Tahir Rahman
www.silicondisc.com |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 11-08-2008 09:57 AM
Superb hardcover edition with 279 glossy pages telling the Mars exploration story from Percival Lowell to Steve Squyres. Excellent and rare color photos (Leighton, Sagan, Murray, Soffen, Lee, Mutch, Hibbs, Malin, Theisinger, Manning, Garvin...).As best 2008 book on Mars-related unmanned spaceflight = a must-have! |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-14-2008 06:24 PM
Per a note from Andy: I recently gave a talk about my new Mars book at the Northshire bookstore in Manchester VT that was videotaped for Book TV.According to the CSPAN2 (Book TV) website, it will be aired at these dates and times: - Saturday, December 20, at 2:45 PM
- Thursday, January 1, at 4:00 PM
- Friday, January 2, at 4:00 AM
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space4u
Member Posts: 323
From: Cleveland, OH USA
Registered: Aug 2006
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posted 12-14-2008 09:13 PM
Thanks for the heads up Robert. I can also recommend his audio interview on The Space Show, which was excellent and made me buy the book!--Marcy |
MoonCrater1
Member Posts: 85
From: Queens, NY, USA
Registered: Nov 2008
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posted 12-20-2008 06:51 PM
I just saw the talk by Andrew Chaikin on his book. He was very informative and a great speaker on the subject of Mars. I hope to get this book for Christmas. If I get a B&N gift certificate, this is the book that I will buy. Does the book mention the Mars-3 USSR spacecraft at all? This was the first spacecraft to soft land on Mars, but it stopped transmitting after only 1 photo of the surface. This was years before the Viking landers (1976). |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 12-21-2008 04:20 AM
Here’s an interview with the author.More Mars books and science fiction books on Mars. quote:
Originally posted by MoonCrater1:
Does the book mention the Mars-3 USSR spacecraft at all?
Mars III was launched in May 1971 and landed on the red planet Mars on 2nd December 1971. The Russians did get a line of about 20 seconds of TV signals, showing barely any contrast...Philip
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MoonCrater1
Member Posts: 85
From: Queens, NY, USA
Registered: Nov 2008
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posted 12-21-2008 06:32 AM
Here is a link to information related to the Mars 3 mission and images.For those who already have "A Passion for Mars." is there any mention of the Mars 3 spacecraft? This book is already available on eBay. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-21-2008 11:15 AM
quote:
Originally posted by MoonCrater1:
For those who already have "A Passion for Mars." is there any mention of the Mars 3 spacecraft?
The Mars 3 mission is mentioned on page 89 of "A Passion for Mars". |
MoonCrater1
Member Posts: 85
From: Queens, NY, USA
Registered: Nov 2008
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posted 12-26-2008 03:28 PM
quote:
Originally posted by MoonCrater1:
If I get a B&N gift certificate, this is the book that I will buy.
Well, Christmas is over and I received several space related books, but not "A Passion for Mars." |
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