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Book Condition: Used
Seller: MW Books Ltd.

Ireland
About Item: New York : Times Books, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 322 pages; Description: 322 p. , 8 p. Of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-307) and index. Subjects: Space race --United States --History --20th century. Summary: The behind-the-scenes story of the fierce battles on earth that launched the superpowers into space. Khrushchev was frustrated at America's U-2 spy plane, which flew too high to be shot down. But Russia's chief rocket designer, had an answer: an artificial satellite that would orbit the earth and cross American skies at will. The launch of Sputnik on October 4, 1957, stunned the world. Sputnik set in motion events that led not only to the moon landing but also to cell phones, federally guaranteed student loans, and the wireless Internet. Journalist Brzezinski takes us… Read More
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