{"title":"Buzz Aldrin","description":"Dr. Buzz Aldrin was watched by the largest television audience in history as he and Neil Armstrong became the first humans to walk on the moon. He is a graduate of MIT, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and one of the world's best-known advocates for the exploration of outer space. He lives in Los Angeles. John Barnes is the acclaimed author of Mother of Storms, A Million Open Doors, Finity,  and many other novels. He lives in Gunnison, Colorado. Aldrin and Barnes have written one other novel together, Encounter with Tiber","products":[{"product_id":"reaching-for-the-moon-paperback","title":"Reaching for the Moon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing in summer 2019! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's been fifty years since Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon. But the journey didn't begin when he stepped on board \u003cem\u003eApollo 11\u003c\/em\u003e that fateful day in July 1969. It began the day he was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis picture book is Buzz Aldrin's story, in his words. Wendell Minor's gorgeous paintings evoke the wonder of space exploration for young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecoming an astronaut took more than education, discipline, and physical strength. It took years of determination and believing that any goal was possible--from riding a bike alone across the George Washington Bridge at age ten to making a footprint on the moon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe all have our own dreams. This is the story of how Buzz's came true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI walked on the moon. This is my journey. But it didn't begin when I stepped on board \u003cem\u003eApollo 11\u003c\/em\u003e on July 1, 1969. It began the day I was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecoming an astronaut took more than education, discipline, and physical strength. It took years of determination and believing that any goal is possible--from riding a bike alone across the George Washington Bridge at age ten to making a footprint on the Moon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI always knew the Moon was within my reach--and that I was ready to be on the team that would achieve the first landing. But it was still hard to believe when I took my first step onto the Moon's surface. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe all have our own dreams. This is the story of how mine came true.\u003c\/p\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI walked on the moon. This is my journey. But it didn't begin when I stepped on board \u003cem\u003eApollo 11\u003c\/em\u003e on July 1, 1969. It began the day I was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecoming an astronaut took more than education, discipline, and physical strength. It took years of determination and believing that any goal is possible--from riding a bike alone across the George Washington Bridge at age ten to making a footprint on the Moon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI always knew the Moon was within my reach--and that I was ready to be on the team that would achieve the first landing. But it was still hard to believe when I took my first step onto the Moon's surface. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe all have our own dreams. 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Worse, he and his \"Citizen Observer\" program are vilified in the media, and he's being sued for a billion dollars. His older brother, Nick, research chief for a major aerospace firm, persuades Scott's estranged ex-wife, Thalia-a top-ranked attorney-to take on Scott's defense. Gradually, it begins to appear that the \"accident\" might not have been an accident at all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, as long feared, India and Pakistan go to war-and, worse, Pakistan deploys a nuclear device high in the upper atmosphere, putting the crew of the orbiting International Space Station in iminent danger of destruction by radiation exposure. While the world's space vehicles are grounded by the radiation storm set off by the detonation, only a few weeks remain to rescue the crew, and there's no known way to do it. 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