For many, the moon landing was the defining event of the twentieth century. So it seems only fitting that Norman Mailerâ€”the literary provocateur who altered the landscape of American

Of a Fire on the Moon

For many, the moon landing was the defining event of the twentieth century. So it seems only fitting that Norman Mailerâ€”the literary provocateur who altered the landscape of American nonfictionâ€”wrote the most wide-ranging, far-seeing chronicle of the Apollo 11 mission. A classic chronicle of Americaâ€™s reach for greatness in the midst of the Cold War, Of a Fire on the Moon compiles the reportage Mailer published between 1969 and 1970 in Life magazine: gripping firsthand dispatches from inside NASAâ€™s clandestine operations in Houston and Cape Kennedy; technical insights into the magnitude of their awe-inspiring feat; and prescient meditations that place the event in human context as only Mailer could.
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Praise for Of a Fire on the Moon
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â€œThe gift of a genius . . . a twentieth-century American epicâ€”a Moby Dick of space.â€â€”New York
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â€œMailerâ€™s account of Apollo 11 stands as a stunning image of human energy and purposefulness. . . . It is an act of revelationâ€”the only verbal deed to be worthy of the dream and the reality it celebrates.â€â€”Saturday Review
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â€œA wild and dazzling book.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review
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â€œStill the most challenging and stimulating account of [the] mission to appear in print.â€â€”The Washington Post
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Praise for Norman Mailer
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â€œ[Norman Mailer] loomed over American letters longer and larger than any other writer of his generation.â€â€”The New York Times
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â€œA writer of the greatest and most reckless talent.â€â€”The New Yorker
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â€œMailer is indispensable, an American treasure.â€â€”The Washington Post
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â€œA devastatingly alive and original creative mind.â€â€”Life
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â€œMailer is fierce, courageous, and reckless and nearly everything he writes has sections of headlong brilliance.â€â€”The New York Review of Books
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â€œThe largest mind and imagination [in modern] American literature . . . Unlike just about every American writer since Henry James, Mailer has managed to grow and become richer in wisdom with each new book.â€â€”Chicago Tribune
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â€œMailer is a master of his craft. His language carries you through the story like a leaf on a stream.â€â€”The Cincinnati Post
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0553390619_used
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ReleaseDate 2014-06-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553390612

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0553390619_used
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2014-06-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553390612

Of a Fire on the Moon

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