RETURN
TO EARTH " After his historic walk on the moon,
Buzz Aldrin returned to earth a hero.
This is his story of that daring exploit
- and of the troubled personal odyssey which followed. " Hardback Book with Dust Jacket by Colonel Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr.
with Wayne Warga Over 335 pages with black and white photos Copyright © 1973 by Aldrin-Warga Associates " RETURN TO EARTH
is the first candid "inside" look at the human side of the space program.
It is the story of Buzz Aldrin, who returned to earth from the historic
first landing on the moon to begin a long and troubled odyssey
- an ordeal that involved a secret mental depression and the near dissolution of his marriage. " " It is the revelation, in Aldrin's own words, of one of the most daring exploits
in history and of what happened afterward:
The intense training.
The celebrated first touchdown on the moon.
The instant - and unexpected - fame and notoriety, and the difficult adjustment of
becoming a public personality.
The demanding world-wide public relations tour for NASA for which his rigid training,
from West Point through the astronaut corps, has never prepared him.
The near impossibility of reconciling his public image as a hero to the realities
of being a husband, father and pilot-academician.
The adulation from women everywhere.
The serious love affair that nearly tore his home apart.
The continuing emotional and mental pressure which led him to seek psychiatric help
and enter a hospital from treatment.
And, finally, the long and deep look inside himself and the road back to health. " " Besides being a moving personal confession, RETURN TO EARTH is the most
fascinating view we have had of the space program:
an unusually candid- and often humorous and occasionally controversial -
view of the politicking behind the scenes;
the rivalry among the astronauts, both within the space program
and for the public's attention;
the deprocessing after the flights. " " RETURN TO EARTH is the unique and honest story of a man who journeyed
to another planet to begin the most highly personal journey a man can undertake:
the attempt to find himself. " The book is in very good condition with minor wear, but the dust jacket has moderate wear and tear to the edges and is yellowed/dirty on the inside.
No torn or ripped pages.
No markings or writing. | 
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