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I'm in a retrospective mood, looking back at times in my life that seemed so huge and so incredible when they happened. I've always admired Neil Armstrong, mostly because he came across as so darned 'ordinary' after Apollo 11. It wasn't until a few weeks ago that I found out someone had written his biography so I sent off for it.
— Oct 16, 2025 06:04AM
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This is far more interesting than I expected. I knew it would be 'heavy' on the details of his training and work in NASA (pre Apollo 11) but it's also very 'in-depth' on the sheer amount of physical work and learning and so on that accompanied his time there. Its a moving account, and paints a picture of an intensely hardworking man who kept his emotions hidden, even from close friends. I'm loving this .
— Oct 23, 2025 04:01AM
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cont'd.....£3.58 (Hardback) 650+ pages, as heavy as a brick, many of the pages 'foxed' despite it being sold as 'very good', but dammit it takes me back to my childhood. And so far it hasn't disappointed.
I don't want to read a sanitised 'perfect' account of Armstrong's life, but I do want to have some idea of what the real man was like. And I think this book will do just that.
— Oct 16, 2025 06:07AM
I don't want to read a sanitised 'perfect' account of Armstrong's life, but I do want to have some idea of what the real man was like. And I think this book will do just that.
