| A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey: 1957---The Space Race Begins Library Edition Contributor(s): D'Antonio, Michael (Author), Sklar, Alan (Narrated by) |
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ISBN: 1400135036 ISBN-13: 9781400135035 Publisher: Tantor Audio OUR PRICE: $62.99 Product Type: Compact Disc Published: October 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Pulitzer Prize-winning writer D'Antonio captures the wackiness of the first year of the space race as the Americans scrambled desperately to match the Soviets and President Eisenhower intervened to guarantee that the space program would not be run by the military. Unabridged. 9 CDs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | History - Technology & Engineering | Aeronautics & Astronautics - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 629.434 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.84" W x 6.42" (0.70 lbs) |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sklar, Alan: - Audie Award finalist Alan Sklar has narrated nearly two hundred audiobooks and has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards.D'Antonio, Michael: - As part of a team of journalists from Newsday, Michael D'Antonio won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting before going on to write many acclaimed books, including Atomic Harvest and The State Boys Rebellion. He has also written for Esquire, the New York Times Magazine, and Sports Illustrated. |