Homer Hickam
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From Rocket Boys to October Sky
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4
From Rocket Boys to October Sky gives lots of behind-the-scenes stories both on-set and off....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story of a writer’s experience
- By John Donne on 2022-09-25
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From Rocket Boys to October Sky
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Series: Coalwood
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 2013-11-22
- Language: English
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Rocket Boys
- The Coalwood Series, Book 1
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
The New York Times best-selling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great memoir of the early days of a rocket scientist
- By Roberta W on 2022-06-06
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Rocket Boys
- The Coalwood Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
- Series: Coalwood, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 2011-05-06
- Language: English
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Don't Blow Yourself Up
- The Further True Adventures and Travails of the Rocket Boy of October Sky
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
Homer Hickam's memoir Rocket Boys and the movie adaptation October Sky have become one of the most popular stories in the world, inspiring millions to pursue a better life. But what happened to Homer after he was a West Virginia rocket boy? Find out....
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Don't Blow Yourself Up
- The Further True Adventures and Travails of the Rocket Boy of October Sky
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 2022-04-26
- Language: English
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![Cielo de octubre [Rocket Boys] cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/613KiHv2EyL._SL500_.jpg)
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Cielo de octubre [Rocket Boys]
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Alberto Santillan
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Así comienza la maravillosamente entretenida y extraordinaria autobiografía de la vida de «Sonny» Homer Hickam, Jr. en Coalwood, Virginia Occidental, un pueblo miserable donde lo único que importaba era la minería de carbón y el fútbol americano....
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Cielo de octubre [Rocket Boys]
- Narrated by: Alberto Santillan
- Series: Coalwood [Spanish Edition], Book 1
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 2017-11-28
- Language: Spanish
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Sky of Stone
- A Memoir
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3
In the summer of '61, Homer "Sonny" Hickam, a year of college behind him, is dreaming of sandy beaches and rocket ships. But before Sonny can reach the seaside fixer-upper....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A real storyteller
- By Roberta W on 2022-06-12
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Sky of Stone
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Series: Coalwood, Book 3
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 2008-10-21
- Language: English
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The Coalwood Way
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Homer Hickam is the #1 New York Times best-selling author whose life inspired the critically acclaimed film October Sky....
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5 out of 5 stars
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More of Sonny's story
- By Roberta W on 2022-06-12
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The Coalwood Way
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Series: Coalwood, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 2012-02-12
- Language: English
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Paco: The Cat Who Meowed in Space
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Homer Hickam recalls his first years as a NASA engineer, while also telling the story of his fluffy black and white cat Paco, who had the magic ability to make people smile and give them hope....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Purrr
- By Roberta W on 2022-06-05
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Paco: The Cat Who Meowed in Space
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Series: Coalwood, Book 4
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 2013-10-01
- Language: English
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Crater
- A Helium-3 Novel, Book 1
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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A mining colony on the moon. A deadly mission. And a secret bigger than two worlds....
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Crater
- A Helium-3 Novel, Book 1
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Series: A Helium-3 Novel, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 2019-10-02
- Language: English
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Red Helmet
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Song Hawkins is a beautiful, tough, but lonely New York City businesswoman who thinks she's met the man of her dreams in Cable Jordan, the superintendent of a West Virginia coal mine. But soon after they impulsively marry, Song realizes they're in big trouble....
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Red Helmet
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 2019-10-01
- Language: English
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The Keeper's Son
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Mitchell Greenberg
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Abridged
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On the outer banks of the Carolinas in 1941, fishermen and a few lonely sailors constitute the human population. Dominating the rough yet beautiful landscape is the majestic Killakeet Lighthouse, run for generations by the Thurlow family....
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The Keeper's Son
- Narrated by: Mitchell Greenberg
- Series: Josh Thurlow (abridged), Book 1
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 2019-07-22
- Language: English
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The Coalwood Way
- A Memoir
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: David Lansbury
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Abridged
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It's fall, 1959, and Homer "Sonny" Hickam and his fellow Rocket Boys are in their senior year at Big Creek High, launching handbuilt rockets that soar thousands of feet into the West Virginia sky. But Coalwood finds itself at a painful crossroads....
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The Coalwood Way
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: David Lansbury
- Series: Coalwood (abridged), Book 2
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 2001-01-26
- Language: English
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The Ambassador's Son
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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It's 1943 and the Americans and Japanese are fighting a deadly war in the hot, jungle-covered volcanic islands of the South Pacific....
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The Ambassador's Son
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Series: Josh Thurlow, Book 2
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 2005-04-06
- Language: English
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The Dinosaur Hunter
- A Novel
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Life on the ranchlands of Montana comes with more than its share of trouble.....
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The Dinosaur Hunter
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 2010-11-09
- Language: English
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Crescent
- A Helium-3 Novel, Book 2
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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She was born to kill, born to die. Crescent is a crowhopper - a genetically modified mercenary programmed for ruthless warfare.....
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Crescent
- A Helium-3 Novel, Book 2
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Series: A Helium-3 Novel, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 2013-05-28
- Language: English
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The Keeper's Son
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Josh Thurlow, the lighthouse keeper's son, has forsworn his heritage to become the commander of a small Coast Guard patrol boat....
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The Keeper's Son
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Series: Josh Thurlow, Book 1
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 2003-12-12
- Language: English
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![Albert Vuelve a Casa [Carrying Albert Home] cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51e5FE8BAxL._SL500_.jpg)
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Albert Vuelve a Casa [Carrying Albert Home]
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Alberto Santillan
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Elsie Lavender y Homer Hickam (el padre del autor) eran compañeros de clase en la secundaria en los campos de carbón de West Virginia, graduándose justo cuando comenzaba la Gran depresión. Cuando Homer pidió le propuso matrimonio....
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Albert Vuelve a Casa [Carrying Albert Home]
- Narrated by: Alberto Santillan
- Series: Coalwood [Spanish Edition], Book 0.5
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 2016-06-20
- Language: Spanish
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The Far Reaches
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
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The year is 1943 and World War II in the Pacific rages on, with Americans engaged in desperate battles against a cunning enemy....
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The Far Reaches
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Series: Josh Thurlow, Book 3
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 2007-05-25
- Language: English
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Crater Trueblood and the Lunar Rescue Company
- A Helium-3 Novel, Book 3
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Crater Trueblood has to rescue his ex-girlfriend... and the entire human race....
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Crater Trueblood and the Lunar Rescue Company
- A Helium-3 Novel, Book 3
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Series: A Helium-3 Novel, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 2014-12-28
- Language: English
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Carrying Albert Home
- The Somewhat True Story of a Woman, a Husband, and Her Alligator
- Written by: Homer Hickam
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Elsie Lavender and Homer Hickam (the father of the author) were high school classmates in the West Virginia coalfields, graduating just as the Great Depression began....
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Carrying Albert Home
- The Somewhat True Story of a Woman, a Husband, and Her Alligator
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Series: Coalwood, Book 0.5
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 2015-10-13
- Language: English
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