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Far Side of the Moon
- Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman and the Woman Who Gave Him Wings
- Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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Publisher's Summary
“Perhaps the most human story to emerge from mankind’s greatest technological achievement.” (Capt. Phil “Rowdy” Yates (USN ret.))
Far Side of the Moon is the untold, fully authorized story of the lives of Frank and Susan Borman. One was a famous astronaut - an instrumental part of the Apollo space program - but the other was just as much a warrior. This real-life love story is far from a fairy tale.
Life as a military wife was beyond demanding, but Susan always rose to the occasion. When Frank joined NASA and was selected to command the first mission to orbit the moon, Susan’s well-hidden depression and alcoholism finally came to light. Frank had to come to terms with how his “mission above all else” mentality contributed to his wife’s suffering. As Susan healed, she was able to begin helping others who suffered in silence from mental illness and addiction.
Discover how Frank and Susan’s love and commitment to each other is still overcoming life’s challenges, even beyond their years as an Apollo commander and the founder of the Astronaut Wives Club.
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- Liisa Jorgensen
- 2022-08-22
Beautiful true love story!
I believe that anyone who reads this will be inspired by this book. How two people fight to make their relationship work during very tying and stressful times. Amazing!
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- ZoopMan!
- 2021-12-22
Awe inspiring
Intriguing true story of Astronaut Frank Borman (Apollo 8) and his family. A love story of flying and family. Liisa Jorgensen is a wonderful author. Stacy Gonzalez is a great narrator. It’s a hard book to put down.
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- Steve
- 2022-11-22
The Harlequin Romance version of the space program
I read a lot of space books and this is by far the worst I've ever read. Totally superficial on anything Frank Borman actually did but replete with annoying made-up conversations between a whole host of people and incessant hand-wringing about Susan Borman's fears. There is no doubt that both Frank and Susan Borman are true heroes of the space program but this book never steps beyond the thinnest of caricatures of a military pilot and his dutiful oppressed wife.
Add to that a narrator who repeatedly mispronounces astronaut names and muffs the names of rocket stages ("Saturn Eye Bee", really?, and pronounced differently each time she encounters them). There are lots of much better books about the space program, and especially the Bormans, than this one.
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- Michael Jorgensen
- 2022-10-12
Epic American Love Story
The five-star reviews of this book don’t do the writer or the narrative justice. This is an exceptionally well constructed story and a book for everyone told superbly by the narrator. This is much more than a sweeping nonfiction love story. It’s a narrative time machine that places the listener in the middle of the lives of a seemingly ordinary American couple who helped define the country and the culture during an extraordinary time in American history. It reminds us what it really means to love and be human and the values that make America exceptional. Regardless of your age, gender or generation do yourself and a someone you love a favor and have a listen.
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- TG
- 2022-08-07
Interesting NEW perspectives in this book
I've read quite a bit about Apollo 8, but appreciated the story being told from a different perspective.
The reading was a little dramatic at times, and I was not a fan of the impressions to make it sound like different people. I prefer the author reads their own work, although I get the author a great review on this book.