Jeffrey Kluger Libros

The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of our darkest years with a nearly unimaginable triumph.

In April of 1970, during NASA's fifth mission to the moon, Jim Lovell and his fellow Apollo 13 astronauts found their craft crippled by a mysterious explosion. The authors detail the harrowing and heroic four day rescue. Now a major motion picture from Universal Pictures coming June 30, directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon.

A True and Wholly Engrossing Tale of High Finance and Treachery in Which the Secret of a Wartime Tragedy is Revealed Through a Contemporary Drama.On 10th June 1944, four days after the Allied invasion of Normandy, the inhabitants of a remote village in South West France were rounded up by a company of SS soldiers and all but a handful were shot or burnt to death - 642 in total.The atrocity and its particularly disturbing details have never been adequately explained until now. In 1982 Robin Mackness met the one man left alive who held the knowledge which made terrible sense of the massacre. Five further years of thorough investigations convinced the author that he had discovered the true secret of Oradour. It cost him twenty-one months in prison and much else besides.

The compelling true story of Dr. Jonas Salk's quest to develop a vaccine for polio. In 1916, the United States was hit with one of the worst polio epidemics in history. The disease was a terrifying enigma: striking out of nowhere, it afflicted tens of thousands of children and left them—literally overnight—paralyzed. Others it simply killed. At the same time, a child named Jonas Salk was born.... When Franklin Delano Roosevelt was diagnosed with polio shortly before assuming the Presidency, Salk was given an impetus to study this deadly illness. After assisting in the creation of an influenza vaccine, Salk took up the challenge. His progress in combating the virus was hindered by the politics of medicine and by a rival researcher determined to discredit his proposed solution. But Salk's perseverance made history—and for close to seventy years his vaccine has saved countless lives, bringing humanity close to eradicating polio throughout the world. Splendid Solution chronicles Dr. Salk's race against time to achieve an unparalleled breakthrough that made him a cultural hero and icon of modern medicine.

The first joint biography of the three sons of William the Conqueror. They became kings, crusaders and rulers of England and Normandy.

"A recounting of protests throughout American history that have shaped our nation"-- Provided by publisher

One of Literary Hub’s August “Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books” | Geek Tyrant’s “The Most Highly Anticipated Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of August 2021” | Gizmodo’s “49 New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Keep You Turning Pages in August” When evil forces are going unchecked on Earth, a principled astronaut makes a spilt-second decision to try to seek justice in the only place she knows how—the International Space Station. Walli Beckwith is a model astronaut. She graduated at the top of her class from the Naval Academy, had a successful career flying fighter jets, and has spent more than three hundred days in space. So when she refuses to leave her post aboard the International Space Station following an accident that forces her fellow astronauts to evacuate, her American and Russian colleagues are mystified. For Walli, the matter at hand feels all too clear and terrifying for her to be worried about ruining her career. She is stuck in a race against time to save a part of the world that seems to have been forgotten—and also the life of the person she loves the most. She will go to any length necessary, using the only tool she has, to accomplish what she knows is right.

Simplexity. A groundbreaking new concept that reveals the hidden ways the world really works.

Focusing on pivotal moments in history, this collection features twelve compelling stories of protests and marches that have significantly influenced the nation. Each narrative highlights the individuals, movements, and events that drove social change, making it an inspiring read for today's young activists. The bestselling author of Apollo 13 brings these historical accounts to life, connecting past struggles for justice with contemporary activism.

W grudniu 1968 roku załoga Apollo 8 wsiadła do nieprzetestowanego statku kosmicznego zamontowanego na szczycie nieprzetestowanej rakiety, aby okrążyć Księżyc podczas najbardziej ryzykownej misji NASA. Nigdy wcześniej ludzie nie polecieli w kosmos dalej niż na kilkaset kilometrów, nie widzieli ciemnej strony Księżyca i nie narażali się na śmierć tak daleko od domu. Teraz to wszystko miało się wydarzyć po raz pierwszy. Autor opowiada o pierwszej misji księżycowej – Apollo 8. Historia rozpoczyna się wiele lat przed startem w 1968 roku i skupia się na załodze: Franku Bormanie, Jimie Lovellu i Billym Andersie. Według pierwotnego planu astronauci mieli wziąć udział w misji Apollo 9, jednak przydział ten zmieniono, próbując sprostać ambitnym terminom wyznaczonym przez prezydenta Kennedy’ego. Apollo 8 to pierwsza misja, która wyniosła człowieka poza orbitę okołoziemską i podczas której człowiek okrążył Księżyc. Trwała sześć dni i trzy godziny, a w trakcie dwudziestu godzin lotu wokół Księżyca załoga okrążyła satelitę dziesięć razy. Celem misji było między innymi zebranie informacji o miejscach na Księżycu odpowiednich do lądowania. Z modułu załogowego astronauci Apollo 8 wykonali pierwsze w historii fotografie całej Ziemi. Jeffrey Kluger wplata osobiste historie załogi w opowieść o wyścigu kosmicznym, wczesnych latach NASA i misji Gemini 7. Ukazuje znakomite portrety takich postaci, jak Christopher Kraft i rodziny załogi. Spora dawka wywiadów dodaje autentyczności dialogom i postaciom. Znakomite pióro Klugera przenosi też napięcia polityczne tamtych lat i skomplikowane koncepcje techniczne, przedstawiając je w powieściowej formie. Jeffrey Kluger (ur. 1954) jest redaktorem działu w „Time” odpowiedzialnym za informacje dotyczące nauki i technologii. Jest autorem lub współautorem ponad 40 reportaży. Obok Jima Lovella jest współautorem książki Lost moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13, a także autorem siedmiu innych książek. Przed podjęciem pracy w „Time” Kluger był redaktorem w czasopiśmie „Discover”. Jako redaktor pracował także w „New York Times Business World Magazine”, „Family Circle” i „Science Digest”. Kluger jest adwokatem, był także wykładowcą dziennikarstwa naukowego na Uniwersytecie Nowojorskim.