{"product_id":"space","title":"Space","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A master storyteller . . . Michener, by any standards, is a phenomenon. \u003ci\u003eSpace\u003c\/i\u003e is one of his best books.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlready a renowned chronicler of the epic events of world history, James A. Michener tackles the most ambitious subject of his career: space, the last great frontier. This astounding novel brings to life the dreams and daring of countless men and women--people like Stanley Mott, the engineer whose irrepressible drive for knowledge places him at the center of the American exploration effort; Norman Grant, the war hero and U.S. senator who takes his personal battle not only to a nation, but to the heavens; Dieter Kolff, a German rocket scientist who once worked for the Nazis; Randy Claggett, the astronaut who meets his destiny on a mission to the far side of the moon; and Cynthia Rhee, the reporter whose determined crusade brings their story to a breathless world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSpace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A master storyteller . . . Michener, by any standards, is a phenomenon. \u003ci\u003eSpace \u003c\/i\u003eis one of his best books.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A novel of very high adventure . . . a sympathetic, historically sound treatment of an important human endeavor that someday could be the stuff of myth, told here with gripping effect.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eSpace \u003c\/i\u003eis everything that Michener fans have come to expect. Without question, the space program's dramatic dimensions provide the stuff of great fiction.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBusinessWeek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Michener is eloquent in describing the actual flights into space, as well as the blazing, apocalyptic re-entry of the shuttle into earth's atmosphere.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Dial Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48855996334285,"sku":"9780812986761","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_cf7ed366-3d05-42e0-a7b9-0f888c52556b.jpg?v=1794509727","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/space","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}