{"product_id":"public-loneliness-yuri-gagarins-circumlunar-flight-paperback","title":"Public Loneliness: Yuri Gagarin's Circumlunar Flight - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerald Brennan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOctober, 1967. Yuri Gagarin sits atop a Proton rocket, ready to launch. After several turbulent years in the public eye, he's been chosen in secrecy to captain the Soviet Union's latest space spectacular: the first manned flight around the moon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second story in the \u003ci\u003eAltered Space\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003ePublic Loneliness\u003c\/i\u003e is a detailed and imaginative look at a country and a space program with a curious schizophrenia regarding publicity and secrecy. Based on extensive research, it's also a lively and literary story that references familiar classics (like Hemingway's \u003ci\u003eThe Old Man and the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e) and forgotten landmarks of Soviet socialist realism, while also touching on universal themes of adventure, alcoholism, heroism and shame. It's a compelling look behind the massive posters at the all-too-real man who led the human race into space.\u003cbr\u003eThe titles in the \u003ci\u003eAltered Space\u003c\/i\u003e series are wholly separate narratives, but all deal with the mysteries of space and time, progress and circularity. Each one is an ensō of words in which orbits of spacecraft, moons, planets, and people allow us fresh perspectives on the cycles of our own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Brennan earned a B.S. in European History from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University in New York. He's the author of \u003ci\u003eResistance\u003c\/i\u003e, and a series of space books including \u003ci\u003eZero Phase\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublic Loneliness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIsland of Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInfinite Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eAlone on the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e. He's done extensive original research for his space titles, including interviews with former astronauts (some of whom have walked on the moon) and technical consultation with retired NASA engineers, but budgetary constraints have prevented on-site outer space research. (So far.) His writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHypertext Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Men Project\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInnerview Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He's the founder of Tortoise Books; he's also been a frequent contributor and co-editor at Back to Print and The Deadline. He resides in Chicago. \u003cbr\u003e Follow him on Twitter @jerry_brennan\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52523485692211,"sku":"9780998632513","price":17.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/c1BhaFBZMUxaL21WZU5hWjV5ZE5iUT09.webp?v=1760568771","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/public-loneliness-yuri-gagarins-circumlunar-flight-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}