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Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 (Outward Odyssey: A People’s History of S) (Hardcover)

Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of S)

From Booklist

Longer on biography than on technology, this account of the first space farers will appeal to spaceflight buffs. And in a subject densely populated with memoirs by its principal figures, French and Burgess have generated new material from their own interviews with some of the pioneering astronauts and cosmonauts. In addition, the authors incorporate the recollections of nurse Dee O’Hara, who worked with the Mercury astronauts, and of American aviatrixes involved in (more…)

Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 (Outward Odyssey: A People’s History of S) (Hardcover)

Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of S)

From Booklist

Longer on biography than on technology, this account of the first space farers will appeal to spaceflight buffs. And in a subject densely populated with memoirs by its principal figures, French and Burgess have generated new material from their own interviews with some of the pioneering astronauts and cosmonauts. In addition, the authors incorporate the recollections of nurse Dee O’Hara, who worked with the Mercury astronauts, and of American aviatrixes involved in (more…)

Organic Housekeeping: In Which the Non-Toxic Avenger Shows You How to Improve Your Health and That of Your Family, While You Save Time, Money, and, Perhaps, Your Sanity (Hardcover)

Organic Housekeeping: In Which the Non-Toxic Avenger Shows You How to Improve Your Health and That of Your Family, While You Save Time, Money, and, Perhaps, Your Sanity

From Publishers Weekly

According to the EPA, “the air in the average American home is between two and ten times more polluted than the air just outside the threshold.” Sandbeck, a onetime housecleaner and roofer, explains why a homemaker must avoid toxins and pesticides if the home is to maintain a balanced, healthy ecosystem. The first chapter—touting the benefits of tidying up and getting organized—is tedious, but the book hits its groove in a chapter on “Organic Cleaning.” (more…)