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“One of the finest books ever written about the space program.” -Homer Hickam, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Rocket Boys

"Tough to say what’s cooler: that Alan Shepard was the first American in space, or that he hit a golf ball on the moon. Thompson chronicles the amazing life of the brashest, funniest astronaut ever." -Men’s Health

A rare, warts-and-all portrait -- and Shepard had a lot of warts. Thompson does a stellar job painting a real-life figure who never really showed his true self to anyone.” -The Vancouver Sun

“Just what a biography should be: sharp, evocative, and brisk.” -Kirkus 

“Irresistible … a tenacious biography of Shepard’s remarkable life. A chapter of American history like no other. Thompson hits all the right notes.” -The Buffalo News