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NATIONAL BESTSELLER. Astronaut Jim Lovell and coauthor Jeffrey Kluger’s harrowing account of the Apollo 13 disaster. Serving as the basis for Ron Howard’s blockbuster Apollo 13, the book reveals true details not shown in the movie. Thrilling and evocative, you feel as though you’re alongside Lovell in the lunar module. 
Written with all the color and drama of the best fiction, Apollo 13 tells the full story of the moon shot that almost ended in catastrophe. Minutes after a mid-flight explosion, the three astronauts are forced to abandon the main ship for the lunar module, a tiny craft designed to keep two men alive for just two days.?
As the hours tick away, the narrative shifts from the crippled spacecraft to Mission Control, from engineers searching desperately for a way to fix the ship to Lovell's wife and children praying for his safe return. The entire nation watches as one crisis after another is met and overcome. By the time the ship splashes down in the Pacific, we understand why the heroic effort to rescue Lovell and his crew is considered by many to be NASA's finest hour.?
Inspiring and astonishing, the story of Apollo 13 is a timeless tribute to the enduring American spirit and sparkling individual heroism.
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"A thrilling story of a thrilling episode in the history of space exploration." -- James A. Michener —

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Jim Lovell joined NASA in 1962 and flew a total of four missions before retiring in 1973. After Apollo 8, America's first mission to the moon, he and his two crew members were named Time's Men of the Year. He and his wife, Marilyn, now live in Illinois.

JEFFREY KLUGER is a senior writer at Time and the author of several books. He and his wife, Alejandra, live in New York.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books; Reprint edition (February 20, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0618619585
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0618619580
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.98 x 8.25 inches
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4.8 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the book has fascinating details about the early space program. They also describe it as an amazing, mind-blowing story. Readers also say the book is fun to listen to and well-written. They say it's easy to follow.

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63 customers mention "Readability"60 positive3 negative

Customers find the book well-written, with great detail and a perfect balance between technical language and common people. They also say it's written in a more third person voice, which was surprising since the book is primarily about astronauts. However, readers say it is easy to follow and grasp.

"...This book was so exciting and well written. Not a boring part. Thank goodness for the experts at mission control...." Read more

"I liked the movie Apollo 13, the book is even better with detail and the back stories of the people involved. An amazing effort." Read more

"...It’s a great mix of character and technical insight and very well written." Read more

"...It's a powerfully written, thoughtful volume written by James Lovell who lived it...." Read more

41 customers mention "Content"39 positive2 negative

Customers find the book has fascinating details about the early space program. They also say the book contains enough technical stuff to understand what's going on. Readers also say it's exciting and pushes their understanding of the flight. They find the account factual and readable.

"...This book was so exciting and well written. Not a boring part. Thank goodness for the experts at mission control...." Read more

"...The book provides so much more detail about all aspects of NASA, the astronauts, and the complexity of space flight...." Read more

"...There is also great background information on Mr. Lovell and how he entered the astronaut program, as well as brief background info on Haise and..." Read more

"...The cast of characters is almost too large too keep track of. And every word is true." Read more

31 customers mention "Storyline"31 positive0 negative

Customers find the storyline amazing, mind-blowing, and real. They also say it's a story of team work and leadership, and it describes in details all that happened on that trip.

"...personal collection item that it has printed a very interesting instant of human history." Read more

"...Apollo 13, the book is even better with detail and the back stories of the people involved. An amazing effort." Read more

"...ANSWER: Yes.Authors Lovell & Kluger write a compelling, epic report of the flight, failure and survival of Apollo 13...." Read more

"...Told from the perspective of Jim Lovell, it is a true story of heroism both in space and on the ground...." Read more

27 customers mention "Reading experience"27 positive0 negative

Customers find the book amazing, entertaining, and interesting. They also say it's an excellent account that spans the 1950s to the present. Customers also say the book does a great job of putting them inside the command and that there is not a boring part.

"...This book was so exciting and well written. Not a boring part. Thank goodness for the experts at mission control...." Read more

"This is worth reading even if you’ve seen the movie and know the story well...." Read more

"...such 'issues' to be of any concern for me as I read through this excellent account, that spans the 1950s to the early 1970s...." Read more

"...you liked the movie, or enjoy reading about the space program, this book is excellent and authentic...." Read more

7 customers mention "Listening experience"7 positive0 negative

Customers find the book fun to listen to, engaging, and thoughtful. They also say it gives a better appreciation for the three astronauts.

"...It's a powerfully written, thoughtful volume written by James Lovell who lived it...." Read more

"...This audiobook is well articulated, slow enough she could understand what was being said without dragging along...." Read more

"...book about a key moment in space history, it's also a highly entertaining and thrilling story. Highly recommended." Read more

"...course the full, real story in the book is more complicated AND more entertaining." Read more

6 customers mention "Adaptation"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the adaptation excellent, but say the book is better.

"This book did not disappoint! It is a great complement to the movie, offers more details of course, but is still easy to follow...." Read more

"...And by the way, as is often the case, the movie was excellent, but the book was way better!" Read more

"...Well written, and worth spending time reading. The movie is good, but the more detailed story about the disasterous flight of Apollo 13 really..." Read more

"For a kid who grew up wanting to be an astronaut, it was great!..." Read more

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Jorg R
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, a history of scientific and human achievement on adversity and crisis solving
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2024
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I have watched the movie from 1995, I did read that the film was very precise from the book and while that stands true, you can't fully absorb and understand the whole story in a 2 and a half hour screen.

This book, along its 353 pages, describes the background of the Apollo 13 crisis in detail as good as Mr. Lovell and Mr. Kluger could cover it from the astronaut's memories and the information researched. Not only covers the inside of the LEM, Odyssey and Service module, but also the stressful and hard work mission control had to endure on Earth while millions of people watched on TV at the time.

It really is a part of human history and I personally consider books like this one, an special personal collection item that it has printed a very interesting instant of human history.
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Thomas Erickson
5.0 out of 5 stars Failed mission. NASAs finest hour.Important history
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2010
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Apollo Thirteen Commemorative The 30th Anniversary by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger is great. A fast passed exciting read. Nice pictures too. I also saw Apollo Thirteen the movie. The movie was great but this book was even better.

We see Jim Lovell in his early Navy times and later as a test pilot. Lovell has an exciting and almost deadly carrier landing as he temporarily gets lost at night, his instruments get shorted out and he almost flies low into the fantail of the carrier.He gets frantically sent around for another try. Too close. Almost bought the farm.

Later we see Jim Lovell as a test pilot at Pax River. He applies to NASA to be an astronaut but is initially rejected because of a possible past medical problem. NASA wants more astronauts and Jim applies again and this time Deke Slayton the head astronaut says welcome aboard. Jim meets friends Wally Shirra, Pete Conrad and others that also become astronauts.

Also his wife Marilyn and family are shown. Very nice family. We see his Gemini flights, the around the Moon flight and later the failed Apollo 13 flight. Jim has an expensive Mink jacket on Christmas delivered to Marylin from the Man in the Moon.He also named a mountain on the moon after her. She learns her husband and the other 2 astronauts are in serious trouble on the Apollo 13 flight and only have a 10% chance on getting back.

Apollo 13s Fred Haise the LM pilot and the CM pilot Jack Sweigert have major roles in this book. All 3 played major roles in getting back. An oxygen tank explodes from shorted electrodes while getting the required mixing signal and takes out almost the entire side of the service module.The 3 astronauts see their atmosphere being vented into space and all electrical systems failing.We see the flight control teams working to save the crew,feverishly planning procedures to get them back.All the hundreds in mission control and the makers of the LM worked frantically non stop. The astronauts must use the LM as a lifeboat to keep alive and later have to power up the CM which has the heat shield for reentry. CO2 build up will kill the crew and mission control gets the crew a procedure for making a CO2 scrubber for the LM. The LM was only made for 2 people for 2 days and they got to stretch and modify what they can for 3 people for 4 days. They must power down many electric circuits and conserve power. The astronauts are very cold and later Fred Haise comes down with an infection that requires hospitalization.

This book was so exciting and well written. Not a boring part. Thank goodness for the experts at mission control. Even though the mission was a failure this shows the politicians and the world what NASA can do. This besides Apollo 11 was NASA,s greatest finest hour.

They just barley are able to get the CM back on line and jettison their temporary lifeboat LM. All are so thankful for the LM .Using the LM was their only chance for survival. If the explosion would of happened when they didn't have the LEM all three would die of asphyxiation.

I still think many of the FLIGHT controllers had huge egos but after reading Apollo 13 I see that all of mission control and FLIGHT were so important and necessary for input and procedures in manned flight. Mission control saved the Apollo 13s crew's bacon. All deserved medals and a ticker tape parade like Lovell and Sweigert got ( Haise missed his parade as he was still sick battling his infection).

I asked my kids age 16 and 19 if in any of their school classes was Apollo 13 mentioned and taught. No...nothing all the way through their school years. Also almost nothing about Apollo 11. What a shame. So important history explaining some of mankind's greatest achievements and NASAs finest hour.So much technology learned and inventions from manned space exploration. Apollo 13s crew and all members of mission control were true heroes. Its a shame that the space program spiraled down into just the shuttle and ISS. We lost the drive for a permanent lunar base and Mars manned exploration. I hope we get back on track and my kids can see it in their lifetimes.

A fantastic book. Highest rating and I will be proud to read passages to my grandchildren. 5 stars.
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John Murtari
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! Descriptions of engineering and the people involved is excellent!
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2024
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I liked the movie Apollo 13, the book is even better with detail and the back stories of the people involved. An amazing effort.
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Michael Adler
4.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable and accessible
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
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This is worth reading even if you’ve seen the movie and know the story well. It’s a great mix of character and technical insight and very well written.
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Chuck
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating detail, nail-biting near-tragedy
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2023
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This book apparently was used as an information source for Ron Howard's superb movie, but goes far beyond that in its detail. It's a powerfully written, thoughtful volume written by James Lovell who lived it. The movie leaves much out; for those interested in Apollo 13's near-tragedy and remarkable recovery, one cannot find any better, more readable account.
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Erl Gould Purnell
5.0 out of 5 stars Intrepid (invulnerable to fear or intimidation )
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2020
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In May of 2012, I went to the National Naval Aviation Museum annual symposium at NAS Pensacola, the air station where I served as a Naval Aviator helicopter pilot flying the UH-2 Seasprite as SAR off the USS Lexington from 1970 through 1973. The room shined with brass and dignitaries and this little old retired USN Lieutenant. I’d been to the symposium before and so knew it was a raucous event with dozens of tables and pre-assigned seats. I’d picked my seat card up at the door and slipped it into my shirt pocket without looking at it. The smooshing was predictable and delightful if that’s your thing. I button-holded a few interesting historian type characters, like Hill Goodspeed, and reminded him of my grandfather and namesake, Rear Admiral Erl CB Gould who was Naval Aviator #68. We compared notes about various and sundry things and I showed him my gold Naval Aviator wings from Tiffany’s circa 1917 with Grandfeather’s name and mine engraved on the back.

The time for dinner arrived and my mates who’d come with me strolled off to their tables. I took out my seating card and wandered over to TABLE #1 quite nicely set in the front of the whole event. “What? As in WHAT?” I took a seat and to my left was a almost distinguished woman whose name sadly I cannot remember. She, however, was the chair of the entire event. “Oh my,” thought I as I speed read her name badge. Mine, by the way, simply said, “Puck Purnell,” the name I go by, followed by “Naval Aviator.” Whoa. Where was I and obviously a time warp sort of thing had started.

Around the curve of the table were the rest of the symposium muckety-mucks, all decked out in their starched whites with wings and ribbons flashing. To be completely honest, I was jealous. Damn, I wished I was was one of them. “Hand salute” thinks me, the Lieutenant. I’M NOT KIDDING. THIS HAPPENED.

OK, so, I looked to my right and there stood one Captain James Lovell and his lovely wife Marilyn.

In 1970, Jim Lovell had already been one of my heros. He’d flown in space three times and then endured, indeed conquered the Apollo 13 voyage. Was I really the dinner partner of Jim & Marilyn Lovell. Yup.

I made a snap decision. I decided not to ask Jim or Marilyn a single question about the space program. At this moment in my life, I was an Episcopal priest and had encountered myriad pastoral situations. Ah ha, here be me in another. “Hi, I’m Puck Purnell. I flew SAR off the USS Lexington about the time you were an astronaut. So, how many grandchildren do you have?” The conversation went on and took off. What delightful dinner partners. We talked kids and grandkids, flying, hunting and fishing and all manner of things folks at the counter of a café talk about. Not a single word about his flights or the astronaut corps. I didn’t even tell Jim & Marilyn Lovell that my grandfather had been the 68th Naval Aviator, nor did I show him our wings.

The which brings me to this book. Of course Ron Howard’s movie is the quintessential presentation of the Apollo 13 story. OK and kudos to that great film. This book, however, brings the reader right smack into the story A to Z. The details and thinking of the astronauts and engineers in this rendition cannot be spread across the silver screen. Way more detail and emotion. The courage of Lovell, Sweigert and Haise blasts through the narrative even as the back room guys and Capcon work to find solutions to myriad problems—environment, trajectory, communications, life support... What was most enthralling to me was the unknown. The crew would do whatever they had to do. The ground controllers would do whatever they had to do. BUT, would any/all of that get these three guys back to planet earth alive? ANSWER: Yes.

Authors Lovell & Kluger write a compelling, epic report of the flight, failure and survival of Apollo 13. This will be my touchstone for memories of that heroic flight.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Story
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2023
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The Apollo 13 movie has always been one of my favorites. The book provides so much more detail about all aspects of NASA, the astronauts, and the complexity of space flight. The accomplishment of the safe return of the Apollo 13 astronauts is absolutely remarkable. Thank you James Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger for putting this story in print!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Todo lo que se hizo para regresar la nave a la Tierra
Reviewed in Mexico on February 23, 2023
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El liderazgo de los responsables del vuelo, la determinación de los astronautas por regresar a la Tierra y la información técnica que permite al lector imaginarse todo lo que significa un vuelo espacial
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5.0 out of 5 stars Un-putdownable
Reviewed in India on August 11, 2023
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Growing up as a child, seeing the moon, the only GK I knew about it was "Neil Armstrong"
Only after watching the movie did I read up about Apollo 13.
I've watched the movie multiple times over the years, read the wiki articles on the Apollo program; and was intrigued to read more in depth first hand.
To give you an idea of how much un-putdownable this book has been, consider this - I started reading on a Monday evening, after work and finished the book on Friday afternoon, while going through my routine day where I would have 2-3 hours of leisure to read.
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I purchased the second-hand book sold by Booklovers Delight.
The book was in good shape, as would be expected for a 25+ year old copy - all bound properly and no damage seen
Going to come back to them and check for more second hand books that I would want.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Livre passionnant
Reviewed in France on September 3, 2022
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Excellent livre, très bien écrit, qui permet de mieux connaître ce sauvetage spatial que l'excellent film de Ron Howard a fait découvrir au monde. Par contre, la version filmée est simplifiée et le livre nous montre davantage toute la complexité de l'énorme défi que représentait le retour des astronautes sur Terre.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I really liked Jeffrey Kluger writing style. Here's why...
Reviewed in Canada on November 2, 2020
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I was 13 years old (quite the coincidence) when Apollo 13 experienced problems on its way to the Moon. Like so many young dreamers, I was riveted to the TV screen. Many years later, I watched the Apollo 13 movie directed by Ron Howard. Quite the adaptation and technical accomplishment, indeed. I was hesitant to buy this book, wondering if I would learn more than I knew already. A whole lot, actually, as it is quite different from the movie. I don't regret my purchase! I really liked Jeffrey Kluger writing style and Jim Lovell's insight. It is written like a novel about factual events. The book makes you feel as if you were stranded in the command module or the LM. You can "feel" the interactions of thousands of people in mission control working day-in day-out to bring them back home. This is a well-balanced book, i.e. not over stretching the story or plunging too much in the details or skipping over important moments of this memorable mission. This is time well spent.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fanstástico!
Reviewed in Brazil on September 7, 2019
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Comprei este livro para me aprofundar na história da qual sou fã desde que vi o filme com o Tom Hanks. E puxa vida, como o livro supera qualquer expectativa que eu tinha sobre a saga da Apollo 13...
O livro te entrega uma história muito mais rica que o filme (que já é magnífico neste aspecto).

Eu poderia ficar falando sobre todos os pontos positivos do livro aqui, mas julgo eu, que seria melhor apenas lhe dizer que ele é riquissímo em detalhes, e que a forma como ele conta a história te prende, que você não faz idéia de como a Apollo 13 levou os engenheiros da NASA e aos Astronautas ao limite. Limite da inteligência para conseguir resolver os problemas e se antecipar a eles, e trazer os Astronautas de volta para casa vivos. Limite do equipamento, do que se pode extrair dele, do que ele pode fazer e não do que ele foi projetado para fazer, dá até inveja das nossas ganbiarras, os caras são os Reis da ganbiarra! E quando lê, é ainda mais impressionante como eles conseguiram fazer tudo isso e trazer os astronautas de volta para casa! Mas engana-se quem pensa que só os engenheiros tem méritos aqui, eu fiquei maravilhado com os astronautas, extremamente inteligentes, conhecedores da engenharia, da matemática e principalmente do equipamento que os levaria a lua (nave) tanto ou até melhor que os engenheiros da NASA. Eles não estavam ali apenas para serem a cara do programa espacial, o programa espacial não teria chegado a Lua sem a ajuda e suporte técnico provido por eles. É uma leitura que vale cada segundo dedicada a ela! Você que tem gosto pelo assunto não vai se arrepender!

E faltou falar, para quem não tem inglês fluente e tal, vai sem medo, por mais que o livro aborde as tecnicalidades da coisa, não é de difícil compreensão. Mesmo quando eu não entendia a palavra ou giria técnica, nunca foi difícil entender o contexto da coisa. E nada que um tradutor on-line não de conta. Mas eu, que não tenho uma fluência alta, não tive problemas para compreender e aproveitar cada paragrafo desta obra maravilhosa!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fanstástico!
Reviewed in Brazil on September 7, 2019
Comprei este livro para me aprofundar na história da qual sou fã desde que vi o filme com o Tom Hanks. E puxa vida, como o livro supera qualquer expectativa que eu tinha sobre a saga da Apollo 13...
O livro te entrega uma história muito mais rica que o filme (que já é magnífico neste aspecto).

Eu poderia ficar falando sobre todos os pontos positivos do livro aqui, mas julgo eu, que seria melhor apenas lhe dizer que ele é riquissímo em detalhes, e que a forma como ele conta a história te prende, que você não faz idéia de como a Apollo 13 levou os engenheiros da NASA e aos Astronautas ao limite. Limite da inteligência para conseguir resolver os problemas e se antecipar a eles, e trazer os Astronautas de volta para casa vivos. Limite do equipamento, do que se pode extrair dele, do que ele pode fazer e não do que ele foi projetado para fazer, dá até inveja das nossas ganbiarras, os caras são os Reis da ganbiarra! E quando lê, é ainda mais impressionante como eles conseguiram fazer tudo isso e trazer os astronautas de volta para casa! Mas engana-se quem pensa que só os engenheiros tem méritos aqui, eu fiquei maravilhado com os astronautas, extremamente inteligentes, conhecedores da engenharia, da matemática e principalmente do equipamento que os levaria a lua (nave) tanto ou até melhor que os engenheiros da NASA. Eles não estavam ali apenas para serem a cara do programa espacial, o programa espacial não teria chegado a Lua sem a ajuda e suporte técnico provido por eles. É uma leitura que vale cada segundo dedicada a ela! Você que tem gosto pelo assunto não vai se arrepender!

E faltou falar, para quem não tem inglês fluente e tal, vai sem medo, por mais que o livro aborde as tecnicalidades da coisa, não é de difícil compreensão. Mesmo quando eu não entendia a palavra ou giria técnica, nunca foi difícil entender o contexto da coisa. E nada que um tradutor on-line não de conta. Mas eu, que não tenho uma fluência alta, não tive problemas para compreender e aproveitar cada paragrafo desta obra maravilhosa!
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