Moonwalk: The Story of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Hardcover – 6 April 2017
David Jenkins . Thames & Hudson . English
Written for children, but with parents very much in mind, this book tells the Apollo 11 story through the medium of artist Adrian Buckley's atmospheric imagery. From President Kennedy's call to put a man on the moon to the celebratory ticker tape parade in Manhattan, this is a story of three extraordinary men and their incredible achievement: Mission Commander Neil Armstrong, Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Buzz Aldrin and Command Module Pilot Michael Collins. On 21 July 1969, when Neil Armstrong opened the hatch in the Lunar Module and descended the ladder to set foot on the surface of the Moon, he became in an instant the greatest traveller in human history. Full of period detail and fascinating insights, this is a book to be explored and enjoyed.
Categories: Action & Adventure
About the Author
David Jenkins began his career as an architect before transferring his skills to writing and publishing. In 1991 he joined Phaidon Press, where he established one of the world’s leading architectural publishing programs, reinvigorated the design list and initiated the fashion list. In 1996 he assumed responsibility for Phaidon’s entire editorial team, helping to refocus the company’s publishing activity across the spectrum. At the invitation of Norman Foster, he left Phaidon to set up an independent publishing unit within the Foster studio. There, he conceived and directed the Norman Foster Works series, which provides a comprehensive history of the practice, and created an unprecedented range of books on one of the world’s most respected contemporary architects. In 2014 he founded Circa Press, where he combines a passion for subject matter with a zeal for quality, underpinned by a willingness to challenge conventions, to experiment and to explore new ideas. Just a year after the company was established, two of Circa’s architecture titles won the prestigious DAM Architectural Book Award – a first for a new publisher.
