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Rocket Boys: A Memoir
Rocket Boys A Memoir
Author: Homer Hickam
The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir -- a powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the dawn of the 1960s, of a mother's love and a father's fears, of a group of young men who dreamed of launching rockets into outer space...and who made those dream...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780743565066
ISBN-10: 0743565061
Publication Date: 12/5/2006
Edition: Abridged
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  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Book Type: Audio CD
Other Versions: Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 1
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This book starts slow but if you can hang in 'til the 2nd CD it builds to a wonderfully rich story full of complex and interesting characters and depicts a way of life long gone - stoic, working people of strength and character. The narration works well.
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