Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell, Updated Edition

Book Description

After six wildly successful and critically acclaimed season, HBO's Sex and the City lowered its curtain with an extraordinary finale befitting its remarkable run. Now Sex and the City, the first true comedy about sex and love from a female point of view (and the show that made cosmopolitans and designer shoes part of every single woman's night out), lives on in this luscious, uniquely entertaining, and one-of-a-kind book.

Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell, the official companion book, celebrates the show with behind-the-scenes stories on all six seasons and original interview with each of the primary actors. Ever wonder which designer made that outrageous outfit of Carrie's? What real-life stories inspired those shocking episodes? How many dates the fabulous foursome have really been on? Packed with over 750 full-color photographs, this stunning volume will answer all these questions and more with information not available anywhere eels. Topped off with a introduction by Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell will excite anyone who has experienced even the slightest flirtation with the sexiest, funniest show on television.

Customer Reviews:

You just love it even more!.......2007-08-24

I couldn't wait to get my package of amazon.com to get this book! I'm such a huge fan of the series and then you just have to have this book on your book shelf... It's full of funny interviews, beautiful pictures and a little something about every episode. This book is so fabulous, I bought it for my girlfriend's birthdays and they all loved it as well...

Great book!.......2007-07-23

There is so much information and pictures! A great book if you are a fan. Details upon details...

SATC...as tasty as a cosmopolitan.......2007-05-23

This little bedside campanion of a book for the sinfully delicious TV show Sex and the City is perfect for any fan that is just beginning their voyage into the sexually inclined New York of the fab four. I found this book to be rather interesting and I loved that it laid out the entire show for the viewer. It gives a quick synopsis for each episode and lots of tid-bits along the way, ranging from a list who each girl did (and didn't do) and good information on all the main guys that were on the show. For anyone who has given up chocolate as an addiction and turned to Sex and the City to fulfill any emotional holes, this is the book for them.

Where was it updated???.......2007-05-07

If you already have the first editon then save your money. There is very little to call updates in this book. I can't understand why the last few episodes were only breezed over. To me these should have been the best of the book, but they were all but not there. The first edition is the one to get. Much better pictures for the money and just about all the same information.

Don't Bother Nothing New and lots of innaccuracies.......2007-04-15

As someone who loves ANYTHING SITC could not wait to get, wow what a disappointment. This book was abviously written without alot of insight on the show...perhaps someone that saw every other episode while vacuming or washing dishes! Don't waste your time any fan of this great show will see all right through this author's interpertation of the characters....Save your money for the movie.

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finally got it
Big SIS Fan
Seems to be a great gift
If you love the show
Must have for true Sex and the City fans

Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell
Amy Sohn
Manufacturer: Pocket
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0743456815
Release Date: 2002-10-15

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Television's sauciest and sexiest program is nothing less than a national phenomenon. Now, after four wildly successful and critically acclaimed seasons, the show's winning formula of sex, glamour, humor, and candor is available in a one-of-a-kind, elegant, and uniquely entertaining hardcover book.

Sex and The City: Kiss and Tell is the ultimate fan bible, offering a comprehensive behind the scenes guide to NYC and its most fabulous foursome -- the friends and boyfriends, the bar rooms and bedrooms, the infatuations and fashions. Packed with information and photos not available anywhere else, it will fascinate and delight its readers with wholly original material from the show's stars, producers, writers, costume designers, and more.

It includes all-access passes to the sets, production offices, and wardrobe closets at the Silvercup studios; an insider's tour of the sets; and a detailed map of the bistros and boutiques where Carrie and friends sip, shop, and seduce. Each of the show's major players are interviewed, offering revealing, intimate biographies and sharing the true life stories that inspire every episode. An elegant, beautiful edition with an exclusive introduction from Sarah Jessica Parker herself, this book is every bit as intoxicating as the pink Cosmopolitans sipped by Carrie and friends at Manhattan's chichest hot spots.

Customer Reviews:

finally got it.......2007-05-20

I have been wanting this book for a long time and finally got it...yes!! Fun book for fans like me.

Big SIS Fan.......2007-03-09

I have enjoyed the book a great deal. The only thing that surprised me was that the book was published about mid-way through the series, so it doesn't have any detail about the later episodes. Fun to look at anyway.

Seems to be a great gift.......2007-01-16

I don't know this show much, but my girlfriend is a huge fan so I got her a copy of this book. I wish more of my gifts would result in the kind of reaction this got from her. She keeps going back to it leafing through with great interest. If you're in search of a gift for a Sex and the City fan, I don't think you can go wrong with this one.

If you love the show.......2006-03-09

You should pick this up. I bought this item for my wife who is a big fan and she loves it especially the part where they have a map of the city and list all the spots they have filmed.

Must have for true Sex and the City fans.......2006-02-23

I bought this book as a gift for a friend who loves Sex and the City and I was very pleased with it myself. I have been watching the seasons, and although I have not seen the series in its entirety, I found this book to be really cool. It has behind the scenes looks and it explores the wardrobes of all the cast members. My friend who I bought it for really liked it and I would definitely recommend to anyone who loves Sex and the City.

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Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell
Amy. Sarah Wildman. Sohn
Manufacturer: HBO/ Pocket Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O6DSBS

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Read by the author
Six cassettes, approx. 7 hours

THE END OF THE ROAD
This delightful collection of stories from Tom Bodett's acclaimed book The End of the Road is a fictional chronicle of a small Alaska town.  Follow the romantic misadventures of sixties throwback Tamara Dupree, vegetarian activist and New Age missionary; join Stormy Storbock and Ed Flannigan on their sightseeing tour across America by fire truck; meet local ne'er-do-well Doug McDoogan, who has a bright new future in the arts.

THE LAST DECENT PARKING PLACE IN NORTH AMERICA
Listen as patrons of Clara's Coffee Cup, home of the worst--and only--coffee in town, celebrate the diner's twentieth anniversary with the gift she's most likely to reject; marvel as the new urban planner discovers the End of the Road in all its unplanned splendor and complications; and rejoice as Doug McDoogan, America's least successful entrepreneur, whittles his way to fame and fortune in the rarified World of Art.  Park your car at the End of the Road and meet the crowd of dreamers, cynics, fisherman, and loveable individualists.

THOSE GRAND OCCASIONS AT THE END OF THE ROAD
There's just no telling what will happen when the people from the End of the Road get together to make an occasion of it.  From the Rod and Gun League's East Egg Stalk, where a confirmed pacifist wins a lifetime membership in the Predator's Club, to the annual New Year's Eve fistfight between junkyard tycoon Argus Winslow and Bud Koenig, they just never know what to expect.

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Wonderful Stories and Characters Told by a Mesmerizing Voice.......2005-03-29

Ah, delighted to see that these are still available, and that there are 2 more volumes in the edition since we first got our box set about 12 years ago (I think). Tom Bodett is an American classic, a story teller with a voice you could listen to for hours. And his characters and their adventures are as real and everyday as they are intriguing and unique.

Our two sons grew up listening to these on car trips and have memorized a lot of the narrative. We pretty much wore out the first set, and I'm ready for a new one, especially since there appear to be volumes we haven't heard yet. The only thing better would be to hear that they're out on CD.

Bodett's awful.......2004-02-11

Tom Bodett is dreadful. At first I thought he was just a dumbed down Garrison Keillor, but his characters and stories are mean-spirited, and Prairie Home Companion was never that. I listened as far as the "humorous" story about beating a cat to death with a broom (ho! ho!) before I threw the cassettes out.

Life at "The End of the Road".......2001-12-14

What an excellent set of tapes!

As a displaced Alaskan myself, I can fully appreciate the characters in Bodett's books: simple, straightforward folks. People who love their freedom and value the Alaskan way of life.

But you don't have to be an Alaskan to enjoy these tapes. Bodett spins fascinating and humorous tales of smalltown Alaska that *all* can enjoy. And when the last tape is played, the listener will find themselves wanting to hear more about Stormy Storbock, Ed and Emily Flannigan, Tamara Dupree and the infamous Doug McDoogan.

Bodett's writing style is simple, yet entertaining...and when he reads his own work, as he does on these tapes, his matter-of-fact humor is showcased perfectely.

I highly recommend these tapes - they will turn your next big-city commute into a trip to Alaska!

Very Enjoyable Series of Stories about Small Town Life.......2000-11-28

Tom Bodett narrates his own stories about fictional, colorful characters living in a small Alaskan town. The stories are simple and bring out humor and emotion. Bodett's trademark deadpan narration about the funny and unusual events that take place among the significant townspeople are so good, it almost makes a person want to pack up and head for Alaska to live with these folks. I personnally enjoy these stories very much and listen to them while I commute back and forth to work.

Those Grand Occasions at the End of the Road

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Those Grand Occasions at the End of the Road
Tom Bodett
Manufacturer: Random House Audio
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Cassette

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ASIN: 0553471066
Release Date: 1993-07-01

TOM BODETT:AS FAR AS YOU CAN GO WITHOUT A PASSPORT,END OF THE ROAD,LAST DECENT PARKING PLACE IN NORTH AMERICA,BIG GARAGE ON CLEAR SHOT,GROWING UP GROWING OLD AND GOING FISHING,OLD FOOLS AND YOUNG HEARTS,THOSE GRAND OCCASIONS AT THE END OF THE ROAD

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TOM BODETT:AS FAR AS YOU CAN GO WITHOUT A PASSPORT,END OF THE ROAD,LAST DECENT PARKING PLACE IN NORTH AMERICA,BIG GARAGE ON CLEAR SHOT,GROWING UP GROWING OLD AND GOING FISHING,OLD FOOLS AND YOUNG HEARTS,THOSE GRAND OCCASIONS AT THE END OF THE ROAD
TOM BODETT
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Cassette
ASIN: B000WE5Z2M

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7 AUDIO CASSETTES. RUN TIME 2 HOURS EACH. BANTAM AUDIO. HUMOR

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Recent interest in bongos has surged with the inclusion of bongos in almost every type of music including classical, rock, flamenco, jazz, Latin, Middle Eastern and East Indian. Fun with the Bongos was written to provide a simple guide for someone without any musical experience who wants to learn to play the bongos. The book is designed to teach drum notation, basic bongo technique, simple rhythms and their application. In addition it develops familiarity with the construction, nomenclature and characteristics of the bongos. Fun with the Bongos is the first level in a series of books written by the author.

Customer Reviews:

Great for a real beginner.......2007-04-14

It's a great book for real beginners, where you ca learn to read music and very easy exercises to star with. But, you will need another book to be able to play rithms. The other books starts where this one finishes.

Great for the Bongo Beginner.......2000-04-19

An great simple book for those people aspiring to become a "bongocero". It provides information on tuning, musical drum notation, basic bongo techniques and rhythms. It should keep you busy until you are ready to move onto the next intermediate book of the bongo series, "The Bongo Book" by Trevor Salloum.

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Instruction book for fun with bongos
Russ Henderson
Manufacturer: Boston Music Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007GRL68

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The Little Book of Conspiracies: A Paranoiac¿s Pocket Guide
Joel Levy
Manufacturer: Thunder's Mouth Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1560257237

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From fake moon landings to the murder of Princess Diana to the faked death of Jim Morrison, a modern-day paranoiac has plenty of reasons to keep looking over his shoulder. According to one survey, two percent of Americans indicate that they have been abducted by aliens. That’s five million people right there. Why are they keeping silent?

Who is holding back on the explanations, and why?

Could one man act alone to assassinate a hugely popular American president? What dark secrets are harbored by the Bush family (and the British royal family) about their 1930s collusion with Nazis? Have the Freemasons secretly grasped control of the world’s economy?

The Little Book of Conspiracies reviews the essentials of fifty great and small conspiracies, whether documented or alleged, from your toothpaste giving you lead poisoning to the real reason the Titanic sank. Over 100 photographs and simple diagrams accompanying entries illustrate the heart of the theories, making it easy to be paranoid. Just pick your theory and find your page.

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Definitely worth buying!

Okay, but no real substitute for watching them.

The Rough Guide to Cult TV
Paul Simpson
Manufacturer: Rough Guides Limited
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1843530090

Customer Reviews:

Definitely worth buying!.......2004-08-21

As one reviewer wrote this is an OK time-killer! I started leafing trough this to read about my favourite shows, but soon saw more. Living in Norway I'm not overly familiar with all aspects of American and British television (only the "real hits")
And this was definitely a great way to learn little about unknown shows and facts in America and England televison.

Next to Woody Allen's complete prose this the "ideal bedside companion"

Okay, but no real substitute for watching them........2003-05-05

This "Rough Guide" is pretty rough; it's a pocket-sized trip through it from a British perspective, but that's no real handicap, and it does try to cover not only the shows but also some of the movers and shakers, websites, available paraphernalia, urban legends (like the whole Captain Pugwash character names thing), etc.

The trouble is that this is likely to be of more value to those who haven't been introduced to the shows before - shot through with inaccuracies (the capsule review of "The Simpsons: Songs in the Key of Springfield" gets it mixed up with "The Simpsons Sing the Blues"; "Danger Mouse" is touted as the first successful cartoon exported to the US, a point "Speed Racer" fans would debate strenuously; "Danger Man" and "Secret Agent" were the same show, not two different ones...) and not revealling much to those already in the know, it's an okay time-killer in the end, but one for the casual viewer.

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Carp.......2006-03-24

What did this tell me that the help function won't. A total waste of money as far as I'm concerned!!

A step-by-step walk-through for QuickBooks Pro.......2004-04-04

Karen Mitchell, Craig Savage, and Jim Erwin are expert contractors and an accountants who are experienced users of QuickBooks Pro. They combine their experience and expertise in Contractor's Guide To QuickBooks Pro 2004 to provide the contractor and architectural community with a step-by-step walk-through for QuickBooks Pro -- the computer software program designed to simplify and expedite routine paperwork in a construction office, ranging from keeping track of bank balances, to sending out invoices and payroll checks, to paying suppliers and subcontractors, to tracking job costs, to comparing estimated and actual costs, and a great deal more. Highly recommended for professionals in the trade, black-and-white screen shots nicely illustrate this succinct and easy-to-follow user's manual which is enhanced with an accompanying CD.

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Fantasyland "history"

America Bad , England Good, France Sucks, & Poor Germany

A nit to pick--but rather a large nit

What is new here?

1945 Well worth the read

1945: The War That Never Ended
Gregor Dallas
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0300109806

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1945 is a monumental, multi-dimensional history of the end of World War II. Dallas narrates in meticulous detail the conflicts, contradictions, motives, and counter-motives that marked the end of the greatest military conflict in modern history and established lasting patterns of deceit, uncertainty, and distrust out of which the Cold War was born.

Beginning with the siege of Berlin, Dallas describes in simple human terms the interactions of Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Hitler, Zhukov, Truman, de Gaulle, Macmillan, along with others relatively unknown, vividly portraying the interpenetration of the daily with the epochal, the obscure with the great political events taking place on the world stage. A grand narrative of diplomatic mistakes, military accidents, and the chaos inherent in human affairs,1945 draws the reader into a profound reflection on the basic shaping forces of history, the arbitrary ways we objectify its conflicts, and the subtle, almost invisible filaments that enmesh public events with private passions.

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Fantasyland "history".......2007-10-05

"The war on the Eastern Front was as much a Russian civil war as it was a war between Germans and Russians" (p. 386). " Here we go! Another British fantasy about how things could have been if only everyone had listened to poor ol' drunk Uncle Winston! The quote above pretty much sums up everything you need to know about this book- minor scuffles in the Ukraine between Nazi collaborators and Soviet partisans magically become "a Russian civil war"! There are a couple of things which you'll have to re-learn after reading this fantasy- first- the Soviets killed 80% of all German soldiers killed in the war- the Western Allies barely beat the weakened ghost German Army it found in France and Western Germany- barely-even with complete air superiority and overwhelming numbers. The Soviets won the ground war in Europe- there never could have been any Western Allies Kursk or Battle of Berlin- wasn't going to happen- we couldn't take the casualties! Second- the Soviets were NOT going to have weak democracies on their western borders ever again- not after two invasions in 30 or so years- wasn't going to happen! This book as usual with the British version of WW2 history seeks to make the Soviets as bad as the Nazis- the tweedy class there doesn't seem to get that their little island was saved by Soviet blood. Ike, FDR and Stalin weren't living in this British fantasyland- they were realists...

America Bad , England Good, France Sucks, & Poor Germany.......2007-09-07

Dallas, who as an historian should leave his political beliefs aside, seems to struggle with this. It is irritating to try and get through a history book of such an interesting subject with all the garbage of how the USA was only in the background and just couldn't do anything right. It seems that for Dallas, Eisenhower is the Devil incarnate. Who helped Europe get out of its hell after the war? Who helped build a stronger Germany? Who had thousands of men die on the beaches of Normandy to liberate France and thus Western Europe? The USA, I've learned, is damned if they do and damned if they don't. No wonder we "can't win." The Euros and their prideful view of history and world events proves it. There are many good facts in this book and it's a fairly easy read. For anyone interested in the last days of Germany and the coming forth of Soviet Russia should read this book.

A nit to pick--but rather a large nit.......2007-03-23

I found this book interesting and instructive almost to its end. But when he calls Truman a banker, based on an early (pre-World War I) experience working in a bank, my Kansas City background does a triple flip. My best recollection is that Truman, far from being a successful banker, was drowning in red ink trying to breathe life into the men's store he and a friend had started in downtown Kansas City. It was from this dire situation that Tom Pendergast rescued him and gave him his political start.
Truman never forgot his debt to Tom, flying back to Kansas City for Tom's funeral on a USAAF bomber he commandeered for the purpose. He seems to have ignored all the political flack aimed at him for that.
It came as a surprise, considering his obvious favoritism toward Truman, that Dallas would so firmly boot such an easy ball. It certainly makes Truman sound much better than he is in my memory. Yes, he may have had the highest ever approval rating. In my memory, you could not be an acceptable radio commedian on any network with fewer than 5 Harry Truman jokes per program.

What is new here?.......2006-12-20

I was disappointed to find nothing new or revealing in this book. Dallas's charge that the allies dawdled on their way to Berlin is not new, and not proven. That the USSR caused the cold war by snatching eastern Europe is the received wisdom. Certainly Churchill's 6 volume work on WWII covers the relevant material more convincingly. Dallas needs to establish that the allies could have moved against German forces quickly enough to prevent the occupation of eastern Europe by the Soviets. And he needs to show that the Soviets could not have moved more quickly in response. The latter point Dallas himself argues against. He insists that the USSR could have moved more quickly but that Stalin wanted the Nazis finish off the Polish anti-communists. Dallas has nothing new to say. His book did prompt me to read Churchill's account which is fast reading compared to Dallas contentious style.

1945 Well worth the read.......2006-11-15

While titled "1945," the book spends much of the first half on events in 1944. I found this a compelling historical work. The author's premise is that, similar to World War I, World War II did not end in 1945 as commonly believed. His second premise is that the "movement of armies" dictated the final peace. In this case, the order of battle, as it ended in May 1945, ensured the enslavement of much of eastern Europe until the late 1980s. Dallas details the utter incompetence of Roosevelt and Eisenhower who appear to have lacked the capacity to understand the reality of the new Europe. While Churchill and Montgomery urged Roosevelt and Eisenhower to take Berlin, enter the Balkans through Greece and advance deeper into Central Europe in order to forestall its domination by Stalin's USSR, their arguments were arrogantly dismissed. In fact, Roosevelt foolishly advises Stalin that the U.S. would withdraw all of its forces out of Europe within two years after the war's end and had no interests in Europe- much to Churchill's angst. Dallas further documents the disasterous decision by Eisernhower to split British and American forces in 1944 and send U.S. forces on a worthless effort to conquer southern Germany in search of the mythical "Nazi redoubt." Dallas reveals that Rooservelt and other key American officals saw Britain as a future military threat and actually drew up a plan ("The Red Plan") on how to wage war against the British Empire after WWII. All this nonsense while Stalin was planning his domination of Europe. It is only to Montgomery's energy that Scandavavia did not fall to Russian conquest. This book puts into perspective how ignorance, dogma, hubris, intrigue and incompetence led to tragic unintended consequences. Truman shows the necessary leadership to admit his mistakes, albeit only after millions of Europeans die from diseases, starvation or murder by the USSR, and finally adopted the Churchillian view of the world.

The Last Just War?(1945: The War That Never Ended)(Book Review) : An article from: Commonweal

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The Last Just War?(1945: The War That Never Ended)(Book Review) : An article from: Commonweal
James J. Sheehan
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Title: The Last Just War?(1945: The War That Never Ended)(Book Review)
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Publication: Commonweal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 21, 2005
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Absent the overriding or moral sensibilities, if not the collapse or collaboration of ethical traditions, the Holocaust could not have happened. Its devastation may have deepened conviction that there is a crucial difference between right and wrong; its destruction may have renewed awareness about the importance of ethical standards and conduct. But Birkenau, the main killing center at Auschwitz, also continues to cast a disturbing shadow over basic beliefs concerning right and wrong, human rights, and the hope that human beings will learn from the past. This book explores those realities and the issues they contain. It does so not todiscourage but to encourage, not to deepen darkness and despair but to facethose realities honestly and in a way that can make post-Holocaust ethicsmore credible and realistic. The book's thesis is that nothing human,natural or divine guarantees respect for the ethical values and commitmentsthat are most needed in contemporary human existence, but nothing is moreimportant than our commitment to defend them, for they remain as fundamentalas they are fragile, as precious as they are endangered.

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This highly acclaimed study approaches the space race as a problem in comparative public policy. Drawing on published literature, archival sources in both the United States and Europe, interviews with many of the key participants, and important declassified material, such as the National Security Council's first policy paper on space, McDougall examines U.S., European, and Soviet space programs and their politics. Opening with a short account of Nikolai Kibalchich, a late nineteenth-century Russian rocketry theoretician, McDougall argues that the Soviet Union made its way into space first because it was the world's first "technocracy" -- which he defines as "the institutionalization of technological change for state purpose." He also explores the growth of a political economy of technology in both the Soviet Union and the United States.

"Once every decade or so, a book comes along that stands by itself as a remarkable contribution to the literature of a field. Such a work is Walter A. McDougall's... the Heavens and the Earth." -- Technology and Culture

"[A] boldly conceived, elegantly written, and unfailingly provocative history of the new age of space." -- Science

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The Entire Scope of the Space Age.......2007-05-22

Phenomenal! McDougall covers the full breadth of the most influential factors, giving insight to the obvious, and depth to the obscure but important forces moving the space age forward.

It is no wonder that McDougall won a Pulitzer Prize!.......2007-01-08

Being a so-called 'Child of Apollo.' I read this book expecting few new insights to the space program's formulative period. Gee, was I ever wrong! This book is filled with nuggests of historic information that provides the reader with greater context and historic analysis than any other book on the topic I have yet to read. Any student of history, political science, or space advocate should read this book carefully to be well-grounded in the Apollo Era. McDougall did an outstanding job in relating to the reader details of the context of the American and Soviet space programs throughout the 50's and 60's. Knowledge of the space age would be totally incomplete without having read this book! I highly recommend it. It is no wonder that this book won McDougall the 1986 Pulitzer Prize.

Thorough and Easy to Follow.......2006-12-24

This book is fantastic. The book studies, in depth, the the reasons and processes that led to and the decisions that were made during that time. This author does a terrific job of holding the readers attention while explaining the detailed history. I highly recommend this book to anyone.

Up, up and beyond.......2006-03-22

The Cold War between the US and USSR was fought on multiple fronts. One of the most exciting was the Space Race; first to space, first man in space, first woman in space, and of course, the race to the moon. This is the subject of this book. Unlike other books on the similar topic, the emphasis here is on the internal politics within each nation that occurred as a result of this competition. Due to the lack of availability of data from the USSR, this book focuses on the US side, and examines the politics of the Eisenhower, Kennedy and later administrations.

The book examines the various facets of the US space program, touching on subjects such as the formation of NASA, the space shuttle program, the battle between those who wanted to spend money on NASA and those who did not, the doling out of pork-barrel projects as part of funding for NASA, and the dichotomy between military and civilian control and influence. Overall, a great story book and a great textbook for use in history classes.

Insightful, Revealing and Ahead of its Time.......2006-03-08

I purchased this book when it first came out 20 years ago. At the time, it was very controversial. Author McDougall suggested that President Eisenhower actually wanted the Soviet Union to be the first to launch an earth satellite because that would establish the legal principle of "freedom of space." This principle was vital for the interests of the United States, which at the time was moving full speed ahead to develop reconnaissance satellites. Allowing the Soviets to go first would solidify the idea that one nation's satellites could freely pass through the skies of another nation. If the Soviets established such a principle, they would be unlikely to protest when OUR satellites began to overfly their territory. As later books based on newly declassified sources have confirmed, McDougall's analysis of Eisenhower's motives turned out to be right on target. The only thing the President underestimated was the intensity of the American public's reaction to the Soviet's "Sputnik I." Detailed and comprehensive, this book remains one of the best single-volume histories of the early years of the Space Age.

The Heavens & the Earth: Political History of the Space Age (ISBN:046502887X)

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The Heavens & the Earth: Political History of the Space Age (ISBN:046502887X)
Walter A. McDougall
Manufacturer: Basic Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MONDIU

The heavens and the Earth. A political history of the space age.

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The heavens and the Earth. A political history of the space age.
Walter A. ... McDOUGALL
Manufacturer: Basic
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000ORCG9W

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. . . The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age
Walter A. McDougall
Manufacturer: The Easton Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Leather Bound
ASIN: B000O7NH2M

...The Heavens & the Earth, A Political History of the Space Age

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...The Heavens & the Earth, A Political History of the Space Age
Walter A. McDougall
Manufacturer: New York: Basic Books, Inc. 1985
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Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age.

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Walter A. McDougall
Manufacturer: McDougall, Walter A. The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age. NY: Basic Books, Inc., 1985. 555pp. Hardcover. VG / VG dj.
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