Moonwalker

By Dotty Duke and Charlie Duke

Book Overview

Signed by Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke and his wife Dotty Duke on the title page. Our books are shipped next day Media Mail with Delivery Confirmation. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0840791062
• ISBN13: 9780840791061
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Oliver-Nelson Books
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Moonwalker- by Charlie and Dotty Duke.

Having read this book- and met Charlie Duke in person,it is very much about how Charlie was touched whilst walking on the moon. It tells of his personal life- and what his thoughts were -during the time he spent with NASA- If like myself you are interested in the Astronauts who went to the moon,this book is for you.It tells of his journey in Apollo 16.how he was able to take samples back- and waht the moon was like. During the Apollo era- many other Astros wrote books and told of their tales, each person is individual-I loved this book- because it is rather personal for me- knowing Charlie,and understanding why he chose to go to the moon.

Inspirational but not Preachy

A well written book about an event that only 12 others have ever experienced: a moonwalk. Charlie Duke articulates the tale very well. His style of writing is reminiscent of the storytellers throughout the ages who have handed down stories from generation to generation, except of course here it is in print for all of us to enjoy. Charlie and his wife Dotty are quite honest about the sacrifices that were made not only by the astronauts but of their families and the damaged caused by the neglect due to the demands of the mission and of the space program in general. Charlie Duke carried the same drive that he showed as an astronaut into the business world and this of course continued the damage on the family relationships. Charlie and his wife Dotty are quite honest of the sacrifices that were made not only by the astronauts but of their families and the damaged caused by the neglect. The "awakening" of the Dukes comes from Dotty's faith which was renewed just as she was considering suicide. The transformation of both Dotty and Charlie is very inspirational but the book itself is not preachy at all. In fact only near the end of the book do we get to hear about their walk with God. The book ends with the death of Charlie's dad, now we need an update! A good book.

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The story of a trip to the Moon and Beyond

Charlie Duke does a nice job of telling his story from a small town in South Carolina to the surface of the Moon and back again. Duke does an admirable job of telling the story the way it happened. Knowing of his "born-again" status, I was unsure how Duke would tell the story. He is refreshingly honest about the toll the Astronaut years took on his family and marriage. Only when he finds Christianity does the issue enter the book. I was pleased, as often people who find religion tend to color the facts of their life previous to their conversion in terms of how they feel later. Certainly not a tell-all book, Duke seems to have a genuine like for those he works, and ultimately travels to the moon , with. If you are looking for a book that deals with the "everyman" who was fortunate enough to be chosen to visit the Moon, then "Moonwalker" is for you.