tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091467902007601559.post4496772350538431818..comments2023-07-25T09:42:43.487+01:00Comments on A Space about Books about Space: First Man, James HansenIan Saleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375389971610069381noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091467902007601559.post-30535468502566313612009-07-23T18:57:19.626+01:002009-07-23T18:57:19.626+01:00As a record, First Man succeeds. As an analysis, i...As a record, <i>First Man</i> succeeds. As an analysis, it fails. Given that no other record is as comprehensive - Leon Wagener's <i>One Giant Leap</i> is too hagiographic to really get to grips with its subject - then <i>First Man</i> is probably still an important book. It's just thin on insight.Ian Saleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375389971610069381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091467902007601559.post-22293194204463070082009-07-23T17:27:36.454+01:002009-07-23T17:27:36.454+01:00But Armstrong still remains an enigma at the book&...But Armstrong still remains an enigma at the book's end: does that not mean an unsuccessful bio? I read FIRST MAN and it never pierces far below the surface. It's like a good A & E or History Channel documentary but I expect more depth and insights from a book-length study of a single human being.Cliff Burnshttp://cliffjburns.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com