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Space walks aren’t cakewalks, and travel to the high heavens is fraught with danger. Too Far From Home, which follows the three astronauts more or less stranded at the International Space Station when the shuttle Columbia was lost in 2003, describes many of these perils. Maybe too many. Author Chris Jones’ numerous digressions slow the audio so much at times that it almost falls from orbit. But not quite. Strap in for the full ride, and you’ll come as close to knowing what an astronaut experiences as any landlubber can. Spin the abridged audio, which cuts to the chase better than a full version of the 304-page book could. (RH Audio, $29.95, abridged, five CDs) |
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