{"product_id":"light-this-candle-the-life-and-times-of-alan-shepard-9781400081226","title":"Light This Candle: The Life and Times of Alan Shepard","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe definitive biography of Alan Shepard, America's first man in space, with a new Foreword by Chris Kraft\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the finest books ever written about the space program.\"--Homer Hickan, author of \u003ci\u003eRocket Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wonderful and gripping biography . . . meticulously reported in the best tradition of David Halberstam.\"--Buzz Bissinger, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlan Shepard was the brashest, cockiest, and most flamboyant of America's original Mercury Seven, but he was also regarded as the best. Intense, colorful, and dramatic, he was among the most private of America's public figures and, until his death in 1998, he guarded the story of his life zealously. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLight This Candle\u003c\/i\u003e, based on Neal Thompson's exclusive access to private papers and interviews with Shepard's family and closest friends--including John Glenn, Wally Schirra, and Gordon Cooper--offers a riveting, action-packed account of Shepard's life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeal Thompson is a veteran journalist who has worked for the \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSt. Petersburg Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written for numerous national magazines, including \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMen's Health\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBackpacker\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Thompson lives with his wife and their two sons in Asheville, North Carolina, where he teaches at the University of North Carolina and is writing a book about moonshine, NASCAR, and the South. Visit his website at www.nealthompson.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334382817554,"sku":"9781400081226","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5e432b13-d887-4ba6-bcc6-34398d2b892b.jpg?v=1727888805","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/light-this-candle-the-life-and-times-of-alan-shepard-9781400081226","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}