When Time-Life reporter James Schefter was assigned the job of covering American efforts to send the first astronaut to the moon, he was given complete access to the most influential and colourful members involved in the NASA project. The Race: The Complete True Story of How America Beat Russia to the Moon contains reams of fascinating behind-the-scenes material unsuitable for the patriotically sensitive Time-Life. In this lively and thrilling book, Schefter illustrates the unexpected political intrigues, fights and feuds between engineers, practical jokes and near-fatal accidents that occurred on the way to putting the first human on the moon. | The Race by James Schefter, Paperback | Indigo Chapters