{"product_id":"apollos-creed-lessons-i-learned-from-my-astronaut-dad-richard-f-gordon-jr-paperback","title":"Apollo's Creed: Lessons I Learned from My Astronaut Dad Richard F. Gordon, Jr. - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTraci Shoblom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you had the chance to talk to someone who went to the moon, what would you say?\u003c\/b\u003e What questions would you ask? Imagine the stories, thoughts, and reflections he would share. \"What was it like to be in zero gravity?\" \"Did you see any UFOs?\" \"Were you scared?\" Imagine what it would be like to spend time with one of the twenty-four human beings in the history of our planet to go to the moon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow imagine that the astronaut was your dad.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTraci Shoblom is the youngest daughter of Apollo 12 astronaut Richard F. Gordon. She is an author, speaker, and a university lecturer. Although she's published numerous nonfiction books, articles, academic chapters, scripts, and more, \u003ci\u003eApollo's Creed\u003c\/i\u003e is Traci's \"labor of love.\" In it, she shares the stories, anecdotes, and wisdom that her dad told her at home--when the cameras were off. When you've sat upon a rocket and had it set on fire, been shot into outer space and then have been all alone in a space capsule, you get a different perspective on life, and that unique viewpoint lives on as Richard's legacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are Traci's stories--the funny ones, the profound ones, and the rare chance for a daughter to ask her dad, \"So, what was it like to go to the moon?\"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42170668646535,"sku":"9781722506407","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d603c4911924bc2acac32bbebca645ad.webp?v=1733349880","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/apollos-creed-lessons-i-learned-from-my-astronaut-dad-richard-f-gordon-jr-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}