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Apollo 13 and me. How one space flight shaped my future.

I was 13 years old when Apollo 13 lifted off for the moon on April 11, 1970. Two days later when the explosion happened, I stood outside in my backyard and gazed up at the moon knowing that three astronauts were headed for an uncertain future. The Apollo 13 space flight had a huge impact on me. Like thousands of kids my age I wanted to be an astronaut. When I realized that that probably wasn’t going to happen, I chose the next best thing and became a pilot. My first company was called Apollo Software. My second company was called Odyssey Interactive, named after the Apollo 13 command module.

Free eBook

I am looking for a few people to receive a free eBook in return for writing a review that mentions the device you read the book on. I need one or two people for each device: Kindle, Nook, iPad, other.

Interview with Cilla McCain author of Murder in Baker Company

Everything Nonfiction is happy to introduce author Cilla McCain and her new book Murder in Baker Company. You can read a full review of the book here.

Another sixteen-year-old enters the race

I’ve been following the progress of sixteen-year-old Jessica Watson as she attempts to be the youngest person to sail solo around the world. Now it appears that another contender has entered the race. Her name is Abigail (Abby) Sunderland. Her brother Zac held the record for a whole two months before another teenager, who was two months younger, took the title from him.

Jessica rounds Cape Horn

A few weeks ago I wrote a post about Jessica Watson, the sixteen-year old Austrailian girl who is attempting to be the youngest person to sail solo around the world. Today she rounded Cape Horn. This is a major milestone. It’s the first land she’s seen in three months. The picture below was taken by Jessica. Later today her parents will be departing Chile and flying overhead. She’s now making her way into the Atlantic and heading north for warmer temperatures.

The Best of Everything Nonfiction for 2009

Here is my list of the very best books, films, and documentaries that I’ve seen or read this past year. Only books or films that got a four star rating or higher made the list. Anything getting a five star rating is indicated with an asterisk. The items in this list do not necessarily have to have been released in 2009.