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  • - Den ufortalte historie
    af Adam Higginbotham
    132,95 - 273,95 kr.

    New York Times Bestseller ”Enestående, tryllebindende og virkelig skræmmende … hver eneste skridt er ladet medspænding … fantastisk.” The New York Times Historien om Tjernobyl er langt mere kompleks, mere menneskelig og mere skræmmende end myten om det sovjetiske rige. I denne afgørende og afslørende bog, der bygger på interviews, breve, uudgivne memoirer og dokumenter fra nyligt åbne arkiver, bringer Adam Higginbotham katastrofen i 1986 til live gennem øjnene af de mænd og kvinder, der var vidner til ulykken. Det er en historie, der i mange år har været omdiskuteret, og som fra start til slut har været indhyllet i hemmeligheder, propaganda og vildledende informationer. Med”Tjernobyl. Den ufortalte historie” præsenterer Adam Higginbotham et uforglemmeligt og dybdegående portræt af verdens værste atomkatastrofe, som samtidig er skræmmende relevant i vores dages diskussioner om klimaforandringer og energikrise.

  • - The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
    af Adam Higginbotham
    105,95 kr.

    The dramatic untold story of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, based on original reporting and new archival research.

  • af Adam Higginbotham
    211,95 kr.

    The Challenger space shuttle was the most complicated machine ever built and Mission 51-L was an event to define a generation: it had the largest and most diverse intake of astronauts in NASA history and it would launch into orbit Christa McAuliffe, the world's first 'Teacher In Space'. The mission was emblematic of an America standing tall once again, revitalised under its new leader, President Ronald Reagan.On Tuesday 28 January 1986 when Challenger was launched into space, the shuttle exploded into a fireball in the sky above the Atlantic Ocean, just over a minute into its journey. The seven men and women onboard were killed, and the disaster was watched live by millions around the world.The long chain of events that led to the disaster, and the aftermath of the tragedy, have remained clouded by time, misconception and the complexities of aerospace engineering. Despite months of headlines, video replays of the doomed launch, and a Congressional investigation which itself became a media spectacle, the truth of the accident has never been fully unravelled. To most, it was known simply as the catastrophe that killed Christina McAuliffe, the Teacher in Space.In this jaw-dropping account based on deep archival research and original reporting, award-winning journalist Adam Higginbotham reveals the lives of the men and women whose stories have been overshadowed by the disaster, not only the seven members of the Challenger crew, but the designers, engineers and test pilots who knew that shortcuts were being taken. A tale of hubris and over-reach on the 'high frontier', as well as spectacle that's never been seen before or since, Challenger is a classic work of storytelling from a master of the form.

  • af Adam Higginbotham
    154,95 kr.

    From the New York Times-bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger space shuttle disaster based on fascinating in-depth reporting and new archival research - riveting history that reads like a thriller'Gripping' ED CAESAR ¿ 'Masterly' GEOFF DYER ¿ 'Enthralling' CARA McGOOGANOn the morning of 28 January 1986, just seventy-three seconds into flight, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean, killing all seven people on board. Millions around the world witnessed the tragic deaths of the crew, which included schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. Like the assassination of JFK, the Challenger disaster is a defining moment in twentieth century history - one that forever changed the way America thought of itself and its optimistic view of the future. Yet the full story of what happened - and why - has never been told.Based on extensive archival research and meticulous, original reporting, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space follows a handful of central protagonists - including each of the seven members of the doomed crew - through the years leading up to the accident, a detailed account of the tragedy itself, and into the investigation that followed. It's a compelling tale of optimism and ingenuity shattered by political cynicism and cost-cutting in the interests of burnishing national prestige; of hubristic 'go fever'; and of an investigation driven by heroic leakers and whistle-blowers determined to bring the truth to light.With astonishing clarity and narrative verve, Adam Higginbotham reveals the history of the shuttle program, the lives of men and women whose stories have been overshadowed by the disaster, as well as the designers, engineers and test pilots who struggled against the odds to get the first shuttle into space. A masterful blend of riveting human drama, fascinating science and shocking political infighting, Challenger brings to life a turning point in our history. The result is an even more complex and extraordinary story than any of us remembered - or thought possible.

  • - The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
    af Adam Higginbotham
    205,95 kr.

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