{"product_id":"9780071700764","title":"Letters From Mir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inspiring, deeply moving testament to the timelessness of paternal love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Jerry Linenger's 132 days aboard the decaying Russian space station \u003ci\u003eMir\u003c\/i\u003e were beset by power outages that left the crew in total darkness and tumbling out of control, poisonous chemical leaks, and near collisions with space debris. Most terrifying of all was a raging fire that, in a matter of minutes, nearly destroyed the station and all on board.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was with that last event, when, with the crew cut off from the world below and locked in a battle for survival, Linenger's letters to his son changed from a routine chronicle of daily events into the eloquent, deeply moving serial narrative presented in Letters from \u003ci\u003eMir\u003c\/i\u003e. Combining wise meditations on life, destiny, and the future of space exploration with wryly playful observations on everyday life, this openended conversation between a father and his beloved son is as contemporary as the latest Mars Explorer mission, yet as timeless as the paternal sentiments they express.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGraw-Hill Companies, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011534995696,"sku":"9780071700764","price":23.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780071700764_p0.jpg?v=1763635628","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780071700764","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}