Magnificent desolation
(Audiobook on CD)

Read by John Chancer.

"Forty years ago, Buzz Aldrin became the second human being to set foot on the moon. The flight of Apollo 11 made Aldrin one of the most famous people on the planet, yet few people know the rest of the story. In this book, Aldrin not only gives us a first-person account of the lunar landing that came within seconds of failure, he also opens up about his more personal trials - and eventual triumphs - back on Earth. Aldrin returned home to an Air Force career stripped of purpose or direction, other than as a public relations tool that NASA put to relentless use in a seemingly non-stop world tour. The twin demons of depression and alcoholism emerged - the first of which Aldrin confronted early and publicly and the second of which he met with denial until it nearly killed him."--From Global Books in Print.