Published Books 5
ZERO G: LIFE AND SURVIVAL IN SPACE (Cassell, 1999)
When I was a child I would sometimes wonder what it would be like to fly like Peter Pan. I knew, however, that the experience of being able to turn somersaults in mid-air, to sleep and eat upside down and to float freely in any direction belongs in Never Never Land. Or does it? Some 400 humans have actually experienced these things and have entered another dimension in which the restrictions of gravity do not exits. This book is their story.
"One of England's most seasoned and expert writers" on the subject of space. "Up-to-date" and "an informative overview." (Booklist)
When I was a child I would sometimes wonder what it would be like to fly like Peter Pan. I knew, however, that the experience of being able to turn somersaults in mid-air, to sleep and eat upside down and to float freely in any direction belongs in Never Never Land. Or does it? Some 400 humans have actually experienced these things and have entered another dimension in which the restrictions of gravity do not exits. This book is their story.
"One of England's most seasoned and expert writers" on the subject of space. "Up-to-date" and "an informative overview." (Booklist)
REACHING FOR THE STARS: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF MANNED SPACEFLIGHT (Cassell 1993, 1996).
Foreword by Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt.
In 1961, the Soviet Air Force pilot, Yuri Gagarin, became the first human to go into space. Since then hundreds of men and women have joined the select band of astronauts. 'Reaching for the Stars' is their epic tale, a testimony to one of mankind's greatest achievements.
* "Attractive and easy to read." (Earth Space Review)
Foreword by Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt.
In 1961, the Soviet Air Force pilot, Yuri Gagarin, became the first human to go into space. Since then hundreds of men and women have joined the select band of astronauts. 'Reaching for the Stars' is their epic tale, a testimony to one of mankind's greatest achievements.
* "Attractive and easy to read." (Earth Space Review)
HEROES IN SPACE: FROM GAGARIN TO CHALLENGER (Blackwell, 1987)
On April 12, 1961, the world watched in amazement as a young Soviet pilot became the first man to escape the bonds of gravity and orbit the Earth. 25 years later, space travel seemed to have become an ordinary event, safe enough to be experienced by teachers and Congressmen. But the Challenger Shuttle disaster served as a devastating reminder that man's conquest of the final frontier had barely begun. This was the first book to cover the entire first quarter century of the manned spaceflight era - from a cramped cockpit atop a sub-orbital Redstone rocket to a comfortable stateroom aboard the Mir space station.
* "An engrossing history of manned space flight." (Irish Times)
* "Heroes in Space is gripping. This is partly due to Bond's skills as a writer. The text is spare; the research has been comprehensive; technical descriptions are concise." (New Scientist)
* "I found this book a great read. I would recommend it to anyone interested in space." (Amazon.com)
POPULATION AND SETTLEMENT; PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(Blackwell Education, 1989, 1990)
Two major text books for GCSE Geography courses, explaining how people everywhere try to control their environment - and how the environment sometimes takes control of people.
On April 12, 1961, the world watched in amazement as a young Soviet pilot became the first man to escape the bonds of gravity and orbit the Earth. 25 years later, space travel seemed to have become an ordinary event, safe enough to be experienced by teachers and Congressmen. But the Challenger Shuttle disaster served as a devastating reminder that man's conquest of the final frontier had barely begun. This was the first book to cover the entire first quarter century of the manned spaceflight era - from a cramped cockpit atop a sub-orbital Redstone rocket to a comfortable stateroom aboard the Mir space station.
* "An engrossing history of manned space flight." (Irish Times)
* "Heroes in Space is gripping. This is partly due to Bond's skills as a writer. The text is spare; the research has been comprehensive; technical descriptions are concise." (New Scientist)
* "I found this book a great read. I would recommend it to anyone interested in space." (Amazon.com)
POPULATION AND SETTLEMENT; PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(Blackwell Education, 1989, 1990)
Two major text books for GCSE Geography courses, explaining how people everywhere try to control their environment - and how the environment sometimes takes control of people.
