Alan Shepard has virtually novelized the account of the Apollo program and his role in it, to the point of including inaccuracies and situations that never happened. One example that comes to mind, is the photograph of Alan Shepard hitting his golf ball on the surface of the moon; it is actually a montage of several photos, but this is not told to the reader. Also, the landing portion of the Apollo 14 includes made-up dialogue that never occurred, possibly an attempt to portray the excitement and dramatize the tension of problems that developed. I was so disgusted with the book that I sold my hardcover back to a used bookstore for $2(and I pride myself on having a great collection of hardcover 1st edition space program books)