Essays in Idleness

Fiction & Literature, Poetry, Biography & Memoir
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Author: R. Duane Seaman ISBN: 9781463427788
Publisher: AuthorHouse Publication: September 12, 2011
Imprint: AuthorHouse Language: English
Author: R. Duane Seaman
ISBN: 9781463427788
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Publication: September 12, 2011
Imprint: AuthorHouse
Language: English

R. Duane Seaman served in the U.S. Air Force before becoming an aviation pioneer and then the president and CEO of his own companyso he wasnt exactly idle. During those rare times he was bored, he wrote down his thoughts to pass the time. Thats how he came to title his autobiography Essays in Idleness. The collection of memories, reflections, and observations take the form of short stories and poems that provide important insights about war, technology, God, and living a happy life. He shares his lifes highs and lows, including his role as a project supervisor on the Apollo Moonshot Program, which successfully reached the moon. He also examines the Columbia Shuttle disaster, and the reports he challenged after the tragedy. Although he was no longer involved in the space program when the disaster occurred, future reports would prove him right. He shares memories from growing up during the Great Depression and World War IIincluding one of his only attempts at fictionas well as observations on the extraordinary, bizarre and outrageous.

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R. Duane Seaman served in the U.S. Air Force before becoming an aviation pioneer and then the president and CEO of his own companyso he wasnt exactly idle. During those rare times he was bored, he wrote down his thoughts to pass the time. Thats how he came to title his autobiography Essays in Idleness. The collection of memories, reflections, and observations take the form of short stories and poems that provide important insights about war, technology, God, and living a happy life. He shares his lifes highs and lows, including his role as a project supervisor on the Apollo Moonshot Program, which successfully reached the moon. He also examines the Columbia Shuttle disaster, and the reports he challenged after the tragedy. Although he was no longer involved in the space program when the disaster occurred, future reports would prove him right. He shares memories from growing up during the Great Depression and World War IIincluding one of his only attempts at fictionas well as observations on the extraordinary, bizarre and outrageous.

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