{"product_id":"bradbury-beyond-apollo-jonathan-r-eller-9780252043413","title":"Bradbury Beyond Apollo","description":"Celebrated storyteller, cultural commentator, friend of astronauts, prophet of the Space Age--by the end of the 1960s, Ray Bradbury had attained a level of fame and success rarely achieved by authors, let alone authors of science fiction and fantasy. He had also embarked on a phase of his career that found him exploring new creative outlets while reinterpreting his classic tales for generations of new fans. \u003cp\u003eDrawing on numerous interviews with Bradbury and privileged access to personal papers and private collections, Jonathan R. Eller examines the often-overlooked second half of Bradbury's working life. As Bradbury's dreams took him into a wider range of nonfiction writing and public lectures, the diminishing time that remained for creative pursuits went toward Hollywood productions like the award-winning series \u003ci\u003eRay Bradbury Theater\u003c\/i\u003e. Bradbury developed the Spaceship Earth narration at Disney's EPCOT Center; appeared everywhere from public television to NASA events to comic conventions; published poetry; and mined past triumphs for stage productions that enjoyed mixed success. Distracted from storytelling as he became more famous, Bradbury nonetheless published innovative experiments in autobiography masked as detective novels, the well-received fantasy \u003ci\u003eThe Halloween Tree\u003c\/i\u003e and the masterful time travel story \"The Toynbee Convector.\" Yet his embrace of celebrity was often at odds with his passion for writing, and the resulting tension continuously pulled at his sense of self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe revelatory conclusion to the acclaimed three-part biography, \u003ci\u003eBradbury Beyond Apollo\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of an inexhaustible creative force seeking new frontiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan R. Eller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252043413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252043413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2020 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2021","brand":"Jonathan R. Eller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990785065215,"sku":"9780252043413","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_98822af8-c548-464f-b4cd-a2c681a19320.jpg?v=1683306670","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bradbury-beyond-apollo-jonathan-r-eller-9780252043413","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}