Gene Roddenberry: The Myth and the Man Behind Star Trek Tapa dura - 1994

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Good.

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London England: Virgin, 1994. Hardback.. Foreword by D. C. Fontana. This book explores an unchartered region: the complex and contradictory man behind the Star trek phenomenon. This eye-opening biography full and frankly reveals Gene Roddenberry - whose success enabled him to claim mythic status himself - and provides the first substantiated behind-the-scenes story of how Star Trek got on the air, as well as why it went off. Included is a blow-by-blow description of the birth and development of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The story of his life can be viewed as the story of an Enterprise betrayed. In private, Roddenberry was a compsulsive womanizer, a fickle friend, and a heavy drinker. But he was also the ultimate story-teller, reinventing both himself and his past in order to create the persona in which the Star Trek audience so delighted. Illustrated. 283 pp. ( We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly… Leer más

London England: Virgin, 1994. Hardback. Tiny tear to top edge of inside cover. Foreword by D. C. Fontana. This book explores an unchartered region: the complex and contradictory man behind the Star trek phenomenon. This eye-opening biography full and frankly reveals Gene Roddenberry - whose success enabled him to claim mythic status himself - and provides the first substantiated behind-the-scenes story of how Star Trek got on the air, as well as why it went off. Included is a blow-by-blow description of the birth and development of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The story of his life can be viewed as the story of an Enterprise betrayed. In private, Roddenberry was a compsulsive womanizer, a fickle friend, and a heavy drinker. But he was also the ultimate story-teller, reinventing both himself and his past in order to create the persona in which the Star Trek audience so delighted. Illustrated. 283 pp. ( We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical… Leer más

Virgin Books, London. Hardcover (16 x 24 cm), xix, 283 pages. ISBN: 1852274395. Very Good condition. Quarter-bound red boards with black cloth spine (silver lettering). Lightly bumped. Rolled at head & foot of spine. Tight binding. Some light soiling on last few pages. The dj is bumped, creased (most notably along edges). The dust jacket is protected in an archival (removable) book jacket cover. Weight (before packaging): 685g.