MY DREAM OF STARS from Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer

ANSARI, ANOUSHEH with Homer Hickam

ISBN 10: 0230112218 / ISBN 13: 9780230112216

Published by PALGRAVE/MACMILLAN, NY, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MY DREAM OF STARS from Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer
• Publisher: PALGRAVE/MACMILLAN, NY
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230112218
• ISBN 13: 9780230112216
• Binding: PAPERBACK
• Edition: 1ST
• Condition: VG
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography

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Synopsis

In her heartwarming and empowering memoir, space pioneer Anousheh Ansari tells the story of her childhood in Iran and her family's exodus to America after the Islamic Revolution. After settling down in Texas, Anousheh built a computer technology firm from the ground up, which eventually realized a net worth of $750 million and ultimately allowed her to achieve her childhood dream of spaceflight. In her groundbreaking role as the first-ever female commercial spaceflight participant, her story became politicized and fraught with the prejudices and obstacles she had to overcome as an Iranian woman, culminating in a debate over whether she would be allowed to display both the American and Iranian flags on the sleeve of her spacesuit.

After her return to Earth, Anousheh started The Ansari Foundation, a quickly growing nonprofit which supports social entrepreneurship, and is especially committed to ensuring the freedom of women around the world and supporting female entrepreneurs. Ultimately, this evocative story shows the triumph of a woman who has become a role model to people around the globe struggling to overcome economic and cultural barriers, as well as those dreamers who look upon the stars and wish to soar among them.

About the Authors

Anousheh Ansari was born in Mashhad, Iran and immigrated to America to eventually become the fourth-ever commercial spaceflight participant and the first Muslim woman to traverse the far reaches of outer space. She is the author of the memoir My Dream of Stars. She is also the founder of the multi-million dollar firm Telecom Technologies and of the Ahoora Foundation. She lives in Dallas, Texas.

When he's not writing bestsellers such as Rocket Boys/October Sky, Back to the Moon, The Coalwood Way, and The Keeper's Son, Homer Hickam goes dinosaur hunting in the ranchlands and badlands of Montana. His important finds include two Tyrannosaurus Rexes and numerous other creatures of the Cretaceous Period.