Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon is the second of two autobiographical books written by Buzz Aldrin, former Apollo 11 astronaut. The author Ken Abraham transcribed for him and Crown Publishing Group published it in June 2009. It is a follow-up to his previous autobiographical book, Return to Earth, which Wayne Warga had transcribed for him.

Both a first-person and first-hand account of landing on the Moon—a landing that came within seconds of failure, and a description of Aldrin's personal trials, and eventual triumphs, on Earth. Magnificent Desolation describes a major descent on his part. From the glory of participating in the mission, which fulfilled President John Kennedy's challenge to reach the moon before the decade ended. Aldrin plummeted in his career with the Air Force, having lost both his purpose and his direction, while additionally becoming a public-relations tool for NASA and their seemingly relentless and endless world tour.

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