{"id":693,"date":"2018-04-24T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T06:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinecoffeebreak.com\/?p=693"},"modified":"2020-02-15T22:29:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T22:29:00","slug":"homer-hickam-rocket-boys-t-rex-and-an-alligator-named-albert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinecoffeebreak.com\/homer-hickam-rocket-boys-t-rex-and-an-alligator-named-albert\/","title":{"rendered":"27. Homer Hickam \u2013 Rocket Boys, T-Rex and Albert the Alligator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Homer Hickam is the bestselling and award-winning author of many books, including the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, <strong>Rocket Boys<\/strong>, which was adapted into the popular <strong>October Sky <\/strong>movie. But Homer\u2019s much more than a rocket boy, as he describes in this interesting podcast. 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