Star Trek: the Making of the TV Series

Star Trek: the Making of the TV Series by Stephen E. Whitfield, Gene Roddenberry. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781852863630.

"A complete history of the original Star Trek. Filled with quotations from cast members, memos to and from Gene Roddenberry, biographies of cast members, sketches, photographs, set descriptions, and even budgets and cast schedules, this volume is a fascinating, invaluable behind-the-scenes account of the development and production of the original Star Trek series."- source unknown"The book on how to write for TV! The complete story on how the U.S.S. Enterprise was designed, the original concept behind the show, backgrounds of the characters—the whole authentic history." - Ballantine