Chapter 38 “The Last Day” Publishing Project Francine Hart’s “The Last Day” publishing project was based on the life of Ordinary People, a book a day on eight individuals who had volunteered for the project. Francine Hart had set herself a Biographical challenge to write a book a day in the life of eight individuals who were living the last day of their lives on earth. Every day Francine would interview ten people and release a book on the lives of the ten people. On the first day Francine interviewed Major Jim Hayward the leader of a team of astronauts who were headed to Mars to set up a colony, never to return to Earth. On the second day Francine interviewed Gerard Swank a daredevil who would be jumping to Earth from an airplane without a harness. Francine interviewed the man as he

