Chekov's Enterprise: A Personal Journal of the Making of Star Trek - The Motion Picture

In the words of the author, the book is "fast reading, entertaining, informative". I've previously read a number of books in this vein:

• The Making of Star Trek, which focused on production
• The Trouble With Tribbles: The Birth, Sale and Final Production of One Episode, which is from the writer's perspective
• The World of Star Trek, which is about storytelling
• The Making of the Trek Conventions

So, a book from an actor's perspective rounds things out nicely. It's a diary, so it's a series of anecdotes, reflections from Koenig on how the film is going or on the craft of acting, and generally his personal feelings during those months. A pleasant read.

Notes

• 9, Ellison on stars and cops
• 11, Koenig wrote a TV film
• 13-16, the cast observe the real Enterprise
• 38, the engineering set used forced perspective, actors of specific heights
• 50, Nicholls's work with NASA
• 65, Nimoy was in talks about Interview with a Vampire
• 67, Koenig helps fans sneak in
• 92-94, Battlestar Galactica