13 Best astronomy books like To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery by Neil deGrasse Tyson

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To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery

By: Neil deGrasse Tyson

4.33

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

Linked to a special mini season of the award-winning StarTalk podcast, this enlightening illustrate…

If you liked the astronomy plot in To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery by Neil deGrasse Tyson , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. The Planets

By: Dava Sobel

3.63

Format: 231 pages, Paperback

Dava Sobel's The Glass Universe will be available from Viking in December 2016 With her bestseller… read more

Similar categories in Dava Sobel's The Planets book and Neil deGrasse Tyson's To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • popular science
  • astronomy
  • space
  • physics
  • science
"The energy of God's intent flooded the new heaven and earth with light on the very first day of Genesis. Light's potent good thus pervaded the evenings and the mornings when the seas separated from t…"

-Dava Sobel, The Planets

"Magellan’s sudden identification of millions of land forms fomented a crisis in nomenclature. The International Astronomical Union responded with an all-female naming scheme that evoked a goddess or …"

-Dava Sobel, The Planets

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2. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

By: Rachel Maddow

4.45

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Maddow's Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism book and Neil deGrasse Tyson's To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery

  • nonfiction
  • history
"One big appeal of fascism, if nothing else, was its unapologetic embrace of cruelty. Cruelty towards others, coupled with hypersensitivity towards any slight to oneself."

-Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

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3. Quantum Supremacy

By: Michio Kaku

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An exhilarating tour of humanity's next great technological achievement—quantum computing—which may… read more

Similar categories in Michio Kaku's Quantum Supremacy book and Neil deGrasse Tyson's To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • physics
  • science
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4. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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5. White Holes

By: Carlo Rovelli

4.10

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A mesmerizing trip to the strange world of white holes from the bestselling author of Seven Brief L… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • popular science
  • astronomy
  • space
  • physics
  • science
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6. A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?

By: Kelly Weinersmith

4.06

Format: 448 pages, ebook

Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Weinersmith's A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? book and Neil deGrasse Tyson's To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • astronomy
  • space
  • science
"For now, if leaving Earth is humanity leaving the cradle, well, humanity is going straight to its neighbor's basement."

-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?

"The Moon isn't just sort of a gray Sahara without air. Its surface is made of jagged, electrically charged microscopic glass and stone, which clings to pressure suits and landing vehicles. Nor is Mar…"

-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?

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7. On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory

By: Thomas Hertog

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Stephen Hawking’s closest collaborator offers the intellectual supersta… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • popular science
  • astronomy
  • space
  • physics
  • science
"We can compare spacetime to an open, conic cup. We move forward in time by following the cone upward to the top. We move through space by going around in circles. If we imagine going back in time, we…"

-Thomas Hertog, On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory

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8. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World

By: Mary Beard

4.11

Format: 493 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more

Similar categories in Mary Beard's Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World book and Neil deGrasse Tyson's To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery

  • nonfiction
  • history
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9. The Little Book of Aliens

By: Adam Frank

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

“With wit and brio, Frank separates current nonsense about aliens from the serious and fascinating … read more

Similar categories in Adam Frank's The Little Book of Aliens book and Neil deGrasse Tyson's To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery

  • science
  • astronomy
  • nonfiction
  • space
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10. The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean

By: Susan Casey

4.24

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • science
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11. Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are

By: Rebecca Boyle

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An intimate look at the Moon and its relationship to life on Earth--from the primordial soup to the… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • astronomy
  • space
  • science
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12. Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars

By: Avi Loeb

3.51

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

“The world's leading alien hunter” — New York Times Magazine From acclaimed Harvard astrophysicist… read more

Similar categories in Avi Loeb's Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars book and Neil deGrasse Tyson's To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery

  • nonfiction
  • astronomy
  • space
  • physics
  • science
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13. Secrets of the Octopus

By: Sy Montgomery

4.43

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Remarkable new discoveries affirm the octopus as one of nature’s most intelligent and complex anima… read more

Similar categories in Sy Montgomery's Secrets of the Octopus book and Neil deGrasse Tyson's To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery

  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos by Lisa Kaltenegger

14. Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos

By: Lisa Kaltenegger

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Riveting and timely, a look at the research that is transforming our understanding of the cosmos in… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Kaltenegger's Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos book and Neil deGrasse Tyson's To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • astronomy
  • space
  • physics
  • science
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15. To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery

By: Neil deGrasse Tyson

4.33

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

Linked to a special mini season of the award-winning StarTalk podcast, this enlightening illustrate… read more

Similar categories in Neil deGrasse Tyson's To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery book and Neil deGrasse Tyson's To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery

  • history
  • collections
  • nonfiction
  • popular science
  • astronomy
  • space
  • physics
  • science
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16. The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion

By: Sean Carroll

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The most trusted explainer of the most mind-boggling concepts pulls back the veil of mystery that h… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • popular science
  • astronomy
  • space
  • physics
  • science
Cover of Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics by H.W. Brands

17. Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics

By: H.W. Brands

4.01

Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition

From bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H.W. Brands, a revelatory history of the sho… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe by Brian Cox

18. Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe

By: Brian Cox

3.95

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

By the star physicist and author of multiple #1 Sunday Times bestsellers, a major and definitive na… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • popular science
  • astronomy
  • space
  • physics
  • science
Cover of Before The Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe and What Lies Beyond by Laura Mersini-Houghton

19. Before The Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe and What Lies Beyond

By: Laura Mersini-Houghton

4.06

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

"A riveting tour of the cosmos from one of the brightest minds in astrophysics." —The Washington Po… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • popular science
  • astronomy
  • space
  • physics
  • science
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20. The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist’s Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System

By: Dante Lauretta

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A "captivating, behind-the-scenes account" of NASA’s historic OSIRIS-REx mission to return an aster… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • astronomy
  • space
  • science
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21. Says Who? A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words

By: Anne Curzan

4.12

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the g… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history

13 must-read history books like To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery by Neil deGrasse Tyson

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The Planets

Dava Sobel

3.63

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Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

Rachel Maddow

4.45

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Quantum Supremacy

Michio Kaku

3.79

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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

4.24

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Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe

John Guy

4.16

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The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

Hampton Sides

4.51

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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

4.24

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Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

David Mitchell

4.16

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