20 Best science books like How to Die in Space by Paul M. Sutter

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How to Die in Space

By: Paul M. Sutter

3.89

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

So you've fallen in love with space and now you want to see it for yourself, huh? You want to witne…

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1. The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code

By: Sam Kean

4.50

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, langu… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
"You're not supposed to interject feelings into science, but part of the reason it's so fascinating that we're 8 percent (or more) fossilized virus is that it's so creepy that we're 8 percent (or more…"

-Sam Kean, The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code

2. Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos

By: Michio Kaku

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In this thrilling journey into the mysteries of our cosmos, bestselling author Michio Kaku takes us… read more

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3. The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War

By: Jim Sciutto

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The essential new book by CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto, reporting from the… read more

Similar categories in Jim Sciutto's The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War book and Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • nonfiction
Cover of How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes by Cody Cassidy

4. How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes

By: Cody Cassidy

4.06

Format: 195 pages, Paperback

A detailed guide to surviving history’s most challenging threats, from outrunning dinosaurs to maki… read more

Similar categories in Cody Cassidy's How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes book and Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • science
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of A Brief History of Black Holes: And why nearly everything you know about them is wrong by Becky Smethurst

5. A Brief History of Black Holes: And why nearly everything you know about them is wrong

By: Becky Smethurst

4.38

Format: 279 pages, Hardcover

Black Holes are the universe’s strangest and most fascinating objects — Dr. Becky explains all, and… read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • astronomy
  • space
  • physics
  • audiobook
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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

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  • audiobook
  • science
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • astronomy
  • space
  • technology
"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. Necrovet. Radiografia bytów nadprzyrodzonych (Necrovet, #3)

By: Joanna W. Gajzler

3.60

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Florka wraz z zespołem magicznego gabinetu weterynaryjnego powraca i musi stawić czoła nowym niecod… read more

Similar categories in Joanna W. Gajzler's Necrovet. Radiografia bytów nadprzyrodzonych (Necrovet, #3) book and Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • audiobook
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8. Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls

By: Kathleen Hale

3.94

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

The first full account of the Slenderman stabbing, a true crime narrative of mental illness, the Am… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Hale's Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls book and Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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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

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  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • astronomy
  • space
  • science
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10. Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World

By: Matt Alt

4.20

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that ca… read more

Similar categories in Matt Alt's Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World book and Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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11. 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 Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • nonfiction
  • astronomy
  • space
  • physics
  • science
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12. The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History

By: Andy Greene

4.15

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The untold stories behind The Office, one of the most iconic television shows of the twenty-first c… read more

Similar categories in Andy Greene's The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History book and Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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13. Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans

By: Garrett Ryan

4.20

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to dri… read more

Similar categories in Garrett Ryan's Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans book and Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe by Philip Plait

14. Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe

By: Philip Plait

4.27

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A rip-roaring tour of the cosmos with the Bad Astronomer, bringing you up close and personal with t… read more

Similar categories in Philip Plait's Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe book and Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • audiobook
  • science
  • nonfiction
  • astronomy
  • space
  • physics
  • technology
Cover of November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War by Peter Englund

15. November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War

By: Peter Englund

4.25

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

An intimate history of the most important month of World War II, as experienced by the people who l… read more

Similar categories in Peter Englund's November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War book and Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears) by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling

16. A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears)

By: Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A tiny American town's plans for radical self-government overlooked one hairy detail: no one told t… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling's A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears) book and Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"It's not clear whether, at this point, the Babiarzes fully understood that the libertarians were operating under vampire rules—the invitation to enter, once offered, could not be rescinded."

-Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears)

"What's the endgame of capitalism, if not a big fat white man sitting on top of a pile of bloody bones [after cannibalizing the other capitalists] with no one around him, crying because no one's aroun…"

-Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears)

"What's the endgame of capitalism, if not a big fat white man sitting on top of a pile of bloody bones [after cannibalizing everyone else] with no one around him, crying because no one's around to mak…"

-Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears)

"Government isn't ruining capitalism. Capitalism is ruining government. I think that's kind of obvious. If you take capitalism out of government you get simple public representation. If you take gover…"

-Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears)

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17. Co pożera wszechświat? I inne zagadki kosmosu

By: Paul C.W. Davies

4.02

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Czy przestrzeń ma prędkość, a czas - kształt? Czy możliwa jest podróż w czasie i powstawanie czegoś… read more

Similar categories in Paul C.W. Davies's Co pożera wszechświat? I inne zagadki kosmosu book and Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • nonfiction
  • astronomy
  • space
  • physics
  • science
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18. Life's Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

By: Carl Zimmer

3.94

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

We all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world--from prot… read more

Similar categories in Carl Zimmer's Life's Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive book and Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • science
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"It was a biochemical Jackson Pollock: a field of strings, tangles, loops."

-Carl Zimmer, Life's Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

"Thirteen thousand years ago it fell to Antarctica. It rested in the Allan Hills as the Ice Age glaciers retreated, farmers discovered agriculture, cities rose, and rockets shot into space."

-Carl Zimmer, Life's Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

"The disgusting smell of death of death is the result of certain airborne molecules with evocative names like cadaverine and putrescine. These molecules are not produced by death, however, but by life…"

-Carl Zimmer, Life's Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

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19. How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain

By: Ryan North

4.01

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

A tongue-in-cheek introduction to the science of comic-book supervillainy, revealing the true poten… read more

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  • audiobook
  • science
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • technology
Cover of The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning by A.J. Jacobs

20. The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning

By: A.J. Jacobs

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically attempts to follow the origi… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Jacobs's The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning book and Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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21. The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy

By: Moiya McTier

3.53

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In this approachable and fascinating biography of the galaxy, an astrophysicist and folklorist deta… read more

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  • science
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • astronomy
  • space
  • physics
  • audiobook
Cover of How to Die in Space by Paul M. Sutter

22. How to Die in Space

By: Paul M. Sutter

3.89

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

So you've fallen in love with space and now you want to see it for yourself, huh? You want to witne… read more

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  • audiobook
  • science
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • astronomy
  • space
  • physics
  • technology
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23. How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi: Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math from Nerd Nite

By: Chris Balakrishnan

3.63

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

The co-founders of the global science organization Nerd Nite bring readers a collection of wacky, y… read more

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  • audiobook
  • science
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • technology
Cover of Fundamental: How quantum and particle physics explain absolutely everything (except gravity) by Tim James

24. Fundamental: How quantum and particle physics explain absolutely everything (except gravity)

By: Tim James

4.32

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Fundamental does for physics what Tim's first book, Elemental, does for chemistry: it demystifies t… read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • physics
  • audiobook
Cover of Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living by Dimitris Xygalatas

25. Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living

By: Dimitris Xygalatas

3.77

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A pioneering anthropologist takes readers on a journey through the rich tapestry of human ritual—s… read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Costly rituals help communities grow stronger, and this can have major implications for their long-term survival and prosperity."

-Dimitris Xygalatas, Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living

"Ceremony is a primordial part of human nature, one that helps us connect, find meaning and discover who we are: we are the ritual species."

-Dimitris Xygalatas, Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living

"We spontaneously engage in ritualized behaviors when we face stressful and uncertain situations, and we intuitively expect those ritualized actions to have an effect."

-Dimitris Xygalatas, Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living

"The logic behind these initiations provides an efficient solution to a pressing cooperation dilemma: in order for a group to survive, it must rely on the loyalty of its members."

-Dimitris Xygalatas, Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living

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26. Sekrety alchemii. Eliksiry, homunkulusy i kamień filozofów na usługach władców

By: Maja Iwaszkiewicz

3.44

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Alchemia, wiedza tajemna, okultyzm... – to tematy, do których dziś często podchodzi się z lekką rez… read more

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  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Wyobraź to sobie! Psychologiczna opowieść o bujaniu w obłokach by Łukasz Jach

27. Wyobraź to sobie! Psychologiczna opowieść o bujaniu w obłokach

By: Łukasz Jach

2.74

Format: None pages, Paperback

Z tej książki dowiesz się: • Jak wielu ludzi snuje fantazje o morderstwach? • Do czego dzieciom… read more

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28. Seven Games: A Human History

By: Oliver Roeder

3.90

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why―and how―we play them. C… read more

Similar categories in Oliver Roeder's Seven Games: A Human History book and Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • technology
  • science
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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29. Probable Impossibilities: Musings on Beginnings and Endings

By: Alan Lightman

3.96

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed author of Einstein’s Dreams tackles "big questions like the origin of the universe an… read more

Similar categories in Alan Lightman's Probable Impossibilities: Musings on Beginnings and Endings book and Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • science
  • nonfiction
  • physics
  • audiobook
Cover of At the Edge of Time: Exploring the Mysteries of Our Universe’s First Seconds (Science Essentials) by Dan Hooper

30. At the Edge of Time: Exploring the Mysteries of Our Universe’s First Seconds (Science Essentials)

By: Dan Hooper

4.14

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

A new look at the first few seconds after the Big Bang--and how research into these moments continu… read more

Similar categories in Dan Hooper's At the Edge of Time: Exploring the Mysteries of Our Universe’s First Seconds (Science Essentials) book and Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • nonfiction
  • astronomy
  • space
  • physics
  • science
"Without time, nothing happens. Without space, nothing is."

-Dan Hooper, At the Edge of Time: Exploring the Mysteries of Our Universe’s First Seconds (Science Essentials)

"Unlike people from any other time in history, we know what we are looking at when we look up upon the night sky."

-Dan Hooper, At the Edge of Time: Exploring the Mysteries of Our Universe’s First Seconds (Science Essentials)

"That is the thing about infinity: it takes things that are otherwise very unlikely and makes them all inevitable."

-Dan Hooper, At the Edge of Time: Exploring the Mysteries of Our Universe’s First Seconds (Science Essentials)

"Without time and space, nothing can change, and without change, it is hard to imagine any reality worth imagining."

-Dan Hooper, At the Edge of Time: Exploring the Mysteries of Our Universe’s First Seconds (Science Essentials)

Cover of Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons by Sarah Scoles

31. Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons

By: Sarah Scoles

3.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Oppenheimer, a riveting investigation into the modern nuclear weapons landscape and its… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Scoles's Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons book and Paul M. Sutter's How to Die in Space

  • nonfiction
  • science

9 best-selling space books like How to Die in Space by Paul M. Sutter

Transform Your Habits

A Brief History of Black Holes: And why nearly everything you know about them is wrong

Becky Smethurst

4.38

Transform Your Habits

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

Kelly Weinersmith

4.06

Transform Your Habits

The Little Book of Aliens

Adam Frank

4.26

Transform Your Habits

To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery

Neil deGrasse Tyson

4.33

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22 Best history books like Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons by Sarah Scoles

Transform Your Habits

Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon

Kim Zetter

4.17

Transform Your Habits

The Pentagon's Brain

Annie Jacobsen

3.70

Transform Your Habits

The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War

Jim Sciutto

4.01

Transform Your Habits

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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