Test Gods: Virgin Galactic and the Making of a Modern Astronaut
By: Nicholas Schmidle
4.01
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Test Gods is a story about bravery and sacrifice, and the thin line between lunacy and genius. But …
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1. The Dead Don't Dance (Awakening #1)
By: Charles Martin
4.31
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
A sleepy rural town in South Carolina. The end of summer and a baby about to be born. But in the mi… read more
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2. The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
By: Bethany McLean , Peter Elkind
4.01
Format: 560 pages, Paperback
There were dozens of books about Watergate, but only All the President's Mengave readers the full s… read more
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3. The Collectors (His Dark Materials, #0.6)
By: Philip Pullman , Bill Nighy
3.64
Format: 192 pages, Audible Audio
"But the thing is," said Horley, "they didn't know each other at all. Never heard of each other. It… read more
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4. Maggie (Awakening #2)
By: Charles Martin
4.20
Format: None pages,
"When Maggie opened her eyes that New Year's Day some seventeen months ago, I felt like I could see… read more
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5. Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)
By: Tove Jansson , Thomas Warburton
3.97
Format: 68 pages, Paperback
This children's story is one of a series of books about the Moomins that blend magic, humour and ad… read more
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6. Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed
By: None , Ben R. Rich
3.83
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
From the development of the U-2 to the Stealth fighter, the never-before-told story behind the high… read more
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7. Failure is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
By: Gene Kranz
4.60
Format: 200 pages,
Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it… read more
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8. The Right Stuff
By: Tom Wolfe
4.08
Format: 432 pages,
Tom Wolfe began The Right Stuffat a time when it was unfashionable to contemplate American heroism.… read more
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9. Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
By: Tony Fadell
4.33
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Written for anyone who wants to grow at work—from young grads navigating their first jobs to CEOs d… read more
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10. How to Make the World Add Up: Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers
By: Tim Harford
4.12
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
When was the last time you read a grand statement, accompanied by a large number, and wondered whet… read more
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11. Nuclear War: A Scenario
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more
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"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
12. For Blood and Money: Billionaires, Biotech, and the Quest for a Blockbuster Drug
By: Nathan Vardi
4.30
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A gripping business narrative and scientific thriller about what it takes to bring a wonder drug to… read more
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13. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.60
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more
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"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
14. The Star Builders: Nuclear Fusion and the Race to Power the Planet
By: Arthur Turrell
3.93
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From a young, award-winning scientist, a “thoughtful and illuminating” ( Nature ) look at one of th… read more
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15. An Elephant in My Kitchen
By: Françoise Malby-Anthony
4.39
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A blonde, chic Parisienne, Francoise never expected to find herself living on a South African game … read more
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16. Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
By: Eric Berger
4.47
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
"This is as important a book on space as has ever been written and it's a riveting page-turner, too… read more
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17. When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach
By: Ashlee Vance
4.26
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
An Instant New York Times Bestseller A momentous look at the private companies building a revolu… read more
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18. Test Gods: Virgin Galactic and the Making of a Modern Astronaut
By: Nicholas Schmidle
4.01
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Test Gods is a story about bravery and sacrifice, and the thin line between lunacy and genius. But … read more
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19. The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
By: Christian Davenport
4.11
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space led by two rivals an… read more
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20. Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age
By: Lori Garver
3.84
Format: 304 pages, ebook
The inside look at how the battle of the space billionaires began and why it matters, Escaping Grav… read more
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21. Into the Blizzard: Heroism at Sea During the Great Blizzard of 1978 [Young Readers Adaptation]
By: Michael J. Tougias
3.93
Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition
A riveting true account of a rescue at sea from Michael J. Tougias, the author of the New York Time… read more
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