Fighting for Space: Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Spaceflight
By: Amy Shira Teitel
4.11
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Spaceflight historian Amy Shira Teitel tells the riveting story of the female pilots who each dream…
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1. The Wright Brothers
By: David McCullough
2.60
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story ab… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- aviation
- nonfiction
- audiobook
2. Bless Me, Ultima
By: Rudolfo Anaya
4.08
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
Antonio Marez is six years old when Ultima enters his life. She is a curandera, one who heals with … read more
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3. Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
By: Mary Roach
4.20
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
In ?Bonk,?the best-selling author of Stiffturns her outrageous curiosity and insight on the most al… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
4. Close Range
By: Annie Proulx
4.00
Format: 139 pages, Paperback
Short-story collection from the Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of The Shipping Newsa… read more
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5. In the Shadow of the Moon: A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969
By: Francis French , Colin Burgess , Walter Cunningham
4.47
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In the Shadow of the Moontells the story of the most exciting and challenging years in spaceflight,… read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
- space
- science
6. Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
4.51
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Loyal readers of the monthly "Universe" essays in Natural Historymagazine have long recognized Neil… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- space
- audiobook
7. The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure
By: Hans Magnus Enzensberger , Rotraut Susanne Berner , Michael Henry Heim
4.00
Format: None pages,
The international best-seller that makes mathematics a thrilling exploration. In twelve dreams, Rob… read more
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8. Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World
By: Ewan McGregor , Charley Boorman , None
3.53
Format: None pages, Hardcover
It started as a daydream. Poring over a map of the world at home one quiet Saturday afternoon, Ewan… read more
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9. Off the Planet: Surviving Five Perilous Months Aboard the Space Station Mir
By: Jerry M. Linenger
4.67
Format: 127 pages, Paperback
On January 2, 1997, Jerry M. Linenger launched aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis en route to an his… read more
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10. Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice
By: Adam Makos
3.87
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For readers of Unbrokenand The Boys in the Boatcomes an unforgettable tale of courage from America'… read more
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11. A Woman's Place
By: Lynn Austin
3.79
Format: 223 pages,
They watched their sons, their brothers, and their husbands enlist to fight a growing menace across… read more
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12. 2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey, #3)
By: Arthur C. Clarke
3.61
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
Arthur C. Clarke, creator of one of the world's best-loved science fiction tales, revisits the most… read more
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- space
"Almost any seat was comfortable at one-sixth of a gravity."-Arthur C. Clarke, 2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey, #3)
"He found it both sad and fascinating that only through an artificial universe of video images could she establish contact with the real world."-Arthur C. Clarke, 2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey, #3)
"Although Lucifer had accelerated the process, it has begun decades earlier, when the coming of the jet age had triggered and explosion of global tourism"-Arthur C. Clarke, 2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey, #3)
"It is a good principle in science not to believe any 'fact'---however well attested---until it fits into some accepted frame of reference. Occasionally, of course, an observation can shatter the fram…"-Arthur C. Clarke, 2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey, #3)
13. West with the Night
By: Beryl Markham
4.33
Format: None pages,
West with the Nightis the story of Beryl Markham--aviator, racehorse trainer, beauty--and her life … read more
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14. 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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15. 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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- science
- history
- nonfiction
- space
- audiobook
"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?
16. Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
By: Nathalia Holt
3.88
Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition
The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space.In the 1940s and 50s, when the… read more
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- audiobook
- american history
- biography
- history
- feminism
- nonfiction
- womens
- space
- science
17. Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
By: Robert Kurson
4.53
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The inside, lesser-known story of NASA's boldest and riskiest mission: Apollo 8, mankind's first jo… read more
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- audiobook
- american history
- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- space
- science
18. Ten Steps to Nanette
By: Hannah Gadsby
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Multi-awardwinning Hannah Gadsby transformed comedy with her show Nanette, even as she declared tha… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
"Nanette is basically Eat Pray Love for autistic queer folk."-Hannah Gadsby, Ten Steps to Nanette
"So, I will just share it here, because I truly believe that the only universal “body"-Hannah Gadsby, Ten Steps to Nanette
"It really is something when you can make collecting and organising objects boring to a young kid with autism spectrum disorder (but that’s exactly what Stamp Explorer managed to do)."-Hannah Gadsby, Ten Steps to Nanette
"And I needed my audience to trust me because I needed my audience to feel safe, and I needed my audience to feel safe so that I could take that safety away and not give it back. Why? Because that is …"-Hannah Gadsby, Ten Steps to Nanette
19. The Burning Blue: The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger Disaster
By: Kevin Cook
4.26
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The untold story of a national trauma—NASA’s Challenger explosion—and what really happened to Ameri… read more
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- audiobook
- american history
- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- womens
- space
- science
20. The Relentless Moon (Lady Astronaut Universe, #3)
By: Mary Robinette Kowal
4.36
Format: 544 pages, Paperback
Mary Robinette Kowal continues her award-winning Lady Astronaut series, which began with The Calcul… read more
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- space
- audiobook
"We grieved, yes. But we carried on because that was what made us human."-Mary Robinette Kowal, The Relentless Moon (Lady Astronaut Universe, #3)
"We have our catechism of call signs and the high holy language of acronyms."-Mary Robinette Kowal, The Relentless Moon (Lady Astronaut Universe, #3)
21. Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town
By: Charles L. Marohn Jr.
4.26
Format: 256 pages, ebook
Discover insider secrets of how America's transportation system is designed, funded, and built - an… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
22. The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts
By: Loren Grush
4.36
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
In the bestselling tradition of Hidden Figures and Code Girls, the remarkable true story of America… read more
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- history
- biography
- feminism
- nonfiction
- womens
- space
- science
23. Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future
By: Pete Buttigieg
4.20
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Once described by the Washington Post as “the most interesting mayor you’ve never heard of,” Pete B… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"As I raised the glass and said, "South Bend is back," the roar of the crowd at once reflected, certified, and caused it to be so."-Pete Buttigieg, Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future
"Yet even now he looked on his days as mayor -- not governor or lieutenant governor or baseball team owner or naval aviator -- as the best job he'd ever had."-Pete Buttigieg, Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future
"At one point I learned that when I'd told them my college coursework in Arabic might make me a good intelligence officer, they had recorded that my minor at Harvard had been in aerobics."-Pete Buttigieg, Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future
"I had a professional background in economic development and was fluent in the language of business - even while having fought and bled politically for organized labor in the auto industry."-Pete Buttigieg, Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future
24. Just Stab Me Now
By: Jill Bearup
4.35
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
A desperate mother. A dubious escort. And a deranged author who won’t leave them alone. Caroline… read more
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"But if we don’t have peace, we shall have you."-Jill Bearup, Just Stab Me Now
"I had such a beautiful evening planned. Candlelight, dancing, maybe a few flirtatious threats. And what do I get? Grand Theft Equine."-Jill Bearup, Just Stab Me Now
25. Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose (Enola Holmes, #9)
By: Nancy Springer
4.10
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In May of 1890, Enola Holmes is finally fully on her own and, no longer hiding from her older broth… read more
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- audiobook
26. The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel
By: Meredith Bagby
4.59
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
The never-before-told story of NASA’s 1978 astronaut class, which included the first American women… read more
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- audiobook
- american history
- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- space
- science
27. The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA
By: Liza Mundy
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
A thrilling and monumental new history of the CIA that reveals how women have always played crucial… read more
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- biography
- feminism
- nonfiction
- womens
- audiobook
28. Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
By: Alan Stern
4.36
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Alan Stern and David Grinspoon take us behind the scenes of the science, politics, egos, and public… read more
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- science
- history
- nonfiction
- space
- audiobook
"When word of the astronomers’ vote in Prague reached the New Horizons team, reactions ranged from indifferent (“Who cares what astronomers think? They’re not the experts in this."-Alan Stern, Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
"The people who created this amazing mission of exploration chased their new horizons hard; they never let go of their dream; they put everything they had into it; and eventually they chased it down a…"-Alan Stern, Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
"No doubt, there was something that drew people to this particular launch—a sense of something epochal, a passing of the torch from Voyager to a new generation of explorers who had been inspired by Vo…"-Alan Stern, Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
"They had done it! Against all the struggles, doubts, and naysayers of the past 17 years, a spaceship had left Earth that day on its way to explore the Pluto system. With it rode the hopes of its team…"-Alan Stern, Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
29. Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission
By: Eileen M. Collins
4.37
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir of a trailblazer and role model who is telling her story for the first time… read more
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- history
- biography
- aviation
- nonfiction
- womens
- space
- science
30. Fighting for Space: Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Spaceflight
By: Amy Shira Teitel
4.11
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Spaceflight historian Amy Shira Teitel tells the riveting story of the female pilots who each dream… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- feminism
- aviation
- nonfiction
- womens
- space
- science
31. A Holy Baptism of Fire and Blood: The Bible and the American Civil War
By: James P. Byrd
4.16
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
In his Second Inaugural Address, delivered as the nation was in the throes of the Civil War, Abraha… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
