Go, Flight!: The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control, 1965–1992 (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight)
By: Rick Houston
4.31
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
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1. Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
By: Mary Roach
4.28
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh … read more
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2. Diaspora
By: Greg Egan
4.39
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
By the end of the 30th century humanity has the capability to travel the universe, to journey beyon… read more
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3. Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, #1)
By: Jack Campbell
3.77
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
The Alliance has been fighting the Syndics for a century--and losing badly. Now its fleet is crippl… read more
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4. Breaking the Chains of Gravity
By: Amy Shira Teitel
2.57
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
NASA's history is a familiar story, culminating with the agency successfully landing men on the Moo… read more
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5. The Hydrogen Sonata (Culture #10)
By: Iain M. Banks
5.00
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
They are, truly, probably, End Days for the Gzilt civilization. An ancient people, they helped set … read more
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6. Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon
By: Jay Barbree , Alan Shepard , Deke Slayton , None
4.01
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The never-before-told story of the courage, dedication, and teamwork that made the journey to the m… read more
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7. Deke!: An Autobiography
By: Michael Cassutt , Donald K. Slayton
3.00
Format: None pages,
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8. Notes from a Small Island
By: Bill Bryson
3.42
Format: None pages, Paperback
"Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realized what it was that I loved about Britain-which is to … read more
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9. Mission Control: Inventing the Groundwork of Spaceflight
By: None
4.67
Format: 127 pages,
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10. First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
By: James R. Hansen
4.15
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch thirty-eight-year-old American astronaut Neil A. A… read more
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11. Making It So
By: Patrick Stewart
4.33
Format: 469 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From h… read more
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12. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
By: Mary Roach
3.84
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? … read more
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"The black bear is a ridiculously lovable species. There's a reason kids have teddy bears, not teddy goats or teddy eels."-Mary Roach, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
"Californians are like, 'Lions are everywhere now!'" What's on the rise are home security cameras. Doorbell cameras are the mammograms of wildlife biology."-Mary Roach, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
"So I’m curious, how far does the Pope think we should go in the direction of respecting and correcting the natural world and it’s wild inhabitants. Before I arrived the PIL media manager sent me a co…"-Mary Roach, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
"We are irrational in our species-specific devotions. I know a man who won’t eat octopus because of its intelligence. Yet he eats pork and buys glue traps for rats, though rats and pigs are highly in…"-Mary Roach, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
13. My Effin' Life
By: Geddy Lee
4.58
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock… read more
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14. 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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15. Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography
By: Billy Connolly
4.42
Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition
In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals … read more
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"Blessed are those who yodel - for they shall never be troubled by offers of work."-Billy Connolly, Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography
16. The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma
By: Mustafa Suleyman
3.86
Format: 332 pages, Hardcover
A warning of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-developing technologies pose to global … read more
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- science
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17. No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality
By: Michael J. Fox
4.13
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our live… read more
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18. Witchmark (The Kingston Cycle, #1)
By: C.L. Polk
3.87
Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition
C. L. Polk arrives on the scene with Witchmark, a stunning, addictive fantasy that combines intrigu… read more
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19. My Best Mistake: Epic Fails and Silver Linings
By: Terry O'Reilly
3.99
Format: 304 pages, ebook
The host of CBC Radio’s Under the Influence , Terry O’Reilly, uncovers the surprising power of scre… read more
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20. The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko
By: Derek Tyler Attico
4.42
Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition
The fascinating life of Starfleet's celebrated captain, and Bajor's Emissary of the Prophets, celeb… read more
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21. Tiger Woods
By: Jeff Benedict
4.36
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
In 2009, Tiger Woods was the most famous athlete on the planet, a transcendent star of almost unfat… read more
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22. Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings
By: Earl Swift
4.19
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In this follow-up to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Chesapeake Requiem, Earl Swift redisco… read more
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23. Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey
By: Fred Haise
3.52
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
The extraordinary autobiography of astronaut Fred Haise, one of only 24 men to fly to the moon In … read more
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24. The Ultimate Engineer: The Remarkable Life of NASA's Visionary Leader George M. Low (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight)
By: Richard Jurek
4.19
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
This well-researched book is as much a history of NASA as a biography of George Low, and as such is… read more
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25. Infinity Beckoned: Adventuring Through the Inner Solar System, 1969–1989 (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight)
By: Jay Gallentine
4.14
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
What we know today about the Moon, Mars, and Venus has been erected on a colorful foundation of hum… read more
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26. Beyond Blue Skies: The Rocket Plane Programs That Led to the Space Age (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight)
By: Chris Petty
4.42
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
Chris Petty has written a book that covers much of the unheralded research into high-speed flight t… read more
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27. Go, Flight!: The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control, 1965–1992 (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight)
By: Rick Houston
4.31
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
At first glance, it looks like just another auditorium in just another government building. But amo… read more
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28. Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut's Story of Invention (Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation series)
By: Kathryn D. Sullivan
4.05
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The first American woman to walk in space recounts her experience as part of the team that launched… read more
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29. Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight)
By: David Hitt
4.37
Format: 548 pages, Hardcover
As the United States and the Soviet Union went from exploring space to living in it, a space statio… read more
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30. Apollo: an Eyewitness Account by Astronaut/Explorer Artist/Moonwalker Alan Bean
By: Alan Bean
4.52
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Lunar missions chronicled in paintings by "Apollo 12" astronaut Captain Alan Bean. read more
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"We cannot relive Apollo, but we can preserve its legacy; we can continue to tell the story."-Alan Bean, Apollo: an Eyewitness Account by Astronaut/Explorer Artist/Moonwalker Alan Bean
31. The Moon Missions Before Apollo: The History of NASA’s Pioneer, Ranger, and Surveyor Programs
By: Charles River Editors
4.40
Format: 111 pages, Kindle Edition
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Today… read more
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