At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program
By: Milton O. Thompson
4.35
Format: 392 pages, Paperback
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By: William Finnegan
4.27
Format: 447 pages, Hardcover
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"Writing felt like it justified, barely, my existence -- this extremity of obscurity I had chosen."-William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
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2. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
By: Kai Bird , Martin J. Sherwin
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
"American Prometheus is the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, "father of the ato… read more
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3. Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey
By: Michael Collins
2.96
Format: None pages, Paperback
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4. The Call of the Wild
By: Jack London
3.91
Format: 172 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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1.80
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6. First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
By: James R. Hansen
4.15
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
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7. The Right Stuff
By: Tom Wolfe
4.08
Format: 432 pages,
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8. Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
By: Kara Swisher
3.99
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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9. 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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10. Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
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4.21
Format: 420 pages, Paperback
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By: Jeremy D. Popkin
4.21
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12. At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program
By: Milton O. Thompson
4.35
Format: 392 pages, Paperback
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4.30
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By: Ward Carroll
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