Comm Check...: The Final Flight of Shuttle Columbia
By: Michael Cabbage
4.23
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
On February 1, 2003, the unthinkable happened. The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated 37 miles ab…
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1. Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
By: Donald L. Miller
4.18
Format: 671 pages, Hardcover
Masters of the Air is the deeply personal story of the American bomber boys in World War II who bro… read more
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"With the Allies on the advance nearly everywhere and invasion talk in the air, London was a welcoming place for young airmen who were taking the fight to Hitler’s doorstep. The first stop for America…"-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
"In an equally fought battle of attrition both sides sometimes believe they are losing. With Overlord planned for the spring of 1944, Allied leaders became increasingly worried that their air forces w…"-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
2. The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space
By: Donald A. Davis , Eugene Cernan
3.43
Format: 344 pages,
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3. Truman
By: David McCullough
3.31
Format: 267 pages, Paperback
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events… read more
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4. Into the Black: The Extraordinary Untold Story of the First Flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia and the Astronauts Who Flew Her
By: Rowland White , Richard Truly
3.41
Format: 94 pages, Hardcover
The real-life techno-thriller from a bestselling author and aviation expert that recaptures the his… read more
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5. Airframe
By: Michael Crichton
3.74
Format: 431 pages, Paperback
The twin jet plane en route to Denver from Hong Kong is merely a green radar blip half an hour off … read more
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"Sometimes I look around my living room, and the most real thing in the room is the television. It’s bright and vivid, and the rest of my life looks drab. So I turn the damn thing off. That does it ev…"-Michael Crichton, Airframe
"I understand,' Marder said. 'But a claim filed in a court has limited publicity. Newsline is going to present these crazy claims to forty million viewers. And at the same time, they'll automatically …"-Michael Crichton, Airframe
"There's only one more thing I can tell you, Katherine. You work in a complex business. If you try to explain that complexity to Martin, you'll be frustrated. You’ll feel he isn't interested. He'll pr…"-Michael Crichton, Airframe
"What she was looking for was a way to shape the story so that it unfolded now, in a pattern that the viewer could follow. The best frames engaged the viewer by presenting the story as conflict betwee…"-Michael Crichton, Airframe
6. Deke!: An Autobiography
By: Michael Cassutt , Donald K. Slayton
3.00
Format: None pages,
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7. Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
By: James R. Hansen , Allan J. McDonald
3.41
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
What they didn't want you to know "We all watched in shock and disbelief when Challenger was lost. … read more
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8. Darth Plagueis
By: James Luceno
2.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise? It's a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a… read more
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9. Challenger: An American Tragedy: The Inside Story from Launch Control
By: Hugh Harris
4.10
Format: None pages,
On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challengerlaunched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.… read more
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10. Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut
By: Mike Mullane
3.12
Format: 56 pages,
On February 1, 1978, the first group of space shuttle astronauts, twenty-nine men and six women, we… read more
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11. Black No More
By: George S. Schuyler
3.64
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Modern Library Harlem Renaissance What would happen to the race problem in America if black people … read more
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12. Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
By: Daniel James Brown
3.80
Format: 220 pages,
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13. Wheels Stop: The Tragedies and Triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, 1986-2011
By: Rick Houston , Jerry Ross
2.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Humanity's first reusable spacecraft and the most complex machine ever built, NASA's Space Shuttle … read more
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14. Presumed Innocent
By: Scott Turow
4.57
Format: None pages, Paperback
Rusty Sabich is chief deputy prosecuting attorney in a large mid-western city. His boss is in the m… read more
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15. 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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16. Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors
By: Matt Parker
4.11
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
An international bestseller The book-length answer to anyone who ever put their hand up in math… read more
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"If a new system is implemented, humans can be very resourceful when finding new ways to make mistakes."-Matt Parker, Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors
"Even when the data has made it into a database, it is not safe... which brings us, finally, to Microsoft Excel."-Matt Parker, Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors
"Now you can safely reply and say that nothing in the Gregorian calendar can happen less frequently than once every four hundred years. JUST FOR FUN."-Matt Parker, Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors
"It's times like this when the age of the universe becomes a useful unit of measurement: 64-bit Unix time will last until twenty-one times the age of the universe from now - until (assuming we don't m…"-Matt Parker, Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors
17. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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18. The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life
By: Alex Trebek
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An alternate cover edition of this book, with ISBN 978198215799, can be found here. Longtime Jeo… read more
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"Keep your head up. Move forward. Keep going."-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life
"Courage is a conscious decision. You do it in a dangerous situation, when you have a choice."-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life
"There is nothing worse than deluding yourself and trying to make yourself out to be somebody you're not--somebody you're not comfortable being."-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life
"I just enjoy the moment I’m in. For me, life is a whole experience, not just a series of isolated moments. It’s like submerging yourself into a warm bath rather than sticking your toe under the fauce…"-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life
19. The Apollo Murders (Apollo Murders, #1)
By: Chris Hadfield
3.92
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An exceptional debut thriller and “exciting journey” into the dark heart of the Cold War and the sp… read more
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20. 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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21. The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq
By: Steve Coll
4.44
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll, the definitive story of the decades-… read more
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22. Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
By: Zeke Faux
4.26
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In 2021 cryptocurrency went mainstream. Giant investment funds were buying it; celebrities like Tom… read more
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23. Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
By: John Vaillant
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A stunning account of a colossal wildfire that collided with a city and a panoramic exploration of … read more
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24. This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for American Democracy
By: Jonathan Martin
4.00
Format: None pages, Audiobook
The shocking, definitive account of the 2020 election and the first year of the Biden presidency by… read more
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25. 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
26. 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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27. Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters
By: Serhii Plokhy
4.11
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
A chilling account of more than half a century of nuclear catastrophes, by the author of the “defin… read more
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28. Flying Blind: The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing
By: Peter Robison
4.19
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A fast-paced look at the corporate dysfunction--the ruthless cost-cutting, toxic workplaces, and cu… read more
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29. By All Means Available: Memoirs of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy
By: Michael G. Vickers
4.17
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
A vivid narrative of a life in intelligence and special operations, from the Cold War to the war on… read more
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30. Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew
By: Michael D. Leinbach
4.23
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
Mike Leinbach was the launch director of the space shuttle program when Columbia disintegrated on r… read more
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31. Comm Check...: The Final Flight of Shuttle Columbia
By: Michael Cabbage
4.23
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
On February 1, 2003, the unthinkable happened. The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated 37 miles ab… read more
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