The Mission (A True Story)
By: David W. Brown
3.81
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
A masterful, genre-defying narrative of the most ambitious science project ever conceived: NASA’s d…
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1. Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
4.12
Format: 427 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of In The Heart of the Sea, comes a surprising account o… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"Midshipman Edward Pellew was in the British boat right behind Arnold's. The American general had escaped, but in his haste he had left behind his stock and buckle, which Pellew took as a keepsake. Ye…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)
"In an October 6 letter to Lord Stirling, he set forth the principle that would guide his increasingly sophisticated intelligence-gathering efforts. "As we are often obliged to reason the designs of t…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)
2. MultiReal (Jump 225, #2)
By: David Louis Edelman
3.89
Format: 522 pages, Paperback
Natch has just won his first battle with the Defense and Wellness Council for control of MultiReal … read more
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- audiobook
3. Wind, Sand and Stars
By: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , Lewis Galantière
3.82
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
Recipient of the Grand Prix of the Academie Francaise, Wind, Sand and Stars captures the grandeur, … read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
4. This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
By: Naomi Klein
3.31
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Forget everything you think you know about global warming. It's not about carbon - it's about capit… read more
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5. House of Suns
By: Alastair Reynolds
3.73
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Six million years ago, at the dawn of the star-faring era, Abigail Gentian fractured herself into a… read more
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6. Patriot Games (Jack Ryan Universe, #2)
By: Tom Clancy
4.24
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Tom Clancy's Patriot Games is filled with the exceptional realism and authenticity that distinguish… read more
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7. The Prefect (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #1)
By: Alastair Reynolds
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Tom Dreyfus is a Prefect, a policeman of sorts, and one of the best. His force is Panoply, and his … read more
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8. 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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- history
- travel
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
9. Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet
By: Ben Goldfarb
4.45
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Notable Book of 2023 and Editors' Choice • A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 • … read more
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- audiobook
- nonfiction
- history
- science
10. The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
By: Steve Brusatte
4.38
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
In his acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, American paleontologist Steve Brusa… read more
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- audiobook
- nonfiction
- history
- science
11. King: A Life
By: Jonathan Eig
4.67
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
The first full biography in decades, King mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk a… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
12. 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
- politics
- nonfiction
- astronomy
- space
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"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?
13. Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants
By: James Vincent
3.86
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the cubit to the kilogram, the humble inch to the speed of light, measurement is a powerful to… read more
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- science
- history
- technology
- nonfiction
- audiobook
14. Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars
By: Avi Loeb
3.51
Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition
“The world's leading alien hunter” — New York Times Magazine From acclaimed Harvard astrophysicist… read more
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- audiobook
- science
- nonfiction
- astronomy
- space
- technology
15. Delta-v (Delta-v, #1)
By: Daniel Suarez
4.16
Format: 437 pages, Hardcover
When itinerant cave diver James Tighe receives an invitation to billionaire Nathan Joyce's private … read more
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- space
- audiobook
"Sorry. Just paralyzed by the indescribable beauty of the cosmos. We'll get to work."-Daniel Suarez, Delta-v (Delta-v, #1)
"Well, for once in my life, I not only know why I’m here, at this place, I finally know why I exist. I’ve always wondered why I was so odd. What possible evolutionary purpose could a person like me se…"-Daniel Suarez, Delta-v (Delta-v, #1)
16. The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
By: Katie Mack
4.26
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
From one of the most dynamic rising stars in astrophysics, an accessible and eye-opening look—in th… read more
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- audiobook
- history
- nonfiction
- astronomy
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"It also means that cosmology doesn’t really have a well-defined concept of “now."-Katie Mack, The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
"We are a species poised between an awareness of our ultimate insignificance and an ability to reach far beyond our mundane lives, into the void, to solve the most fundamental mysteries of the cosmos."-Katie Mack, The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
"In the meantime, we'll continue on, making new pathc through the woods to see what we might find hiding there. Someday, deep in the unknown wilderness of the distant future, the Sun will expand, the …"-Katie Mack, The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
"You may have heard that "we are made of stardust" (or "star stuff" if you're Sagan), and this is absolutely true if we measure by mass. All the heavier elements in your body—oxygen, carbon, nitrogen,…"-Katie Mack, The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
17. 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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- audiobook
- science
- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- space
- technology
"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
18. Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos
By: Lisa Kaltenegger
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Riveting and timely, a look at the research that is transforming our understanding of the cosmos in… read more
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- audiobook
- history
- nonfiction
- astronomy
- space
- science
19. Genesis: The Story of How Everything Began
By: Guido Tonelli
3.81
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A breakout bestseller in Italy, now available for American readers for the first time, The Story o… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- astronomy
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"La aparición del pensamiento simbólico marca una de las etapas fundamentales de la evolución humana."-Guido Tonelli, Genesis: The Story of How Everything Began
"Durante millones de años, la humanidad ha tenido que lidiar cotidianamente con la dureza de la existencia."-Guido Tonelli, Genesis: The Story of How Everything Began
"La sensación de asombro frente a un cielo estrellado supone, todavía hoy, una emoción intensa, en la que se escucha el eco del antiguo estupor que marcó a las miles de generaciones que nos han preced…"-Guido Tonelli, Genesis: The Story of How Everything Began
20. Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
By: Bill McKibben
4.01
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
Thirty years ago Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about climate change. Now he br… read more
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- science
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"The human game is a team sport."-Bill McKibben, Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
"For two hundred years, human economic activity has largely consisted of digging up fossil fuels and setting them alight"-Bill McKibben, Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
"Privilege lies in obliviousness. (White privilege, for instance, involves being able to reliably forget that race matters.)"-Bill McKibben, Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
"Let's be, for a while, true optimists, and operate on the assumption that human beings are not grossly defective. Let's assume we're capable of acting together to do remarkable things."-Bill McKibben, Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
21. Ocean's Godori
By: Elaine U. Cho
3.67
Format: 341 pages, Hardcover
Ocean Yoon has never felt like much of a Korean, even if she is descended from a long line of haeny… read more
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- space
- audiobook
"She asks, "Do you ever want to go back to Mars?" "It's a weird little place," he replies. "Stuck in its ways. I feel more like a Martian when I'm not there, if that makes sense."-Elaine U. Cho, Ocean's Godori
22. His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine
By: S.C. Gwynne
4.02
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon come… read more
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- science
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
23. The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight
By: Andrew Leland
4.14
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author’s transition from sightedness to … read more
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- audiobook
- nonfiction
- history
- science
"The problem arises, as [Adrienne] Asch observed, when "a single trait stands in for the whole, the trait obliterates the whole." Disabled people, like African Americans or any other marginalized grou…"-Andrew Leland, The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight
24. 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
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- astronomy
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- technology
"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
25. Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War
By: Jeff Shesol
4.28
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A riveting history of the epic orbital flight that put America back into the space race. If the… read more
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- science
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- space
- technology
26. Kushner, Inc.: Greed. Ambition. Corruption. The Extraordinary Story of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump
By: Vicky Ward
3.54
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The first explosive book about Javanka and their infamous rise t… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
27. Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible
By: Mike Massimino
4.30
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
Former NASA astronaut and New York Times bestselling author Mike Massimino—the first person to twee… read more
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- nonfiction
- space
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28. The Mission (A True Story)
By: David W. Brown
3.81
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
A masterful, genre-defying narrative of the most ambitious science project ever conceived: NASA’s d… read more
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- history
- travel
- historical
- politics
- technology
- nonfiction
- astronomy
- space
- science
29. I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime Kyiv
By: Illia Ponomarenko
4.31
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A raw, irreverent account of a young Ukrainian reporter on-the-ground as his country heroically def… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"So many millions of men and women, from high-ranking officials to regular folks like us, making the moral choice of not giving in to the dark—but doing what was right, no matter what."-Illia Ponomarenko, I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime Kyiv
30. Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs
By: Luis Elizondo
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as unid… read more
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- science
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- technology
31. Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
By: Malcolm Gladwell
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
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