Astronauts Books


The Way of the Explorer: An Apollo Astronaut's Journey Through the Material and Mystical Worlds Best Price: $10.98 In February 1971 Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell sensed the deliberate plan in the creation...	Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys Best Price: $11.24 Collins writes a richly detailed and intelligent account, laced with smart-alecky humor, of what...	The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space Best Price: $3.83 When I started to read The Last Man on the Moon I wondered: What did it feel like to walk in...	Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of S) Best Price: $18.76 As the author of The All-American Boys, I never miss an opportunity to read space books by...	Deke!: An Autobiography Best Price: $4.75 I would have to say that this book, more than any other, is one I have read and referred to many...



First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong Best Price: $3.60 For a man whose name rightfully resides in the rarified company of Columbus, Galileo,...	Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut Best Price: $0.93 This book is an insider account of NASA and the shuttle program. It was hard to put this book...	John Glenn: A Memoir Best Price: $2.99 Excellent biography of a space pioneer. You will enjoy this book, even though the author went...	Leap of Faith: An Astronaut's Journey Into the Unknown Best Price: $23.57 This isn't a review because I haven't read the book yet, but I want to say that I saw Gordon...	The Right Stuff Best Price: $8.00 The Right Stuff is essential reading for any student of post-war western popular history...



Flight My Life in Mission Control Best Price: $34.53 [Updated Review] I'm not sure what to make of this book, certainly I must have a different...	Destination Moon: 15 Year Anniversary Edition Best Price: $6.88 Interesting chronology of James Irwin's life, and the meaning for it that God gave him. ...	Off the Planet: Surviving Five Perilous Months Aboard the Space Station Mir Best Price: $24.95 I bought the book after hearing Mr. Linenger speak. It was easy to read and very interesting.	Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth Best Price: $2.63 The NASA version of the Apollo moon landings is one thing (see the 5 DVD compilation: NASA The...	Gus Grissom: The Lost Astronaut (Indiana Biography Series) Best Price: $11.50 The Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom saga was long overdue for a retelling. For too many years...

Schirra's Space (Bluejacket Books) Best Price: $12.34 Wally Schirra, perhaps more than all the other "Original Seven" Mercury astronauts,...	Black Wings: Courageous Stories of African Americans in Aviation and Space History Best Price: $10.97 This book looks at a little-remembered group of black men who, with their abilities and...	Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir Best Price: $0.93 This is a beautifully written account of one astronaut's experiences going through the NASA...	Rocketman: Astronaut Pete Conrad's Incredible Ride to the Moon and Beyond Best Price: $0.97 I have read a lot of material on the Mecury, Gemini, and Apollo missions and found this book to...	Story: The Way of Water Best Price: $29.95 A very detailed look into the life of an iconoclast. This is a truly deep dive into, not only...

The All-American Boys Best Price: $10.17 The space race of the 1960's was a crossroads in time that will never be repeated. Walt...	Light This Candle: The Life and Times of Alan Shepard Best Price: $6.99 If you are one of the older generation who lived through the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo...	Letters from MIR: An Astronaut's Letters to His Son Best Price: $3.94 As a friend of Jerry's, I feel I should correct something. (Not that he or his record need...	The Unbroken Chain: Apogee Books Space Series 20 (Apogee Books Space Series) Best Price: $53.89 Memoirs are in vogue for the pioneers of the space age. In the last few years memoirs have...	Light This Candle: The Life & Times of Alan Shepard--America's First Spaceman Best Price: $4.80 Not much about Al Shepard that isn't already in other books and movies. And just plain wrong on...

Promised the Moon: The Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race Best Price: $3.98 After years with no books on this subject, all of a sudden three came along. This book is the...	Countdown: An Autobiography (Silver arrow books) Best Price: $20.00 A very well written book by a very intelligent man. However, I am not a corporate manager or am...	The Man Who Ran the Moon: James E. Webb, NASA, and the Secret History of Project Apollo Best Price: $1.91 At last its good to find a book which covers the politics behind any large government...	Right Stuff, Wrong Sex: America's First Women in Space Program (Gender Relations in the American Experience) Best Price: $14.94 I am an admirer of Weitekamp's excellent work at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum as...	We Have Capture: Tom Stafford and the Space Race Best Price: $5.65 Ask any American to name ten pioneering U.S. astronauts and it's quite unlikely they would...

Amelia Earhart's Daughters: The Wild And Glorious Story Of American Women Aviators From World War II To The Dawn Of The Space Age Best Price: $4.55 This book seems more intent on making a case that women were overlooked as pilots rather than on...	For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey Of A Mercury Astronaut Best Price: $0.01 Scott Carpenter and his daughter were "inspired" to write this book in response to...	High Calling: The Courageous Life and Faith of Space Shuttle Columbia Commander Rick Husband Best Price: $0.50 The Courage and Faith that Commander Husband exhibited in his life is to be admired! My 15 year...	Two Sides of the Moon: Our Story of the Cold War Space Race Best Price: $3.29 Very interesting concept of getting both perspectives on the space race but there are some...	Before This Decade is Out.: Personal Reflections on the Apollo Program Best Price: $15.99 This book emerged out of the activities at NASA in 1999 to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary...

The Coalwood Way (The Coalwood Series #2) Best Price: $3.75 Another excellent book by Homer Hickam, If you don't read the trilogy you're missing a true West...	The Real Space Cowboys (Apogee Books Space Series) Best Price: $18.66 Because of a personal and a friendship with someone who knew most of the guys, I can honestly...	Fallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon Best Price: $16.60 As a keen observer of the space program from Mercury through Apollo, I was very impressed by the...	Who's Who in Space: The First 25 Years This mighty book is a veritable kaleidoscope of intriguing personalities; all of them with a...	Sojourner: An Insider's View of the Mars Pathfinder Mission Best Price: $1.27 On the good side, it is fairly well written. As a previous reviewer noted, however, the author...

The Mercury 13: The Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight Best Price: $7.96 I am an admirer of this fascinatingly readable, lucid and scholarly book, with some very...	The Mammoth Book of Space Exploration and Disasters: Over 50 True Accounts of Triumph and Tragedy in Space, Taking You Right Inside the Capsule Cockpit and Beyond Best Price: $1.27 In the words of those who trod the void and others based at mission control, here are more than...	From Laika With Love Best Price: $12.99 This book reveals the extraordinary life and achievements of Duane Graveline, MD, MPH. A...	Russia's Cosmonauts: Inside the Yuri Gagarin Training Center (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration) Best Price: $22.05 The detailed insights in this landmark description of Russia's manned space team provide plenty...	Almost Heaven: Women On The Frontiers Of Space Best Price: $1.43 I am one of those who suffered through reading an error-filled hardback copy of this book, and...

I Touch the Future Best Price: $41.96 this book was excellent. informing readers of the tragedy of that cold day in January in 1986...	Back in Orbit: John Glenn's Return to Space Best Price: $2.47 I was thrilled to buy this book, as it was John Glenn's flight back in 1962 that first got me...	Waystation to the Stars Best Price: $86.10 This is the story of Michael Foale's stay aboard Mir, as related by his father Colin. It would...	One Giant Leap: Neil Armstrong's Stellar American Journey Best Price: $0.78 The author seems to have prided himself on his research and cites where he gets most of his...	Footprints: The 12 Men Who Walked on the Moon Reflect on Their Flights, Their Lives, and the Future The book was written to go with the 20th anniversary of the first landing, and has interviews...

Apollo EECOM: Journey of a Lifetime (Apogee Books Space Series) Best Price: $13.57 The chapters about his direct involvement in Apollo as EECOM were fascinating. He accomplished...	Inside the Space Race: A Space Surgeon's Diary Best Price: $6.00 This book looks at the early days of the American space program from the point of view of a key...	Who's in Space 3e This mighty book is a veritable kaleidoscope of intriguing personalities; all of them with a...	DIARY OF A COSMONAUT: 211 DAYS IN SPACE (Air and Space, No 4) Best Price: $39.99 This is a fascinating and "from the hip" book about what its like to be in a flying...	In Their Own Words: Conversations With the Astronauts and Men Who Led America's Journey into Space and to the Moon Compiled and edited by Scott Sacknoff (President of the International Space Business Council),...

The Last Man On the Moon Best Price: $19.71 I enjoyed Gene Cernan reading this book himself. Hearing his own descriptions of the wonder and...	Journey of Hope: The Story of Ilan Ramon, Israel's First Astronaut Best Price: $7.11 Saturday February 1, 2003 was a sad day for the U.S.: The shuttle Columbia disintegrated in...	Off the Planet: My Five Months Aboard the Space Station Mir I read this book after reading the superior 'Dragonfly' by Bryan Burrough, and I was hoping that...

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