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Books like A Man on the Moon
An intimate, awe-inspiring journey that puts you inside the minds and spacesuits of the first humans to leave our world. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A Man on the Moon.
- awe-inspiring
- tense
- nostalgic
- immersive
- 01
Carrying the Fire
Michael Collins
A deeply personal and humorous journey from the cockpit of a test plane to the profound, quiet awe of looking back at a fragile Earth.
- 02
Apollo 8
Jeffrey Kluger
A white-knuckle journey into the void that captures both the claustrophobic terror of spaceflight and the soaring triumph of human ingenuity.
- 03
Moon shot
Alan B. Shepard · 1994
An authoritative, firsthand journey through the triumphs and perils of America's race to the moon.
- 04
Pale Blue Dot
Carl Sagan · 1994
A poetic and humbling gaze into the vastness of the cosmos that makes our tiny world feel infinitely precious.
- 05
Failure is not an option
Gene Kranz
A gripping, sweat-inducing seat inside the control room where brilliant minds chain-smoked their way through impossible crises.
- 06
An Astronauts Guide to Life on Earth
Chris Hadfield
A masterclass in extreme preparation that somehow leaves you feeling profoundly calm and deeply appreciative of ordinary life.
- 07
Lost Moon
Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger · 1994
A ticking-clock true survival thriller set in the unforgiving vacuum of space.
- 08
Moonwalking with Einstein
Joshua Foer
A witty, mind-expanding plunge into an eccentric subculture that will completely change how you think about your own brain.
- 09
Hidden Figures
Margot Lee Shetterly
An inspiring, intellectually thrilling journey alongside the brilliant minds who defied gravity and systemic prejudice to change the course of history.
- 10
Into the black
Rowland White
A tense, awe-inspiring chronicle of human ingenuity and the nerve-wracking reality of pushing the boundaries of space exploration.
- 11
Genius
James Gleick · 1992
An exhilarating journey into the mind of a brilliant, bongo-playing iconoclast who saw the universe differently than anyone else.
- 12
The Apollo Murders
Chris Hadfield
A hyper-realistic, white-knuckle plunge into the deadly paranoia of the Cold War, set against the unforgiving vacuum of space.
