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Books like Carrying the Fire
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. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Carrying the Fire.
- awe-inspiring
- adventurous
- contemplative
- expansive
- 01
A Man on the Moon
Andrew Chaikin · 1995
An intimate, awe-inspiring journey that puts you inside the minds and spacesuits of the first humans to leave our world.
- 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
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.
- 05
Lost Moon
Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger · 1994
A ticking-clock true survival thriller set in the unforgiving vacuum of space.
- 06
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.
- 07
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.
- 08
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.
- 09
Rocket boys
Homer H. Hickam · 1998
A warm, luminous memoir of coming of age in a harsh mining town, fueled by the innocent promise of the early space age.
- 10
Rocket Boys
Homer Hickam
A nostalgic and determined memoir that contrasts the deep earth of a coal mining town with the boundless heights of outer space.
- 11
Endurance
Scott Kelly
A grounded, gritty look at the physical and mental toll of living among the stars.
- 12
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.
