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A warm, witty memoir that shrinks the vastness of the solar system down to the size of a deeply human, deeply funny personal adventure. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming.
- intellectually stimulating
- cozy
- awe-struck
- 01
The Pluto Files
Neil deGrasse Tyson · 2008
A witty, nostalgic romp through the cosmos that explores why humanity became so emotionally attached to a tiny ball of ice.
- 02
Bad astronomy
Philip C. Plait
A witty, myth-busting tour of the cosmos that replaces popular misconceptions with the far more fascinating truth.
- 03
The Planets
Gail Gibbons
A clear and curious journey through the solar system designed to spark a lifelong fascination with the stars.
- 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
A Really Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
A delightfully witty, bite-sized tour of the cosmos that makes the mind-boggling scale of science feel like a fun conversation with a very smart friend.
- 06
Astronomy
William K. Hartmann · 1978
A comprehensive and awe-inspiring journey through the mechanics, history, and profound mysteries of the universe.
- 07
The 12th Planet
Zecharia Sitchin · 1976
A meticulous, paradigm-challenging deep dive into ancient texts that asks readers to completely reimagine the origins of humanity.
- 08
The Collapsing Universe
Isaac Asimov
An awe-inspiring and slightly ominous exploration of the immense gravitational forces shaping the ultimate fate of the cosmos.
- 09
Cosmos
Carl Sagan · 1980
A poetic, awe-inspiring journey through space and time that makes you feel both infinitesimally small and profoundly connected to the stars.
- 10
The case for Mars
Robert Zubrin · 1996
A pragmatic, step-by-step blueprint that transforms interplanetary colonization from distant science fiction into an achievable near-term reality.
- 11
How we'll live on Mars
Stephen Petranek
A thrilling, pragmatic roadmap to humanity's next great frontier that makes science fiction feel like tomorrow's news.
- 12
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.
