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Books like The Right Stuff
A high-G-force plunge into the psychology of danger, ego, and the making of American myth. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Right Stuff.
- adrenaline-fueled
- tense
- triumphant
- sweat-soaked
- 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
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.
- 03
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.
- 04
Lost Moon
Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger · 1994
A ticking-clock true survival thriller set in the unforgiving vacuum of space.
- 05
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.
- 06
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.
- 07
Challenger
Adam Higginbotham
A dread-soaked, meticulously researched countdown that balances the awe of space exploration with the devastating human cost of institutional hubris.
- 08
The man who rode the thunder
William H. Rankin
A gripping, true-life plunge into the terrifying heart of a thunderstorm.
- 09
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.
- 10
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.
- 11
Moon shot
Alan B. Shepard · 1994
An authoritative, firsthand journey through the triumphs and perils of America's race to the moon.
- 12
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Tom Wolfe · 1968
A kaleidoscopic, hyperkinetic road trip through the birth of the 1960s counterculture that reads like a literary hallucination.
