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The 2019 national summer reading theme is "A Universe of Stories" in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.
This lists contains a selection of narrative nonfiction, biography, memoir, and fiction exploring space achievements and space travel.
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Nonfiction, Biography, and Memoir
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American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race
Douglas Brinkley - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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As the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing approaches, the award winning historian and perennial New York Times bestselling author takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F. Kennedy's inspiring challenge, and America's race to the moon."We choose to go to the Moon... |
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The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story
Lily Koppel - Grand Central
Format: Book
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THE ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB tells the story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history. Adapted to a limited television series.
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First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
James R. Hansen - Simon & Schuster
Format: Book
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Drawing on flight logs, family, and Nasa archives, and over 125 original interviews with key participants, FIRST MAN vividly re-creates Armstrong's life and career in flying.
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First on the Moon: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Experience
Rod Pyle - Page Street Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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A Behind-the-Scenes Look At NASA's incredible Journey to the MoonSpace journalist and insider Nancy Atkinson weaves together the riveting story of NASA's mission to complete "the greatest adventure on which humankind ever embarked."This incredible account is a keepsake celebrating... |
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Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race
Margot Lee Shetterly - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times bestseller-WINNER OF ANISFIELD-WOLF AWARD FOR NONFICTION-WINNER BLACK CAUCUS OF AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BEST NONFICTION BOOK-WINNER NAACP IMAGE AWARD BEST NONFICTION BOOK-WINNER NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE COMMUNICATION AWARDThe phenomenal... |
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Picturing Apollo 11: Rare Views and Undiscovered Moments
J. L. Pickering - University Press of Florida
Format: Hardcover
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Picturing Apollo 11 is an unprecedented photographic history of the space mission that defined an era. Through a wealth of unpublicized and recently discovered images, this book presents new and rarely-seen views of the people, places, and events involved in the pioneering first... |
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The Race
James Schefter - Doubleday
Format: Book
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The messy and glorious saga of the golden years of the American space program, told in never-before-revealed detail by a man who was there.
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Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries that Ignited the Space Age
Matthew Brzezinski - Times Books; First Edition edition
Format: Book
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On October 4, 1957, the launch of Korolev's satellite, Sputnik, stunned the world. In Red Moon Rising, Matthew Brzezinski takes us inside the Kremlin, the White House, secret military facilities, and the halls of Congress to bring to life the Russians and Americans who feared... |
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Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space
Lynn Sherr - Simon & Schuster
Format: Book
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The definitive biography of Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, with exclusive insights from Ride's family and partner, by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys' club to a more inclusive elite.
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Soaring on the Wings of a Dream
Dwight, Ed - Ed Dwight Studio
Format: Book
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Ed Dwight, the first African American Astronaut candidate, shares his NASA's experiences. |
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Fiction
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Blue Gemini: A Thriller
Mike Jenne - Yucca Publishing
Format: Book
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First book in the Blue Gemini trilogy. Based on a real secret space program, Blue Gemini combines high-altitude action with edge-of your-seat storytelling to create a modern Cold War thriller.
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Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition
Frank Herbert - Ace Trade; 0040-Anniversary edition
Format: Book
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A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what it undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.
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Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card - T. Doherty Associates
Format: Book
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In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. Winner of the 1985 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 1986 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
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Leviathan Wakes
James S.A. Corey - Orbit
Format: Paperback
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Leviathan Wakes is James S. A. Corey's first novel in the epic, New York Times bestselling series the Expanse, a modern masterwork of science fiction where humanity has colonized the solar system.
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The Martian
Andy Weir - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American ReadSix days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate... |
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