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The Code
The Code

Margaret O'Mara

The true, behind-the-scenes history of the people who built Silicon Valley and shaped Big Tech in America Long before Margaret O'Mara became one of our most consequential historians of the American-led digital revolution, she worked in the White House of Bill Clinton and Al Gore in the earliest...
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One Giant Leap
One Giant Leap

Charles Fishman

The remarkable story of the trailblazers and the ordinary Americans on the front lines of the epic mission to reach the moon.President John F. Kennedy astonished the world on May 25, 1961, when he announced to Congress that the United States should land a man on the Moon by 1970. No group...
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Moon Mission
Moon Mission

Sigmund Brouwer

A unique look at the successful—though nearly disastrous—Apollo 11 moon landing!In a riveting narrative told from the astronauts' points of view, readers get to relive every step of Apollo 11's 1969 mission—from ignition to moon walk to splashdown—including the nail-biting (and...
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Moon Rush
Moon Rush

Leonard David

Veteran space journalist digs into the science and technology—past, present, and future—central to our explorations of Earth's only satellite, the space destination most hotly pursued today.In these rich pages, veteran science journalist Leonard David explores the moon in all its facets,...
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Heroes of the Space Age
Heroes of the Space Age

Rod Pyle

Featuring Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin! A NASA insider tells the exciting story of the people, both well-known and unrecognized, who were responsible for so many daring space missions.Award-winning science writer Rod Pyle profiles the remarkable pilots, scientists,...
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The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff

Tom Wolfe

From "America's nerviest journalist" (Newsweek)—a breath-taking epic, a magnificent adventure story, and an investigation into the true heroism and courage of the first Americans to conquer space. "Tom Wolfe at his very best" (The New York Times Book Review)Millions of words have poured...
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Failure Is Not an Option
Failure Is Not an Option

Gene Kranz

This memoir of a veteran NASA flight director tells riveting stories from the early days of the Mercury program through Apollo 11 (the moon landing) and Apollo 13, for both of which Kranz was flight director.Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player...
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