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Dinosaurs: A Journey to the Lost Kingdom – Christine Argot & Luc Vives

I picked this book up last spring or the spring before at the Smithsonian in Washington when we were going...

Michael C. Smith
May 6, 2020
Books History - General Science Space Exploration

Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey – Michael Collins

Collins’ book about his experiences as an astronaut in the space program is hands down not just my favorite astronaut...

Michael C. Smith
October 13, 2019
Books History - General Science

One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon – Charles Fishman

This is my most recent Apollo program read, and I enjoyed it very much.  The author's premise is that the...

Michael C. Smith
July 21, 2019
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NASA Saturn V 1967-1973 (Apollo 4 to Apollo 17 & Skylab) NASA Apollo 11 (Owners’ Workshop Manual)

I am such an Apollo fanboy that I have both the Saturn V and the Apollo 11 Owners' Workshop Manual...

Michael C. Smith
April 6, 2019
Books Science

Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant Paperback – Daniel Tammet

A friend that I'd had a discussion about Aspergers Syndrome with recently sent me this book, and I finished it...

Michael C. Smith
April 6, 2019
Books Science

First Man – James R. Hansen

After watching the movie and reading the annotated screenplay I decided to read the original book.  While I'm very glad...

Michael C. Smith
April 6, 2019
Books Science

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs A New History of a Lost World – Steve Brusatte

This book got good reviews, and I thought (incorrectly) that Parker might read it, so I picked it up in...

Michael C. Smith
July 19, 2018
Books History - General Science

The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World – Simon Winchester

I got this book for Grayson's birthday, but (of course) read it first.  It's a typical Winchester - fascinating stories...

Michael C. Smith
July 16, 2018
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Chariots for Apollo: The Making of the Lunar Module – Joshua Stoff & Charles R. Pellegrino

First of all, this can be a misleading book.  It was originally published as Chariots for Apollo: The making of...

Michael C. Smith
July 15, 2017
Books History - General Science

Flight: My Life in Mission Control – Christopher Kraft

Nope - not done with NASA just yet.  Someone recently recommended this as a good book on NASA, and boy,...

Michael C. Smith
December 3, 2016

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