Book Reviews: Non-Fiction

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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: Across the Space Frontier Author: Wernher von Braun, Willey Ley, Fred Whipple, Joseph Kaplan, Heinz Haber, Oscar Schachter.

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Masse Bloomfield Title: Science, Society and the Search for Life in the Universe Author: Bruce Jakosky NSS Amazon link for this

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: Where Is Everybody? Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox Author: Stephen Webb Format: Hardcover Pages: 288 Publisher: Copernicus

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: A Traveler’s Guide to Mars: The Mysterious Landscapes of the Red Planet Author: William K. Hartmann NSS Amazon

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Jim Plaxco Title: Reference Guide to the International Space Station Author: Gary Kitmacher NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Postcards from Mars: The First Photographer on the Red Planet Author: Jim Bell NSS Amazon link for this

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Sex in Space Author: Laura Woodmansee NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 136 Publisher: C.G

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Tierney O’Dea Title: Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth Author: Andrew Smith NSS Amazon link for this

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: Mining the Sky: Untold Riches from the Asteroids, Comets, and Planets Author: John S. Lewis NSS Amazon link

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Al Globus Title: Colonies in Space Author: T. A. Heppenheimer NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardbound / Paperback Pages:

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Masse Bloomfield Title: 2081: A Hopeful View of the Human Future Author: Gerard K. O’Neill NSS Amazon link for this book

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Saturn: A New View Author: Laura Lovett, Joan Horvath, and Jeff Cuzzi NSS Amazon link for this book

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