Book Review: Reality Check
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Dale Skran Title: Reality Check Authors: Brad Wieners and David Pescovitz Format: Paperback Pages: 161 Publisher:
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Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Veronica Ann Zabala-Aliberto Title: One Small Step: 40th Anniversary of the Race to the Moon Author: Peter Murray NSS Amazon
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Planet Earth: Guide to the Planet Author: Steve Murrie and Matthew Murrie Ages: 9-12 NSS Amazon link
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: Lunar Outpost: The Challenges of Establishing a Human Settlement on the Moon Author: Erik Seedhouse NSS Amazon link
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Mars (Updated Edition) Author: Melanie Chrismer Ages: 4-8 NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover Pages:
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Mark Mayfield (Editor-in-Chief, Ad Astra) From Ad Astra, Winter 2008 Title: A Passion for Mars: Intrepid Explorers of the Red Planet
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Deborah Martin (Associate Editor, Ad Astra) From Ad Astra, Winter 2008 Title: NASA/ART: 50 Years of Exploration Authors: James D. Dean
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy From Ad Astra Winter 2008 Title: Return to Luna: Stories from the Lunar Settlements Editor: Eric L. Reynolds NSS
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Mission Control, This Is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon Author: Andrew Chaikin,
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ronald Thomas Reprinted courtesy Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts Title: Boys’ Books, Boys’ Dreams, and the Mystique of Flight
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Stephen Adamczyk Title: Saturn I/IB: The Complete Manufacturing and Test Records Author: Alan Lawrie NSS Amazon link for this book Format:
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 Author: Brian Floca Ages: 4-8 Format: Hardcover Pages: 48 Publisher: Atheneum/Richard
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Brian Enke Title: How to Live on Mars Author: Robert Zubrin NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 197
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Book Review: The Islands and the Stars: A History of Japan’s Space Programs
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Mark Lardas Title: The Islands and the Stars: A History of Japan’s Space Programs Author: Subodhana Wijeyeratne Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle
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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Space Shock: 18 Threats That Will Define Space Power Authors: Peter A. Garretson
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