When the heavens went on sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach by Ashlee Vance
Covers 4 rocket companies trying to follow SpaceX: Astra, Firefly, Planet Labs, and Rocket Labs. Good overview companies and their founders. 4/5
A Crime in Holland by Georges Simenon
Inspector Maigret travels to the Netherlands to assist a French professor who is suspected of murder. He is hampered by language barriers & lack of jurisdiction. 3/5
The Ultimate Engineer: The Remarkable Life of NASA’s Visionary Leader George M. Low by Richard Jurek
The biography of a senior NASA administrator during the Apollo era. Interesting although a bit less technical than most NASA books 3/5
Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War by Mark Harris
The story of five legendary Hollywood who joined the US military in World War 2 to make films for the armed services. Great book, definitely recommend. 4/5
- 5/5 = Brilliant, top 5 book of the year
- 4/5 = Above average, strongly recommend
- 2/5 = Disappointing
- 1/5 = Did not like at all
- 3/5 = Average. in the middle 70% of books I read
