Hidden in the Heavens: How the Kepler Mission’s Quest for New Planets Changed How We View Our Own by Jason Steffen
A review of the Kepler mission. I Found it very interesting and goes into interesting but accessible detail 4/5
Shake It Up, Baby! – The Rise of Beatlemania and the Mayhem of 1963 by Ken McNab
The year the Beatles when from obscure to megastars via a crazy number of songs, concerts and events. An excellent read even for non-fans 4/5
Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood by Ed Zwick
Talks about his career and the mechanics of directing. The good and bad experiences with big movies and named stars. Fun and interesting. 4/5
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham
A mostly person-centric story of the Challenger Disaster. Follows the astronauts and other characters but still covers the tech well. 4/5
My Scoring System
- 5/5 = Brilliant, top 5 book of the year
- 4/5 = Above average, strongly recommend
- 3/5 = Average. in the middle 70% of books I read
- 2/5 = Disappointing
- 1/5 = Did not like at all
