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LaurenAsh
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First Mary Roach...the hype is real! Her writing and focus is so interesting.

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ImperfectCJ
Penguinaut! | Marcie Colleen
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Today I finished the last read-aloud session of the academic year with the tagged book. I volunteered to bring my school's book bin back to the main office next week and to pick up and return as many as three other bins from other schools. I'm in good shape, but lugging this bin a city block to my car left me a sweaty mess with an ache in my back, so I ordered a heavy duty wagon to help with the other bins. Volunteering can get expensive!

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Gissy
Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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😬Forgot to include this book for the month of February 2025 Book #9

What can I say about this book? For me was more like a reflection of these characters about themselves and life during their travel. A philosophical thinking, but didn‘t feel it like a novel with a plot. But judges have more literary experience than me. 😄 3.5⭐️ I liked it but didn‘t love it. Maybe a re-read? 🤷🏽‍♀️

DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 1w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1w
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Graywacke
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My new audiobook, from 1993. Yes, I am partially listening to this because the author and I share last names.

Ruthiella Bronson Pinchot is a great narrator. Who knew Balkie had it in him? 😅 2w
Graywacke @Ruthiella I‘m enjoying him. He does a funny thing where he tries to imitate the voice he‘s reading - Tom Hanks, JFK… 2w
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Suet624
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The author goes into great detail about the history of NASA, government contractors, and astronauts. While the book is about the Challenger you learn a lot about the workings of getting all space shuttles into orbit. Once again we find out that greed and not listening to the experts is the thing that will doom a project every time. What a tragedy. Great work writing a riveting book that was never a slog to get through despite all the detail.

Texreader I‘ve been wondering about reading this book. Your review pushed me over the edge. Excellent review 3w
Suet624 @Texreader it‘s a thick book and looked daunting but it was so informative. Hope you like it. 3w
Texreader @Suet624 My son hopes to work for or with NASA building rockets someday so if it‘s good writing, I want to read it. 3w
Suet624 @Texreader definitely worth your while then. 🙂 3w
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Teresereading
Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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The best way to spend election day!
Fingers crossed 🤞

TheKidUpstairs Awesome lineup! 4w
Jeg Wow. That is some lineup. Enjoy. 4w
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Probably if you are an American of a certain age you will have a Vivid memory of the day the Challenger exploded killing all 7 aboard. This book takes you through a history at NASA from the first Apollo to that awful day. He walks you through the science and the politics, the human error and hubris that lead to the explosion and what could have been done differently. Incredibly well researched and with easy to follow language and narrative.

Hooked_on_books I loved this one! And yep, I have a vivid memory of that day indeed. 1mo
Amiable Such a good book! Have you read his one about Chernobyl? Also fabulous. 1mo
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LiseWorks
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This is a cute book about stars. It has flaps for those surprises when we read to our toddlers. One #ISpyBingoMarch @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
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DebinHawaii
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#Read2025

I finished this last week but I‘m behind in reviews. Read for #MonthlyNonFiction2025 it was also one of my April #Roll100 picks (#16 Any Non-Fiction). It‘s an interesting juxtaposition to read this book while watching random famous people try to pass themselves off as astronauts & having Nancy Drew solve a mystery with exploding oranges at Cape Canaveral. I remember being in class (college) in the morning when they wheeled in a tv & ⬇️

DebinHawaii … showed the haunting replay of the Challenger exploding. So chilling & crushing to watch. You know what happens in this detailed account leading up to the tragedy & its aftermath but that doesn‘t stop you from hoping it won‘t. These 7 heroes should never be forgotten. I found the book well-written & researched & completely absorbing. 1mo
DieAReader 💖💖💖 1mo
Gleefulreader Fantastic review! I‘ve been waiting for this in paperback. 1mo
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 1mo
julieclair Wonderful review. 👍 1mo
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rachelsbrittain
Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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This is not your typical science fiction novel. I've seen it described as a "love letter to Earth," and I'd say that's very apt. I kept wondering when the story was going to "start" at first until I realized...this is the story. It's a rumination on Earth and space and humanity from the viewport of a space station. It's slow and maybe sometimes lingers too long on which exact locations the orbit is viewing from space, but lovely overall.

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