Eric Berger Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Eric Berger is Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica. Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica. Likes rockets. Author of the acclaimed book LIFTOFF, on the origins of SpaceX: https://t.co/BwN7Xg5WOK
Flying Blind: The 737 Max Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing
Peter RobisonEric BergerRead "Flying Blind" by @petermrobison this weekend. It tells the story of how Boeing went so very wrong (McDonnell Douglas buyout, stock buybacks instead of airplane development, engineers pushed aside, the hubris of Dennis Muilenburg). Recommended.
Paperback, 2022
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Test Gods
Nicholas SchmidleEric BergerJust finished an advance copy of Test Gods, by @nickschmidle. Book offers unprecedented insight into Virgin Galactic, good and bad. Raises lots of questions. Beautifully written. Will have a review closer to its May 4 publication date. https://t.co/GYwr6Bf9DO
Paperback, 2022
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The Astronaut's Wife: How Launching My Husband Into Outer Space Changed the Way I Live on Earth
Stacey MorganEric BergerIt is very rare for active astronauts, or their spouses, to write books about the NASA spaceflight experience. Stacey Morgan did it anyway. Her book, "The Astronaut's Wife," offers singular insight into the challenges faced on the homefront. https://t.co/Fm6yGDmzrn
Paperback, 2022
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Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History
Kurt AndersenEric BergerFantastic book; but as someone rooting for reason to prevail, and a rational world to emerge, depressing as hell to read.
Paperback, 2018
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Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age
Lori GarverEric BergerLori Garver helped prod, push, and pull NASA to embrace commercial space and all of its promise. Now, as this industry has become the envy of the world, Garver tells how it was done. If you're interested in space, you should read Escaping Gravity. https://t.co/cm2F1RPbhi
Hardcover, 2022
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Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table
Kit ChapmanEric BergerRendering of what it may look like when Super Heavy returns to the launch site and is caught by the launch tower. This would be science fiction come to life. https://t.co/SvVJnATpwL
Paperback, 2021
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The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
Tim WuEric Berger@RocketScient1st Tim Wu’s The Master Switch captured this years ago. It is depressing.
Paperback, 2011
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