Jonathan McDowell Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Jonathan McDowell on X
Jonathan McDowell is an astronomer Astronomer at (not speaking for, duh) the CfA, working on Chandra, commenting on space launches. Orbital Police. All plots CC-BY. @planet4589 on Ma, bsky, etc.
Bodies on the Line: At the Front Lines of the Fight to Protect Abortion in America
Lauren RankinJonathan McDowellRe-upping this from yesterday because of today's news. Lauren Rankin's new book on the history of abortion clinic volunteers dealing with the harassment of women by protesters is worth reading
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Better Late Than Never
Ray MuessigJonathan McDowellOfficial announcmet by the eROSITA team of the shutdown of the European X-ray astronomy instrument on the Spektr-RG satellite (two days after everyone knew it had happened, but better late than never). https://t.co/mjorSCcypZ
Paperback, 2014
$10.00$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age
Lori GarverJonathan McDowellJust finished reading @Lori_Garver's book, Escaping Gravity. Wow - pulls no punches. Everyone in the space sector should read this, whether you agree with what she says or not. (For me 95% of it rings true... I don't fully share her unalloyed admiration of Dan Goldin though!)
Hardcover, 2022
$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book