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.

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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.

3 books

Bodies on the Line: At the Front Lines of the Fight to Protect Abortion in America

Lauren Rankin

Jonathan McDowell

Re-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

$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Better Late Than Never

Ray Muessig

Jonathan McDowell

Official 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

$10.00Member price:$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age

Lori Garver

Jonathan McDowell

Just 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

$28.99Member price:$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book