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thelivingautomaton

i like big books and i cannot lie. (Kristina, they/any)

744 points

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Sci-Fi Charcuterie
Gothic Literature
Level 4
My Taste
The Stand
The Brothers Karamazov
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People
The Great Book of Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1-10)
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Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
18%
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
0%
Stand on Zanzibar
0%
Tom's Crossing
0%

thelivingautomaton is interested in reading...

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Running Is a Kind of Dreaming: A Memoir

Running Is a Kind of Dreaming: A Memoir

J.M. Thompson

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  • Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
    19% (page 89)

    I'm admittedly biased -- my dad worked as a structural engineer at NASA for over 30 years, starting not that long after Challenger -- but props to Higgenbotham for taking some very dense, dry subject matter (space tile assembly?) and crafting an engaging story out of it. Very good sense of pace, knows exactly when to shift focus from the technical to the political to the personal.

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    Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

    Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

    Adam Higginbotham

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    No Way But This: in search of Paul Robeson

    No Way But This: in search of Paul Robeson

    Jeff Sparrow

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    Wake Up and Dream

    Wake Up and Dream

    Ian R. MacLeod

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