Gene Kranz - Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond

Pros: A fascinating inside look at the history of the US manned space program

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: Excellent first person perspective on the history of the US manned space program.

Review: This book tells the history of the US space program from the perspective of one of the people who made it possible. Most notably the author, Eugene Krantz, was flight controller for the Apollo 11 moon landing and was instrumental in saving the lives of...