Books by Adam Higginbotham
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
by Adam Higginbotham
Challenger by Adam Higginbotham tells the story of the 1986 Space Shuttle disaster in a 'nonfiction thriller' style (Higginbotham also wrote a pacy book about the 1986 Chernobyl disaster). This is a great way to get an understanding of what happened, given the technical engineering details of creating a reusable, plane-like spacecraft, and the complicated decision-making process at NASA. There had been many warnings about the rubber O-rings (the direct cause of the accident) but they were not heeded.
Interviews where books by Adam Higginbotham were recommended
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The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt
by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones -
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The Roads to Rome: A History of Imperial Expansion
by Catherine Fletcher -
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Spice: The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World
by Roger Crowley -
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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
by Erik Larson -
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Default: The Landmark Court Battle over Argentina's $100 Billion Debt Restructuring
by Gregory Makoff
Notable Nonfiction Books of Mid-2024, recommended by Sophie Roell
Notable Nonfiction Books of Mid-2024, recommended by Sophie Roell
From a dynasty that ruled ancient Egypt to the 1986 space shuttle disaster, from the fight to get rich from spices in the 16th century to making billions from bankrupt countries in the 21st century, Five Books editor Sophie Roell gives an overview of the new nonfiction books that have appeared since April.
