Books About Mars

Title:   The Hunt for Life on Mars Author:  Donald Goldsmith,Donald Goldsmith ISBN:  0525943366 Publisher:  NAL/Dutton Date Published:  January 1997 Format:  Trade Paper Description:Read my full Book Review .

Title:   Mars Beckons: The Mysteries, the Challenges, the Expectations of Our Next Great Adventure in Space Author:  John Noble Wilford,Marty Asher (Editor) ISBN:  0679735313 Publisher:  Random House, Incorporated Date Published:  June 1991 Format:  Trade Paper Description: Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer John Noble Wilford has written a good book for a general audience. This book is in my personal collection and is recommended reading.

Title:   The Planet Mars: A History of Observation and Discovery Author:  William Sheehan ISBN:  0816516405   Format:  Trade Cloth ISBN:  0816516413   Format:  Trade Paper Publisher:  U of Ariz Date Published:  October 1996 Description: This is an excellent book about the history of mans observations of the Red Planet from the birth of the telescope through the Viking missions. The book concludes with a chapter on observing Mars for the amateur astronomer. This book is in my personal collection and is recommended reading.

Title:   Water on Mars Author:  Michael H. Carr ISBN:  0195099389 Publisher:  Oxford University Press, Incorporated Date Published:  November 1995 Format:  Cloth Text Description: Any book by Michael Carr on Mars is recommended reading. This is a book for the serious student of Mars and covers all aspects of the question of the past history of water on Mars. This book is in my personal collection and is recommended reading for those seriously interested in the geologic history of Mars.

Title:  Strategies for Mars: A Guide to Human Exploration Author:  Carol R. Stoker (Editor),Carter Emmart (Editor) ISBN:  0877034060 Publisher:  Univelt In Date Published:  April 1996 Format:  Trade Paper Description: This book is a collection of papers by experts on what it will take to carry out manned missions to Mars. The papers are grouped into collections by general topic. Topics include: Making the Case for Mars, Interplanetary Transportation Issues, Living in Space, Living and Working on Mars, Science on Mars, and Costs and Benefits of Mars Exploration. This book is in my personal collection and is recommended reading for those seriously interested in the details of the manned exploration of Mars.

Title:  The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and why We Must Author:  Robert Zubrin,Richard Wagner ISBN:  0684835509 Publisher:  Simon and Schuster Trade Date Published:  October 1997 Format:  Trade Paper Description: This is the book by Bob Zubrin that has reinvigorated the "lets send people to Mars" movement. The book takes its name from a conference that is held every three years to address the issues of Mars exploration and it presents a new strategy on how we can successfully carry out low-cost manned missions to Mars. This book is in my personal collection and is recommended reading for people who have an interest in seeing humans make the trip to Mars one day.

Title:   The Case for Mars Author:  Robert Zubrin,Richard Wagner ISBN:  0684827573 Publisher:  Simon and Schuster Trade Date Published:  October 1996 Format:  Trade Cloth Description: This is the book by Bob Zubrin that has reinvigorated the "lets send people to Mars" movement. The book takes its name from a conference that is held every three years to address the issues of Mars exploration and it presents a new strategy on how we can successfully carry out low-cost manned missions to Mars. This book is in my personal collection and is recommended reading for people who have an interest in seeing humans make the trip to Mars one day.

Title:   Lowell and Mars Author:  William Graves Hoyt ISBN:  0816505144 Publisher:  U of Ariz Date Published:  June 1996 Format:  Trade Paper Description: This is an enjoyable book about Percival Lowell and his obsession with the study of Mars. This book is in my personal collection and is recommended reading for those interested in Mars as it was known at the turn of the century and in Lowell's theories about its canals and life .

Title:  Mars Author:  Hugh H. Kieffer,Conway Snyder (Editor),Bruce M. Jakosky (Editor),Mildred S. Matthews (Editor) ISBN:  0816512574 Publisher:  U of Ariz Date Published:  December 1997 Format:  Trade Cloth Description: I have saved the best (and most technical) for last. This is the book. Published in 1992, it is just shy of being 1,500 pages long and has contributions from 114 authors. If you want to know anything about the planet Mars, you can find it here. This book is in my personal collection and is most highly recommended reading for the serious student of the planet Mars.

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