Edward G. Gibson

This was published in 1994. It may have been sitting on the bottom of my To-Read Pile nearly that long. I really need to get that thing under control.

Anyway, it features lots of space-related photos, including many gorgeous shots of various places on Earth as seen from orbit, as well as very short essays by astronauts and cosmonauts offering snippets of their thoughts and experiences. Some of their descriptions of the views out their windows are downright inspirational, but if you're interested in learning about manned spaceflight or in a vivid descriptions of what it's like to travel into space, there are much better books for that. It does, however, make for a nice, attractive volume to keep on your coffee table and dip in and out of.… (meer)