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Books like New York 2140

12 books with a reading profile close to New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson. Outward-looking; a moderate read.

1

The Ministry for the Future

by Kim Stanley Robinson

Also outward-looking · analytical, narrative

The narrative begins with a catastrophic heatwave in India that kills millions, prompting the creation of a Zurich-based UN body titled the Ministry for the Future.
2

Foundation's Fear

by Gregory Benford

Also outward-looking · narrative, science fiction

In this prequel to the original series, Hari Seldon maneuvers through the dangerous bureaucracy of Trantor while seeking the post of First Minister under Emperor Cleon I.
3

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Also outward-looking · analytical, narrative

Kristin Kobes Du Mez traces the seventy-year evolution of American evangelicalism from a religious movement focused on internal piety into a political force defined by militant patriarchy.
4

The science of The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy

by Michael Hanlon, Michael Hanlon

Also outward-looking · analytical, science fiction

Michael Hanlon examines the physics and biology behind Douglas Adams’s space comedy, comparing fictional inventions to real laboratory research.
5

Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

by Lawrence Wright

Also outward-looking · analytical, narrative

Lawrence Wright investigates the internal mechanics of the Church of Scientology, tracing its evolution from L.
6

All the President’s Men

by Carl Bernstein

Also outward-looking · analytical, narrative

In 1972, a botched burglary at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex triggered an investigation by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.
7

Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties

by Tom O'Neill

Also outward-looking · analytical, narrative

Tom O’Neill spent twenty years investigating the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders, uncovering discrepancies in the official prosecution narrative established by Vincent Bugliosi.
8

The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

by John M. Barry

Also outward-looking · analytical, narrative

John M.
9

The Right Stuff

by Tom Wolfe

Also outward-looking · analytical, narrative

In 1959, the United States selected seven military test pilots to become the first astronauts for Project Mercury.
10

The Currents of Space

by Isaac Asimov

Also outward-looking · narrative, science fiction

Technical analyst Rikare has forgotten his identity after a mental wipe, leaving him a confused laborer on the planet Florina.
11

The Day of the Triffids

by John Wyndham, Marcel Battin

Also outward-looking · narrative, science fiction

Bill Masen wakes in a London hospital with his eyes bandaged, missing a spectacular celestial display that has blinded almost everyone on Earth.
12

The Fountains of Paradise

by Arthur C. Clarke

Also outward-looking · analytical, science fiction

Vannevar Morgan, a visionary structural engineer, aims to build a space elevator connecting Earth to geostationary orbit.

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