By far the best general account of the lunar program, this book reconstructs the stories of those who participated in Apollo. Click on the book for my more extensive review.

One of the best books on Apollo, this work emphasizes the exploration of the Moon by the astronauts between 1968 and 1972. Click on the book for my more extensive review.

This work focuses on the exploration and science missions carried out by Apollo astronauts while on the lunar surface. Click on the book for my more extensive review.

The authoritative biography of Wernher von Braun, the German-American who directed NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and was the "godfather" of the mighty Saturn V Moon rocket used during Apollo.

This is a lively journalistic account of the career of Harrison Storms, president of corporation that built the Apollo capsule. Click on the book for my more extensive review.

Full of anecdotes, this memoir of Mission Control in Houston is most entertaining.

In this book Michael Light has woven 129 of these stunningly clear images into a single composite voyage, a narrative of breathtaking immediacy and authenticity.

For the true space enthusiast, this book depicts the components of the Apollo spacecraft in great detail.

One of the better astronaut memoirs, this one tells the story of the nearly disastrous Apollo 13 mission that failed in April 1970.

A fine collection of first person accounts about the Apollo program from those working on the program who were not in the public eye. This book is celebration of the devotion of those who worked on the Apollo program.

This is an outstanding reference work for information about the Apollo program.

A large format illustrated history with gorgeous imagery.

A sophomoric discussion of the Apollo program. Click on the book for my more extensive review.

An outstanding authorized biography of Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon.

A popular account of the first Moon landing.