Described as "the standard by which all other astronaut stories should be measured" and deservedly so. Excellent first-person perspective of the program and two space flights, Mercury 10 and Apollo 11.

Collins employed no ghostwriter, and his clear descriptions of situations and events come through. As a test pilot, he was trained to recall details about the flight, but this is no simple recitation of numbers. The narrative really gives a feel for the astronaut program, both risks and rewards.

For the Apollo 11 flight, I supplemented by listening to apolloinrealtime.org/

Though this book weighs in at more than 500 pages, it was hard to put down. I really enjoyed every aspect of this book, easily the best I've read this year.