Don't Blow Yourself Up: The Further True Adventures and Travails of the Rocket Boy of October Sky

In this follow-up memoir to Rocket Boys, Homer Hickam looks back on a life packed with adventure — from his college years and service in Vietnam to becoming a scuba instructor, discovering sunken U-boats, training Japan's first astronauts, helping repair the Hubble Space Telescope, and being on set for the film adaptation of October Sky. Told with the same humor and honesty that made his earlier books bestsellers, Hickam doesn't shy away from the setbacks along the way.

A West Virginia native from Coalwood, Hickam brings his home state's spirit to every chapter.

• 416 pages
• Author: Homer Hickam, West Virginia native