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Books That Made Me a SF Nerd

I had the great good fortune to grow up during the space race AND to have parents who were in medicine and engineering. The sciences were valued and imagination was encouraged. When I was 10, my parents let me join the Science Fiction Book Club; I was allowed 1 book a month.Now, 62 years later, I am pleased and proud that I have not lost my sense of wonder. Here are some vintage reasons why.
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The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (Eleanor Cameron)
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet
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Eleanor Cameron
Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet (Cameron)
Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet
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Cameron
Mr. Bass's Planetoid (Eleanor Cameron)
Mr. Bass's Planetoid
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Eleanor Cameron
A Mystery for Mr. Bass (Eleanor Cameron)
A Mystery for Mr. Bass
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Eleanor Cameron
Tom Corbett Revolt on Venus (Ley)
Tom Corbett Revolt on Venus
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Ley
Space Cadet (Robert A. Heinlein)
Space Cadet
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Robert A. Heinlein
Have Space Suit - Will Travel, Robert A. Heinlein (1958)
Have Space Suit - Will Travel, Robert A. Heinlein (1958)
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Rocket Ship Galileo (Heinlein)
Rocket Ship Galileo
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Heinlein
The High Crusade (Poul Anderson)
The High Crusade
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Poul Anderson
Strange Adventures (DC Comics)
Strange Adventures
10
DC Comics
Mystery in Space
Mystery in Space
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Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
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Man in Space (Dell Comics)
Man in Space
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Dell Comics
Space Man (Dell Comics)
Space Man
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Dell Comics
From the Earth to the Moon (Classics Illustrated)
From the Earth to the Moon
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Classics Illustrated
Frankenstein (Classics Illustrated)
Frankenstein
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Classics Illustrated
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Classics Illustrated)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Classics Illustrated
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Classics Illustrated)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
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Classics Illustrated
Master of the World (Classics Illustrated)
Master of the World
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Classics Illustrated
Mysterious Island (Classics Illustrated)
Mysterious Island
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Classics Illustrated
Off on a Comet (Classics Illustrated)
Off on a Comet
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Classics Illustrated
Robur the Conqueror (Classics Illustrated)
Robur the Conqueror
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Classics Illustrated
The First Men in the Moon (Classics Illustrated)
The First Men in the Moon
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Classics Illustrated
The Invisible Man (Classics Illustrated)
The Invisible Man
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Classics Illustrated
The Time Machine (Classics Illustrated)
The Time Machine
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Classics Illustrated
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Classics Illustrated)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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Classics Illustrated
The War of the Worlds (Classics Illustrated)
The War of the Worlds
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Classics Illustrated
Spacemen Magazine (Ackerman)
Spacemen Magazine
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Ackerman
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas)
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas
Galaxy Magazine (Pohl)
Galaxy Magazine
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Pohl
Worlds of If Magazine (Pohl)
Worlds of If Magazine
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Pohl
Astounding Science Fiction April 1952 Vol. XLIXX No. 2 (John W. Campbell Jr. (Ed.))
Astounding Science Fiction April 1952 Vol. XLIXX No. 2
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John W. Campbell Jr. (Ed.)
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
Thuvia, Maid of Mars
Thuvia, Maid of Mars
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Swords of Mars
Swords of Mars
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R Is for Rocket (Ray Bradbury)
R Is for Rocket
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Ray Bradbury
Galactic Derelict (Andre Norton)
Galactic Derelict
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Andre Norton
When Worlds Collide (Balmer & Wylie)
When Worlds Collide
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Balmer & Wylie
A Treasury of Great Science Fiction (Boucher)
A Treasury of Great Science Fiction
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Boucher
Stories From the Twilight Zone (Serling)
Stories From the Twilight Zone
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Serling
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