Lois McMasters Bujold’s Miles Vorkostigen series for one.
A mystery series by Leann Sweeney that is pretty good. It is set in Houston, near where I live, and it often wanders into the NASA area.
On a more serious note, “The Death of the Grown-Up,” “50 Rules Kids Won’t Learn in School: Real-World Antidotes to Feel-Good Education,” “Buffalo Soldiers in the West,” and “Following the Royal Road: A Guide to the Historic Camino Real De Tierra Andentro.”
The Vorkosigan novels are just so good. I’m forever rereading them when I’m between new books :)