Originally Posted by
StackH
The best book I’ve read covering more about the technical aspects of the Apollo program was Apollo: The Race To The Moon by Charles Murray and Catherine Bly Cox. It’s been out of print for a while I think, so prices are high, but there is a Kindle edition.
A Man On The Moon by Andrew Chaikin is a decent overview of the Apollo missions.
If you want a book covering both the US and Soviet programs, Space Race by Deborah Cadbury.
Failure Is Not An Option by Gene Kranz is a good insight into Mission Control.
Apollo 13 by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kruger obviously concentrates on that particular mission, but does it well and in some detail, and does cover some earlier flights as well.
Some of the books by astronauts themselves have been a bit patchy, but Last Man On The Moon by Eugene Cernan is one of the better ones.
Finally, if you move on to the shuttle program, Into The Black by Roland White is a good account of its development and maiden flight.