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The Mars trilogy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_trilogy ) is a bit dated but fun. It's fiction though.

I'm near the end of Green Mars at the moment. It's a fascinating story. I'm never sure if the science is accurate (not my forte) but it's definitely convincing and a compelling read.

Closest I know of ...

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~mfogg/zubrin.htm

I believe Zubrin expands on it a bit in his book ...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Case-Mars-Settle-Planet/dp/0684835...

Total Recall? Well... the last five minutes.

"Get your ass to Mars."