{"product_id":"book-d09v","title":"The Moon","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn intimate portrait of the Earth's closest neighbor-the Moon-that explores the history and future of humankind's relationship with it\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEvery generation has looked towards the heavens and wondered at the beauty of the Moon. Fifty years ago, a few Americans became the first to do the reverse-and shared with Earth-bound audiences the view of their own planet hanging in the sky instead.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRecently, the connection has been discovered to be even closer: a fragment of the Earth's surface was found embedded in a rock brought back from the Moon. And astronauts are preparing to return to the surface of the Moon after a half-century hiatus-this time to the dark side.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOliver Morton explores how the ways we have looked at the Moon have shaped our perceptions of the Earth: from the controversies of early astronomers such as van Eyck and Galileo, to the Cold War space race, to the potential use of the Moon as a stepping stone for further space exploration.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAdvanced technologies, new ambitions, and old dreams mean that men, women, and robots now seem certain to return to the Moon. For some, it is a future on which humankind has turned its back for too long. For others, an adventure yet to begin.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49349180064048,"sku":"ZEd09v","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook [BD]","offer_id":49349179965744,"sku":"BDd09v","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/d09v-Square-cover.jpg?v=1777329808","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-d09v","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}