{"product_id":"our-moon-a-human-history-by-rebecca-boyle","title":"Our Moon: A Human History by Rebecca Boyle","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery living being throughout history, across time and geography, has gazed up at the same moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the first prehistoric life that crawled onto land to the present day, the Moon has driven the expansion and development of our world, inspired scientific discovery and culture, and stirred an inexhaustible desire to know where we come from and how we got here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs astronauts around the world prepare to return to the Moon - opening up new frontiers of discovery, profit and politics -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etells the dazzling story of how the Moon has shaped life as we know it, fuelled dramatic change across the globe and could be the key to humanity's future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews: \u003c\/strong\u003e'Superb: as much a feat of imagination as it is a work of globe-trotting scholarship' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'I learned more about the Moon by reading this book than after a lifetime of study' \u003cb\u003eCHRIS HADFIELD, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'You will never look at the Moon the same way again . . . fascinating' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Boyle's writing shines, shifting through time and space, science and sentiment; a luminous read' \u003cb\u003eREBECCA WRAGG SYKES, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKindred\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A riveting feat of science writing' \u003cb\u003eED YONG, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Immense World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Biography:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rebecca Boyle is an award-winning science writer. She writes for The Atlantic, the New York Times, New Scientist, Popular Science, Smithsonian Air \u0026amp; Space, and many other publications. She is a member of the group science blog The Last Word on Nothing. Boyle was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and has been the recipient of numerous writing awards throughout her career. Her work has been anthologised three times in The Best American Science \u0026amp; Nature Writing. Boyle is a former newspaper reporter, a former Space Camp attendee, and a lifelong Moon enthusiast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 336\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan\u003eH 196mm x W 128mm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9781529342826\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Western Australian Museum Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51092103069863,"sku":"9781529342826","price":27.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/6521\/8471\/files\/9781529342826.jpg?v=1785818638","url":"https:\/\/store.museum.wa.gov.au\/products\/our-moon-a-human-history-by-rebecca-boyle","provider":"Western Australian Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}