{"product_id":"2940170293674","title":"The Moon: A History for the Future","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate portrait of the Earth's closest neighboramp;mdash;the Moonamp;mdash;that explores the history and future of humankind's relationship with it\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 reverseamp;mdash;and shared with Earth-bound audiences the view of their own planet hanging in the sky instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 hiatusamp;mdash;this time to the dark side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162087047408,"sku":"2940170293674","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170293674_p0.jpg?v=1763707189","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170293674","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}