{"product_id":"9781801109314","title":"The Book of Mars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom myth to Musk, astrology to astronomy, Dr Stuark Clark selects the very best writing about the Red Planet. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom its very first sighting, Mars has been a source of fascination for humanity. Named for the Roman god of war, this red planet has been explored more than any other beyond Earth and continues to occupy a distinctive place in our imagination. It's an environment that may even foster life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Mars\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr Stuart Clark selects one hundred pieces of writing about the planet. It is a collection that brings together fact and fiction, dreams and fears, centuries of observation and more recent feats of interstellar exploration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom classic writers of science fiction – Stanley G. Weinbaum, Arthur C. Clarke, H.G. Wells, Ray Bradbury, Pamela Sargent, Roger Zelazny – to distinguished experts in astronomy, astrobiology and aerospace engineering; from Hugo and Nebula Award-winning authors – Kim Stanley Robinson, Mary Robinette Kowal – to trail-blazing journalists and science communicators; from Andy Weir's \u003ci\u003eThe Martian\u003c\/i\u003e to Elon Musk's SpaceX programme, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Mars\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary overview both of the Red Planet and of the way scientific investigation diffuses into culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stuart Clark","offers":[{"title":"Bloomsbury USA |  Hardback | With dust jacket |  2024-01-09","offer_id":44652669632767,"sku":"9781801109314","price":52.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_fc89276a-509c-4fb8-ae50-9bf139d190c4.jpg?v=1704222025","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781801109314","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}