Our Moon
- Author Rebecca Boyle
- Narrator Rebecca Lowman
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Run Time 12 hours and 1 minute
- Format Audio
- Genre Geophysics, Popular science, Science: general issues, The Earth: natural history: general interest.
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What to expect
'A sweeping, lyrical new account of our cosmic neighbour'
PETER BRANNEN, author of The Ends of the World
Every living being throughout history, across time and geography, has gazed up at the same moon.
From the first prehistoric life that crawled onto land guided by the power of the tides, to the division of time into months and seasons for the first humans, the moon has driven the expansion and development of our world.
It has inspired scientific discovery and culture from the ancient astronomers to the scientific revolution of Copernicus and Galileo, from the 1969 Apollo landings to writers and artists, and stirred an inexhaustible desire to know where we come from and how we got here.
And as astronauts around the world prepare to return to the Moon - opening up new frontiers of discovery, profit and politics - Our Moon tells 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.
(P)2024 Random House Audio
Critics Review
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Our Moon is superb: as much a feat of imagination as it is a work of globe-trotting scholarship
Telegraph -
Boyle makes good on her promise: after reading this book, you will never look at the moon the same way again . . . fascinating
New Statesman -
Boyle’s long-standing fascination with the moon makes for an exciting read, but it also means that Our Moon is a great resource to dip back into after reading in its entirety . . . at its heart, it is a love letter to the moon
New Scientist -
Graceful . . . timely . . . The Moon is the only piece of a vast universe that most of us will ever get to experience: All you have to do is look up. Or, of course, look down into Boyle’s new book, which makes the moon feel closer than ever
New York Times -
I learned more about the Moon by reading this book than after a lifetime of study. Fascinating insights into the Moon’s origins and history, but more than that, what it has meant to us, the people of Earth. This book is a must-read for anyone who has looked up at the Moon in wonder
Chris Hadfield, author of AN ASTRONAUT'S GUIDE TO LIFE ON EARTH -
Boyle explores humanity’s changing relationship to the Moon: from worshipping it as a god, to observing, exploring and then walking upon its desolate surface. This is a beautiful, evocative hymn to the intimate connection we have shared with our planet’s cosmic companion
Lewis Dartnell, author of BEING HUMAN
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