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Thad Roberts, a fellow in a prestigious NASA program had an idea — a romantic, albeit crazy, idea. He wanted to give his girlfriend the moon. Literally. Thad convinced his girlfriend and another female accomplice, both NASA interns, to break into an impregnable laboratory at NASA’s... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Thad Roberts: Ex-communicated Mormon who works as a "co-op" at NASA and uses his access to steal a safe full of priceless samples of moon rocks.
- Rebecca: A co-op at NASA with Thad. She becomes his lover.
- Gordon: A stoner from the University of Utah that Thad convinces to help him research potential buyers for the moon rocks.
- Axel Emmermann: A member of the Antwerp Mineral Club who alerts the FBI to Thad's attempts to find a buyer for moon rocks.
- Sonya: Thad's wife.
- Everett Gibson: An esteemed scientist at NASA who studied the materials brought back from every Apollo mission.
- Sandra: A college student interning at NASA.
- Robinson: Add a description of this character.
- Brian
- Christel
- Helms
- Kurt
- Lynn Briley
- Bob Musgrove
- Dr. Cooper
- Matt
- James Bond
- Nance
- Neil Armstrong
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First Sentence edit
It had to be the strangest getaway in history.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 7 in Amazon.com Best Books of July (2011). (authoritative list)
Followed by The Devil All the Time.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ben Mezrich (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: United States
Publication Date: 12 July, 2011
ISBN: 978-0-385-53392-8
Page Count: 304
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: United States
Publication Date: 12 July, 2011
ISBN: 978-0-385-53392-8
Page Count: 304
Awards edit
- Amazon Best of the Month (July 2011: Spotlight Selection, #1)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 364.1628552
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