{"product_id":"space-rover-paperback","title":"Space Rover - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStewart Lawrence Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIan Bogost\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Schaberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1971, the first lunar rover arrived on the moon. The design became an icon of American ingenuity and the adventurous spirit and vision many equated with the space race. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifty years later, that vision feels like a nostalgic fantasy, but the lunar rover's legacy paved the way for Mars rovers like Sojourner, Curiosity, and Perseverance. Other rovers have made accessible the world's deepest caves and most remote tundra, extending our exploratory range without risking lives. Still others have been utilized for search and rescue missions or in clean up operations after disasters such as Chernobyl. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor all these achievements, rovers embody not just our potential, but our limits. Examining rovers as they wander our terrestrial and celestial boundaries, we might better comprehend our place, and fate, in this universe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStewart Lawrence Sinclair \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and journalist based in New York. He has been published in \u003ci\u003eGuernica Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, Literary Hub, \u003ci\u003e3: AM Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAvidly: A Channel of the Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew Orleans Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eJuggling \u003c\/i\u003e(2023) and is originally from Ventura, California\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 6.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764140343584,"sku":"9781501399954","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/35e371a97b18d00de32c4b4d361ca2d5.webp?v=1780243690","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/space-rover-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}