Knowledge (XXG)

Sex on the Moon

Source đź“ť

2488: 171: 1353: 342:
describes the book as containing "impressively hackneyed writing", but a fast read with many interesting details, though it does not deal with the moral dilemmas raised by Roberts' actions. The characterization of Roberts is seen as the main flaw, who is described as "off-putting" and unsympathetic
324:
gave the book two out of four stars and stated that "Mezrich has a credibility gap that shines through writing that's overwrought, overstated, over-everything." The review criticized Mezrich's prose for being excessively flowery, and for recreating dialogue a decade after the conversations took
281:, the book is described as "in the pulp-non-fiction genre, crafted with colour-saturated prose and hyperbolic plot points that have its screenplay in view", but was criticized for failing to identify or explore why Roberts undertook the theft in the first place, "other than sex". A review in 308:
was described as "cookie-cutter" and Roberts having a motivation of "a desire to be cool and attract hot babes". The review also criticized the book for highlighting the drama of the events without noting that Roberts' actions resulted in the destruction of 30 years’ worth of research notes
335:
describes the choice to write from Roberts' perspective as a "narrative pitfall" given he appears to be "somewhat delusional", making it hard to differentiate fact from fiction, and notes that Mezrich takes frequent "creative liberties". The review also criticized Mezrich for being overly
799: 317:
and Mezrich's portrayal of Roberts to his portrayal of Zuckerberg, stating that the novel-like approach to a nonfiction book was jarring at times, but had the advantage of providing a strong characterization of the central player, Roberts. A review in
29: 2464: 847: 349:
describes the lead-up to the theft as the most interesting part of the book, but the prose as "overheated", and states that Mezrich fails in his efforts to portray Roberts, ultimately a "small-time crook", as a hero.
287:
criticized Mezrich's writing style for being excessively elaborate and dramatic, and for both the book and Roberts repeating the themes and style of his previous works, most notably the biography of
2411: 2369: 623: 251:, dreaming of doing great things such as becoming an astronaut; his love interest Rebecca; and his accomplices Sandra and Gordon McWhorter. The group stole lunar samples from 2404: 890: 252: 686: 2397: 2044: 1978: 2523: 2376: 718: 397: 133: 2518: 1146: 938: 1156: 883: 595: 2383: 1246: 1173: 633: 467: 325:
place, which allowed for a more compelling narrative but raised serious questions about the book's resulting accuracy. A review for
1045: 2442: 2427: 1136: 1131: 1096: 495: 2513: 1849: 1050: 418: 329:
also noted Mezrich's repeating choice of writing about "young geniuses, some with questionable ethics". A review written for
2001: 1994: 1971: 1281: 1141: 1126: 1121: 1116: 1106: 1101: 1091: 1030: 1020: 918: 913: 876: 791: 217: 198: 1662: 1467: 1060: 1035: 933: 209: 60: 2030: 1151: 1111: 1086: 1070: 1055: 1025: 1015: 1010: 959: 1743: 2173: 1736: 1722: 1678: 1065: 1040: 974: 823: 358: 297: 204: 158: 1842: 1835: 1490: 1384: 1370: 1318: 191: 1653: 711: 2067: 1927: 2390: 2021: 1895: 1635: 1325: 1302: 1934: 1565: 1339: 1295: 1239: 855: 2471: 1987: 1957: 1685: 1669: 1600: 899: 839: 221: 80: 2300: 2286: 2104: 2053: 1607: 989: 704: 552: 2083: 1920: 1264: 1213: 655: 354: 2268: 2120: 1888: 1789: 1536: 1474: 1432: 994: 928: 500: 472: 444: 363: 283: 277: 244: 523: 2450: 1909: 1867: 1361: 1352: 1232: 628: 393: 338: 213: 140: 128: 2346: 2010: 1812: 1628: 1621: 1581: 1423: 1377: 264: 2353: 2090: 1943: 1706: 984: 979: 600: 343:
with "glib rationalization" for his actions, ultimately coming off as a "sad sociopath".
331: 292: 260: 419:"THE CASE OF THE STOLEN MOON ROCKS: Last of 3 NASA interns sentenced for grievous theft" 2113: 2037: 1902: 1819: 1796: 923: 748: 660: 345: 2507: 2491: 2457: 2339: 2233: 2166: 1775: 1715: 1552: 1529: 1497: 1483: 1460: 1192: 815: 807: 527: 386: 310: 579:
DuChateau, C (July 17, 2011). "Out of this world heist leads to 'Sex on the Moon'".
2325: 2141: 2060: 1881: 1759: 1574: 1414: 1288: 1179: 969: 422: 232: 309:
regarding the Moon rocks by Roberts' NASA mentor, Everett K. Gibson. A review in
2434: 2418: 2360: 2332: 2318: 2293: 2184: 2134: 1805: 1543: 1522: 1309: 727: 187: 70: 42: 656:"SEX ON THE MOON: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History" 336:
sympathetic to Roberts and his rationalizations for his actions. A review for
2247: 1826: 1752: 1729: 1692: 1646: 1588: 1407: 28: 22:
Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History
183:
Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History
2254: 2240: 2226: 2210: 2203: 2152: 1874: 1782: 1506: 1446: 1400: 1332: 943: 557: 320: 147: 2261: 2219: 2196: 2074: 1439: 1185: 964: 288: 868: 255:, had sex on a bed covered by the precious stones, were arrested by the 1699: 1453: 248: 496:"Supposition as Research: A Sort-of-True Story About NASA and a Thief" 225: 421:. Federal Bureau of Investigation. November 18, 2003. Archived from 267:, and sentenced. The book also describes Thad's release from jail. 2127: 1950: 1768: 1391: 687:"NASA Searches for Loot That Traveled from Space to Another Void" 2159: 1515: 1255: 1228: 872: 700: 696: 580: 326: 256: 231:
The book received mainly negative reviews, criticized for its
141: 1224: 235:
and overly sympathetic discussion of the ringleader.
2310: 2278: 2183: 2100: 2020: 1859: 1562: 1360: 1271: 1165: 1079: 1003: 952: 906: 783: 734: 166: 153: 139: 127: 119: 111: 103: 86: 76: 66: 56: 48: 38: 385: 367:based on Mezrich's biography of Mark Zuckerberg. 624:"Book Review: Ben Mezrich's 'Sex on the Moon'" 1240: 884: 712: 8: 468:"In 'Sex on the Moon', lunacy meets geology" 21: 1247: 1233: 1225: 891: 877: 869: 719: 705: 697: 546: 544: 27: 20: 247:student and high-achieving NASA co-op in 210:theft and attempted sale of lunar samples 553:"'Sex on the Moon'? Wait for the movie" 376: 224:student assisted by another co-op, an 413: 411: 409: 7: 939:List of Apollo lunar sample displays 1174:The Case of the Missing Moon Rocks 445:"Confessions of a moon rock thief" 243:The story follows Thad Roberts, a 14: 2465:Lilith (hypothetical second moon) 551:Minzesheimer, B (July 18, 2011). 2487: 2486: 2428:Moon landing conspiracy theories 1351: 1850:Selenographic coordinate system 622:Reed Baker, M (July 13, 2011). 2377:Artificial objects on the Moon 919:Apollo 17 lunar sample display 914:Apollo 11 lunar sample display 524:"Ben Mezrich: Sex On The Moon" 218:Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center 1: 2524:Stolen and missing Moon rocks 1468:Total penumbral lunar eclipse 934:Stolen and missing Moon rocks 596:"Sex on a Pile of Moon Rocks" 2443:Moon is made of green cheese 1737:Permanently shadowed craters 594:Crocker, L (July 19, 2011). 466:Roberts, S (July 22, 2011). 447:. CBSnews.com. July 10, 2011 2519:Doubleday (publisher) books 975:Goddard Space Flight Center 824:The Accidental Billionaires 522:Kaiser, R (June 20, 2011). 494:Maslin, J (July 13, 2011). 359:Sony Pictures Entertainment 315:The Accidental Billionaires 298:The Accidental Billionaires 205:The Accidental Billionaires 159:The Accidental Billionaires 2540: 2370:Craters named after people 1843:Transient lunar phenomenon 1491:Solar eclipses on the Moon 313:also compared the book to 33:Cover of the first edition 2481: 1349: 1262: 1209: 26: 228:, plus an acquaintance. 16:2011 book by Ben Mezrich 2391:Moon in science fiction 1896:Giant-impact hypothesis 1744:South Pole–Aitken basin 792:Bringing Down the House 216:from a vault at NASA's 199:Bringing Down the House 92:July 12, 2011 2514:2011 non-fiction books 2412:futuristic exploration 1935:Late Heavy Bombardment 856:The Antisocial Network 353:In 2011, the book was 2472:Splitting of the Moon 2384:Memorials on the Moon 1988:Lunar sample displays 1670:Peak of eternal light 900:Lunar sample displays 636:on September 16, 2015 384:Mezrich, Ben (2011). 222:cooperative education 990:Daniel Samper Pizano 848:Bitcoin Billionaires 361:, who also produced 1972:Lunar laser ranging 1214:Solar System portal 23: 2121:Lunisolar calendar 1790:Lunar basalt 70017 1537:Tidal acceleration 1392:Perigee and apogee 1282:Internal structure 995:John D. Vanderhoof 960:Arthur C. Anderson 929:Lunar basalt 70017 693:, January 21, 2012 691:The New York Times 501:The New York Times 473:The Globe and Mail 364:The Social Network 284:The New York Times 278:The Globe and Mail 245:University of Utah 208:. It retells the 186:is a 2011 book by 2501: 2500: 2451:Natural satellite 1910:Lunar magma ocean 1686:Volcanic features 1222: 1221: 1080:US state displays 953:People and places 866: 865: 399:978-0-385-53392-8 214:Martian meteorite 179: 178: 134:978-0-385-53392-8 104:Publication place 61:Stolen Moon rocks 2531: 2494: 2490: 2489: 2474: 2467: 2460: 2453: 2446: 2437: 2430: 2421: 2414: 2407: 2400: 2393: 2386: 2379: 2372: 2363: 2356: 2349: 2342: 2335: 2328: 2321: 2303: 2296: 2294:Meridian passage 2289: 2271: 2264: 2257: 2250: 2243: 2236: 2229: 2222: 2213: 2206: 2199: 2176: 2169: 2162: 2155: 2144: 2137: 2130: 2123: 2116: 2093: 2086: 2077: 2070: 2063: 2056: 2047: 2040: 2033: 2013: 2011:Lunar seismology 2004: 1997: 1990: 1981: 1974: 1967: 1960: 1953: 1946: 1944:Lunar meteorites 1937: 1930: 1923: 1912: 1905: 1898: 1891: 1884: 1877: 1870: 1852: 1845: 1838: 1829: 1822: 1815: 1813:Space weathering 1808: 1799: 1792: 1785: 1778: 1771: 1762: 1755: 1746: 1739: 1732: 1725: 1718: 1709: 1702: 1695: 1688: 1681: 1672: 1665: 1656: 1649: 1638: 1631: 1624: 1617: 1610: 1603: 1596: 1591: 1584: 1577: 1555: 1546: 1539: 1532: 1525: 1518: 1509: 1500: 1493: 1486: 1477: 1470: 1463: 1456: 1449: 1442: 1435: 1426: 1417: 1410: 1403: 1394: 1387: 1380: 1378:Orbital elements 1373: 1355: 1342: 1335: 1328: 1321: 1312: 1305: 1298: 1291: 1284: 1249: 1242: 1235: 1226: 1004:Country displays 893: 886: 879: 870: 721: 714: 707: 698: 674: 673: 671: 669: 652: 646: 645: 643: 641: 632:. Archived from 619: 613: 612: 610: 608: 591: 585: 584: 576: 570: 569: 567: 565: 548: 539: 538: 536: 534: 519: 513: 512: 510: 508: 491: 485: 484: 482: 480: 463: 457: 456: 454: 452: 441: 435: 434: 432: 430: 415: 404: 403: 391: 381: 167:Followed by 154:Preceded by 143: 99: 97: 88:Publication date 31: 24: 2539: 2538: 2534: 2533: 2532: 2530: 2529: 2528: 2504: 2503: 2502: 2497: 2485: 2477: 2470: 2463: 2456: 2449: 2440: 2433: 2426: 2417: 2410: 2403: 2396: 2389: 2382: 2375: 2368: 2359: 2354:Man in the Moon 2352: 2345: 2338: 2331: 2324: 2317: 2306: 2299: 2292: 2285: 2279:Daily phenomena 2274: 2267: 2260: 2253: 2246: 2239: 2232: 2227:Super and micro 2225: 2218: 2209: 2202: 2195: 2188: 2179: 2172: 2165: 2158: 2151: 2140: 2133: 2126: 2119: 2112: 2102: 2096: 2091:Lunar resources 2089: 2082: 2073: 2066: 2059: 2052: 2043: 2036: 2029: 2016: 2009: 2000: 1993: 1986: 1977: 1970: 1965: 1956: 1949: 1942: 1933: 1926: 1919: 1908: 1901: 1894: 1887: 1880: 1873: 1866: 1855: 1848: 1841: 1834: 1825: 1818: 1811: 1804: 1795: 1788: 1781: 1774: 1767: 1758: 1751: 1742: 1735: 1728: 1721: 1714: 1705: 1698: 1691: 1684: 1677: 1668: 1661: 1652: 1645: 1634: 1627: 1620: 1615: 1606: 1599: 1594: 1587: 1580: 1573: 1564: 1558: 1551: 1542: 1535: 1528: 1521: 1514: 1505: 1496: 1489: 1482: 1473: 1466: 1459: 1452: 1445: 1438: 1431: 1422: 1413: 1406: 1399: 1390: 1383: 1376: 1369: 1356: 1347: 1338: 1331: 1324: 1317: 1308: 1301: 1294: 1287: 1280: 1273: 1267: 1258: 1253: 1223: 1218: 1205: 1200:Sex on the Moon 1161: 1075: 999: 985:Robert Pearlman 980:Joseph Gutheinz 948: 902: 897: 867: 862: 832:Sex on the Moon 779: 730: 725: 683: 681:Further reading 678: 677: 667: 665: 664:. July 12, 2011 654: 653: 649: 639: 637: 621: 620: 616: 606: 604: 601:The Daily Beast 593: 592: 588: 578: 577: 573: 563: 561: 550: 549: 542: 532: 530: 521: 520: 516: 506: 504: 493: 492: 488: 478: 476: 465: 464: 460: 450: 448: 443: 442: 438: 428: 426: 425:on May 13, 2009 417: 416: 407: 400: 388:Sex on the Moon 383: 382: 378: 373: 332:The Daily Beast 306:Sex on the Moon 304:The writing of 293:Mark Zuckerberg 275:In a review in 273: 261:sting operation 241: 112:Media type 95: 93: 89: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 2537: 2535: 2527: 2526: 2521: 2516: 2506: 2505: 2499: 2498: 2496: 2495: 2482: 2479: 2478: 2476: 2475: 2468: 2461: 2454: 2447: 2438: 2431: 2424: 2423: 2422: 2415: 2408: 2401: 2387: 2380: 2373: 2366: 2365: 2364: 2357: 2343: 2336: 2329: 2322: 2314: 2312: 2308: 2307: 2305: 2304: 2297: 2290: 2282: 2280: 2276: 2275: 2273: 2272: 2265: 2258: 2251: 2244: 2237: 2230: 2223: 2216: 2215: 2214: 2200: 2192: 2190: 2181: 2180: 2178: 2177: 2174:Lunar distance 2170: 2163: 2156: 2149: 2148: 2147: 2146: 2145: 2124: 2117: 2114:Lunar calendar 2109: 2107: 2098: 2097: 2095: 2094: 2087: 2080: 2079: 2078: 2064: 2057: 2050: 2049: 2048: 2041: 2038:Apollo program 2026: 2024: 2018: 2017: 2015: 2014: 2007: 2006: 2005: 1998: 1984: 1983: 1982: 1975: 1963: 1962: 1961: 1954: 1947: 1940: 1939: 1938: 1917: 1916: 1915: 1914: 1913: 1906: 1885: 1878: 1871: 1863: 1861: 1857: 1856: 1854: 1853: 1846: 1839: 1832: 1831: 1830: 1823: 1820:Micrometeorite 1809: 1802: 1801: 1800: 1797:Changesite-(Y) 1793: 1779: 1776:Wrinkle ridges 1772: 1765: 1764: 1763: 1749: 1748: 1747: 1740: 1733: 1726: 1712: 1711: 1710: 1703: 1696: 1682: 1675: 1674: 1673: 1659: 1658: 1657: 1643: 1642: 1641: 1640: 1639: 1625: 1613: 1612: 1611: 1604: 1592: 1585: 1578: 1570: 1568: 1560: 1559: 1557: 1556: 1549: 1548: 1547: 1540: 1533: 1526: 1512: 1511: 1510: 1503: 1502: 1501: 1494: 1487: 1480: 1479: 1478: 1471: 1450: 1443: 1429: 1428: 1427: 1420: 1419: 1418: 1404: 1397: 1396: 1395: 1374: 1371:Lunar distance 1366: 1364: 1358: 1357: 1350: 1348: 1346: 1345: 1344: 1343: 1329: 1322: 1319:Magnetic field 1315: 1314: 1313: 1299: 1292: 1285: 1277: 1275: 1269: 1268: 1263: 1260: 1259: 1254: 1252: 1251: 1244: 1237: 1229: 1220: 1219: 1217: 1216: 1210: 1207: 1206: 1204: 1203: 1196: 1189: 1182: 1177: 1169: 1167: 1163: 1162: 1160: 1159: 1154: 1149: 1147:North Carolina 1144: 1139: 1134: 1129: 1124: 1119: 1114: 1109: 1104: 1099: 1094: 1089: 1083: 1081: 1077: 1076: 1074: 1073: 1068: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1048: 1043: 1038: 1033: 1028: 1023: 1018: 1013: 1007: 1005: 1001: 1000: 998: 997: 992: 987: 982: 977: 972: 967: 962: 956: 954: 950: 949: 947: 946: 941: 936: 931: 926: 924:Changesite-(Y) 921: 916: 910: 908: 904: 903: 898: 896: 895: 888: 881: 873: 864: 863: 861: 860: 852: 844: 840:Straight Flush 836: 828: 820: 812: 804: 800:Ugly Americans 796: 787: 785: 781: 780: 778: 777: 771: 765: 759: 756:Fertile Ground 753: 745: 738: 736: 732: 731: 726: 724: 723: 716: 709: 701: 695: 694: 682: 679: 676: 675: 661:Kirkus Reviews 647: 614: 586: 571: 540: 514: 486: 458: 436: 405: 398: 375: 374: 372: 369: 346:Kirkus Reviews 272: 269: 240: 237: 193:New York Times 177: 176: 172:Straight Flush 168: 164: 163: 155: 151: 150: 145: 137: 136: 131: 125: 124: 121: 117: 116: 113: 109: 108: 105: 101: 100: 90: 87: 84: 83: 78: 74: 73: 68: 64: 63: 58: 54: 53: 50: 46: 45: 40: 36: 35: 32: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2536: 2525: 2522: 2520: 2517: 2515: 2512: 2511: 2509: 2493: 2484: 2483: 2480: 2473: 2469: 2466: 2462: 2459: 2458:Double planet 2455: 2452: 2448: 2444: 2439: 2436: 2432: 2429: 2425: 2420: 2416: 2413: 2409: 2406: 2402: 2399: 2395: 2394: 2392: 2388: 2385: 2381: 2378: 2374: 2371: 2367: 2362: 2358: 2355: 2351: 2350: 2348: 2344: 2341: 2340:Moon illusion 2337: 2334: 2330: 2327: 2323: 2320: 2319:Lunar deities 2316: 2315: 2313: 2309: 2302: 2298: 2295: 2291: 2288: 2284: 2283: 2281: 2277: 2270: 2266: 2263: 2259: 2256: 2252: 2249: 2245: 2242: 2238: 2235: 2231: 2228: 2224: 2221: 2217: 2212: 2208: 2207: 2205: 2201: 2198: 2194: 2193: 2191: 2186: 2182: 2175: 2171: 2168: 2167:Lunar station 2164: 2161: 2157: 2154: 2150: 2143: 2139: 2138: 2136: 2132: 2131: 2129: 2125: 2122: 2118: 2115: 2111: 2110: 2108: 2106: 2101:Time-telling 2099: 2092: 2088: 2085: 2081: 2076: 2072: 2071: 2069: 2065: 2062: 2058: 2055: 2051: 2046: 2042: 2039: 2035: 2034: 2032: 2028: 2027: 2025: 2023: 2019: 2012: 2008: 2003: 1999: 1996: 1992: 1991: 1989: 1985: 1980: 1976: 1973: 1969: 1968: 1964: 1959: 1955: 1952: 1948: 1945: 1941: 1936: 1932: 1931: 1929: 1925: 1924: 1922: 1918: 1911: 1907: 1904: 1900: 1899: 1897: 1893: 1892: 1890: 1886: 1883: 1879: 1876: 1872: 1869: 1865: 1864: 1862: 1858: 1851: 1847: 1844: 1840: 1837: 1833: 1828: 1824: 1821: 1817: 1816: 1814: 1810: 1807: 1803: 1798: 1794: 1791: 1787: 1786: 1784: 1780: 1777: 1773: 1770: 1766: 1761: 1757: 1756: 1754: 1750: 1745: 1741: 1738: 1734: 1731: 1727: 1724: 1720: 1719: 1717: 1713: 1708: 1704: 1701: 1697: 1694: 1690: 1689: 1687: 1683: 1680: 1676: 1671: 1667: 1666: 1664: 1660: 1655: 1651: 1650: 1648: 1644: 1637: 1633: 1632: 1630: 1626: 1623: 1619: 1618: 1614: 1609: 1605: 1602: 1598: 1597: 1593: 1590: 1586: 1583: 1579: 1576: 1572: 1571: 1569: 1567: 1561: 1554: 1553:Lunar station 1550: 1545: 1541: 1538: 1534: 1531: 1530:Tidal locking 1527: 1524: 1520: 1519: 1517: 1513: 1508: 1504: 1499: 1498:Eclipse cycle 1495: 1492: 1488: 1485: 1484:Solar eclipse 1481: 1476: 1472: 1469: 1465: 1464: 1462: 1461:Lunar eclipse 1458: 1457: 1455: 1451: 1448: 1444: 1441: 1437: 1436: 1434: 1430: 1425: 1421: 1416: 1412: 1411: 1409: 1405: 1402: 1398: 1393: 1389: 1388: 1386: 1382: 1381: 1379: 1375: 1372: 1368: 1367: 1365: 1363: 1359: 1354: 1341: 1337: 1336: 1334: 1330: 1327: 1323: 1320: 1316: 1311: 1307: 1306: 1304: 1303:Gravity field 1300: 1297: 1293: 1290: 1286: 1283: 1279: 1278: 1276: 1270: 1266: 1261: 1257: 1250: 1245: 1243: 1238: 1236: 1231: 1230: 1227: 1215: 1212: 1211: 1208: 1202: 1201: 1197: 1195: 1194: 1193:Moon for Sale 1190: 1188: 1187: 1183: 1181: 1178: 1176: 1175: 1171: 1170: 1168: 1166:Related media 1164: 1158: 1157:West Virginia 1155: 1153: 1150: 1148: 1145: 1143: 1140: 1138: 1135: 1133: 1130: 1128: 1125: 1123: 1120: 1118: 1115: 1113: 1110: 1108: 1105: 1103: 1100: 1098: 1095: 1093: 1090: 1088: 1085: 1084: 1082: 1078: 1072: 1069: 1067: 1064: 1062: 1059: 1057: 1054: 1052: 1049: 1047: 1044: 1042: 1039: 1037: 1034: 1032: 1029: 1027: 1024: 1022: 1019: 1017: 1014: 1012: 1009: 1008: 1006: 1002: 996: 993: 991: 988: 986: 983: 981: 978: 976: 973: 971: 968: 966: 963: 961: 958: 957: 955: 951: 945: 942: 940: 937: 935: 932: 930: 927: 925: 922: 920: 917: 915: 912: 911: 909: 907:Main articles 905: 901: 894: 889: 887: 882: 880: 875: 874: 871: 858: 857: 853: 850: 849: 845: 842: 841: 837: 834: 833: 829: 826: 825: 821: 818: 817: 813: 810: 809: 808:Busting Vegas 805: 802: 801: 797: 794: 793: 789: 788: 786: 782: 775: 772: 769: 766: 763: 760: 757: 754: 751: 750: 746: 743: 740: 739: 737: 733: 729: 722: 717: 715: 710: 708: 703: 702: 699: 692: 688: 685: 684: 680: 663: 662: 657: 651: 648: 635: 631: 630: 625: 618: 615: 603: 602: 597: 590: 587: 582: 575: 572: 560: 559: 554: 547: 545: 541: 529: 528:The A.V. Club 525: 518: 515: 503: 502: 497: 490: 487: 475: 474: 469: 462: 459: 446: 440: 437: 424: 420: 414: 412: 410: 406: 401: 395: 392:. Doubleday. 390: 389: 380: 377: 370: 368: 366: 365: 360: 356: 351: 348: 347: 341: 340: 334: 333: 328: 323: 322: 316: 312: 311:The A.V. Club 307: 302: 300: 299: 294: 290: 286: 285: 280: 279: 270: 268: 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 238: 236: 234: 229: 227: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 206: 201: 200: 196: 194: 189: 185: 184: 175: 173: 169: 165: 162: 160: 156: 152: 149: 146: 144: 138: 135: 132: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 107:United States 106: 102: 91: 85: 82: 79: 75: 72: 69: 65: 62: 59: 55: 51: 47: 44: 41: 37: 30: 25: 19: 2326:Lunar effect 2142:Nodal period 2068:Colonization 1882:Lunar theory 1575:Selenography 1415:Nodal period 1199: 1198: 1191: 1184: 1180:collectSPACE 1172: 970:Bill Clinton 854: 846: 838: 831: 830: 822: 814: 806: 798: 790: 773: 767: 761: 755: 747: 741: 690: 666:. Retrieved 659: 650: 638:. Retrieved 634:the original 627: 617: 605:. Retrieved 599: 589: 574: 562:. Retrieved 556: 531:. Retrieved 517: 505:. Retrieved 499: 489: 477:. Retrieved 471: 461: 451:February 21, 449:. Retrieved 439: 427:. Retrieved 423:the original 387: 379: 362: 352: 344: 337: 330: 319: 314: 305: 303: 296: 282: 276: 274: 242: 233:purple prose 230: 203: 197: 192: 190:, author of 182: 181: 180: 170: 157: 18: 2435:Moon Treaty 2419:Hollow Moon 2361:Moon rabbit 2333:Earth phase 2135:Lunar month 2022:Exploration 1966:Experiments 1868:Observation 1730:Ray systems 1595:Hemispheres 1563:Surface and 1544:Tidal range 1523:Tidal force 1326:Sodium tail 1310:Hill sphere 1046:Netherlands 784:Non-fiction 774:The Carrier 728:Ben Mezrich 253:Building 31 195:Best Seller 188:Ben Mezrich 71:Non-fiction 43:Ben Mezrich 2508:Categories 2405:Apollo era 2347:Pareidolia 2105:navigation 1827:Sputtering 1707:Lava tubes 1629:South pole 1622:North pole 1582:Terminator 1424:Precession 1340:Earthshine 1296:Atmosphere 1289:Topography 1274:properties 1137:New Mexico 1132:New Jersey 1097:California 371:References 96:2011-07-12 2153:Fortnight 2045:Explorers 2002:Apollo 17 1995:Apollo 11 1958:Volcanism 1928:Timescale 1875:Libration 1663:Mountains 1601:Near side 1507:Supermoon 1447:Full moon 1401:Libration 1333:Moonlight 1051:Nicaragua 944:Moon rock 742:Threshold 558:USA Today 321:USA Today 271:Reception 259:during a 148:666230411 81:Doubleday 77:Publisher 2492:Category 2287:Moonrise 2220:Crescent 2160:Sennight 2075:Moonbase 2031:Missions 1700:Calderas 1608:Far side 1566:features 1454:Eclipses 1440:New moon 1385:Distance 1272:Physical 1186:Lunarcy! 1142:New York 1127:Nebraska 1122:Missouri 1117:Illinois 1107:Delaware 1102:Colorado 1092:Arkansas 1031:Honduras 1021:Colombia 965:Kit Bond 668:July 22, 640:July 22, 607:July 22, 564:July 22, 533:July 22, 507:July 22, 479:July 22, 355:optioned 291:founder 289:Facebook 49:Language 2311:Related 2301:Moonset 2084:Tourism 2061:Landing 1921:Geology 1860:Science 1716:Craters 1679:Valleys 1265:Outline 1061:Romania 1036:Ireland 768:Skeptic 735:Fiction 429:May 13, 265:Orlando 249:Houston 239:Summary 212:plus a 202:and of 94: ( 57:Subject 52:English 2269:Tetrad 2185:Phases 2054:Probes 1889:Origin 1836:Quakes 1769:Rilles 1760:swirls 1475:Tetrad 1433:Syzygy 1152:Oregon 1112:Hawaii 1087:Alaska 1071:Sweden 1056:Norway 1026:Cyprus 1016:Canada 1011:Brazil 859:(2021) 851:(2019) 843:(2013) 835:(2011) 827:(2009) 819:(2007) 816:Rigged 811:(2005) 803:(2004) 795:(2002) 776:(2001) 770:(2000) 764:(2000) 758:(1999) 752:(1998) 749:Reaper 744:(1996) 629:Boston 396:  339:Boston 226:intern 174:  161:  39:Author 2248:Black 2234:Blood 2211:Names 2189:names 2128:Month 1979:ALSEP 1951:KREEP 1903:Theia 1806:Water 1783:Rocks 1693:Domes 1647:Maria 1616:Poles 1408:Nodes 1362:Orbit 1066:Spain 1041:Malta 220:by a 120:Pages 115:Print 67:Genre 2398:list 2255:Dark 2241:Blue 2204:Full 2103:and 1753:Soil 1723:List 1654:List 1636:Face 1589:Limb 1516:Tide 1256:Moon 762:Skin 670:2014 642:2014 609:2014 566:2014 535:2014 509:2014 481:2014 453:2012 431:2009 394:ISBN 301:. 142:OCLC 129:ISBN 2262:Wet 2197:New 2187:and 581:CNN 357:by 327:CNN 263:in 257:FBI 123:304 2510:: 689:. 658:. 626:. 598:. 555:. 543:^ 526:. 498:. 470:. 408:^ 295:, 2445:" 2441:" 1248:e 1241:t 1234:v 892:e 885:t 878:v 720:e 713:t 706:v 672:. 644:. 611:. 583:. 568:. 537:. 511:. 483:. 455:. 433:. 402:. 98:)

Index


Ben Mezrich
Stolen Moon rocks
Non-fiction
Doubleday
ISBN
978-0-385-53392-8
OCLC
666230411
The Accidental Billionaires
Straight Flush
Ben Mezrich
New York Times Best Seller
Bringing Down the House
The Accidental Billionaires
theft and attempted sale of lunar samples
Martian meteorite
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
cooperative education
intern
purple prose
University of Utah
Houston
Building 31
FBI
sting operation
Orlando
The Globe and Mail
The New York Times
Facebook

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑