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Title: Mars: The Lure of the Red Planet by William Sheehan, Stephen James O'Meara ISBN: 1-57392-900-X Publisher: Prometheus Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: "The Mars we are trying to explore does not exist!"
Comment: This quote by Mike Malin sets the scene for the study of the red planet, as dreamed and hoped by mankind - scientist and layman alike. Over the centuries, Mars has confounded our attempts to describe it in Earth-like terms and Sheehan and O'Meara do a grand job of describing the history of hopes, dreams, and disappointments as the reality of Mars is discovered.
The book is set on epic scale and almost any paragraph rings with grand prose. At times this can be a little overpowering, but the canvas of the Authors is, after all, the entire celestial sphere and the history of human endeavour!
For Mars nuts this is a must buy and is compelling reading. It won't be everyone's cup of tea but it is a vital step in understanding how Mars has disappointed us in the past and may do so again.
Of course, I must declare an interest. Bill Sheehan included some of my own stories about dry Mars in this compendium. I am honoured to be included as a postscript to the legends of Mars' history.
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Title: A Traveler's Guide to Mars: The Mysterious Landscapes of the Red Planet by William K. Hartmann ISBN: 0761126066 Publisher: Workman Publishing Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Mapping Mars: Science, Imagination, and the Birth of a World by Oliver Morton ISBN: 0312245513 Publisher: Picador USA Pub. Date: 04 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: The Smithsonian Book of Mars (Smithsonian Library of the Solar System) by Joseph Boyce, Joseph M. Boyce ISBN: 1588340740 Publisher: Smithsonian Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $37.95 |
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Title: Magnificent Mars by Ken Croswell ISBN: 0743226011 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: The CASE FOR MARS by Robert Zubrin, Richard Wagner ISBN: 0684835509 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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