{"product_id":"eclipse-frank-close-9780198795490","title":"Eclipse: Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon","description":"On August 21st, over one hundred million people will gather across the USA to witness the most-watched total solar eclipse in history. \u003cem\u003eEclipse: Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, by popular science author Frank Close, describes the spellbinding allure of this beautiful natural phenomenon. The book explains why eclipses happen, reveals their role in history, literature and myth, and introduces us to eclipse chasers, who travel with ecstatic fervor to some of the most inaccessible places on the globe. The book also includes the author's quest to solve a 3000-year-old mystery: how did the moon move backward during a total solar eclipse, as claimed in the Book of Joshua? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eEclipse\u003c\/em\u003e is also the story of how a teacher inspired the author, aged eight, to pursue a career in science and a love affair with eclipses that has taken him to a war zone in the Western Sahara, the South Pacific, and the African bush. The tale comes full circle with another eight-year old boy - the author's grandson - at the 2017 great American eclipse. Readers of all ages will be drawn to this inspirational chronicle of the mesmerizing experience of total solar eclipse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Close\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198795491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198795490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2017 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2017","brand":"Frank Close","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054689448191,"sku":"9780198795490","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7a959ca1-6130-42a2-aa77-f63d68b1f867.jpg?v=1685031414","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eclipse-frank-close-9780198795490","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}