{"product_id":"uranium-tom-zoellner-9780143116721","title":"Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World","description":"\u003cb\u003e The astonishing biography of a mineral that can sustain our world- or destroy it\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Uranium occurs naturally in the earth's crust-yet holds the power to end all life on the planet. This is its fundamental paradox, and its story is a fascinating window into the valor, greed, genius, and folly of humanity. A problem for miners in the Middle Ages, an inspiration to novelists and a boon to medicine, a devastat-ing weapon at the end of World War II, and eventually a polluter, killer, excuse for war with Iraq, potential deliverer of Armageddon and a possible last defense against global warming-\u003ci\u003eUranium\u003c\/i\u003e is the riveting story of the most powerful element on earth, and one which will shape our future, for better or worse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Zoellner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 014311672X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143116721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/28\/2010 pg. 22","brand":"Tom Zoellner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042935795967,"sku":"9780143116721","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8b754296-5f7b-4e60-9d77-56c37d28b747.jpg?v=1684964362","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/uranium-tom-zoellner-9780143116721","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}