{"product_id":"destination-moon-by-richard-maurer-9781250830111","title":"Destination Moon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly now is it becoming clear how exceptional and unrepeatable the Apollo program was. At its height, it employed almost half a million people, many working seven days a week and each determined that “it will not fail because of me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning with fighter pilots in World War II, Maurer traces the origins of the program to a few exceptional soldiers, and an eager man who would become president.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePacked with adventure, new stories about familiar people, and undeniable danger, \u003cem\u003eDestination Moon\u003c\/em\u003e takes an unflinching look at a tumultuous time in American history, told expertly by Richard Maurer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMaurer's most recent middle-grade nonfiction, \u003cem\u003eThe Woman on the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, is being published simultaneously with this all-new paperback edition of \u003cem\u003eDestination Moon\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48241107566828,"sku":"9781250830111","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250830111-destination-moon-1.jpg?v=1787933442","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/destination-moon-by-richard-maurer-9781250830111","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}