{"id":17904,"date":"2025-09-12T11:18:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/17904\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T11:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:18:13","slug":"theres-a-book-for-that-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/17904\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s a Book for That: Mars!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Continuing our focus on science, this week\u2019s New York Times headline reads In a Rock on Mars, NASA Sees \u2018Clearest Sign of Life\u2019 So Far. NASA\u2019s Perseverance robotic rover discovered minerals in hardened mud that may be evidence of life on Mars. For those fascinated by Mars, and the possibility of life on it, we invite you to discover the following acclaimed titles for adults and younger readers:<\/p>\n

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\"TheTHE SIRENS OF MARS: SEARCHING FOR LIFE ON ANOTHER WORLD<\/a> by Sarah Stewart Johnson<\/p>\n

WINNER OF THE PHI BETA KAPPA AWARD FOR SCIENCE<\/p>\n

\u201cSarah Stewart Johnson interweaves her own coming-of-age story as a planetary scientist with a vivid history of the exploration of Mars in this celebration of human curiosity, passion, and perseverance.\u201d\u2014Alan Lightman<\/p>\n

In this beautifully observed, deeply personal book, Georgetown scientist Sarah Stewart Johnson tells the story of how she and other researchers have scoured Mars for signs of life, transforming the planet from a distant point of light into a world of its own.<\/p>\n

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\"TheTHE MARTIAN: A NOVEL<\/a> by Andy Weir<\/p>\n

A mission to Mars. A freak accident. One man\u2019s struggle to survive. From the author of Project Hail Mary comes \u201ca hugely entertaining novel that reads like a rocket ship afire\u201d (Chicago Tribune).<\/p>\n

\u201cBrilliant . . . a celebration of human ingenuity [and] the purest example of real-science sci-fi for many years . . . utterly compelling.\u201d\u2014The Wall Street Journal<\/p>\n

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\"AA CITY ON MARS: CAN WE SETTLE SPACE, SHOULD WE SETTLE SPACE, AND HAVE WE REALLY THOUGHT THIS THROUGH?<\/a> by Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith<\/p>\n

With deep expertise, a winning sense of humor, and art from the beloved creator of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, the Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest questions humanity will ever ask itself\u2014whether and how to become multiplanetary. Get in, we\u2019re going to Mars.<\/p>\n

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\"RedRED MARS<\/a> by Kim Stanley Robinson<\/p>\n

Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel<\/p>\n

Discover the novel that launched one of science fiction\u2019s most beloved, acclaimed, and awarded trilogies: Kim Stanley Robinson\u2019s masterly near-future chronicle of interplanetary colonization.<\/p>\n

\u201cA staggering book . . . the best novel on the colonization of Mars that has ever been written.\u201d\u2014Arthur C. Clarke<\/p>\n

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\"TheTHE BIG BOOK OF MARS: FROM ANCIENT EGYPT TO THE MARTIAN, A DEEP-SPACE DIVE INTO OUR OBSESSION WITH THE RED PLANET<\/a> by Marc Hartzman<\/p>\n

Mars has been a source of fascination and speculation ever since the ancient Egyptians observed its blood-red hue and named it for their god of war and plague. But it wasn\u2019t until the 19th century when \u201ccanals\u201d were observed on the surface of the Red Planet, suggesting the presence of water, that scientists, novelists, filmmakers, and entrepreneurs became obsessed with the question of whether there\u2019s life on Mars. The Big Book of Mars offers a comprehensive look at our relationship with Mars\u2014yesterday, today, and tomorrow\u2014through history, archival images, pop culture ephemera, and interviews with NASA scientists.<\/p>\n

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\"MissionMISSION TO MARS: MY VISION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION<\/a> by Buzz Aldrin; Leonard David<\/p>\n

Can astronauts reach Mars by 2035? Absolutely, says Buzz Aldrin, one of the first men to walk on the moon. Celebrated astronaut, brilliant engineer, bestselling author, Aldrin believes it is not only possibly but vital to America\u2019s future to keep pushing the space frontier outward for the sake of exploration, science, development, commerce, and security. In Mission to Mars, Aldrin plots that trajectory, stressing that American-led space exploration is essential to the economic and technological vitality of the nation and the world.<\/p>\n

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\"MakingMAKING TIME ON MARS<\/a> by Zara Mirmalek<\/p>\n

An examination of how the daily work of NASA\u2019s Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) was organized across three sites on two planets using local Mars time. Mirmalek, herself a member of the mission team, offers an insider\u2019s view of the MER workplace and community. She describes the discord among MER\u2019s multiple temporalities and examines issues of professional identity that helped shape the experience of working according to Mars time.<\/p>\n

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FOR YOUNGER READERS<\/p>\n

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\"TheTHE LION OF MARS<\/a> by Jennifer L. Holm<\/p>\n

Mars may be a world far, far away, but in the hands of Jennifer L. Holm, beloved and bestselling author of The Fourteenth Goldfish, it can\u2019t help but feel like home.<\/p>\n

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\"MarsMARS: EXPLORE THE MYSTERIES OF THE RED PLANET<\/a> (DK)<\/p>\n

This ultimate guide to Mars launches 7\u20139 year olds on a breathtaking journey through the past, present, and future of the Red Planet with stunning illustrations, photographs, and fascinating information. Packed with fun illustrations by artist Mark Ruffle, combined with images from space agencies such as NASA and ESA, information panels, and diagrams, children will adore this essential guide to the Red Planet. This reissue has been created to ensure the facts and information are up to date with the latest science and technology.<\/p>\n

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For more information on these and related titles visit Mars <\/a><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a Book for That!\u00a0is brought to you by Penguin Random House\u2019s Sales department.<\/p>\n

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