August 25, 2011 / Leslie

Giveaway: Sex On The Moon

Thanks to Doubleday Books, I have two copies of Sex on the Moon to give away to my readers.

I’m reading my copy of the book now and will have my review posted next week. So far, no actual sex on the moon, but I hope to find out what the title means by the time I finish the book. Until then, I’ve included the publisher’s description below.

My Review

Description from the publisher:

Sex on the Moon:
The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History
by Ben Mezrich

Genre: Narrative Non-Fiction
Publisher: Doubleday
Publish Date: July 12, 2011
Format: Hardcover | 320 pages

Thad Roberts, a fellow in a prestigious NASA program had an idea—a romantic, albeit crazy, idea. He wanted to give his girlfriend the moon. Literally.

Thad convinced his girlfriend and another female accomplice, both NASA interns, to break into an impregnable laboratory at NASA—past security checkpoints, an electronically locked door with cipher security codes, and camera-lined hallways—and help him steal the most precious objects in the world: the moon rocks.

But what does one do with an item so valuable that it’s illegal even to own? And was Thad Roberts—undeniably gifted, picked for one of the most competitive scientific posts imaginable, a possible astronaut—really what he seemed?

Mezrich has pored over thousands of pages of court records, FBI transcripts, and NASA documents and has interviewed most of the participants in the crime to reconstruct this Ocean’s Eleven–style heist, a madcap story of genius, love, and duplicity that reads like a Hollywood thrill ride.

About The Author

Ben Mezrich, a Harvard graduate, is the author of eleven books, including the international bestseller Bringing Down the House, which spent sixty-three weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was made into the movie 21, starring Kevin Spacey. He is a columnist for Boston Common and a contributor to Flush magazine. Ben lives in Boston with his wife, Tonya.

Giveaway Information

Contest is open to US addresses only, no PO Boxes.
To enter fill out the Entry Form. One entry per person.
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The deadline for entry is Sunday, September 4th. I will draw 2 winners using random.org. Winners will be contacted by email and have 48 hours to respond with a mailing address.

The book will be shipped by the publisher.