Written as an appreciative survey of the Moon, this book by science journalist Rebecca Boyle argues that the large rock orbiting our Earth is critically important to all of the life on this planet. In fact, without it we would not be here.
The Moon guides the Earth’s tides, stabilizes its climates, affects the rhythms of animal behavior, and has long been a source of wonder and awe.
Boyle takes an intimate look at Earth’s most important satellite and demonstrates how it has influenced everything from our understanding of long cycles of time to the development of science itself.
“This book is the story of our journey with the Moon in three parts: how the Moon was made, how the Moon made us, and how we made the Moon in our image,” she writes.