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e-Book Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History download

by Ben Mezrich

ISBN: 0307741346
ISBN13: 978-0307741349
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor; Reprint edition (July 10, 2012)
Pages: 320
Category: Americas
Subategory: History

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Rating: 4.6
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Equally amazing and even more heart-rendering was how easily Thad veered off the path to self-destruction.

a fast and furious read, powered along by Mezrich’s desire never to take his eyes off the story. -Chicago Post-Tribune. n out-of-this-world heist"-USA Today. Equally amazing and even more heart-rendering was how easily Thad veered off the path to self-destruction. The detail was pitch-perfect so that the scenes and their ambiance came through as genuine. And, even when the scenes made me think Thad was being incredibly dim-witted for such a smart kid, the story was written well enough that I believed it.

Ben Mezrich is the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House, in addition to nine other books. The major motion picture 21, starring Kevin Spacey, was based on Bringing Down the House

Ben Mezrich is the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House, in addition to nine other books. The major motion picture 21, starring Kevin Spacey, was based on Bringing Down the House. The Oscar-winning film The Social Network was adapted from The Accidental Billionaires. Mezrich lives in Boston with his wife and son. Also by ben mezrich. The Accidental Billionaires.

Sex on the Moon book. Author Ben Mezrich (right) with Thad Roberts. Dec 16, 2011 Becca rated it did not like it.

Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History is a 2011 book by Ben Mezrich, author of New York Times Best Seller Bringing Down the House and of The Accidental Billionaires. It retells the theft and attempted sale of lunar samples plus a Martian meteorite from a vault at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center by a cooperative education student assisted by another co-op, an intern, plus an acquaintance.

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Ben Mezrich is the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires, Bringing Down the House, and Sex on the Moon in addition to thirteen other books. The film 21, starring Kevin Spacey, was based on Bringing Down the House

Ben Mezrich is the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires, Bringing Down the House, and Sex on the Moon in addition to thirteen other books. The film 21, starring Kevin Spacey, was based on Bringing Down the House. The Social Network, which won an Oscar for best adaptation, was based on The Accidental Billionaires.

I am a big fan of Ben Mezrich's writing, but this book fell short for me.

Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History (Unabridged). 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. I am a big fan of Ben Mezrich's writing, but this book fell short for me.

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Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History. Mezrich paints a story of backstabbing, wild sex, hard drinking, and, at one stage, feasting on roasted koala on a yacht owned by a Silicon Valley millionaire. Guardian . Product Description. ovie-worthy treatment to the guy who stole moon rocks from NASA"- The New York Daily News " in-depth look at Thad Roberts, who along with three other NASA interns, stole pieces of lunar rock to impress his girlfriend. 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.

From the bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House, this is the incredible true story of how a college student and two female accomplices stole some of the rarest objects on the planet—moon rocks—from an "impregnable" high-tech vault. But breaking into a highly secure laboratory wasn't easy. Thad Roberts, an intern in a prestigious NASA training program, would have to concoct a meticulous plan to get past security checkpoints, an electronically locked door with cipher security codes, and camera-lined hallways even before he could get his hands on the 600-pound safe. And then how was he supposed to get it out? And what does one do with an item so valuable that it's illegal even to own? With his signature high-velocity style, Mezrich reconstructs the outlandish heist and tells a story of genius, love, and duplicity that reads like a Hollywood thrill ride.

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Iell
I almost never rank any book less than 3 stars - even if reading it turned my stomach into knots and made me want to puke. But I really couldn't bring myself to give this title anything more than that 1 star, and probably if giving it 0 out of 5 were possible I would.

"Sex on the Moon" is a cheap read with a disgusting lead you can't help but loathe that I'm surprised it was written by the same author who penned "Ugly Americans" and "Bringing Down the House". Nothing was redeemable about Thad Roberts or this book. And Mezrich's usual delightful prose is totally sacrificed in this book in the misguided hopes of catching another screen deal with a bankable adventure - but the "Moon Rock Heist" is not even interesting and the motivation behind it is so lame and trivial I got angry every time I was reminded that I still own this book. Which is immensely disappointing on another level, because I've been a dedicated reader of Mezrich's since high school trying to find print copies of his work whenever I could. Mezrich's titles "Ugly Americans", "Rigged", "21: Bringing Down the House", and " TheAccidental Billionaires" were all biographicals deftly translated into enthralling prose narratives that were as suspenseful and gripping as any Myster or Thriller. And in all of these works, Mezrich's artfully and skillfully portrayed real people who did illegal, even immoral, things in a way that not only humanized them but made them relatable and sympathetic heroes. But "Sex on the Moon" is the total opposite of all this, and I finished it only so I could confidently write an honest review. Everything said to pitch it is extreme hyperbole of what actually transpires in the pages of this book - and very little space is dedicated to the actual crime or anything scientific, it's basically all about his very uninspired affair which, unsurprisingly, also turns out to be another of Roberts's many failures. Pick it up from your local library or borrow it from a friend if you really want to read it for yourself, but I strongly advise against actually purchasing this if you want an intriguing or fun read or if you've enjoyed any of Ben Mezrich's other titles.

BOND
The Prologue had me hooked. Reading this story was like watching a movie that was based on a true story, and I kept wishing Thad would back out of his crazy plan. It was a bittersweet, fascinating glimpse into a world I would otherwise never see or experience and for that alone, it was worth the read. Thad was as good a protagonist as a made-up character with all his flaws and strengths. It was wonderful to see how he pulled himself up and strode forward to excelled in astonishing fashion after his parents' cold and devastating abandonment. Equally amazing and even more heart-rendering was how easily Thad veered off the path to self-destruction. The detail was pitch-perfect so that the scenes and their ambiance came through as genuine. And, even when the scenes made me think Thad was being incredibly dim-witted for such a smart kid, the story was written well enough that I believed it. For example, Thad was naive to believe the rock collectors would not tip off the police, yet Ben Mezrich tells the story in a way that made me understand how it could happen, even while I shook my head in disbelief. Thad's anguish and heartbreak are palpable and I was glad to follow him out of prison and back into society as a productive, rehabilitated genius.

Qane
I must add my vote to the poor ratings for this book. My perspective may be different from most; I knew both Thad and his wife from their early days in Utah. I'd hoped to learn some of the back story that led to the disintegration of their relationship and to Thad's downfall. Forget it! Mr. Mezrich may have had to make up a story to protect the not-so-innocent, but his narrative has nothing to do with reality as I'd seen it firsthand. This is a a superficial work of little merit whose appeal ends just after its title.

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My 23 year old son loved this book. He suggested it to my sister, a retired librarian and full time reader. She mentioned it to me several times. i finally ordered it and could not put it down.

I don't know why the author titled it "Sex on the Moon" . I would appreciate it if anyone has any thoughts on that in another review.

if you are a NASA fan or have ever visited NASA in Houston you will enjoy it even more as you will be familiar with the terms and places at NASA. since my son worked there, I was familiar with many of the areas of the building mentioned in the book. BUT you certainly don't have to really enjoy this wonderful book.
Knowing this was a true story, pulled off by a 20 year old made it even more intriguing

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