Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are Michigan "―Booklist (starred review)

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Rappole is research scientist emeritus at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

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Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are Michigan "―Booklist (starred review)LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NATIONAL BESTSELLER A riveting feat of science writing that recasts that most familiar of celestial objects into something eerily extraordinary, pivotal to our history, and awesome in the original sense of the word.Ed Yong, New York Times bestselling author of An Immense World FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE A NEW YORKER AND SMITHSONIAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A New York Times Book Review Editors