{"product_id":"dr-space-junk-vs-the-universe-by-dr-alice-gorman-9781742236247","title":"Dr Space Junk vs The Universe","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2019 John Mulvaney Book Prize by the Australian Archaeological Association.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark \u0026amp; Evette Moran Nib People's Choice Prize 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Mark and Evette Moran NIB Literary Award 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards 2019: Nonfiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAustralian Book Review's\u003c\/em\u003e Books of the Year 2019 (read more here)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGoing boldly forth as a pioneer in the fledgling field of space archaeology, Dr Alice Gorman (aka Dr Space Junk) turns the common perception of archaeology as an exploration of the ancient on its head. Her captivating inquiry into the most modern and daring of technologies spanning some 60 years— a mere speck in cosmic terms—takes the reader on a journey which captures the relics of space forays and uncovers the cultural value of detritus all too readily dismissed as junk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, she takes a physical journey through the solar system and beyond, and a conceptual journey into human interactions with space. Her tools are artefacts, historical explorations, the occasional cocktail recipe, and the archaeologist's eye applied not only to the past, but the present and future as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eErudite and playful, Dr Space Junk reveals that space is not as empty as we might think. By looking up and studying space artefacts, we learn a lot about our own culture on earth. She makes us realise that objects from the past— the material culture produced by the Space Age and beyond—are significant to us now because they remind us of what we might want to hold onto in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs charming as it is expert, as gripping as it is surprising, \u003cem\u003eDr Space Junk vs The Universe\u003c\/em\u003e deftly threads together the cosmic and the personal, the stupendousness of space with the lived experience of human beings down here.' - Adam Roberts, author of \u003cem\u003eGradisil\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854462570732,"sku":"9781742236247","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781742236247.jpg?v=1759243126","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/dr-space-junk-vs-the-universe-by-dr-alice-gorman-9781742236247","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}