Sex on the Moon: the amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history
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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.
Subjects
History
Interns
Interns -- United States -- Biography
Lunar petrology
Lunar petrology -- History -- 21st century
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center -- History -- 21st century
Nonfiction
Officials and employees
Roberts, Thad
Roberts, Thad, -- 1977-
Scientists
Scientists -- United States -- Biography
Sociology
Theft
Theft -- Texas -- Houston -- History -- 21st century
Theft -- United States -- Case studies
Thieves
Thieves -- Texas -- Houston -- Biography
True Crime
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography
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Grouping Title | sex on the moon the amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history |
Grouping Author | ben mezrich |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-10-23 22:18:38PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-10-23 22:21:29PM |
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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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9780385533928
9780385533935
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East Hampton Public Library Online
Online OverDrive Collection
Doubleday
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Lunar petrology -- History -- 21st century
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center -- History -- 21st century
Roberts, Thad, -- 1977-
Scientists -- United States -- Biography
Theft -- Texas -- Houston -- History -- 21st century
Theft -- United States -- Case studies
Thieves -- Texas -- Houston -- Biography
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography
Sex on the Moon The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History
History
Interns
Lunar petrology
Nonfiction
Officials and employees
Roberts, Thad
Scientists
Sociology
Theft
Thieves
True Crime
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