{"product_id":"a-history-of-hazardous-objects-paperback","title":"A History of Hazardous Objects - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYxta Maya Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura de Le?n is a radar astronomer who studies Potentially Hazardous Objects (PHOs) such as threatening asteroids and comets at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California. In Los Angeles in 2020, several crises are coalescing. The first strain of SARS-CoV-2 triggers the lockdowns, the city roils with protests of Derek Chauvin's murder of George Floyd and the police killing of Breonna Taylor, while the Bobcat Fire sweeps across the San Fernando Valley. In the midst of these emergencies, Laura is struggling to keep her family alive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Simultaneously, Laura is trying to write the history section of a Congressional report titled the \u003ci\u003eNational Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan\u003c\/i\u003e. This report will advise Congress that it must develop a system to detect and deflect PHOs, and the section Laura is working on cites several historical meteorite impacts as proof that the Earth is now undefended against a significant impact event. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A story about family, love, risk, and science, \u003ci\u003eA History of Hazardous Objects \u003c\/i\u003econtemplates how experiencing trauma and pain may help us secure a safer and more just world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYxta Maya Murray \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of twelve books, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe World Doesn't Work That Way, but It Could: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, along with the books \u003ci\u003eArt is Everything: A Novel \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGod Went Like That: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e. Murray has won a Whiting Award and has been named a fellow at the Huntington Library for her work on radionuclide contamination in Simi Valley, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.43 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47374468251826,"sku":"9781647791636","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/90879a787e9f517639f70b977134bf19.webp?v=1777670177","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-history-of-hazardous-objects-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}