{"product_id":"life-on-mars-paperback","title":"Life on Mars - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Klose\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[A] dystopian novel too close to today's political world...\" -Lea Wait, \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e Bestselling author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2020 International Book Awards Finalist - Humor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2019 Best Book Awards Finalist - Humor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife on Mars \u003c\/em\u003etakes a satirical look at evolution vs. Intelligent Design - a sort of feint by anti-evolutionists to get creationism into the classroom by assiduously avoiding the mention of God. Instead, reference is made to a \"higher\" or \"superior\" intelligence. The novel's conceit is this: what if the Intelligent Design folks are right and the evolutionists are wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if a higher intelligence did indeed get the ball of creation rolling, only the intelligence wasn't God but an alien race (\"The Spong\") that had seeded earth as a botanical garden eons ago, only to return to find it contaminated with humans?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn preparation for a \"Treatment\" to correct their error, the Spong assign a human to act as earth's final biographer to provide them with proof of why humans just have to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471415689437,"sku":"9781684333042","price":27.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/V3FDcXZnL25tay8vSkJaN0Y5VDVpdz09.webp?v=1771709116","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/life-on-mars-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}