{"product_id":"mars-inc","title":"Mars, Inc.","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new novel from Ben Bova, creator of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling\n\u003ci\u003eGrand Tour \u003c\/i\u003escience fiction series.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do you get to the Red Planet? Not via a benighted government program\ntrapped in red tape and bound by budget constrictions, that’s for sure.\nNo, what it will take is a helping of adventure, science, corporate powerplays,\na generous dollop of seduction — both in and out of the boardroom —\nand money, money, money! Art Thrasher knows this.  He is a man with a driving\nvision: send humans to Mars. The government has utterly failed, but Thrasher has\ngot the plan to accomplish such a feat: form a “club” of\nbillionaires to chip in one billion a year until the dream is accomplished. But\nthese are men and women who are tough cookies, addicted to a profitable\nbottom-line, and disdainful of pie-in-the-sky dreamers who want to use their\ncash to make somebody else’s dreams come true. But, Art Thrasher is\nprepared to do whatever it takes to get humans on Mars — or die\ntrying!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Baen Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32036949786707,"sku":"","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781476780399_a737b2d8-491f-4741-a196-cc14e0e09aa2.jpg?v=1764691248","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/mars-inc","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}