Unreal Estate: The Men Who Sold the Moon [Paperback]

Virgiliu Pop (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 12, 2006

Land on the Moon for sale? Think twice. For eons, the Moon has been the symbol of supreme desire. Asking for the Moon meant asking for the impossible. Owning the Moon and the stars was both the ultimate want and the ultimate folly. And, proven that a fool and his money are easily parted, there ought to arise people who would readily exploit this weakness. With or without material aims, many people throughout the ages thought they were the first ones to embed the flag of their desire on the alien orbs. As the Moon waxes and wanes above them and their unreal estate businesses, this book chronicles their way from anonymity to fame and back again. "Virgiliu has done stellar research on this topic and his book is extremely informative and interesting. You will find the stories he tells to be compelling, the legal arguments as to why one cannot own space real estate to be illuminating, and the entire book to be not only unique but very special." - Dr. David M. Livingston, Founder and Host of The Space Show Virgiliu Pop is one of world's specialists in the area of space property rights. A member of the International Institute of Space Law, Virgiliu has authored several acclaimed papers in the field of space law and policy, and was interviewed by prestigious media outlets as diverse as New Scientist, Space.com/MSNBC, The Space Show, La Tercera (Chile), Ta Nea (Greece), Geo Magazine (Germany) and several publications in his native Romania.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Exposure Publishing (February 12, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1846850959
• ISBN-13: 978-1846850950
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,170,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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