{"product_id":"atmosphere-a-gma-book-club-pick-isbn-9780593158739","title":"Atmosphere: A GMA Book Club Pick:A Love Story","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003ci\u003e • GOOD MORNING AMERICA\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK CLUB PICK • From the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDaisy Jones \u0026amp; The Six\u003c\/i\u003e comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**The first edition paperback of \u003ci\u003eAtmosphere\u003c\/i\u003e features stenciled edges with a ​sunset cloud pattern!**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Thrilling . . . heartbreaking . . . uplifting . . . the fast-paced, emotionally charged story of one ambitious young woman, finding both her voice and her passion.”—Kristin Hannah, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“NASA? Space missions? The ’80s? This is a collection of all the things I love.”—Andy Weir, author of \u003ci\u003eProject Hail Mary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Martian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances. That is, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA’s space shuttle program. Suddenly, Joan burns to be one of the few people to go to space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980, Joan begins training at Houston’s Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates: Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond and scientist John Griffin, who are kind and easygoing even when the stakes are highest; mission specialist Lydia Danes, who has worked too hard to play nice; warmhearted Donna Fitzgerald, who is navigating her own secrets; and Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer, who can fix any engine and fly any plane.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the new astronauts become unlikely friends and prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined. In this new light, Joan begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her place in the observable universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, it all changes in an instant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFast-paced, thrilling, and emotional, \u003ci\u003eAtmosphere\u003c\/i\u003e is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: transporting readers to iconic times and places, creating complex protagonists, and telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love—this time among the stars. | “Thrilling . . . heartbreaking . . . uplifting. Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel, \u003ci\u003eAtmosphere,\u003c\/i\u003e is the fast-paced, emotionally-charged story of one ambitious young woman, finding both her voice and her passion, as she fights to become one of the first female NASA astronauts in the 1980’s. You’ll barrel through this electric novel, rooting for the women to not only succeed in the space program, but to soar. A pitch perfect ending. I loved it.”\u003cb\u003e—Kristin Hannah, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“NASA? Space missions? The 80’s? This is a collection of all the things I love. Great story, excellent research and accuracy, and a thrilling conclusion.”\u003cb\u003e—Andy Weir, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Martian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With Reid’s signature emotional depth and cinematic storytelling, \u003ci\u003eAtmosphere \u003c\/i\u003eis a soaring tale about following your passion and finding your place among the stars.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Good Morning America \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAtmosphere\u003c\/i\u003e is a character study brimming with heart, both quietly lyrical and an action-packed nail-biter.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An empowering and out of this world love story.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The reigning queen of the summer beach book.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“She builds bursting worlds, charts such specific courses of history, that at times the whole experience feels like walking through a movie . . . Let Taylor Jenkins Reid and \u003ci\u003eAtmosphere\u003c\/i\u003e transport you to the stars.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Another compulsive read from the author of \u003ci\u003eDaisy Jones \u0026amp; the Six\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHarper’s Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Reid has again created brilliant female characters and a full-hearted love story.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A love story as explosive as a rocket launch . . . Space nerds and romance fans alike will love it.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Is there a popular fiction writer alive who conveys falling in love better than Taylor Jenkins Reid?”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A dazzling story set against the backdrop of the 1980s Space Shuttle program.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWoman’s World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An engrossing, romantic story.”\u003cb\u003e—AARP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Taylor Jenkins Reid has always been skilled at writing developed, strong female characters, and in \u003ci\u003eAtmosphere\u003c\/i\u003e, her talent reaches new heights.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Everygirl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Is this much-buzzed about summer release as good as it sounds? Is it the author's best? The answers are yes and yes.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Reid makes palpable the astronauts’ passion for their work and captures in vibrant detail the era’s high-stakes and fast-paced shuttle program. The author’s fans will find much to enjoy.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wildly entertaining . . . Sure to be a summer—and beyond—blockbuster.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Her most propulsive novel . . . A heart-pounding race against the clock combined with a love story adds up to a novel that’s impossible to put down.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e | \u003cb\u003eTaylor Jenkins Reid\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of nine novels, including \u003ci\u003eCarrie Soto Is Back, Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones \u0026amp; The Six,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their daughter. | \u003cb\u003eDecember 29, 1984\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoan Goodwin gets to the Johnson Space Center well before nine, and Houston is already airless and muggy. Joan can feel the sweat collecting along her hairline as she walks across the campus to the Mission Control building. She knows it’s the heat. But she also knows that’s not all it is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer job today is one of her favorite parts of being an astronaut. She is CAPCOM on the Orion Flight Team for STS-­LR9, the third flight of the shuttle Navigator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe role of CAPCOM—­the only person in Mission Control who speaks directly to the crew on the shuttle—­is one of many that astronauts fill when they aren’t on a mission.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is something Joan often has to explain to people at the rare party she agrees to go to. That astronauts train to go up into space, yes. But they also help design the tools and experiments, test out food, prep the shuttle, educate students on what NASA can do, advocate for space travel in Washington, talk to the press, and more. It’s an exhausting list.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeing an astronaut is not just about getting up there. It is about being a member of the team that gets the crew up there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlus, Joan has already been. She has, in her nightstand at home, that elusive talisman that every astronaut aches for: the gold pin. Evidence that she was one of the chosen few humans who have ever left this planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe has seen the spectacular shimmering blue of the seven oceans from two hundred miles away. Cerulean? Cobalt? Ultramarine? There was no shade vivid enough that she could name. Ninety-­nine point nine percent of human beings who have ever lived have never seen that blue. And she has.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut now she is home, both feet on solid ground, and she has a job to do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo when Joan walks into the Mission Control building that morning with a black coffee in her hand, she is at ease. She is not anxious or terrified or heartbroken.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll of that will come later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoan enters the Mission Control room through the theater. She watches for a moment as the crew from the last shift prepares two of the mission specialists for their spacewalk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer boss—­the flight director of Orion Flight, Jack Katowski—­is down on the floor already, getting debriefed by the previous flight director.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack has a crew cut, graying temples, and a reputation for being particularly stoic, even in an organization known for its stoicism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStill, he’s long supported Joan in her role as CAPCOM. And they make a good team. That is something Joan prides herself on. That she is an excellent team player.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEspecially with the crew on STS-­LR9, which is composed almost entirely of astronauts from her class.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommander Steve Hagen had been one of their instructors, but the rest of the crew—­pilot Hank Redmond and mission specialists John Griffin, Lydia Danes, and Vanessa Ford—­are the people Joan’s come up with, trained with, learned how to do this job alongside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey are more than just her friends; some of them are her family. And her complicated histories with each of them are part of what is going to make her the exact CAPCOM they need today, but also the very last person who should have to do the job.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe shuttle’s mission is to launch the Arch-­6, an Earth observation satellite for the U.S. Navy. However, yesterday, on day two of the flight, as the team prepared to deploy the Arch-­6, the payload retention latches would not release.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis morning, they have been preparing Vanessa Ford and John Griffin for a spacewalk, so they can go into the payload bay and release the latches manually.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoan joins the team in the flight control center. She waves good morning to Ray Stone, the flight surgeon, and nods at Greg Ullman, also known as EECOM—­electrical, environmental, and consumables management.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe previous CAPCOM, Isaac Williams, reads her in, updating her on the telemetry and timeline. Ford and Griff are in their space suits. Their pre-­breathe will be completed in six minutes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsaac leaves, and Joan takes her place at the console.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack gets on the flight loop—­as do Joan, Ray, Greg, and the rest of the Orion Flight Team, which is made up of twenty members, each at their own stations on the floor, with a team of people in other rooms supporting them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFord and Griff complete the pre-­breathe and get into the airlock, waiting for it to complete depressurization so that they can be ready to function within space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe flight deck and the mid-­deck—­where the astronauts live and work on the shuttle—­are pressurized to mimic the atmosphere on Earth’s surface. But the payload bay—­where the satellites are held until they are deployed—­is not. It is exposed to the vacuum of space. Which means if Ford and Griff were to enter it without their space suits, all of the oxygen would be sucked out of their lungs and bloodstream instantly, causing them to pass out within fifteen seconds and be dead within two minutes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe human body—­intelligent as it is—­was formed in response to the atmosphere of Earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt would be easy to make the case that humans are ill-­equipped to be in space. Whatever led to our design, it was not meant for this. But Joan sees it as the exact opposite.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHuman intelligence and curiosity, our persistence and resilience, our capacity for long-­term planning, and our ability to collaborate have led the human race here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Joan’s estimation, we are not ill-­suited at all. We are exactly who should be out there. We are the only intelligent life-­form that we know of in our galaxy who has become aware of the universe and worked to understand it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are so determined to learn what lies beyond our grasp that we have figured out how to ride a rocket out of the atmosphere. A thrilling ability that seems ripe to attract cowboys, but is best done by people like her. Nerds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverything about space exploration is about preparedness over impulsivity, calmness over boldness. For such an adventurous job, it can be achingly routine. All risks are carefully managed; no corners are cut. There are no cowboys here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is how NASA keeps everyone safe. Predictable models, prepared for every scenario.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the airlock completes depressurization, Jack gives Joan the go-­ahead and Joan punches in on the shuttle loop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd now Joan is aware of her own breath, her own heart rate. 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