THE MYTH OF SOLID GROUND: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith
by Ulin, David L
- New
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 0670033235
- ISBN 13
- 9780670033232
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Synopsis
Earthquakes are one of the great unsolved geological mysteries. Attempts to predict them have ranged from studies of California’s fault lines by USGS geologists to the work of an odd assortment of psychics and apocalyptics who base their sometimes startlingly accurate forecasts on everything from changes in the earth’s magnetic fields to the behavior of whales. The Myth of Solid Ground is a journey, both personal and cultural, through the world of earthquakes and earthquake prediction, one that seeks a middle ground between science and superstition, while also looking for a larger context in which seismicity might make sense. An excellent primer on the science of seismology, The Myth of Solid Ground looks at earthquakes as the ultimate metaphor for living with impending disaster.
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- Bookseller
- Joe Staats, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11247
- Title
- THE MYTH OF SOLID GROUND: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith
- Author
- Ulin, David L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670033235
- ISBN 13
- 9780670033232
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, N. Y., U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- EARTHQUAKES NATURE Nature
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- Signed/Inscribed Books;
- Product_type
- 2
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About Joe Staats, Bookseller
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