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Title: Furious Earth: The Science and Nature of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis by Ellen J. Prager ISBN: 0-07-135161-2 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 22 November, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Choice Of Disasters
Comment: Furious Earth by Ellen J. Prager [with help from Stanley Williams (Surviving Galeras), Kate Hutton (one of SoCals TV seismologists and the author of the earthquake updates on the TriNet earthquake website), and Costas Synolakis] is a well-written introduction to earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis. This book appears to be aimed at junior high/high school aged readers, but adult readers who have no background in these subjects will also enjoy the book. An earlier reviewer suggested that the book has the coverage of the better chapters of an earth science textbook, but I wish high school earth science texts were this well-written. I enjoyed reading the book despite the depth of my background and appreciate the refresher course that Furious Earth gave me. My only complaint concerns the ordering of the color plates at the center of the volume. The pictures are out of order to their mention in the text and the only thing that comes to mind is that they were ordered the way they were to make them fit on a limited number of plate pages. Furious Earth belongs on the shelves in as many elementary and secondary school libraries as possible and would be a wonderful gift for a budding earth scientist.
Rating: 5
Summary: Furious Earth-
Comment: I am a sixth grade teacher and was given this book at a science conference. After just beginning to read it, I immediatly went online to see how much the book cost- I want to order one for each for my students! It will be a bit hard and I will have to do some serious directing, but the book is an excellent example of a clear, scientific, organized, up-to-date, and interesting (yes- interesting enough for 30 sixth graders) nonfiction book in the field of earth science. Furious Earth combines "PBS-like" research discussions and theory- (Plate Techtonics Discovered, Paleotsunamis...) with "RealTV-like" examples (Italy, 79 A.D.: Vesuvuis; The World's Largest and Smallest Quakes). The book is a surprisingly suspenseful, fascinating, and easy read (for us unscientific folk). The 16 color pages of graphs and pictures also add to the subject. I can't wait to see their eyes grow when I read to them Chapter 2- Earthquakes. It starts off with the 1994 Northridge, CA quake... It hooked me at least...
Rating: 3
Summary: non-technicle, intro earth-science book
Comment: very basic, simple geological concepts and explanations involving volcanology, ocanography, geophysics, etc. anybody can read this interesting book about the processes of the earth, and how humans have attempted to understand it. it is basicaly the more interesting chapters in any college-level Geology 101 course. up to date, very easy to read.
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Title: Volcanoes by Richard V. Fisher ISBN: 0691002495 Publisher: Princeton University Press Pub. Date: 14 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes by David Ritchie, Alexander E., Phd Gates ISBN: 0816045836 Publisher: Facts on File Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Agents of Chaos: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Other Natural Disasters by Stephen L. Harris ISBN: 0878422439 Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 October, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Volcanoes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Major Eruptions. by Jelle Zeilinga De Boer, Donald Theodore Sanders ISBN: 0691050813 Publisher: Princeton University Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Raging Planet: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and the Tectonic Threat to Life on Earth by Bill McGuire ISBN: 0764119699 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Pub. Date: 07 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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