Hannah Holmes A mesmerizing expedition around our dusty world
Some see dust as dull and useless stuff. But in the hands of author
Hannah Holmes, it becomes a dazzling and mysterious force; Dust, we
discover, built the planet we walk upon. And it tinkers with the
weather and spices the air we breathe. Billions of tons of it rise
annually into the air--the dust of deserts and forgotten kings
mixing with volcanic ash, sea salt, leaf fragments, scales from
butterfly wings, shreds of T-shirts, and fireplace soot.
Eventually, though, all this dust must settle.
The story of restless dust begins among exploding stars, then treks
through the dinosaur beds of the Gobi Desert, drills into Antarctic
glaciers, filters living dusts from the wind, and probes the dark
underbelly of the living-room couch. Along the way, Holmes
introduces a delightful cast of characters--the scientists who
study dust. Some investigate its dark side: how it killed off
dinosaurs and how its industrial descendents are killing us today.
Others sample the shower of Saharan dust that nourishes Caribbean
jungles, or venture into the microscopic jungle of the bedroom
carpet. Like The Secret Life of Dust, however, all of them unveil
the mayhem and magic wrought by little things.
Hannah Holmes (Portland, ME) is a science and natural history
writer for the Discovery Channel Online. Her freelance work has
been widely published, appearing in the Los Angeles Times Magazine,
the New York Times Magazine, Outside, Sierra, National Geographic
Traveler, and Escape. Her broadcast work has been featured on
Living on Earth and the Discovery Channel Online's Science Live.
General
Imprint: |
Wiley
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2003 |
First published: |
March 2003 |
Authors: |
Hannah Holmes
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
254 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-63026-227-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Earth sciences >
Meteorology >
General
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LSN: |
1-63026-227-7 |
Barcode: |
9781630262273 |
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