Reading the Rocks - The Autobiography of the Earth (Paperback, New Ed)

To many of us, the Earth's crust is a relic of ancient, unknowable history. But to a geologist, stones are richly illustrated narratives, telling gothic tales of cataclysm and reincarnation. For more than four billion years, in beach sand, granite, and garnet schists, the planet has kept a rich and idiosyncratic journal of its past. Fulbright Scholar Marcia Bjornerud takes the reader along on an eye-opening tour of Deep Time, explaining in elegant prose what we see and feel beneath our feet. Both scientist and storyteller, Bjornerud uses anecdotes and metaphors to remind us that our home is a living thing with lessons to teach. Containing a glossary and detailed timescale, as well as vivid descriptions and historic accounts, "Reading the Rocks" is literally a history of the world, for all friends of the Earth.

General

Imprint:	BasicBooks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2006
First published:	October 2006
Authors:	Marcia Bjornerud
Dimensions:	204 x 135 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	237
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-465-00684-7
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Petrology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-465-00684-1
Barcode:	9780465006847

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