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A Wilder Time - Notes from a Geologist at the Edge of the Greenland Ice (Paperback)
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A Wilder Time - Notes from a Geologist at the Edge of the Greenland Ice (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 3 350
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"Very few people have spent as much time as William E. Glassley in
such deep wilderness. So it would behoove us to pay attention even
if he had not brought back such a fascinating, lovely, and useful
set of observations. This is a remarkable book." Bill McKibben,
author of The End of Nature and Oil and Honey "The profound mystery
of our living Earth saturates this memorable book." John Elder,
coeditor of The Norton Book of Nature Writing and author of Picking
Up the Flute Greenland, one of the last truly wild places, contains
a treasure trove of information on Earth's early history embedded
in its pristine landscape. Over numerous seasons, William E.
Glassley and two fellow geologists traveled there to collect
samples and observe rock formations for evidence to prove a
contested theory that plate tectonics, the movement of Earth's
crust over its molten core, is a much more ancient process than
some believed. As their research drove the scientists ever farther
into regions barely explored by humans for millennia if ever
Glassley encountered wondrous creatures and natural phenomena that
gave him unexpected insight into the origins of myth, the virtues
and boundaries of science, and the importance of seeking the
wilderness within. An invitation to experience a breathtaking place
and the fascinating science behind its creation, A Wilder Time is
nature writing at its best. William E. Glassley is a geologist at
the University of California, Davis, and an emeritus researcher at
Aarhus University, Denmark, focusing on the evolution of continents
and the processes that energize them. He lives in Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
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