In Suspect Terrain
de McPhee, John
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Muy bueno/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0374517940
- ISBN 13
- 9780374517946
- Librería
-
Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1987. A Very Good+ copy with an inscription to front endpaper. The book is a narrative of the earth, told in four sections of equal length, each in a different way reflecting the three others - a biography; a set piece about a fragment of Appalachian landscape in illuminating counterpoint to the human history there; a modern collision of ideas about the origins of the mountain range; and in contrast, a century old collision of ideas about the existence of the Ice Age. 4 geological tables. 50. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Sinopsis
From the outwash plains of Brooklyn to Indiana's drifted diamonds and gold In Suspect Terrain is a narrative of the earth, told in four sections of equal length, each in a different way reflecting the three others—a biography; a set piece about a fragment of Appalachian landscape in illuminating counterpoint to the human history there; a modern collision of ideas about the origins of the mountain range; and, in contrast, a century-old collision of ideas about the existence of the Ice Age. The central figure is Anita Harris, an internationally celebrated geologist who went into her profession to get out of a Brooklyn ghetto. The unifying theme is plate tectonics—here concentrating on the acceptance that all aspects of the theory do not universally enjoy. As such, In Suspect Terrain is a report from the rough spots at the front edge of a science.
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- Librería
- Goldring Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 006215
- Título
- In Suspect Terrain
- Autor
- McPhee, John
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0374517940
- ISBN 13
- 9780374517946
- Editorial
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1987
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Palabras clave
- GEOLOGY, EARTH SCIENCE, PLATE TECTONICS
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Sciences;
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