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The Myth of Solid Ground
Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith
by David L. Ulin
ISBN: 0670033235
ISBN-13: 9780670033232
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Published date: 2004
Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 0.95 pounds
Pages: 290
Publisher's Notes
Explores how an unlikely collection of scientists, psychics, and doomsday prophets have made accurate earthquake predictions based on a wide range of empirical and otherworldly signs, observing how the practice of earthquake prediction reflects a human need for control.
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Viking Adult. Used - Good. Ex-library. Published: . Hardcover. Dust jacket: Good. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS HARDCOVER; EX-LIBRARY with typical library markings, attachments and wear. Some rubbing on cover. Cover has some wear on edges. ( more information) Offered by Experienced Books LLC (United States)
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David L. Ulin
Viking Press, 2004. HARDCOVER. NEW - HARDCOVER - - * * [ [ May have lite shelf wear - We ship all orders with tracking - Satisfaction Guaranteed ! ! - Standard Mail Delivery 4-14 Business Days - Books, Out of Print Books, CD, DVD, VHS, Video Games, Audio Books & More ] ] ISBN # 0670033235 - SKU # 12000000670 ( more information) Offered by KCs Books Plus (United States)
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Viking Books, 2004-01-01. Hardcover. New. GREAT Bargain Book Deal - some may have small remainder mark - Ships out by NEXT Business Day - 100% Satisfaction Guarantee! ( more information) Offered by BookCloseouts.com (Canada)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 2004 This is a Near Fine book in a Near Fine DJ; minimal shelf wear; text is clean and unmarked. BOOKSMART offers free domestic shipping (media mail) on orders of three or more books. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Booksmart (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 2004. A Hardcover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by Starr Book Shop (United States)
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New York: Viking Press, 2004 x, 290 pp., index; 22 cm. AS NEW. Review copy, with promotional literature laid in. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. "Earthquakes are one of the great unsolved geological mysteries. Attempts to predict them have ranged from studies of California’s fault lines by USGS geologists to the work of an odd assortment of psychics and apocalyptics who base their sometimes startlingly accurate forecasts on everything from changes in the earth's magnetic fields to the behavior of whales. The Myth of Solid Ground is a journey, both personal and cultural, through the world of earthquakes and earthquake prediction, one that seeks a middle ground between science and superstition, while also looking for a larger context in which seismicity might make sense. An excellent primer on the science of seismology, The Myth of Solid Ground looks at earthquakes as the ultimate metaphor for living with impending disaster. / David L. Ulin is a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. His work has also appeared in GQ, the Nation, New York Times Book Review, and Atlantic Monthly. Ulin is the editor of two acclaimed anthologies of writing about Los Angeles, where he lives." - Publisher.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collectible. ( more information) Offered by Left Coast Books (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 2004 USED - Standard. Book/DJ have only light shelfwear; DJ has 1/2" cut on spine; text is clean and unmarked.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Booksmart (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 2004, 2004. Hb. Fine/Fine. 1st. 280pp. Index.. 1st. Hb. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by Priceless Books (United States)
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Ulin, David L
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 2004. Signed by author in black ink on title page. Ulin is the editor of ANOTHER CITY: Writings from Los Angeles, and WRITING LOS ANGELES: A Literary Anthology. New, unread copy, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.. ISBN: 0670033235. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. EARTHQUAKES NATURE. ( more information) Offered by Joe Staats, Bookseller (United States)
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