{"product_id":"ghosts-of-vesuvius-charles-r-pellegrino-9780060751005","title":"Ghosts of Vesuvius: A New Look at the Last Days of Pompeii, How Towers Fall, and Other Strange Connections","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fascinating look at Pompeii, Herculaneum and the Vesuvius eruption in comparison with other historically significant volcanic eruptions, including the World Trade Center disaster. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which obliterated the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, was a disaster that resounds to this day. Now palaeontologist Charles Pellegrino presents a wealth of new knowledge about the doomed towns - and brings to vivid life the people, their last moments, and the aftermath. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The lessons learned from modern scrutiny of that ancient eruption produce disturbing echoes in the present. Dr Pellegrino, who worked at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the 9\/11 attack, shares his unique knowledge of the strange physics of volcanic 'downblast' and 'collapse column', drawing a direct link from past to present, and providing readers with a poignant glimpse into the last moments of the 'American Vesuvius'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles R. Pellegrino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060751002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060751005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 6.30w x 1.19d","brand":"Charles R. Pellegrino","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993918865663,"sku":"9780060751005","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f090aae-2223-4a0c-b284-b714096b3259.jpg?v=1683327065","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ghosts-of-vesuvius-charles-r-pellegrino-9780060751005","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}