{"product_id":"over-the-coasts-michael-collier-9781931414425","title":"Over the Coasts: An Aerial View of Geology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeology comes alive as Michael Collier flies over North America's coasts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeology usually takes its time -- about a few million years, generally. Yet there is one place where the geological processes often occur right before our eyes: along the coastline of a great body of water.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe latest book in this acclaimed series takes the reader on aerial tours over the coastlines of the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf, Great Lakes and Alaska. Along these coasts the earth is in perpetual motion, for example: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarrier islands are constantly torn apart and reshaped by violent storms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePowerful waves jackhammer rocks into smithereens, carving coastal cliffs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeltas, marshes, beaches, dunes, bays, lagoons, estuaries and fjords are created and recreated by the action of water against land.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver the Coasts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e combines beautiful images with natural history and makes geological science readily accessible to the general reader. Science that is most apparent in these spectacular aerial portraits of our restless coasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Collier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1931414424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781931414425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mikaya Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.10h x 9.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLJ Best Reference Sources\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2009 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly Annex\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/2009","brand":"Michael Collier","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43937509966079,"sku":"9781931414425","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a59f55cc-57ad-402f-8ca7-f06621785f9a.jpg?v=1681430493","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/over-the-coasts-michael-collier-9781931414425","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}