The Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith by Ulin, David L.

The Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143035251)

Vendor: David L. Ulin
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Format: Paperback
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The Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith by Ulin, David L.

The Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith

$24.00
The Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith by Ulin, David L.

The Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith

$24.00
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: David L. Ulin
ISBN-10: 0143035258
ISBN-13: 9780143035251
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 07/26/2005
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 09/25/2005 pg. 36
By David L. Ulin
By David L. Ulin
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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.

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