- Hardcover: 235 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US (1 Dec 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0071351612
- ISBN-13: 978-0071351614
- Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16.2 x 2.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,286,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Furious Earth (McGraw-Hill, $24.95), Ellen Prager looks at some of the more awesome and dangerous natural events in clear language that still manages to include up-to-date research on the how and why of earthly upheavals.' 'loaded with helpful illustrations and interesting photos in a center section.' 'anyone truly curious about the causes of natural disasters will find this book informative and interesting.' USA Today 19991221
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This book presents the science behind the earth's most catastrophic phenomena. If our planet is a sleeping giant, it slumbers fitfully. Earth's fabric is shifting, creaking, and groaning. Our familiar landscape bears the scars of hidden forces at work deep beneath it. "Furious Earth" contains the latest science on these forces and the cataclysmic phenomena they produce - earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsumanis. Now, hard-won knowledge of these phenomena, gained from often dangerous efforts to understand and predict the unpredictable, is presented here by experts. The scientific contributors include: Stanley Williams, Ph.D., Professor of Vulcanology, Arizona State University, on volcanoes; Kate Hutton, Ph.D., Seismologist, California State Institute of Technology, on earthquakes; and Costas Synolakis, Ph.D., Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Southern California, on tsunamis.
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Throughout the Earth's history, volcanoes have spewed fire, earthquakes have shaken and ripped apart the land, and towering tsunamis have crashed onto the shore. Read the first page
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having developed an interest in earth sciences, yet having no educational background in the subjects, I was looking for a book that explained, in an easy, yet informative manner, these natural forces that i am fascinated with.
This book was perfect.
Laid out in 3 section (earthquakes, volcanoes & tsunamis), it gives thorough introductions and explanations to each phenomenon, giving specific examples of each, for reference. Even the format is perfect, being non-text-bookish, I was able to read it on my train journeys to and from work.
After reading this book I feel far more knowledgable and am inspired to officially study this fascinating subject.
Format:Hardcover
Although this book is a little out-dated, many parts are fundamental to earth science and probably won't be too far out in many years time, making this book a good reference source.
It is laid out in a typical book style, similar to fiction books which suprised me a little but works well. Not as many pictures or diagrams as I thought but the text describes the going's on' at a suitable depth not to confuse many readers.
Overall very good.
It is laid out in a typical book style, similar to fiction books which suprised me a little but works well. Not as many pictures or diagrams as I thought but the text describes the going's on' at a suitable depth not to confuse many readers.
Overall very good.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A Choice Of Disasters
23 Dec 2002
Format:Hardcover
Furious Earth by Ellen J. Prager [with help from Stanley Williams (Surviving Galeras), Kate Hutton (one of SoCals TV seismologists and the author of the earthquake updates on the TriNet earthquake website), and Costas Synolakis] is a well-written introduction to earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis. This book appears to be aimed at junior high/high school aged readers, but adult readers who have no background in these subjects will also enjoy the book. An earlier reviewer suggested that the book has the coverage of the better chapters of an earth science textbook, but I wish high school earth science texts were this well-written. I enjoyed reading the book despite the depth of my background and appreciate the refresher course that Furious Earth gave me. My only complaint concerns the ordering of the color plates at the center of the volume. The pictures are out of order to their mention in the text and the only thing that comes to mind is that they were ordered the way they were to make them fit on a limited number of plate pages. Furious Earth belongs on the shelves in as many elementary and secondary school libraries as possible and would be a wonderful gift for a budding earth scientist.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Furious Earth-
19 Sep 2000
Format:Hardcover
I am a sixth grade teacher and was given this book at a science conference. After just beginning to read it, I immediatly went online to see how much the book cost- I want to order one for each for my students! It will be a bit hard and I will have to do some serious directing, but the book is an excellent example of a clear, scientific, organized, up-to-date, and interesting (yes- interesting enough for 30 sixth graders) nonfiction book in the field of earth science. Furious Earth combines "PBS-like" research discussions and theory- (Plate Techtonics Discovered, Paleotsunamis...) with "RealTV-like" examples (Italy, 79 A.D.: Vesuvuis; The World's Largest and Smallest Quakes). The book is a surprisingly suspenseful, fascinating, and easy read (for us unscientific folk). The 16 color pages of graphs and pictures also add to the subject. I can't wait to see their eyes grow when I read to them Chapter 2- Earthquakes. It starts off with the 1994 Northridge, CA quake... It hooked me at least...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Good general or introductory book
22 Aug 2005
Format:Hardcover
Very well organized and presented. Covers the basics very well with easy to understand terminology. It lacks extensive detail regarding the topics covered....but I think that's the point.
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