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The Mountains of Saint Francis: Discovering the Geologic Events That Shaped Our Earth (St. Francis) Books
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 551.7
EAN: 9780393061857
ISBN: 039306185X
Label: W.W. Norton & Co.
Manufacturer: W.W. Norton & Co.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: December 15, 2008
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Sales Rank: 60403
Studio: W.W. Norton & Co.
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Product Description:
The major new work by the best-selling author of T. Rex and the Crater of Doom--a fascinating history. Walter Alvarez and his team made one of the most astonishing scientific discoveries of the twentieth century--that an asteroid smashed into the Earth 65 million years ago, exterminating the dinosaurs. Alvarez had the first glimmer of that amazing insight when he noticed something odd in a rock outcrop in central Italy. Alvarez now returns to that rich terrain, this time to take the reader on an distant past. We encounter the volcanoes that formed the Seven Hills of Rome; the majestic limestone Apennine mountains that started to develop millions of years ago under water; the evidence that the Mediterranean Sea completely evaporated to a sunken desert, perhaps several times; and the proof that continental plates once overran one another to form telling, all major geologic episodes are as dramatic as the great impact that killed the dinosaurs, even when they happen over eons and without huge creatures to witness them.
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I admire Alvarez and his enthusiasm, and I'm a layman in geology. The core material is fascinating and valuable and deserves a wide readership, but there is an unacceptable level (to me) of verbal padding.
Many long years ago I was forced by malevolent elves to teach Freshman English. I spent a lot of time saying: "Do not tell me what you are going to do, tell me what you are doing, and then tell me what you did. Just do it."
As I read through the book with great interest, ... Read More
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This is a wonderful introduction to geology, told using the format of the discovery of Italy's geology (especially around Rome and the Apennine mountains). It is especially valuable since there doesn't seem to be much available to the general reader in English about Italy's geology. So it is highly recommended.
There is also a positive review in the July 31, 2008 issue of 'Nature' magazine, although that reviewer points out that Alvarez' certainty in this book about the Chicxulub crater causing the ... Read More
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This is a beautiful book that is both comprehensible and fascinating to the lay reader (me). Prof. Alvarez has a true gift for bringing his subject matter alive, making it accessible to everyone, and making the read as exciting as a whodunit through a perfect blend of travelogue, history (man's and the earth's) and geology "101". You are never confused by or lost in the science, but by the end of the book you realize that you've had an advanced graduate course in the earth's geology! It's a stunning tour de ... Read More
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