Magnitude 8: Earthquakes and Life Along the San Andreas Fault
- ISBN-10
- 0520221192
- ISBN-13
- 9780520221192
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 348
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-10-29
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Philip L. Fradkin
Description
A "superb cautionary tale (that) should be required reading for every Californian" (Mike Davis, author of "City of Quartz"), "Magnitude 8" reaches beyond the earthshaking moment to examine the mythology, culture, social implications, politics, and science of earthquakes. Map.
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- 2014-02-04
- 480 pages
- Ebook
- Henry Holt and Company
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