This Shaking Earth

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An excellently illustrated book on all aspects of volcanoes, earthquakes, continental drift, plate-tectonics, and the violent impact that these events have on our world. It's Illustrated with 220 pictures of which 100 are in full color, as well as specially commissioned artwork and diagrams to clarify concepts for the reader. It's a large format book (8 1/2" x 11 1/2") and has 192 pages The author John Gribbin is a professor & specialist in astronomy & earth sciences who has also written "Our Changing Planet" & articles in Smithsonian, Scientist & Natural History.