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Key Information
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| Authors: |
John McPhee |
| Nonfiction Category: |
Science |
| Awards: |
1999 Pulitzer Prize |
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Professional Reviews
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Washington Post Book World: "'Annals of the Former World' presents a kind of personal summa from the much acclaimed 'New Yorker' writer as well as a seemingly exhaustive view of modern geology." |
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux (June 01, 2000)
Measurements: 9"(h) x 6.25"(w) x 2"(d), 1.75 lbs.
ISBN: 9780374518738 |
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First Line
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| Publisher's Note: |
The poles of the earth have wandered. The equator has apparently moved. |
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| Details: |
Originally published in stages, here at last, is the long-awaited complete geology chronicles based on author John McPhee's travels across North America with geologists since 1978. As clearly and succinctly written as it is profoundly informed, this is our finest popular survey of geology, and a masterpiece of modern nonfiction. 25 maps. Index. |
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