{"product_id":"magnitude-8-earthquakes-and-life-along-san-andreas-fault-paperback","title":"Magnitude 8: Earthquakes and Life Along San Andreas Fault - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip L. Fradkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnvironmental historian Philip L. Fradkin offers a vivid history of earthquakes and an eloquent guide to the San Andreas Fault, the seismic scar that bisects the Golden State's spectacular scenery. The author includes dramatic stories of legendary earthquakes elsewhere: in New York, New England, the central Mississippi River Valley, Europe, and the Far East. Combining human and natural dramas, he places the reader at the epicenter of the most invisible, unpredictable, and feared of the earth's violent phenomena. On the eve of the millennium, as cyberspace crackles with apocalyptic visions, Fradkin reaches beyond the earthshaking moment to examine the mythology, culture, social implications, politics, and science of earthquakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis superb cautionary tale should be required reading for every Californian. (And smug New Yorkers will be shocked by Fradkin's surprising account of their own seismic vulnerability.)--Mike Davis, author of \u003ci\u003eCity of Quartz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip L. Fradkin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six acclaimed books on the American West, including \u003ci\u003eThe Seven States of California\u003c\/i\u003e (California, 1997) and \u003ci\u003eA River No More \u003c\/i\u003e(California, 1996). He shared a Pulitzer Prize as a journalist, served as assistant secretary in the state agency responsible for overseeing seismic matters, and for the last twenty years has lived adjacent to the San Andreas Fault in California's Marin County.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 348\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 9.04 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133486076039,"sku":"9780520221192","price":57.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/55700096fe12d68497e0b7f56c990077.webp?v=1732634699","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/magnitude-8-earthquakes-and-life-along-san-andreas-fault-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}