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Early thoughts: I become less and less of a Simon fan, especially when he insists on inserting himself into the story. It turns into a "Simon says" narrative; Simon went to Iceland, Simon refers to his earlier work Krakatoa, Simon knows best b/c he's a geologist cum author who went...
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It was at this point in the planet's history that the earth's eggshell-like crust, which was slowly forming on the surface from this cooling scum, began to stop doing what up to that point it was prone to do, and that is to keep on remelting itself. For eons it...
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Just finished the fantastic biography of M.F.K. Fisher, the author of Consider the Oyster, Gastronomical Me, etc. etc. This bio was a glorious journey along MFK's life, detailing her first trip to France with new husband Al Fisher, whom she eventually left to join Dillwyn Parrish, all the way to...
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Grand Canyon
by lz in Stranded on 08Nov2005
What could have been a truly riveting story of geology, erosion, and plate tectonics turned into a snooze-fest. I struggled mightily for 160 pages, then determined it was not worth the pain of continuing. I'm a huge geology buff when written in a way that conveys excitement and scientific progress....
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A problem we'll never encounter in the US, one out of every three Brits admits to having purchased a book just to look smart....
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