|Eingestellt in Kategorie:
Ähnlichen Artikel verkaufen?

Das große Beben: Wie das größte Erdbeben in Nordamerika unsere Verständnis veränderte

Open Books Ltd
(970)
Angemeldet als gewerblicher Verkäufer
US $2,34
Ca.CHF 1,90
Artikelzustand:
Gut
Gutes tun. Dieser Verkauf kommt wohltätigen Zwecken zugute.
Ganz entspannt. Rückgaben akzeptiert.
Versand:
US $3,99 (ca. CHF 3,24) Economy Shipping.
Standort: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lieferung:
Lieferung zwischen Mi, 6. Aug und Di, 12. Aug nach 94104 bei heutigem Zahlungseingang
Wir wenden ein spezielles Verfahren zur Einschätzung des Liefertermins an – in diese Schätzung fließen Faktoren wie die Entfernung des Käufers zum Artikelstandort, der gewählte Versandservice, die bisher versandten Artikel des Verkäufers und weitere ein. Insbesondere während saisonaler Spitzenzeiten können die Lieferzeiten abweichen.
Rücknahme:
30 Tage Rückgabe. Käufer zahlt Rückversand. Wenn Sie ein eBay-Versandetikett verwenden, werden die Kosten dafür von Ihrer Rückerstattung abgezogen.
Zahlungen:
     Diners Club

Sicher einkaufen

eBay-Käuferschutz
Geld zurück, wenn etwas mit diesem Artikel nicht stimmt. Mehr erfahreneBay-Käuferschutz - wird in neuem Fenster oder Tab geöffnet
Der Verkäufer ist für dieses Angebot verantwortlich.
eBay-Artikelnr.:116509886496
Zuletzt aktualisiert am 23. Apr. 2025 23:31:49 MESZAlle Änderungen ansehenAlle Änderungen ansehen

Der gesamte Erlös nach Abzug der Kosten geht an Open Books LTD

Open Books is a nonprofit literacy organization that helps transform lives through reading, writing, and the unlimited power of books. We partner with communities to ensure that youth and families ...
  • Offizielles eBay für Charity-Angebot. Mehr erfahren
  • Verkauf zugunsten einer geprüften gemeinnützigen Partnerorganisation.

Artikelmerkmale

Artikelzustand
Gut: Buch, das gelesen wurde, sich aber in einem guten Zustand befindet. Der Einband weist nur sehr ...
ISBN
9781101904060

Über dieses Produkt

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Potter/Ten SPEED/Harmony/Rodale
ISBN-10
1101904062
ISBN-13
9781101904060
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237665625

Product Key Features

Book Title
Great Quake : How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / 20th Century, Earth Sciences / Seismology & Volcanism, Earth Sciences / Geology, General, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Earthquakes & Volcanoes, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Social Science, Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Henry Fountain
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
18.2 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-059373
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"'The Great Quake' explains how one of North America's worst recent natural disasters led to a fascinating insight. Henry Fountain offers a gripping tale of loss, heroism, and, ultimately, discovery."  --Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer prize-winning author of  The Sixth Extinction   "Henry Fountain knows earthquakes, and he knows how to spin a yarn. 'The Great Quake' is the fascinating result. It takes meticulous research and real narrative skill to tell a story that moves this fast yet still feels so complete. The book shines on two levels: as a portrait of two quirky frontier communities before, during and after a stunning disaster, and as the story of an unpretentious geologist whose brilliant analysis of the great quake's causes provided crucial backing for one of the biggest ideas in all of science."    --Dan Fagin, Pulitzer prize-winning author of  Tom's River "For five terrifying minutes in 1964, the earth shook beneath Anchorage, Alaska. It devastated the city, and towns and villages throughout the state. In this fast-paced, engaging account of that disaster, Henry Fountain tells us what it was like to be there. His interviews with fortunate survivors bear witness to the pluck and determination of the human spirit--and reveals the better side of our natures in times of crisis. Read this book to better understand nature's power--and our human resilience. Fountain's riveting, 'you were there' account pulls you in, and keeps you turning the pages to find out who survived--and how ."  --Virginia Morell, author of  Animal Wise , a NY Times bestseller. "Riveting. Science journalism at its best--lucid, clear, engaging, and authoritative. My hands were shaking after reading his description of the havoc and raw fury unleashed by mother nature in a 9.0 earthquake." --Michio Kaku, professor of theoretical physics and  New York Times  bestselling author of  The Future of the Mind
Dewey Decimal
551.2209798/3
Synopsis
New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice In the bestselling tradition of Erik Larson's Isaac's Storm , The Great Quake is a riveting narrative about the biggest earthquake in North American recorded history -- the 1964 Alaska earthquake that demolished the city of Valdez and swept away the island village of Chenega -- and the geologist who hunted for clues to explain how and why it took place. At 5:36 p.m. on March 27, 1964, a magnitude 9.2. earthquake - the second most powerful in world history - struck the young state of Alaska. The violent shaking, followed by massive tsunamis, devastated the southern half of the state and killed more than 130 people. A day later, George Plafker, a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, arrived to investigate. His fascinating scientific detective work in the months that followed helped confirm the then-controversial theory of plate tectonics. In a compelling tale about the almost unimaginable brute force of nature, New York Times science journalist Henry Fountain combines history and science to bring the quake and its aftermath to life in vivid detail. With deep, on-the-ground reporting from Alaska, often in the company of George Plafker, Fountain shows how the earthquake left its mark on the land and its people -- and on science., On March 27, 1964, at 5-36 p.m., the biggest earthquake ever recorded in North America--and the second biggest ever in the world, measuring 9.2 on the Richter scale--struck Alaska, devastating coastal towns and villages and killing more than 130 people in what was then a relatively sparsely populated region. In a riveting tale about the almost unimaginable brute force of nature, New York Times science journalist Henry Fountain, in his first trade book, re-creates the lives of the villagers and townspeople living in Chenega, Anchorage, and Valdez; describes the sheer beauty of the geology of the region, with its towering peaks and 20-mile-long glaciers; and reveals the impact of the quake on the towns, the buildings, and the lives of the inhabitants. George Plafker, a geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey with years of experience scouring the Alaskan wilderness, is asked to investigate the Prince William Sound region in the aftermath of the quake, to better understand its origins. His work confirmed the then controversial theory of plate tectonics that explained how and why such deadly quakes occur, and how we can plan for the next one.
LC Classification Number
QE535.2.U6F65 2017

Artikelbeschreibung des Verkäufers

Info zu diesem Verkäufer

Open Books Ltd

99,8% positive Bewertungen4.8 Tsd. Artikel verkauft

Mitglied seit Okt 2010
Antwortet meist innerhalb 24 Stunden
Angemeldet als gewerblicher Verkäufer
Shop besuchenKontakt

Detaillierte Verkäuferbewertungen

Durchschnitt in den letzten 12 Monaten
Genaue Beschreibung
5.0
Angemessene Versandkosten
4.8
Lieferzeit
5.0
Kommunikation
5.0

Verkäuferbewertungen (1'091)

Alle Bewertungen
Positiv
Neutral
Negativ