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Sand : The Never-Ending Story
By: Welland, Michael (Author).
University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton. Published: 04/01/2010. Audience Guide: General (US: Trade).
Paperback. Sourced from U.S.A.
"Anyone who has walked on a beach, run up a sand dune, or built a sand castle will be fascinated." STARRED REVIEW--Library Journal Welland's multidisciplinary portrait is as versatile as the element itself.--Chronicle Review "Relevant and fascinating ... Fun-to-read ... A worthy science title for the masses." STARRED REVIEW--Publishers Weekly "There are worlds to see in a grain of sand, and a world of fascinating information in this book."--Science News "An awareness book, opening readers' eyes to the many sides of sand, (and) its importance to our quality of life."--Science (aaas) Item Details
ISBN10/13: 0520265971/9780520265974
TITLE: Sand
CONTRIBUTORS: Welland, Michael (Author)
IMPRINT: University of California Press
PUBLISHER: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
FORMAT: Paperback
PUBLICATION DATE: 04/01/2010
SUBJECT: Animals & Pets, Animals & Pets, Natural History, Sea & Seashore
DIMENSIONS (Width x Height): 152mm x 200mm (Spine: 25mm)
PAGES: 360
AUDIENCE GUIDE: General (US: Trade)
CONTENTS: Acknowledgments Preface 1 Individuals: Birth and Character 2 Tribes: The Strange World of Granular Materials 3 Sand and Imagination I: Very Large Numbers of Very Small Things 4 Societies on the Move: A Journey to the Sea 5 Moving On: Waves, Tides, and Storms 6 Blowing in the Wind: Desert Landscapes 7 Witness: Testaments of Sand 8 Sand and Imagination II: Stories, Medium, and Muse 9 Servant: Sand in Our Lives 10 Outward and Onward: Beyond Earth, beyond the Present Epilogue: A Desert Mystery Sources and Further Reading Index
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