Turning to Stone by Marcia Bjornerud Hardcover Book

Description: Turning to Stone by Marcia Bjornerud Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A remarkable study of rocks, the stories they can tell us and the various ways they continue to shape and influence our lives, from the author of Timefulness. Publisher Description Vast and arresting SPECTATORA remarkably human take on the geological world NEW STATESMANRocks are the record of our creative planet reinventing itself for four billion years. Nothing is ever lost, just transformed. Marcia Bjorneruds life as a geologist has coincided with an extraordinary period of discovery. From an insular girlhood in rural Wisconsin, she found her way to an unlikely career studying mountains in remote parts of the world. As one of few women in her field, she witnessed the shift in our understanding of the Earth, from solid object to an entity in a constant state of transformation. In the most tumultuous times of her own life, a deep understanding of our rocky planet imbued her life with meaning.The lives of rocks are long and complex, spanning billions of years and yet shaping our own human lives in powerful, invisible ways. Sandstone that filters out pathogens creating underground oases in aquifers of clean water. Ecologite is "the chosen rock" whose formation keeps the planet running. Earth is not just a passive backdrop, or a source of resources to be mined, extracted, and carved out. Rocks are full of wisdom, but somewhere along the way many of us have forgotten how to hear it.When we are uncertain about where to find truth, a geocentric worldview reminds us that we are Earthlings, part of a planetary community where we can find wisdom in the most unlikely places.More praise for TURNING TO STONE:Marcia Bjornerud writes evocatively COUNTRY LIFEA nuanced celebration of the language of stone DAVID GEORGE HASKELLA unique and timeless book ROBERT HALZEN Author Biography MARCIA BJORNERUD is Professor of Geology at Lawrence University. She researches the physics of earthquakes and mountain building. She is a two-time Fulbright Senior Scholar as well as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America and the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters. Bjornerud is a contributing writer to The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, and The Los Angeles Times, and the author of READING THE ROCKS, TIMEFULNESS, and GEOPEDIA (forthcoming, 2022). TIMEFULNESS was longlisted for the 2019 PEN/E. O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science Writing, and was a finalist for the LA TIMES Book Prize in Science and Technology and the Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science. Details ISBN 1472298454 ISBN-13 9781472298454 Title Turning to Stone Author Marcia Bjornerud Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 320 Publisher Headline Publishing Group GE_Item_ID:161106757; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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