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The Myth Of Solid Ground
Earthquakes, Prediction, And The Fault Line Between Reason And Faith
by David L. Ulin


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The Los Angeles-based journalist's first book brings his unique style to the field of seismology, describing his own personal earthquake experiences and exploring the surprisingly unstable science--and scientists--behind earthquake prediction in California.

Viking Books, 304 pages
07/22/2004
$24.95

ISBN: 0670033235

Nonfiction
Science & Nature

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Los Angeles Times David Thomson

A stunning, enchanting book.

Publishers Weekly

Ulin's brilliant prose recalls Charlie Kaufman dialogue, as he takes his audience on a wild drive across a beautiful yet doomed state, his mind buzzing with apprehension, with geological facts and with meditations on the themes of time, certainty and faith. [14 Jun 2004, p.55]

San Francisco Chronicle Daniel Blue

"The Myth of Solid Ground" can be irritating, mostly because it frequently shifts gears between the scientific and the personal. But this is a book that gains as it grows.

Washington Post Carolyn See

Fascinating.

Booklist Donna Seaman

A book that echoes John McPhee's observational acuity and Joan Didion's dark vision. [Aug 2004, p.1884]

Entertainment Weekly Wook Kim

This smart and engaging book will make you think twice about the ground beneath your feet.

Chicago Tribune Katrin Schultheiss

Therein lies the central problem of this otherwise intriguing book: The drama remains almost entirely hypothetical and, as a result, feels hyperbolic and histrionic.

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The Myth Of Solid Ground Earthquakes, Prediction, And The Fault Line Between Reason And Faith by David L. Ulin

The Myth Of Solid Ground
Earthquakes, Prediction, And The Fault Line Between Reason And Faith
by David L. Ulin