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020			_a9780006551379
020			_a0006551378
100	1		_aFortey, Richard
245	1	4	_aThe Earth : _ban intimate history
264			_aLondon : _bHarper Collins, _c2015
300			_a x, 501p _e24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color facsimile, maps, portraits (some color)
500			_aFirst published 2004
520			_aThe face of the earth, criss-crossed by chains of mountains like the scars of old wounds, has changed constantly over billions of years. Its shape records a remote past of earthquakes, volcanos and continental drift, and the ongoing subtle shifts that bring our planet alive. Richard Fortey introduces us to the earth’s distinct character, revealing the life that it leads when humans aren’t watching. He follows the continual movement of seabeds, valleys, mountain ranges and ice caps and shows how everything – our culture, natural history, even the formation of our cities – has its roots in geology. In Richard Fortey’s hands, geology becomes vital and exhilarating and unmistakably informs our lives in the most intimate way.
650			_aScience
650			_aEnvironment
650			_aHistory
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999			_c105788 _d105788