Author: Jones, Dr. Lucy

Price: $15.38

Category:History
Publication Date:2018-04-17T00:00:01Z
Pages:256
Binding:Hardcover
ISBN:10:0385542704
ISBN:13:9780385542708
"Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes--these all stem from the same forces that give our planet life. It is only when they exceed our ability to withstand them that they become disasters. Viewed together, these events have shaped our cities and their architecture; elevated leaders and toppled governments; influenced the way we think, feel, fight, unite, and pray ... [In this book, Jones examines] some of our most devastating natural events, whose reverberations we continue to feel today"--