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A comprehensive guide to volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis that discusses how the Earth moves, eruptions, types of vo......more
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An exploration of the terrifying threats to our world that fill today’s headlines: from global warming epidemic to the t......more
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The international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906 San Fr......more
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