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Sand The Never-Ending Story (Hardcover)
| Author: Michael Welland |
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Product Details:
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
ISBN-10: 0520254376
ISBN-13: 9780520254374
Sku: 208085837
Publish Date: 1/15/2009
Dimensions:
(in Inches) 8.75H x 6.25L x 1.5T
Pages:
343
Age Range:
NA
See more in Nature
| "I have learned more about, and become more fascinated with sand from reading this book than I have from studying beaches for thirty-five years! An amazing story."--Reinhard E. Flick, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego "A masterful, entertaining and accessible treatise on the complex world of common sand."--Bruce M. Pavlik, author of "The California Deserts" |
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Just like snowflakes, every bit of sand is unique, and every grain has an amazing story to tell--just ask Michael Welland. While one might expect a biography of sand to be rather dry, Welland's fascinating history shows that the significance of this substance is oceanic. For instance, without sand, there would be no glass, no computers, no sidewalks, and (possibly) no toothpaste! Along with charting its many uses, Welland poetically documents the science behind sweeping sand dunes, the delicate relationship between water and sand, and some remarkable historical interactions between humans and sand.
Just like snowflakes, every bit of sand is unique, and every grain has an amazing story to tell--just ask Michael Welland. While one might expect a biography of sand to be rather dry, Welland's fascinating history shows that the significance of this substance is oceanic. For instance, without sand, there would be no glass, no computers, no sidewalks, and (possibly) no toothpaste! Along with charting its many uses, Welland poetically documents the science behind sweeping sand dunes, the delicate relationship between water and sand, and some remarkable historical interactions between humans and sand.
Praise
"Welland's eye-opening, even poetic story of sand, science writing as entertaining as it is profound, reveals the interconnectivity of life on Earth and beyond..."
- Donna Seaman
12/01/2008
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