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Ulin, David L.

The myth of solid ground : earthquakes, prediction, and the fault line between reason and faith / David L. Ulin.

New York : Viking, 2004.

x, 290 pages ; 22 cm

"Earthquakes are one of the great unsolved geological mysteries, in which science begins to fade to the fringes as an odd assortment of researchers, psychics, and apocalyptics base their predictions on everything from changes in the earth's magnetic fields to the behavior of whales. David L. Ulin's new book is a journey - both personal and cultural - through this world of earthquakes and earthquake prediction, one that seeks a middle ground between science and superstition, while also looking for a larger context in which seismicity might make sense."--Jacket.

Earthquake prediction -- California.

Earthquakes -- California -- Psychological aspects.

Earthquakes -- California -- Forecasting.

Includes index.

Three April earthquakes -- The X-files -- A brief history of seismology -- Earthquake country -- Before and after science -- Shaking all over -- East of Eden -- The unified field theory of everything -- The myth of solid ground.

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2004041491

0670033235

9780670033232

0143035258

9780143035251

54024216

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