THE MYTH OF SOLID GROUND: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith

Ulin, David L.

ISBN 10: 0670033235 / ISBN 13: 9780670033232

Published by Viking Press, New York, N. Y., U.S.A., 2004

About this Item

Signed by author in black ink on title page. Ulin is the editor of ANOTHER CITY: Writings from Los Angeles, and WRITING LOS ANGELES: A Literary Anthology. New, unread copy, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. NF28/A28.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE MYTH OF SOLID GROUND: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith
• Publisher: Viking Press, New York, N. Y., U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670033235
• ISBN 13: 9780670033232
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed/Inscribed Books
  • Nonfiction

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Synopsis

Explores how an unlikely collection of scientists, psychics, and doomsday prophets have made accurate earthquake predictions based on a wide range of empirical and otherworldly signs, observing how the practice of earthquake prediction reflects a human need for control. 20,000 first printing.

About the Author

David L. Ulin is the editor of Another City: Writing from Los Angeles and Writing Los Angeles: A Literary Anthology. He is a frequent contributor to the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly; he has also written for GQ, the Nation, The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic Monthly, and the Chicago Tribune.