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In Suspect Terrain

In Suspect Terrain

In Suspect Terrain
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In Suspect Terrain

by McPhee, John

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ISBN 10
0374176507
ISBN 13
9780374176501
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New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1983. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. An as new copy,un-read,un-opened. The jacket has one short closed tear and just a bit of edgewear along the top edge. A very nice copy. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY..

Synopsis

From the outwash plains of Brooklyn to Indiana's drifted diamonds and gold In Suspect Terrain is a narrative of the earth, told in four sections of equal length, each in a different way reflecting the three others—a biography; a set piece about a fragment of Appalachian landscape in illuminating counterpoint to the human history there; a modern collision of ideas about the origins of the mountain range; and, in contrast, a century-old collision of ideas about the existence of the Ice Age. The central figure is Anita Harris, an internationally celebrated geologist who went into her profession to get out of a Brooklyn ghetto. The unifying theme is plate tectonics—here concentrating on the acceptance that all aspects of the theory do not universally enjoy. As such, In Suspect Terrain is a report from the rough spots at the front edge of a science.

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Bookseller
Pat Cramer, Bookseller US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
018069
Title
In Suspect Terrain
Author
McPhee, John
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
N-Fine
Edition
First Edition/First Printing
ISBN 10
0374176507
ISBN 13
9780374176501
Publisher
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1983
Keywords
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Bookseller catalogs
Geology; Science;

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Pat Cramer, Bookseller

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About Pat Cramer, Bookseller

I have been selling used and rare books internationally since 1985.I tend to list modern fiction because that is what i know the most about.I specialize on horror and suspense fiction because these are two areas that i enjoy most and because they are two areas that I know the most aboutI am not a generalist dealer but I have been known to list a small percentage of anything that looks interesting to me, fiction and non-fiction, to bring new customers to my site.

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