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Earth Stephen Marshak (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

Earth By Stephen Marshak (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

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Stephen Marshak's spectacular geology text for undergraduate, non-science majors is the number-one selling text in the world.

Earth Summary

Earth: Portrait of a Planet by Stephen Marshak (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

This new edition will only enhance its success. It has been thoroughly revised to ensure current coverage of all major topics, especially earthquakes (including the disaster in Haiti in 2010), volcanoes, and climate change. The drawn art represents the state of the art and is both pedagogically innovative and a feast for the eyes. The Google Earth exercises provide virtual field trips to the entire world.

About Stephen Marshak (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

Stephen Marshak is a Professor Emeritus of Geology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he taught for 35 years. During this time, he also served as Head of the Department of Geology and as Director of the School of Earth, Society, & Environment. Steve holds an A.B. from Cornell University, an M.S. from the University of Arizona, and a Ph.D. from Columbia University, all in geology. His research interests in structural geology and tectonics have taken him in the field on several continents. Steve, a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, has won the highest teaching awards at both the college and campus levels at the University of Illinois, and has also received a Neil Miner Award from the National Association of Geoscience Teachers for exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the Earth Sciences. His other books include Essentials of Geology, Earth Science, Natural Disasters, Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology, Laboratory Manual for Earth Science, Earth Structure: An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics, and Basic Methods of Structural Geology.

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GOR005773174
9780393118261
0393118266
Earth: Portrait of a Planet by Stephen Marshak (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
WW Norton & Co
20111223
992
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