Eruption by Steve Olson
Survival narrative meets scientific, natural and social history in the riveting story of a volcanic disaster.
"With 1,500 potentially active volcanoes worldwide, this is an urgent reminder of the need for advances in the field" -- Nature
"... Olson is a gifted science communicator…" -- Physics World
"Steve Olson not only tells their personal stories, but also turns the tension between the science and the cultural assumptions at play on that day into a drama that reads like a tragic thriller." -- Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature 2016 Shortlist - UKClimbing.com
"In Mr. Olson’s telling, [the survivors’] stories read like urgent fiction… These vignettes lend a human face to an event that has become associated largely with geology." -- The Wall Street Journal
"... Olson is a gifted science communicator…" -- Physics World
"Steve Olson not only tells their personal stories, but also turns the tension between the science and the cultural assumptions at play on that day into a drama that reads like a tragic thriller." -- Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature 2016 Shortlist - UKClimbing.com
"In Mr. Olson’s telling, [the survivors’] stories read like urgent fiction… These vignettes lend a human face to an event that has become associated largely with geology." -- The Wall Street Journal
Steve Olson is the author of Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens (winner of a Washington State Book Award), Mapping Human History (a finalist for the National Book Award), and other books. He has written for the Atlantic, Science, Smithsonian, and more. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393353587 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393353583 |
| Title | Eruption |
| Author | Steve Olson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2017-04-21 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Winner of Washington State Book Award 2017 |
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