{"product_id":"in-suspect-terrain-book-john-mcphee-9780374176501","title":"In Suspect Terrain","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the outwash plains of Brooklyn to Indiana's drifted diamonds and gold, John McPhee's \u003ci\u003eIn Suspect Terrain\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eIn Suspect Terrain\u003c\/i\u003e is a report from the rough spots at the front edge of a science.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn Suspect Terrain\u003c\/i\u003e is the second book in a series on geology and geologists, presenting a cross section of North America along the fortieth parallel, and gathered under the overall title \u003ci\u003eAnnals of the Former World\u003c\/i\u003e. The other books in the series are \u003ci\u003eBasin and Range\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRising from the Plains\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAssembling California\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e ica along the fortieth parallel, and gathered under the overall title \u003ci\u003eAnnals of the Former World\u003c\/i\u003e. The other books in the series are \u003ci\u003eBasin and Range\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRising from the Plains\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAssembling California\u003c\/i\u003e.ica along the fortieth parallel, and gathered under the overall title \u003ci\u003eAnnals of the Former World\u003c\/i\u003e. The other books in the series are \u003ci\u003eBasin and Range\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRising from the Plains\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAssembling California\u003c\/i\u003e.ica along the fortieth parallel, and gathered under the overall title \u003ci\u003eAnnals of the Former World\u003c\/i\u003e. The other books in the series are \u003ci\u003eBasin and Range\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRising from the Plains\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAssembling California\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49518421246225,"sku":"CIN0374176507G","price":4.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52085304754449,"sku":"GOR009432922","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53113329615121,"sku":"CIN0374176507VG","price":8.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0374176507.jpg?v=1750697139","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/in-suspect-terrain-book-john-mcphee-9780374176501","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}