{"product_id":"reading-the-rocks-the-autobiography-of-the-earth","title":"Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth","description":"From the author of Turning to Stone, a mediation on the stories that rock can tell us about the deep history of our planet\n\nTo many of us, the Earth’s crust is a relic of ancient, unknowable history. But to a geologist, the Earth’s crust, and every stone within it, is a richly illustrated narrative, telling gothic tales of cataclysm and reincarnation. How can we decode these stories?\n\nIn Reading the Rocks, geologist Marcia Bjornerud shows us. Taking the reader on an eye-opening tour of Deep Time, Bjornerud explains in elegant prose what we see and feel beneath our feet. Both scientist and storyteller, she reminds us that our home is a living thing with lessons to teach. She shows how our planet has long maintained a delicate balance between creation and destruction, and how the global give-and-take has sustained life on Earth through eons of upheaval.\n\nToday, however, with the rapidly escalating effects of human beings on the planet, that great balance is being threatened—and the consequences may be catastrophic. Reading the Rocks reveals how heeding the messages in rocks can help us correct our course.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0465006841\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0465006841.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Bjornerud, Marcia\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41455173206074,"sku":"DBV.0465006841.G","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0465006841-0.jpg?v=1781037021","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/reading-the-rocks-the-autobiography-of-the-earth","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}