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Survival narrative meets scientific, natural and social history in the riveting story of a volcanic disaster.

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"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

Eruption The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens

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      Publisher: WW Norton & Co
      Publication Date: 21/04/2017
      ISBN13: 9780393353587, 978-0393353587
      ISBN10: 0393353583
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      Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Natural disasters Social impact of disasters Science & Nature Science: general issues

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Survival narrative meets scientific, natural and social history in the riveting story of a volcanic disaster.

      Trade Review
      "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

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