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''Vast and arresting'' SPECTATOR
''A remarkably human take on the geological world'' NEW STATESMAN

Rocks are the record of our creative planet reinventing itself for four billion years. Nothing is ever lost, just transformed.

Marcia Bjornerud''s life as a geologist has coincided with an extraordinary period of discovery. From an insular girlhood in rural Wisconsin, she found her way to an unlikely career studying mountains in remote parts of the world. As one of few women in her field, she witnessed the shift in our understanding of the Earth, from solid object to an entity in a constant state of transformation. In the most tumultuous times of her own life, a deep understanding of our rocky planet imbued her life with meaning.

The lives of rocks are long and complex, spanning billions of years and yet shaping our own human lives in powerful, invisible ways. Sandstone that filters out pathogens creating underground oases in

Turning to Stone

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      Publisher Headline Publishing Group
      Published 1 January 2024
      ISBN-13 9781472298454
      978-1472298454
      ISBN-10 1472298454
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Vast and arresting'' SPECTATOR
      ''A remarkably human take on the geological world'' NEW STATESMAN

      Rocks are the record of our creative planet reinventing itself for four billion years. Nothing is ever lost, just transformed.

      Marcia Bjornerud''s life as a geologist has coincided with an extraordinary period of discovery. From an insular girlhood in rural Wisconsin, she found her way to an unlikely career studying mountains in remote parts of the world. As one of few women in her field, she witnessed the shift in our understanding of the Earth, from solid object to an entity in a constant state of transformation. In the most tumultuous times of her own life, a deep understanding of our rocky planet imbued her life with meaning.

      The lives of rocks are long and complex, spanning billions of years and yet shaping our own human lives in powerful, invisible ways. Sandstone that filters out pathogens creating underground oases in

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