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''A nuanced celebration of the language of stone'' DAVID GEORGE HASKELL
''A unique and timeless book'' ROBERT HALZEN

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

Turning to Stone

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''A nuanced celebration of the language of stone'' DAVID GEORGE HASKELL''A unique and timeless book'' ROBERT HALZENRocks are the record... Read more

    Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
    Publication Date: 8/1/2024
    ISBN13: 9781472298461, 978-1472298461
    ISBN10: 1472298462

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

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    ''A nuanced celebration of the language of stone'' DAVID GEORGE HASKELL
    ''A unique and timeless book'' ROBERT HALZEN

    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

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