Violent Earth

Volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, mud slides: The earth seems to be in an uproar and as we are jostled from disaster to the next, we realize that topics like plate tectonics and seismology are more than remote scientific subjects; they are the stuff of life itself. Violent Earth illuminates those dusky subjects with the expertise of The Smithsonian and the graphic skills of DK editors. This fully illustrated, 360-page coffee table book takes you deep into processes that are literally reshaping our planet. As relevant as today's headlines.