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“john dvorak”

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  • How the Mountains Grew

    A New Geological History of North America

    de John Dvorak ...
    The incredible story of the creation of a continent—our continent— from the acclaimed author of The Last Volcano and Mask of the Sun.The immense scale of geologic time is difficult to comprehend. Our lives—and the entirety of human history—are mere nanoseconds on this timescale. Yet we hugely influenced by the land we live on. From shales and fossil fuels, from lake beds to soil composition, from ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Earthquake Storms

    de John Dvorak ...
    “Dvorak has done earthquake science sterling service by writing what is unarguably the best, the most comprehensive and compellingly readable book about the great fault, America's 800 mile long seismic danger zone, that will one day affect all of our lives.”—Simon Winchester, New York Times Bestselling author of The Crack at the Edge of the World and KrakatoaIt is a prominent geological feature ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Mask of the Sun

    de John Dvorak ...
    What do Emily Dickinson, slave revolts, Babylonian Kings, and Monticello all have in common? A solar eclipse. Whether it was deciding on the location of a grand home (or castle), inspiring poetry, timing battles and revolts, or planning expeditions, eclipses have inspired fear and fascination. Solar eclipses allowed Ptolemy to determine the length of the Mediterranean and helped Einstein establish ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Nobody’s Child

    A Novel

    de Jewel Wheeler, John Dvorak ...
    Sarah was severely beaten by her abusive husband while she was pregnant with Amy. He was trying to kill the unwanted life inside her. Mother and baby survived, but Amy was born prematurely, weighing just over a pound. Grandma Liz, a midwife and an old country doctor, fought desperately to give little Amy the chance to live. Listening to that story always made Amy feel close to God. When Grandma ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • The Last Volcano

    de John Dvorak ...
    John Dvorak, the acclaimed author of Earthquake Storms, looks into the early scientific study of volcanoes and the life of the man who pioneered the field, Thomas Jaggar. Educated at Harvard, Jaggar went to the Caribbean after Mount Pelee exploded in 1902, killing more than 26,000 people. Witnessing the destruction and learning about the horrible deaths these people had suffered, Jaggar vowed to ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

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    Mask of the Sun

    The Science, History and Forgotten Lore of Eclipses

    de John Dvorak ...
    Narrado por Corey M. Snow ...

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    9 hora 10 minutos

    Eclipses have stunned, frightened, emboldened, and mesmerized people for thousands of years. They were recorded on ancient turtle shells discovered in the Wastes of Yin in China, on clay tablets from Mesopotamia and on the Mayan "Dresden Codex." They are mentioned in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and at least eight times in the Bible. Columbus used them to trick people, while Renaissance painter ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

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    Earthquake Storms

    The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault

    de John Dvorak ...
    Narrado por Malcolm Hillgartner ...

    Completo

    8 hora 49 minutos

    The lives of millions will be changed after it breaks, and yet so few people understand it, or even realize it runs through their backyard. Dvorak reveals the San Andreas Fault's fascinating history—and its volatile future.It is a prominent geological feature that is almost impossible to see unless you know where to look. Hundreds of thousands of people drive across it every day. The San Andreas ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

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    The Last Volcano

    A Man, a Romance, and the Quest to Understand Nature's Most Magnificent Fury

    de John Dvorak ...
    Narrado por Tom Perkins ...

    Completo

    10 hora 39 minutos

    Volcanoes have fascinated—and terrified—people for ages. They have destroyed cities and ended civilizations. In this book, John Dvorak, the acclaimed author of Earthquake Storms, looks into the early years of volcanology and its "father," Thomas Jaggar. Jaggar was the youngest of five scientists to investigate the explosion of Mount Pelee in Martinique, which leveled the entire city of St. Pierre ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

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    Iron, Fire and Ice

    The Real History that Inspired Game of Thrones

    de Ed West ...
    Narrado por Rory Barnett ...

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    20 hora 15 minutos

    Have you read everything George R.R. Martin has every written? Do you know what in Game of Thrones is based in real history?A young pretender raises an army to take the throne. Learning of his father’s death, the adolescent, dashing and charismatic and descended from the old kings of the North, vows to avenge him. He is supported in this war by his mother, who has spirited away her two younger ... Leer más

    $46.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

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    Suggestible You

    The Curious Science of Your Brain’s Ability to Deceive, Transform, and Heal

    de Erik Vance ...
    Narrado por Richard Powers ...

    Completo

    9 hora 40 minutos

    This riveting narrative explores the world of placebos, hypnosis, false memories, and neurology to reveal the groundbreaking science of our suggestible minds. Could the secrets to personal health lie within our own brains?Journalist Erik Vance explores the surprising ways our expectations and beliefs influence our bodily responses to pain, disease, and everyday events. Drawing on centuries of ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

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    Get Well Soon

    History’s Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them

    de Jennifer Wright ...
    Narrado por Gabra Zackman ...

    Completo

    7 hora 44 minutos

    A witty, irreverent tour of history’s worst plagues―from the Antonine Plague, to leprosy, to polio―and a celebration of the heroes who fought themIn 1518, in a small town in Alsace, Frau Troffea began dancing and didn’t stop. She danced until she was carried away six days later, and soon thirty-four more villagers joined her. Then more. In a month more than 400 people had been stricken by the ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

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    Rainy Day Sisters

    de Kate Hewitt ...
    Narrado por Rosalyn Landor ...
    Series series Hartley-by-the-Sea

    Completo

    11 hora 29 minutos

    When Lucy Bagshaw's life in Boston falls apart thanks to a scathing editorial written by her famous artist mother, she accepts her half sister Juliet's invitation to stay with her in Hartley-by-the-Sea, a charming seaside village in northern England. Lucy is expecting quaint cottages and cream teas but instead finds that her sister is an aloof host, the weather is wet, windy, and cold, and her new ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD