On Shaky GroundIn this sobering book, John Nance offers a dramatic account of the major earthquake in Alaska in 1964 and describes other massive quakes. He gives a gripping, nontechnical presentation of what is being done about scientific earthquake prediction. 8 pages of photos. |
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