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Excellent book for seismic design of bridges
Professor Priestley is No. 1 in the world when it comes to seismic design and retrofit of bridges. This book is a resul... more info

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Just another "environmental " "journalist"
The one star is for having the nerve to call Michael Crichton's State of Fear "a horrible anti-science potboiler, which ... more info

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An outstanding reference.
Applied Seismology
(A comprehensive guide to seismic theory and application)
By Mamdouh R. Gadall... more info

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The book has no application what-so-ever
If you would like a book that gives you a very vague overview of geophysical techniques, that doesn't explain how the ph... more info

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Fire Mountains of the West, 3rd Edition is excellent!
Anyone interested in the history and inner workings of each of the Cascade volcanoes will find this book rewarding. Lik... more info

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Understanding volcanoes
I hardly ever read a college text straight through, but this book was so informative and lucidly written, I could scarce... more info

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Lots and lots, some speculative, about volcanoes
"Volcanoes in History" offers what its authors call a "vibrating string" metaphor for the interaction of volcanoes and p... more info

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Well-written and fascinating
This book offers a very well told story of some of the classical volcanic eruptions.

Even though... more info

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The Bible of Faulting
Prof. Scholz of Columbia summarizes the science of rock mechanics.

This book is the easiest way t... more info

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On Shaky Ground: to the point
I have been trying to find infnormation on the New Madrid Quakes for some time and this particular book while not length... more info