Volcanoes: Fire from the Earth (Discoveries) [Paperback]

Maurice Krafft (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 1993

An illustrated look at volcanoes discusses the efforts of vulcanologists to understand this phenomenon and the eruptions past and future of the world's volcanoes, and presents photographs of volcanoes. Original.

Product Details

• Paperback: 207 pages
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (March 15, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810928442
• ISBN-13: 978-0810928442
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,888 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #8 in Books > Teens > Education & Reference > Science & Technology > Ecology
  • #13 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Earth Sciences > Seismology
  • #26 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Earth Sciences > Earthquakes & Volcanoes

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Volcanoes, Fire from the Earth, May 4, 2000

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Suzanne S. Boyle (New Market, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Volcanoes: Fire from the Earth (Discoveries) (Paperback)

This book, written by Maurice Krafft, is very well illustrated and "pocket sized". It was recommended for a trip, but I have used it as a reference for my teaching of geology. Krafft was well known for his risk-taking photography, and this seems a tribute to his work. If you have an interest in volcanoes and geology, this is your book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good review of the history of volcanology., August 4, 2002

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Jerald R Lovell (Clinton Township, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Volcanoes: Fire from the Earth (Discoveries) (Paperback)

This book was written shortly before the author's death in May, 1991. He died in a pyroclastic flow from Mt Unzen in Kyushu, Japan. Kraft's lifelong passion was volcanoes, and his wife, fellow volcanologist, Katia Krafft, who died with him, were widely renowned for their skill and daring in obtaining the very best in photos of erupting volcanoes, and for their help to many in predicting eruptions and otherwise forwarding the science and popularity of volcanology.

This particular book traces the history of volcano study from rank superstition to the latest in science at the time of the author's death. Numerous passeges from others' writings are set forth as part of a very well conceived and edited text. Numerous color photographs, old etchings, and other photographic and artistic aids augment and explain the fine writing.

Volcano buffs, from the lay reader to the USGS expert, will appreciate and enjoy this book immensely. Be one of them.

4.0 out of 5 stars loaded with volcanic artwork, April 10, 2004

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from-the-coast (Victoria, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Volcanoes: Fire from the Earth (Discoveries) (Paperback)

I'm not sure how anyone could label this book as dull....it's chock full of information and it's presented in a highly illustrated way. I recommend this to anyone who has a keen interest in volcanology from the layperson to the geology professor. A book for all.