"The Big One" The Next Great California Earthquake: Why, Where, and When It Will Happen. A comprehensive reference on how to assess potential earthquake and tsumani risks. (Paperback)

by George, Ph.D. Pararas-Carayannis (Author)

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Product Description
A book about earthquakes--how, when, and where the next big one may strike.

Product Details

• Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: Forbes Press (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970972504
• ISBN-13: 978-0970972507
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,949,194 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended, August 19, 2004

By	Mega Wave - See all my reviews

Pararas-Caryannis leads the reader - professional or layman -
through a detailed background covering earthquakes, tsunamis,
California geography and history, seismology, then finally
summarizing factually the odds of major earthquakes in likely
localities. And he does so in terms that all of us can
understand and appreciate.

5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing Book!, June 22, 2009

By	Ajax - See all my reviews

This was an intriguing and insightful book. Dr. Pararas-Carayannis makes compelling scientific arguments for the plausibility of a massive earthquake to strike California. The ensuing disaster scenarios he illustrates are realistic. Overall worth a read!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars EVER BEEN TO CALIFORNIA?, March 11, 2008

By	Dr. S. Wheeler "Already shaken not stirred" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Has this author ever BEEN to California? Was this "book" self-published? The illustrations look like they were run off on an old copier. If you know the Golden State, check out the hand-drawn, completely disorienting "map" on page 6. Even better, go to page 131 and follow on a map his description of a fault -- south across hiway 166, east back across I-5, and finally north across 99 on a ENE track. Is this a fault line or a lost tour bus? I grew up in So. Calif. and I've studied tectonics extensively (self-preservation). I think this might be (horrors!) some kind of text book, but most of the material is not his research, it's from elsewhere...I won't say the "P" word. I wasted $16 on this, used. Don't make the same mistake. There IS no way to predict tsunami or earthquake action.