About this title: The first of John McPhee's works in his series on geology and geologists, "Basin and Range" is a book of journeys through ancient terrains, always in juxtaposition with travels in the modern world--a history of vanished landscapes, enhanced by the histories of people who bring them to light. The title refers to the physiographic province of the United States that reaches from eastern Utah to eastern California, a silent world of austere beauty, of hundreds of discrete high mountain ranges that are green with junipers and often white with snow. The terrain becomes the setting for a lyrical ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 1982-04-01
ISBN-13:9780374516901ISBN:0374516901
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 1982-04-01
ISBN-13:9780374516901ISBN:0374516901
Description: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition with light shelf wear. Text appears unmarked. No ownership markings. No spine creases. _ read more
Description: New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux 1984 7th printing 216pp, 5 1/2 x 8 1/4, large format trade paperback CONDITION: GOOD, very light pencil lines & underlining throughout o/w an excellent near new copy. read more
Description: Good. Noonday Press, TPB, 1980, 1990 reprint softcover. Good reading copy, clean, wear on corners and edges, no markings or highlighting. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN-13:9780374109141ISBN:0374109141
Description: Good. Purchasing this item supports Pierce County libraries. Thriftbooks and PCL have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Edition: 4th Print
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux, New York
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780374516901ISBN:0374516901
Description: Very Good. Very Good 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. VERY GOOD trade papetback. Binding tight, covers shiny, small bends in front corners, lays flat. spine not creased. Interior pages clean. A study of the geology and natural beauty of the wild places of the Western US. 216 pgs. NA405134. read more
Edition: Edition Unstated
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Noonday Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780374516901ISBN:0374516901
Description: Very Good- As issued No Jacket. Slight spine lean, corner bumps, cover price has been inked out, some dents to the front cover, and other light shopwear. read more
"I think I got this book as a Christmas gift when I was in high school, so it's been sitting on my bookshelf for a very long time. In the end, I'm not at all sure I followed everything that happened, but I think I got the basics. Thinking in geologic time is an interesting (and challenging!) exercise. I appreciated that, as well as all the Nevada references."
"Flabbergasting, the science of geology told artfully. I am gobsmacked by the geologic megapicture. There is a most surprising confession two thirds of the way through this book, an encounter I won't spoil but the most convincing account I've personally heard regarding things inexplicable. McPhee shares the moment with his pal, a professor at Princeton, and a hundred locals. Which is more unlikely, the Earth, the stars, or consciousness itself!?"
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