About this title: "If you are anxious about the safety of American cities, this book may give you a nervous breakdown. Reisner was an uncanny visionary and his testament is this terrifying warning note. It is not for the faint of heart."--Mike Davis ("City of Quartz" and "Ecology of Fear").
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon
Date Published: 2003-02-11
ISBN-13:9780679420118ISBN:0679420118
Description: Good. G+, different cover art, light wear and some creasing to the covers, pages slightly agetoned, no writing or highlighting, very solid copy. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. 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
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. some wear to dust jacket; no marks or writing within text; RTB910. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 192 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon Books, New York
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780679420118ISBN:0679420118
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 181 pp., [8] pp. of plates, illus.; 23 cm. Maps on lining papers. Tight, clean copy. Fine DJ. "In A Dangerous Place, Marc Reisner, the author of Cadillac Desert, the classic history of the American West and its fatal dependence on water, returns to the subject that never ceased to seduce him: California. Writing with his signature command of his subject and with compelling resonance, Reisner leads us through California's improbable history and rise ... read more
Description: New in new dust jacket. Excellent Condition! Tiny Dot Remainder Mark, No Damage, 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 192 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Spine straight w/o creases, binding tight, never read, no reader/library marks, sm remainder mark btm edge, covers/pgs flat w/sharp corners, very slight shelf wear. 181 numbered pgs., Audience: General/trade. Photos/other info available by e-mail. Daily(M-F)orders/e-mail responses. E-mail confirmation of shipment. Books stored in smoke-free, climate controlled environment. Check our feedback. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780679420118ISBN:0679420118
Description: Fine-/Fine-DJ/Fine. 0-679-42011-8 Subtitle: "California's Unsettling Fate. " Prevs. owners name plate on FEP. Light chipping on top edge of DJ. read more
Description: NY: Pantheon, 2003. 192 pages. Hardback. Photos. Fine in fine dustjacket. Unread. ISBN: 0679420118 California's vulnerability to earthquakes, internalized by its citizens as a dread of the Big One, is nonetheless ignored as developers continue to build in all directions, even atop faults and landslide-prone mountains. California's history and inevitable destruction due to environmental factors such as active fault lines and its arid desert climate. By the author of 'Cadillac Desert'. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon
Date Published: 2003-02-11
ISBN-13:9780679420118ISBN:0679420118
Description: New. Beautiful brand new book, no markings, no wear. Make the world smarter, give a brand new book as a gift! MendoPower Employment Services will immediately and carefully pack this book in high-quality bubble lined, envelopes. Then we send you a confirmation e-mail. We appreciate your business and welcome any questions. read more
"... and here's a non-fiction book which explains exactly how likely California is no simultaneously flood, fall into the ocean, catch fire, and get eaten by dinosaurs. It's pretty good, though it prompted a small flurry of emergency-prep in our house."
"Worst case scenario for an earthquake in the bay area -- major seismic event on the Hayward fault ultimately leads to LA's water supply getting cut off -- chaos ensues in the Bay Area as all transportation infrastructure is destroyed. You know, a feel good book."
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