Earthquakes & Volcanoes Books


Earthquakes: Science & Society (2nd Edition)Earthquakes: Science & Society (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $49.98
This reader-friendly, carefully illustrated text introduces the scientific, historical, and...
Forecasting Volcanic Events (Developments in Volcanology)Forecasting Volcanic Events (Developments in Volcanology)Seismic Migration : Imaging of Acoustic Energy by Wave Field Extrapolation (Developments in Solid Earth Geophysics)Seismic Migration : Imaging of Acoustic Energy by Wave Field Extrapolation (Developments in Solid Earth Geophysics)
Seismic Migration has been widely acclaimed by reviewers: one described it as ``undoubtedly...
EarthquakesEarthquakes
This book explains everything about earthquakes in clear, straightforward language.
Surviving GalerasSurviving Galeras
Best Price: $8.98
While writing a children's book (Wild Earth: Volcano!), I interviewed two volcanologists:...


EarthquakesEarthquakes
Best Price: $17.00
I spent a lot of time searching for a book explaining earthquakes that wasn't too simple or...
Music Of The Earth: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, And Other Geological WondersMusic Of The Earth: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, And Other Geological Wonders
Best Price: $14.50
A lively introduction to the basic principles of geology and other earth sciences.
Super Volcano: The Ticking Time Bomb Beneath Yellowstone National ParkSuper Volcano: The Ticking Time Bomb Beneath Yellowstone National Park
Best Price: $14.95
Although I've long been interested in volcanoes, it took me awhile to fully accept the...
Advances in Volcanic SeismologyAdvances in Volcanic SeismologyScattering and Attenuations of Seismic WavesScattering and Attenuations of Seismic Waves
Best Price: $412.02


Earthquakes (Early Bird Earth Science)Earthquakes (Early Bird Earth Science)
Best Price: $19.66
Living with Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest: A Survivor's Guide, Second Edition, Revised and ExpandedLiving with Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest: A Survivor's Guide, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
I haven't seen any other book that approaches this one's broad coverage of the topic....
Earthquake Predictions (Maurice Ewing series)Earthquake Predictions (Maurice Ewing series)
Best Price: $38.00
Vesuvius, A.D. 79: The Destruction of Pompeii and HerculaneumVesuvius, A.D. 79: The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum
Best Price: $23.71
This is a very nice little book on the subject. It would make a particularly useful...
At Risk: Earthquakes and Tsunamis on the West CoastAt Risk: Earthquakes and Tsunamis on the West Coast
Best Price: $18.78
A fascinating and very informative look at the present state of research and logical conclusions...

San Francisco During The Eventful Days Of April 1906San Francisco During The Eventful Days Of April 1906
Best Price: $23.48
As soon as it was over I got up and went to the window, and saw the air in the street filled...
Powerful Earthquakes (Angry Earth (Gareth Stevens))Powerful Earthquakes (Angry Earth (Gareth Stevens))
Best Price: $6.36
Guide to Global Hazards (Firefly Pocket series)Guide to Global Hazards (Firefly Pocket series)
Best Price: $6.95
This is a very well-written encyclopedia-style reference book describing most kinds of major...
Nikola Tesla's Earthquake Machine: With Tesla's Original Patents Plus New Blueprints to Build Your Own Working ModelNikola Tesla's Earthquake Machine: With Tesla's Original Patents Plus New Blueprints to Build Your Own Working Model
Best Price: $16.95
Well...I have the book, I'm an aerospace engineer, I've made a living over the past...
The Big Shake: Implications of a Major Earthquake in California (Natural Disaster Research, Prediction and Mitigation)The Big Shake: Implications of a Major Earthquake in California (Natural Disaster Research, Prediction and Mitigation)
Best Price: $223.69
California straddles the boundary between two of the Earth's tectonic plates. As a result,...

Point Reyes and the San Andreas Fault Zone: Aeiral PhotographsPoint Reyes and the San Andreas Fault Zone: Aeiral Photographs
Best Price: $37.95
The wild coastline and spectacular scenery of one of America s greatest natural treasures have...
San Francisco - April 18,1906: 100th Anniversary of the Earthquake and FireSan Francisco - April 18,1906: 100th Anniversary of the Earthquake and Fire
Best Price: $27.33
The scene is set, a beautiful spring morning in San Francisco, just a few days after the Easter...
America's Next Big Earthquake (Late Breaking Amazing Stories)America's Next Big Earthquake (Late Breaking Amazing Stories)The  Next Big EarthquakeThe Next Big EarthquakeEarthquake Country: How, Why and Where Earthquakes Strike in CaliforniaEarthquake Country: How, Why and Where Earthquakes Strike in California
Best Price: $3.99
The San Andreas Fault, one of the largest transform faults in the world, runs from the Mexican...

Volcanoes of the Deep (Nova Mind-Altering Television)Volcanoes of the Deep (Nova Mind-Altering Television)Earthquake Source Asymmetry, Structural Media and Rotation EffectsEarthquake Source Asymmetry, Structural Media and Rotation Effects
Best Price: $189.53
This breakthrough book is the first to examine the rotational effects in earthquakes, a...
A New Method for Interpreting Tectonomagnetic Field Changes Using a Natural Geomagnetic Stress Sensor: A Contribution to the Joint German-Turkish ... University Studies, Series XVII, Eart)A New Method for Interpreting Tectonomagnetic Field Changes Using a Natural Geomagnetic Stress Sensor: A Contribution to the Joint German-Turkish ... University Studies, Series XVII, Eart)
Best Price: $40.80
Volcanic Worlds: Exploring The Solar System's Volcanoes (Springer Praxis Books / Geophysical Sciences)Volcanic Worlds: Exploring The Solar System's Volcanoes (Springer Praxis Books / Geophysical Sciences)
Best Price: $86.97
Written by active research scientists who study the volcanism of Earth and of other planets, the...
Induced Seismicity (Pageoph Topical Volumes)Induced Seismicity (Pageoph Topical Volumes)
Best Price: $28.89
A workshop on Induced Seismicity was organized during the 27th General Assembly of the...

Living Mountains: How And Why Volcanoes EruptLiving Mountains: How And Why Volcanoes Erupt
Best Price: $4.84
At first glance this would seem like a very simple primer for kids: larger print and a little...
Anatomy of a Volcanic Eruption (Velocity: Disasters)Anatomy of a Volcanic Eruption (Velocity: Disasters)
Best Price: $5.88
As destroyers of cities and creators of islands, volcanoes are as unique as they are...
Earthquakes and Volcanoes (Mitchell Beazley Earth Science Handbook)Earthquakes and Volcanoes (Mitchell Beazley Earth Science Handbook)
Best Price: $1.89
The Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount RainierThe Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier
Best Price: $10.36
The Measure of a Mountain is a mountain climber's book in the same way that Edward...
Volcanoes: An Introduction to Volcanoes, Lava, Geysers, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes and More... (Duraguide)Volcanoes: An Introduction to Volcanoes, Lava, Geysers, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes and More... (Duraguide)
Best Price: $3.60
Providing essential guidance for a myriad of circumstances and skill levels, this virtually...

Time Nature's Extremes: Earthquakes, Tsunamis and the Other Natural Disasters That Shape Life on EarthTime Nature's Extremes: Earthquakes, Tsunamis and the Other Natural Disasters That Shape Life on Earth
Best Price: $11.99
In March 2011 the eyes of the world turned to the Pacific, where an earthquake and tsunami...
Personal Experience of the Great Charleston EarthquakePersonal Experience of the Great Charleston Earthquake
Best Price: $5.49
Being from Charleston, the earthquake of 1886 is an interesting part of that city's history....
Earthquake forecasting (Editorial research reports)Earthquake forecasting (Editorial research reports)Seismic monitoring of the Richard B. Russell Dam improvementSeismic monitoring of the Richard B. Russell Dam improvementMolten Memoirs: Ignoring the Rational Voice - The Fascinating Story of the Volcano Holdouts of Salem Montserrat (Essays,Rumors, Field Notes and Photographs)Molten Memoirs: Ignoring the Rational Voice - The Fascinating Story of the Volcano Holdouts of Salem Montserrat (Essays,Rumors, Field Notes and Photographs)
Molten Memoirs: Ignoring the Rational Voice - Essays, Rumors, Field Notes and Photographs from...

Microseismic and Infrasound Waves (Research Reports in Physics)Microseismic and Infrasound Waves (Research Reports in Physics)
Microseismic studies involve three main disciplines -- oceanography, meteorology, and...
Ionospheric Precursors of EarthquakesIonospheric Precursors of Earthquakes
Best Price: $153.81
The book aims to explain the variations of near-Earth plasma observed over seismically active...
Physics of Asymmetric Continuum: Extreme and Fracture Processes: Earthquake Rotation and Soliton WavesPhysics of Asymmetric Continuum: Extreme and Fracture Processes: Earthquake Rotation and Soliton Waves
Best Price: $156.68
The monograph summarizes some fundamental theories of continua, in particular those with defect...
Introduction to Seismology (Wissenschaft und Kultur)Introduction to Seismology (Wissenschaft und Kultur)
Die Versorgung mit fließendem Wasser gehört in der westlichen Welt zu den...
Earthquake or Explosion - Seismic Signal Identification in Eastern Russian using Amplitude Phase Ratios Obtained From Analog RecordsEarthquake or Explosion - Seismic Signal Identification in Eastern Russian using Amplitude Phase Ratios Obtained From Analog Records
Best Price: $68.88
Discrimination between earthquakes and chemical explosions is a significant problem facing many...

Seismic Tomography: With Applications in Global Seismology and Exploration Geophysics (Modern Approaches in Geophysics)Seismic Tomography: With Applications in Global Seismology and Exploration Geophysics (Modern Approaches in Geophysics)Volcanoes and earthquakes: A popular description of the movements of the earth's crust; from The subterranean worldVolcanoes and earthquakes: A popular description of the movements of the earth's crust; from The subterranean worldSan Francisco Is Burning: The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and FiresSan Francisco Is Burning: The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires
Best Price: $7.44
Killing hundreds and leaving a city in ruins, the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 stands as one...
Elastic Wave Propagation and Generation in SeismologyElastic Wave Propagation and Generation in Seismology
Bridging the gap between introductory textbooks and advanced monographs, this book provides the...
One Man's Planet - Earth in Today's Political CultureOne Man's Planet - Earth in Today's Political Culture
One Man's Planet is a slightly off-centered geologist's introduction to how politics,...

Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (P.S.)Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (P.S.)
Best Price: $5.70
Simon Winchester's work is uniformly excellent. This is far and away the best discussion of...
A Time of Disaster -The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami-A Time of Disaster -The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami-
The time was 2:46 p.m., March 11, 2011. A violent tremor unlike any we had ever experienced...
The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and EarthquakesThe Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes
A look at earthquakes and volcanoes: Krakatoa - Hawaii - Iceland - The Mediterranean - Mexico -...
A Crack in the Edge of the World CDA Crack in the Edge of the World CD
Best Price: $13.94
Author Simon Winchester gives a crisp and authoritative reading of "A Crack in the Edge of...
Savage Earth: The Dramatic Story of Volcanoes and EarthquakesSavage Earth: The Dramatic Story of Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Best Price: $21.50
This reference book puts earthquakes and volcanic activity into context by explaining the...

The Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and FaithThe Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith
Best Price: $0.04
The Myth of Solid Ground is full of many interesting facts and stories. It is also filled with...
Volcanoes: A Planetary PerspectiveVolcanoes: A Planetary Perspective
Several of the greatest disasters in history were caused by volcanic eruptions, and some have...
Seismic Waves and SourcesSeismic Waves and Sources
Best Price: $225.00
This quantitative assessment of seismic observations over the entire spectral range of...
The Red Volcanoes: Face to Face with the Mountains of FireThe Red Volcanoes: Face to Face with the Mountains of Fire
Best Price: $0.90
THE RED VOLCANOES: FACE TO FACE WITH THE MOUNTAINS OF FIRE surveys some of the most active...
Earthquakes (Disaster! Series)Earthquakes (Disaster! Series)
Discusses why the earth quakes, how earthquakes kill and destroy, and how to predict and prepare...

Quantitative Seismology, Vol. 1: Theory and MethodsQuantitative Seismology, Vol. 1: Theory and Methods
This updated edition provides a unified treatment of seismological methods.
Volcano!: When a Mountain Explodes (High Five Reading)Volcano!: When a Mountain Explodes (High Five Reading)
Best Price: $5.38
Volcanoes: The Science Behind Fiery Eruptions (Science Behind Natural Disasters)Volcanoes: The Science Behind Fiery Eruptions (Science Behind Natural Disasters)
Best Price: $16.50
Any of the titles in this series, The Science Behind Natural Distasters, would be an excellent...
Magnitude 8: Earthquakes and Life Along the San Andreas FaultMagnitude 8: Earthquakes and Life Along the San Andreas Fault
Best Price: $5.40
Yesterday, August 17, I was sitting in Point Reyes, CA., home of author Phil Fradkin, directly...
Quakes, Eruptions and Other Geologic Cataclysms, Revised Edition: Revealing the Earth's Hazards (Living Earth)Quakes, Eruptions and Other Geologic Cataclysms, Revised Edition: Revealing the Earth's Hazards (Living Earth)

Mount Pelee: The Biggest Volcano of the 20th Century (Volcanoes of the World)Mount Pelee: The Biggest Volcano of the 20th Century (Volcanoes of the World)
Best Price: $19.58
Peace of Mind in Earthquake Country: Completely Revised and ExpandedPeace of Mind in Earthquake Country: Completely Revised and Expanded
Best Price: $13.94
Any book that can save your home and family is good, but one that is clear, entertaining, and...
Earthquakes & PreparednessEarthquakes & Preparedness3rd Aces Workshop Proceedings: A Volume of Abstracts Based on Working Group Presentations at the Third Aces Workshop Held on May 5-May 10, 2002 in Ma3rd Aces Workshop Proceedings: A Volume of Abstracts Based on Working Group Presentations at the Third Aces Workshop Held on May 5-May 10, 2002 in MaKrakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (P.S.)Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (P.S.)
Best Price: $5.70
Simon Winchester's work is uniformly excellent. This is far and away the best discussion of...

A Time of Disaster -The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami-A Time of Disaster -The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami-
The time was 2:46 p.m., March 11, 2011. A violent tremor unlike any we had ever experienced...
The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and EarthquakesThe Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes
A look at earthquakes and volcanoes: Krakatoa - Hawaii - Iceland - The Mediterranean - Mexico -...
A Crack in the Edge of the World CDA Crack in the Edge of the World CD
Best Price: $13.94
Author Simon Winchester gives a crisp and authoritative reading of "A Crack in the Edge of...
Savage Earth: The Dramatic Story of Volcanoes and EarthquakesSavage Earth: The Dramatic Story of Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Best Price: $21.50
This reference book puts earthquakes and volcanic activity into context by explaining the...
The Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and FaithThe Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith
Best Price: $0.04
The Myth of Solid Ground is full of many interesting facts and stories. It is also filled with...

Volcanoes: A Planetary PerspectiveVolcanoes: A Planetary Perspective
Several of the greatest disasters in history were caused by volcanic eruptions, and some have...
Seismic Waves and SourcesSeismic Waves and Sources
Best Price: $225.00
This quantitative assessment of seismic observations over the entire spectral range of...
The Red Volcanoes: Face to Face with the Mountains of FireThe Red Volcanoes: Face to Face with the Mountains of Fire
Best Price: $0.90
THE RED VOLCANOES: FACE TO FACE WITH THE MOUNTAINS OF FIRE surveys some of the most active...
Earthquakes (Disaster! Series)Earthquakes (Disaster! Series)
Discusses why the earth quakes, how earthquakes kill and destroy, and how to predict and prepare...
Earthquake Forecasting and Warning (Developments in Earth and Planetary Sciences)Earthquake Forecasting and Warning (Developments in Earth and Planetary Sciences)
Best Price: $98.00

VOLCANO SANTORINI       (paper back)VOLCANO SANTORINI (paper back)
Best Price: $14.61
"Danish scientists studying ice in Greenland say they have found evidence showing that the...
Peace of Mind in Earthquake Country: How to Save Your Home, Business, and LifePeace of Mind in Earthquake Country: How to Save Your Home, Business, and Life
Best Price: $8.40
I was in the process of finishing my own book on the greatest earthquake in history - Valdivia,...
US Army, Technical Manual, TM 5-6630-218-10, AVIATION FUEL CONTAMINANT TEST KIT, (NSN 6630-01-008-5524)US Army, Technical Manual, TM 5-6630-218-10, AVIATION FUEL CONTAMINANT TEST KIT, (NSN 6630-01-008-5524)
US Army, Technical Manual, TM 5-6630-218-10, AVIATION FUEL CONTAMINANT TEST KIT, (NSN...
U.S. Tsunami Programs: A Brief Overview - CRS ReportU.S. Tsunami Programs: A Brief Overview - CRS Report
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami An 8.9 magnitude massive earthquake struck off Japan?s northeast...
Volcanoes (Pelican)Volcanoes (Pelican)
Best Price: $123.44
Some of the greatest disasters in history were caused by volcanic eruptions. Apart from their...

The Seismogenic Zone of Subduction Thrust Faults (MARGINS Theoretical and Experimental Earth Science Series)The Seismogenic Zone of Subduction Thrust Faults (MARGINS Theoretical and Experimental Earth Science Series)
Best Price: $132.00
Subduction zones, one of the three types of plate boundaries, return Earth's surface to its...
Volcanoes of the Earth (The Dan Danciger publication series)Volcanoes of the Earth (The Dan Danciger publication series)
Best Price: $393.71
Fire and Mud: Eruptions and Lahars of Mount Pinatubo, PhilippinesFire and Mud: Eruptions and Lahars of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines
Best Price: $29.75
Fire and Mud is a comprehensive document of the awakening of a volcano after a 500-year sleep....
A Dangerous Place: California's Unsettling FateA Dangerous Place: California's Unsettling Fate
Best Price: $4.97
A dangerous Place should be a wake up call for anybody who lives in earthquake country, or for...
The Time of Darkness: Local Legends and Volcanic Reality in Papua New GuineaThe Time of Darkness: Local Legends and Volcanic Reality in Papua New Guinea
Best Price: $88.98
In about 1660, the volcano situated at Long Island, off the coast of Northeast New Guinea,...

Intraplate Volcanism: In Eastern Australia and New ZealandIntraplate Volcanism: In Eastern Australia and New Zealand
Best Price: $56.31
This is a major, definitive, landmark study of the young volcanoes of eastern Australia and...
The Great Earthquake In Japan, October 28, 1891: Being A Full Description Of The Disasters Resulting From The Recent Terrible Catastrophe (1892)The Great Earthquake In Japan, October 28, 1891: Being A Full Description Of The Disasters Resulting From The Recent Terrible Catastrophe (1892)
Best Price: $13.03
Being A Full Description Of The Disasters Resulting From The Recent Terrible Catastrophe, Taken...
Earthquakes and Geological Discovery: A Scientific American Library (Scientific American Library Series)Earthquakes and Geological Discovery: A Scientific American Library (Scientific American Library Series)
Best Price: $3.99
I am not a geology student officially but I have always loved to read about the subject and this...
Touring Washington and Oregon Hot Springs (Touring Guides)Touring Washington and Oregon Hot Springs (Touring Guides)
Best Price: $8.49
This is a useful guide to the NW's hot springs with maps, pictures, and descriptions of...
1906 Earthquake: San Francisco's Great Disaster (Schiffer Books)1906 Earthquake: San Francisco's Great Disaster (Schiffer Books)
Best Price: $8.50
Plenty of books have been written over the decades on San Francisco's great earthquake: what...

The Complex Faulting Process of Earthquakes (Modern Approaches in Geophysics)The Complex Faulting Process of Earthquakes (Modern Approaches in Geophysics)
Best Price: $94.97
This book extends our understanding of the faulting process of natural earthquakes as a complex...
Krakatoa: History's Loudest Volcano (Volcanoes of the World)Krakatoa: History's Loudest Volcano (Volcanoes of the World)
Best Price: $21.05
   
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