Book
Sand : the never-ending story / Michael Welland.
From individual grains to desert dunes, from the bottom of the sea to the landscapes of Mars, and from billions of years in the past to the future, this is the extraordinary story of one of nature's humblest, most powerful, and most ubiquitous materials.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780520254374 (cloth : alk. paper) :
- ISBN: 0520254376 (cloth : alk. paper) :
- Physical Description: xiv, 343 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2009.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-321) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Individuals: birth and character -- Tribes: the strange world of granular materials -- Sand and imagination I: very large numbers of very small things -- Societies on the move: a journey to the sea -- Moving on: waves, tides, and storms -- Blowing in the wind: desert landscapes -- Witness: testaments of sand -- Sand and imagination II: stories, medium, and muse -- Servant: sand in our lives -- Outward and onward: beyond earth, beyond the present -- Epilogue: a desert mystery. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Sediments (Geology) Sand > Analysis. Sandstone > Analysis. Sand, Glass. Geomorphology. Aggregates (Building materials) Organosilicon compounds. Building materials > Permeability. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | QE 471.15 .S25 W455 2009 | 30538379 | General Collection | Available | - |
Summary:
From individual grains to desert dunes, from the bottom of the sea to the landscapes of Mars, and from billions of years in the past to the future, this is the extraordinary story of one of nature's humblest, most powerful, and most ubiquitous materials.