{"product_id":"a-wilder-time-notes-from-a-geologist-at-the-edge-of-the-greenland-ice-9781942658344","title":"A Wilder Time: Notes from a Geologist at the Edge of the Greenland Ice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Burroughs Medal for Distinguished Natural History Book\u003cbr\u003eNew Mexico-Arizona Book Award Winner\u003cbr\u003eSaroyan Prize Shortlist\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year selection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA richly literary account. . . . Anchored by deep reflection and scientific knowledge, \u003ci\u003eA Wilder Time\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of an ancient, nearly untrammeled world that holds the secrets of our planet's deepest past, even as it accelerates into our rapidly changing future. The book bears the literary, scientific, philosophic, and poetic qualities of a nature-writing classic, the rarest mixture of beauty and scholarship, told with the deftest touch. --\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Burroughs Medal judges' citation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreenland, one of the last truly wild places, contains a treasure trove of information on Earth's early history embedded in its pristine landscape. Over numerous seasons, William E. Glassley and two fellow geologists traveled there to collect samples and observe rock formations for evidence to prove a contested theory that plate tectonics, the movement of Earth's crust over its molten core, is a much more ancient process than some believed. As their research drove the scientists ever farther into regions barely explored by humans for millennia--if ever--Glassley encountered wondrous creatures and natural phenomena that gave him unexpected insight into the origins of myth, the virtues and boundaries of science, and the importance of seeking the wilderness within.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn invitation to experience a breathtaking place and the fascinating science behind its creation, \u003ci\u003eA Wilder Time\u003c\/i\u003e is nature writing at its best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam E. Glassley\u003c\/strong\u003e is a geologist at the University of California, Davis, and an emeritus researcher at Aarhus University, Denmark, focusing on the evolution of continents and the processes that energize them. He is the author of over seventy research articles and a textbook on geothermal energy. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942658344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2017 pg. 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2018 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William E. Glassley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671742673052,"sku":"9781942658344","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8928a250-4c65-49ca-98fc-eae5c3c23371.jpg?v=1603926145","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-wilder-time-notes-from-a-geologist-at-the-edge-of-the-greenland-ice-9781942658344","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}