{"product_id":"ear-to-the-ground-9781939419736","title":"Ear to the Ground","description":"Seismologist Charlie Richter, grandson of the inventor of the Richter scale, knows earthquakes, and has a method for predicting them. Arriving in Los Angeles to begin work at the Center for Earthquake Studies, a mysterious agency that seems more Hollywood than science, Charlie settles into his new life. His only distraction from work is Grace, an assistant to a powerful producer, and her deadbeat scriptwriter boyfriend Ian. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's only a matter of time before Charlie sees the \"Big One\" looming on the horizon. When Charlie alerts his boss at the Center, he is the one that's in for a shock: this is exactly what the Center was hoping for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the news leaked, everyone's suddenly looking to produce the next disaster blockbuster. One of the few scripts Ian actually wrote, \u003ci\u003eEar to the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, happens to be about an earthquake disaster, and soon it's plucked from obscurity and given the fast track. But with a little bit of luck, Charlie may just foil everybody's plans. He just needs explosives, a helicopter, a little more time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy award-winning writer and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e book critic David Ulin, \u003ci\u003eEar to the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e is a rollicking visit back to the 1990s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Unnamed Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781939419736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David L. Ulin, Paul Kolsby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43112159150261,"sku":"9781939419736","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cb2dcb6a-b7cb-4cfd-add8-aa8d039487ab.jpg?v=1693929971","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ear-to-the-ground-9781939419736","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}