"Tales of the World's Mightiest Volcanoes" takes readers on a captivating journey into the heart of some of the Earth's most powerful and enigmatic geological wonders. From the iconic peaks of Mount Vesuvius in Italy to the towering majesty of Mount Fuji in Japan, this book delves into the stories, science, and cultural significance of the world's mightiest volcanoes.Through a blend of scientific exploration and cultural narratives, the book explores...

Junior tells of the games he played in his mind during the eight days he was trapped in his house after the devastating January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti. Includes author's note about Haitian children before the earthquake and her own children's reactions to the disaster.

Meredith White fue una de las caras más reconocibles de Hollywood. Pero una tragedia personal truncó su carrera como actriz y la alejó de su familia. Durante los últimos quince años, Meredith ha estado viviendo sola en San Francisco con dos cuidadores de confianza. Luego, en un bochornoso día de fines de verano, un terremoto masivo golpea el norte de California, sumiendo al Área de la Bahía en el caos. Sin dudarlo un momento, Meredith invita...

Sebastiano Cangio is loving his dream job as a ranger in the stunning Sybillines national park in mystical Umbria. Then the first body is found. Recognizing the hallmarks of a mafia killing and determined to stop Umbria from being destroyed by organized crime, Cangio is pitted against a trail of bodies, greed and corruption that leads right to the top.

Chronicles the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and its aftermath, presenting details on several individuals who were there, and describes how earthquakes are recorded and measured.

Documentary. Describes the San Francisco earthquake of Apr. 18, 1906, which opened up a 270-mile fissure along the San Andreas fault and caused three days of fires that virtually destroyed the city. The city was rebuilt but suffered from many of the same weaknesses as the demolished boom-town. Through computer modeling and other techniques, shows the likely results if a quake of similar strength were to strike now -- billions of dollars in damages,...

In the early 1900s, San Francisco stood as a proud and flourishing symbol of America's recent conquest of the once-wild West. But on April 19, 1906, the city would experience an awesome reminder of the uncontrollable forces lying dormant just beneath the splendors of its cosmopolitan surface. Thirty times more powerful than the temblor that decimated northern California in 1989, this earthquake measured a ground-wrenching 8.3 on the Richter scale,...

Alwyn Scarth is the author of numerous books, including Savage Earth (HarperCollins), Vulcan's Fury, and La Catastrophe. The volcano that has fascinated scientists, writers, and poets for two millennia Capricious, vibrant, and volatile, Vesuvius has been and remains one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes. In its rage, it has destroyed whole cities and buried thousands alive. In its calm, its ashes have fertilized the soil, providing for the...