{"product_id":"mountains-of-fire-the-secret-lives-of-volcanoes-9781529351095","title":"Mountains of Fire: The Secret Lives of Volcanoes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIn Mountains of Fire, renowned volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer explores the fascinating and often misunderstood world of volcanoes, revealing their profound impact on our climate, economy, politics, culture, and beliefs. He paints volcanoes as otherworldly, magical places where our history is laid bare and where nature speaks to something deep within us, and argues that they are fertile ground for agriculture, art, spirituality, and scientific advances. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 24 August 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs heard on DESERT ISLAND DISCS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHOSEN AS ONE OF WATERSTONES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBEST BOOKS OF 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf Michael Palin had been a volcanologist, this is the book he would have written. A darn good read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat the French adventurer Jacques Cousteau was to the hidden world under our seas, Oppenheimer is to the hidden, molten world bubbling under our feet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA book that will make all readers want to become volcanologists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePETER FRANKOPAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGripping ... like a thriller ... Oppenheimer is better than good. This is terrific.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSPECTATOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMountains of Fire is bursting with poetry, with storytelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWERNER HERZOG\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolcanoes mean so much more than threat and calamity. Like our parents, they've led whole lives before we get to know them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are made of the same stuff as the breath and cinders of volcanoes. They have long shaped the path of humanity, provoked pioneering explorations, and fired up our imaginations. They are fertile ground for agriculture, art, spirituality, as well as scientific advances, and they act as time capsules, capturing the footprints of those who came before us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorld-renowned volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer has worked at the crater's edge in the wildest places on Earth, from remote peaks in the Sahara to mystical mountains in North Korea. His work reveals just how entangled volcanic activity is with our climate, economy, politics, culture, and beliefs. From Antarctica to Italy, he paints volcanoes as otherworldly, magical places where our history is laid bare and where nature speaks to something deep within us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending cultural history, science, myth, and adventure, Mountains of Fire reminds us that, wherever we are on the planet, our stories are profoundly intertwine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 612g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 164 x 243 x 33 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781529351095\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clive Oppenheimer","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44523045585146,"sku":"9781529351095","price":18.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1692978743969_book.jpg?v=1693207232","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/mountains-of-fire-the-secret-lives-of-volcanoes-9781529351095","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}