In Suspect Terrain - (Annals of the Former World) by John McPhee (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>From the outwash plains of Brooklyn to Indiana's drifted diamonds and gold, John McPhee's <i>In Suspect Terrain </i>is a compelling narrative of the earth's history.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>From the outwash plains of Brooklyn to Indiana's drifted diamonds and gold <i>In Suspect Terrain </i>is a narrative of the earth, told in four sections of equal length, each in a different way reflecting the three others--a biography; a set piece about a fragment of Appalachian landscape in illuminating counterpoint to the human history there; a modern collision of ideas about the origins of the mountain range; and, in contrast, a century-old collision of ideas about the existence of the Ice Age. The central figure is Anita Harris, an internationally celebrated geologist who went into her profession to get out of a Brooklyn ghetto. The unifying theme is plate tectonics--here concentrating on the acceptance that all aspects of the theory do not universally enjoy. As such, <i>In Suspect Terrain </i>is a report from the rough spots at the front edge of a science.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"This is a book you cannot put down...It provides a great deal of information about the way many geologists think about science...and about the necessity for continual questioning and revising of new and old ideas. This is the best way science can remain healthy and continue to grow." --<i>Robert D. Hatcher, Jr., Natural History</i> <p/>"John McPhee does what no other writer has done ... He makes the earth move." --<i>R. Z. Sheppard, Time</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>John McPhee</b> was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and was educated at Princeton University and Cambridge University. His writing career began at <i>Time</i> magazine and led to his long association with <i>The New Yorker</i>, where he has been a staff writer since 1965. Also in 1965, he published his first book, <i>A Sense of Where You Are</i>, with Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and in the years since, he has written nearly 30 books, including <i>Oranges</i> (1967), <i>Coming into the Country</i> (1977), <i>The Control of Nature</i> (1989), <i>The Founding Fish</i> (2002), <i>Uncommon Carriers</i> (2007), and <i>Silk Parachute</i> (2011). <i>Encounters with the Archdruid</i> (1972) and <i>The Curve of Binding Energy</i> (1974) were nominated for National Book Awards in the category of science. McPhee received the Award in Literature from the Academy of Arts and Letters in 1977. In 1999, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for <i>Annals of the Former World</i>. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.</p>
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