Mountains of fire

Oppenheimer, Clive

£10.99

We are made of the same stuff as the breath and cinders of volcanoes. No matter where we live on the planet, these fiery mountains have long shaped the path of humanity. World-famous volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer has worked at the crater’s edge in the wildest places on Earth. In ‘Mountains of Fire’ we join him on hair-singeing adventures, close enough to feel the heat of the lava, from Antarctica to Iceland, to learn how deeply our stories are intertwined with volcanoes.

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Publish Date: 01/08/2024

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‘If Michael Palin had been a volcanologist, this is the book he would have written’ LITERARY REVIEW

‘Gripping’ THE ECONOMIST


‘Wonderful’
PETER FRANKOPAN

‘Like a thriller … This is terrific’ SPECTATOR

‘Beautiful … bursting with poetry, with storytelling’ WERNER HERZOG

We are made of the same stuff as the breath and cinders of volcanoes. No matter where we live on the planet, they have shaped our history and might one day decide our destiny.

World-famous volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer has worked at the crater’s edge in the wildest places on Earth, close enough to feel the heat of the lava. In Mountains of Fire we join him on hair-singeing adventures from Italy to Antarctica to learn how deeply our stories are intertwined with volcanoes.

Additional information

Weight 280 g
Dimensions 196 × 128 × 28 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

368

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

551.21 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K