Earth Shock: Climate Complexity and the Force of Nature

by Andrew Robinson

Describes, illustrates, and analyzes the forces of nature responsible for earthquakes, volcanos, hurricanes, floods, glaciers, deserts, and drought; recounts how humans have perceived their relationship with them over history; and explains how Earth's evolution has created present conditions.

Genres: Geography, Nonfiction, Science

304 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1993

About the author

(William) Andrew Coulthard Robinson is a British author and former newspaper editor.

Andrew Robinson was educated at the Dragon School, Eton College where he was a King's Scholar, University College, Oxford where he read Chemistry and finally the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He is the son of Neville Robinson, an Oxford physicist.

Robinson first visited India in 1975 and has been a devotee of the country's culture ever since, in particular the Bengali poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore and the Bengali film director Satyajit Ray. He has authored many books and articles. Until 2006, he was the Literary Editor of the Times Higher Education Supplement<?em>. He has also been a Visiting Fellow at Wolfson College, Cambridge.

He is based in London and is now a full-time writer.

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Reviews

[Ernie Dawson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nice book if you want to investigate natural disasters. Much of it is the company line. There is some good stuff in it and the pictures are fantastic.

[Erik · Rating 3 out of 5]

science book