Offers anecdotes of the author's forty years traveling to remote parts of the world to study volcanoes, provides an introduction to volcanology, and discusses historial eruptions such as Mount Pelee, Martinique, in 1902, and Vesuvius when it buried Pompeii. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Whenever a volcano threatens to erupt, scientists and adventurers from around the world flock to the site in response to the irresistible allure of one of nature's most dangerous and unpredictable phenomena. In a unique book probing the science and mystery of these fiery features, the authors chronicle not only their geologic behavior but also their profound effect on human life...read more

Product Description: Probing the science and mystery of volcanoes, this book chronicles not only their geologic behaviour, but also their profound effect on human life. From Mount Vesuvius to Mount St Helens, the book covers the surprisingly large variety of volcanoes, the subtle to conspicuous signs preceding eruptions and the far-reaching atmospheric consequences...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Pyroclastic Rocks is the first modern comprehensive treatment of what they are and how they were formed. The subject is discussed against a background of plate tectonics theory and modern advances in volcanology, sedimentology and igneous petrology...read more