Michael Welland draws us into the world of sand - sand in grains, rocks, and vast and magnificent landscapes on which the wind plays haunting melodies. Packed with fascinating science, laced with tales of explorers, sand art, and thetribes of the desert, this work will appeal to all those intrigued by the nature of sand, and the beauty of deserts. INDICE: 1: Individuals: birth and character; 2: Tribes: the strange world of granular materials; 3: Sand and imagination: very large numbers of very small things; 4: Societies on the move: journeys to the sea; 5: Moving on: waves, tides, and storms; 6: Blowing in the wind: desert landscapes; 7: Witness: testaments of sand; 8: Sand and imagination: stories, medium, and muse; 9: Servant: sand in our lives; 10: Outward and onward; Epilogue: desert mysteries
- ISBN: 978-0-19-958818-3
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 06/05/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés