{"product_id":"earth-portrait-of-a-planet-9780393882742","title":"Earth: Portrait of a Planet","description":"The gold standard text for helping students visualize and understand geologic processes makes hands-on and real-world exploration easier and more impactful than ever, in any course setting. \u003cstrong\u003eNew\u003c\/strong\u003e 3D specimen and digital elevation models, with corresponding Smartwork exercises, allow students to examine specimens and sites as if they were in the field or lab. And \u003cstrong\u003enew\u003c\/strong\u003e highly visual \"Practice What You Know\" and \"What Can You See?\" activities at the end of each chapter and in Smartwork help students synthesize and apply important concepts like a geologist. Thoroughly updated with current events and essential data, the Seventh Edition also reveals the dynamism of geology and how it impacts our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarshak, Stephen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Marshak\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professor Emeritus of Geology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he taught for 35 years. During this time, he also served as Head of the Department of Geology and as Director of the School of Earth, Society, \u0026amp; Environment. Steve holds an A.B. from Cornell University, an M.S. from the University of Arizona, and a Ph.D. from Columbia University, all in geology. His research interests in structural geology and tectonics have taken him in the field on several continents. Steve, a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, has won the highest teaching awards at both the college and campus levels at the University of Illinois, and has also received a Neil Miner Award from the National Association of Geoscience Teachers for \"exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the Earth Sciences.\" His other books include \u003cem\u003eEssentials of Geology\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEarth Science\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNatural Disasters\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLaboratory Manual for Introductory Geology\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLaboratory Manual for Earth Science\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEarth Structure: An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBasic Methods of Structural Geology\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929850548498,"sku":"9780393882742","price":187.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_310e2998-1797-4481-92cd-8b4659cdff8f.jpg?v=1739054018","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/earth-portrait-of-a-planet-9780393882742","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}