{"product_id":"ghosts-of-vesuvius-a-new-look-at-the-last-days-of-pompeii-how-towers-fall-and-other-strange-connections-9780060751005","title":"Ghosts of Vesuvius: A New Look at the Last Days of Pompeii, How Towers Fall, and Other Strange Connections","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fascinating look at Pompeii, Herculaneum and the Vesuvius eruption in comparison with other historically significant volcanic eruptions, including the World Trade Center disaster. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which obliterated the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, was a disaster that resounds to this day. Now palaeontologist Charles Pellegrino presents a wealth of new knowledge about the doomed towns - and brings to vivid life the people, their last moments, and the aftermath. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The lessons learned from modern scrutiny of that ancient eruption produce disturbing echoes in the present. Dr Pellegrino, who worked at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the 9\/11 attack, shares his unique knowledge of the strange physics of volcanic 'downblast' and 'collapse column', drawing a direct link from past to present, and providing readers with a poignant glimpse into the last moments of the 'American Vesuvius'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePellegrino, Charles R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCharles Pellegrino has been known to work simultaneously in entomology, forensic physics, paleo-genetics, preliminary design of advanced rocket systems, astrobiology, and marine archaeology. The author of eighteen books of fiction and nonfiction, including \u003cem\u003eUnearthing Atlantis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDust\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGhosts of the Titanic\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eHer Name, Titanic\u003c\/em\u003e, he is the scientist whose dinosaur-cloning recipe inspired Michael Crichton's bestselling novel \u003cem\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/em\u003e. Dr. Pellegrino lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50502933250322,"sku":"9780060751005","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f3b71141-482f-441a-8193-908caf91e234.jpg?v=1730778981","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ghosts-of-vesuvius-a-new-look-at-the-last-days-of-pompeii-how-towers-fall-and-other-strange-connections-9780060751005","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}