Norton published an earlier edition in 1999 as The Restless Sea; Exploring the World Beneath the Waves. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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With Broeker as his guide, award-winning science writer Robert Kunzig looks back at Earth's volatile climate history so as to shed light on the challenges ahead

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