| Describes the causes and
consequences of landslides, avalanches, and other, sometimes rapid, sometimes slow,
downward movements of rocks, soil, and/or snow. Goodwin opens the book with a description
of a landslide he witnessed as a child. Through the use of good analogies, the
well-organized text goes on to compare landslides, slumps, creep, and avalanches, and then
concisely explains the mechanism responsible for each. |