[Rockhounds] Yellowstone caldera becoming active

[Gary Brown]

And now there's one less on Amazon!  I'll let the Huddled Masses know what I
think.

Gary

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com 
> [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of 
> Alan Silverstein
> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 12:15 PM
> To: rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com
> Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Yellowstone caldera becoming active
> 
> > <http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,309738,00.html>
> 
> This gives me an opportunity to recommend a recent but obscure
> (self-published?) work of fiction, "Yellowstone Farewell", 
> which is about an explosion of the caldera in contemporary 
> times.  (Could it happen?  Who knows?  The timing is right...)
> 
> The book was written by a geologist and includes amazingly 
> semi-technical (educational) passages that would probably 
> turn off laymen, but makes for fascinating reading for 
> rockhounds.  Also the story itself is pretty well done.  I 
> bought a copy from the author a year or two ago at a rock 
> show in Wyoming.
> 
> Hey, it's on Amazon, for instance...
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/Yellowstone-Farewell-WAYNE-M-SUTHERLAND/
dp/0972399909/ref=sr_1_1/002-9362533-2212842?ie=UTF8>
&s=books&qid=1194632068&sr=8-1
> 
> Cheers,
> Alan Silverstein