Facing The Wave: A Journey In The Wake Of The Tsunami

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Book Title: Facing the Wave : a Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami

Item Length: 8in

Item Height: 0.6in

Item Width: 5.2in

Author: Gretel Ehrlich

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Earth Sciences / Oceanography, Natural Disasters, Asia / Japan, Disasters & Disaster Relief

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Publication Year: 2014

Genre: Nature, Science, History, Social Science

Item Weight: 7.2 Oz

Number of Pages: 240 Pages