{"product_id":"9781472298492","title":"Turning to Stone","description":"Author: Marcia Bjornerud\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472298492\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2025 JOHN BURROUGHS MEDAL FOR DISTINGUISHED NATURAL HISTORY WRITING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Vast and arresting' \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A remarkably human take on the geological world' \u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRocks are the record of our creative planet reinventing itself for four billion years. Nothing is ever lost, just transformed.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarcia Bjornerud's life as a geologist has coincided with an extraordinary period of discovery. From an insular girlhood in rural Wisconsin, she found her way to an unlikely career studying mountains in remote parts of the world. As one of few women in her field, she witnessed the shift in our understanding of the Earth, from solid object to an entity in a constant state of transformation. In the most tumultuous times of her own life, a deep understanding of our rocky planet imbued her life with meaning.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe lives of rocks are long and complex, spanning billions of years and yet shaping our own human lives in powerful, invisible ways. Sandstone that filters out pathogens creating underground oases in aquifers of clean water. Ecologite is \"the chosen rock\" whose formation keeps the planet running. Earth is not just a passive backdrop, or a source of resources to be mined, extracted, and carved out. Rocks are full of wisdom, but somewhere along the way many of us have forgotten how to hear it.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen we are uncertain about where to find truth, a geocentric worldview reminds us that we are Earthlings, part of a planetary community where we can find wisdom in the most unlikely places.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore praise for TURNING TO STONE:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Marcia Bjornerud writes evocatively'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e COUNTRY LIFE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A nuanced celebration of the language of stone' \u003c\/b\u003eDAVID GEORGE HASKELL\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A unique and timeless book' \u003c\/b\u003eROBERT HALZEN","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717724000414,"sku":"ADS-9781472298492","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472298492.jpg?v=1776129016","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472298492","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}