Volcanoes Author:Jacques Durieux In this spectacular, oversized volume, award-winning photographer Philippe Bourseiller documents the awesome power and devastating aftermath of volcanoes. More than 170 full-color double-page spreads, including satellite photos, depict the dramatic outbursts of active volcanoes in images of red-hot oceans and rivers of fire, massive craters ... more »and islands formed from molten rock, and silt-coated towns struggling to cope with chaos. From the ancient ruins of Pompeii, wrecked by the wrath of Vesuvius, to the recently reawakened Guagua Pichincha, near the equator, Bourseiller visually traces the history and terrible beauty of volcanoes while the text explains the most up-to-date methods of predicting and adapting to the eruptions of these awe-inspiring giants.« less