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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godel Memorial-Warren Library | 620.191 BEI (Text) | 35500006076226 | Main | Checked out | 08/04/2026 |
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- ISBN: 9780399576423
- ISBN: 0399576428
- Physical Description: 294 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages ... Read More |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The most important solid substance on Earth -- ... Read More |
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| Subject: | Sand. Technology and civilization. Sand. Technology and civilization. |
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| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aBeiser, Vince, ‡d1965- ‡eauthor. |
| 245 | 1 | 4. | ‡aThe world in a grain : ‡bthe story of sand and how it transformed civilization / ‡cVince Beiser. |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York : ‡bRiverhead Books, ‡c2018. | |
| 264 | 4. | ‡c©2018 | |
| 300 | . | ‡a294 pages ; ‡c24 cm | |
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| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 261-284) and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aThe most important solid substance on Earth -- Part I. How sand built the twentieth century's industrialized world -- The skeleton of cities -- Paved with good intentions -- The thing that lets us see everything -- Part II. How sand is building the twenty-first century's globalized, digitized world -- High tech, high purity -- Fracking facilitator -- Miami Beach-less -- Man-made lands -- Desert war -- Concrete conquers the city -- Beyond sand. |
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