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Ear to the Ground
Ulin, David L.; Kolsby, Paul
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Description for Ear to the Ground
Paperback. When a young seismologist predicts that the "Big One" is about to hit L.A., he's stunned to discover that the priority is not saving the city, but turning seismic news into Hollywood gold. Suddenly everyone is looking to produce the next disaster blockbuster! Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 199.
Seismologist Charlie Richter, grandson of the inventor of the Richter scale, knows earthquakes, and has a method for predicting them. Arriving in Los Angeles to begin work at the Center for Earthquake Studies, a mysterious agency that seems more Hollywood than science, Charlie settles into his new life. His only distraction from work is Grace, an assistant to a powerful producer, and her deadbeat scriptwriter boyfriend Ian. It's only a matter of time before Charlie sees the "Big One" looming on the horizon. When Charlie alerts his boss at the Center, he is the one that's in for a ... Read more
Seismologist Charlie Richter, grandson of the inventor of the Richter scale, knows earthquakes, and has a method for predicting them. Arriving in Los Angeles to begin work at the Center for Earthquake Studies, a mysterious agency that seems more Hollywood than science, Charlie settles into his new life. His only distraction from work is Grace, an assistant to a powerful producer, and her deadbeat scriptwriter boyfriend Ian. It's only a matter of time before Charlie sees the "Big One" looming on the horizon. When Charlie alerts his boss at the Center, he is the one that's in for a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Unnamed Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781939419736
SKU
V9781939419736
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About Ulin, David L.; Kolsby, Paul
David L. Ulin is the former book critic of the Los Angeles Times. A 2015 Guggenheim Fellow, he is the author or editor of nine books, including Sidewalking: Coming to Terms with Los Angeles, the novella Labyrinth, The Lost Art of Reading: Why Books Matter in a Distracted Time, and the Library of America's Writing Los Angeles: A Literary Anthology, ... Read more
Reviews for Ear to the Ground
One of The Millions' Most Anticipated Books of 2016 "A fast, high-spirited sendup."
Kirkus Reviews One of the Chicago Review of Books Best Books from Independent Presses in April "Earthquake paranoia and blockbuster fever combine to animate this wry evocation of '90s era Los Angeles. Ear to the Ground rumbles and shakes at the intersection of science, commerce, and art. ... Read more
Kirkus Reviews One of the Chicago Review of Books Best Books from Independent Presses in April "Earthquake paranoia and blockbuster fever combine to animate this wry evocation of '90s era Los Angeles. Ear to the Ground rumbles and shakes at the intersection of science, commerce, and art. ... Read more