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Pyramids of Fire: The World’s Greatest Volcanoes

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This book looks at the origins of volcanoes, the nature and history of significant eruptions, the world’s most famous and the world’s most dangerous volcanoes, the USA’s most dangerous volcanoes, and the supervolcano, the Yellowstone Caldera.

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Through the eons of time, volcanoes have done much to shape the face of the planet, alter climatic conditions, and change the course of history. Those that have had the biggest impact are known as “supervolcanoes.” Supervolcanoes have lifetimes that are generally measured in millions of years, and the intervals between their major eruptions are usually on the order of hundreds of thousands of years. There have been no major supervolcano eruptions during the course of recorded human history. Nevertheless, there are numerous active lesser volcanoes on Earth today, and their eruptions can have extraordinary consequences. This book looks at the origins of volcanoes, the nature and history of significant eruptions, the world’s most famous and the world’s most dangerous volcanoes, the USA’s most dangerous volcanoes, and the supervolcano, the Yellowstone Caldera.

Year Published	2016
Author	David Ritchey
ISBN	9781882658862
Cover	Paperback
Size	5.5 x 8.5
Pages	80

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About the Author

After being educated in economics at Yale University, David Ritchey served five years as an officer in the U.S. Navy, including a year in Vietnam. Back in civilian life, he initially became a businessman as he had been trained but, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, he dropped out, got a divorce, moved to a remote old stone farmhouse and took up fine art photography as his vocation, winning over 60 awards during the next fifteen years.

During that period, he became fascinated with the psychology and neurology of both creativity and metaphysics and returned to school to train as a psychotherapist. During his fifteen years of clinical practice specializing in hypnotherapy, he undertook a twelve-year project to research and write about such subjects and his first book, The H.I.S.S. of the A.S.P., was published in 2003. Writing proved to be every bit as rewarding as photography and became his primary vocation. Being an inveterate learner, he focused on non-fiction subjects, enjoying the research as much as the writing. His more than forty published works have won over 25 literary awards. His books can be found at www.davidritchey-author.com and online book stores.

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His avocations have included scuba diving, sailing, skiing, tennis, golf, gardening, woodworking, dogs, magic, bridge, and Scrabble. He has two adult children, Harper and Mac, and one almost-adult grandchild, Brendan. He lives in historic Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and spends most of his time either writing or engaging in stimulating conversations over restaurant meals with close friends.