{"title":"Hugh Raffles","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the captivating world of Hugh Raffles, a highly esteemed author known for his profound exploration of natural history and human interaction with the environment. Delve into a world where anthropology meets storytelling, offering you a unique blend of insightful narrative and empirical research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the standout works in this collection is \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Unconformities\u003c\/em\u003e, a remarkable title that takes you on a journey through the intertwined lives of people and rocks, challenging your perception of the Earth’s ever-changing history. Raffles' writing invites readers to reflect on the planet's past and present, offering a compelling insight into geology and human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the Biography \u0026amp; Memoir category, Raffles' works resonate with those who are curious about the intersections of culture, nature, and time. His thought-provoking narratives and keen observations illuminate the complex relationships between humans and their environments. Perfect for readers who cherish both intellectual depth and narrative allure, Raffles' books are a journey you won't want to miss.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-book-of-unconformities-by-hugh-raffles-9781891241734","title":"The Book of Unconformities","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eInsectopedia\u003c\/i\u003e, a powerful exploration of loss, grief, endurance, and the absences that permeate the present.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnconformities are gaps in the geological record, physical evidence of breaks in time. For Hugh Raffles, these holes in history are also fissures in feeling, knowledge, memory, and understanding. In this endlessly inventive, riveting book, Raffles enters these gaps, drawing together threads of geology, history, literature, philosophy, and ethnography to trace the intimate connections between personal loss and world historical events, and to reveal the force of absence at the core of contemporary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough deeply researched explorations of Neolithic stone circles, Icelandic lava, mica from a Nazi concentration camp, petrified whale blubber in Svalbard, the marble prized by Manhattan's Lenape, and a huge Greenlandic meteorite that arrived in New York City along with six Inuit adventurers in 1897, Raffles shows how unconformities unceasingly incite human imagination and investigation yet refuse to conform, heal, or disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA journey across eons and continents, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Unconformities\u003c\/i\u003e is also a journey through stone: this most solid, ancient, and enigmatic of materials, it turns out, is as lively, capricious, willful, and indifferent as time itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46846012260588,"sku":"9781891241734","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9772153482861.jpg?v=1758902829"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/hugh-raffles.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}