num_pages: 320
description: Earth's Great Natural A breathtaking photographic essay with impressive pictures of gemstones, precious metals, industrial ores and rocks, soils and chemicals with short explanatory texts that describe how mankind has put the riches of the land to use, to build a great civilization. Maps and illustrations enhancing the absorbing text.
language: English
title: Marvels and Mysteries of the World Around Us
titlecomplete: Marvels and Mysteries of the World Around Us
genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Nature
ratings_count: 18
publisher: Reader's Digest Association