Cycle of Cosmic Catastrophes

Richard Firestone holds a Ph.D. in nuclear chemistry and has been part of the Isotopes Project at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory since 1979. Allen West, Ph.D., was the owner and CEO of an international scientific consulting company. Simon Warwick-Smith worked as both a field exploration geologist and mining geologist in Australia and now heads Warwick Associates, a book consulting and publicity firm. The authors live in California.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART ONE: THE SEARCH 1. The Search for Clues2. “Bullets” in the Dirt3. Mammoth under the Black Mat 4. Hunting Mammoths5. Bright Yellow Bones6. To Clovis from Czechoslovakia7. The Horse and the Clovis Spear8. The Mystery of the Drumlins9. Out on a Limb in Carolina10. The Mystery of the Carolina BaysPART TWO: THE MAIN EVENT 11. What Really Happened? PART THREE: THE EVIDENCE 12. Scientists and Storytellers13. The Ominous “Guest Stars”14. Explosions in the Sky15. Giant Bubbles in Space16. Radiation from the Heavens 17. The Carolina Bay Craters18. The Martian Connection19. The Main Craters20. Bays on the High Plains21. Streaks across the Plains22. Earth, the Radiation Detector23. Supernova 41,000 BP24. Solar System Impact25. Chemistry of the Comet26. Crater below Lake Michigan27. Moment of Impact 28. Possible Canadian Impact Craters29. Impacts on Other Continents 30. Fires across the Land 31. Fast-Moving Ice and Water32. The Waters Cover the Land33. Endless Waves34. Diamonds from the Sky35. Wrapping it UpAppendix A. Find Your Own StardustAppendix B. Chemistry of the Comet Appendix C. Lakes with Firestorm CharcoalAppendix D. Key Clovis-era MarkersBibliography Index

“The Cycle of Cosmic Catastrophes tells a fascinating, remarkable, and scientifically convincing story that will change how we look at our world. The important conclusion that catastrophes like this could happen again at any time should inspire a united global effort to confront this serious danger to Earth.”