Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Prologue: The Love Letter 1
4. 1 Cracks in the Foundation 7
5. 2 I Must Get Out of Here 25
6. 3 The Earth Trembles 41
7. 4 The Greatest Wish in the World 55
8. 5 Collapse 73
9. 6 Moving the Continents 91
10. 7 Emptiness 105
11. 8 A New Beginning 127
12. 9 Beneath the Surface 149
13. 10 Shadow Zone 161
14. 11 A Rocky Chair in Geophysics 185
15. 12 Marie Tharp and the Seafloor 207
16. 13 You Are One of Us 219
17. 14 Farewell 239
18. Epilogue: The Notebook 253
19. Acknowledgments 263
20. Notes 269
21. Index 287