. . . the most authoritative, lucid, and inspiring guide to volcanic hazards and their mitigation available for the non-specialist reader, and required reading for all those charged with the safety of the millions of people living in mountainous volcanic regions around the world.

— Peter J. Baxter, M.D.
University of Cambridge, Cambridge Institute of Public Health; World Health Organization advisor

So many of the classic case histories in one place! Scientists will want to read The Voice of This Stone to better understand these geohazards. Emergency managers will want to read it to understand the conditions that lead to these natural disasters. Kevin wrote this book to save lives—I believe it will.

— Scott Burns
Emeritus Professor of Engineering Geology, Portland State University; President, International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment

What do you cry out when there MAY be a wolf? Kevin Scott addresses this question and others in vivid detail. Public interest is at the heart of the book. It is written in a personal, lucid, highly readable style that will inform and often entertain the general reader, but will also illuminate lessons essential for emergency managers and decision-makers working in the shadow of volcanic danger. Highly recommended.

— Barry Voight
Emeritus Professor of Geology Pennsylvania State University