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Essential Earth Science Book Shelf
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1. Principles of Physical Geology by Arthur Holmes

The list author says:
	"Basic Text for any Earth Scientist. Detailed and comprehensive"

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2. Fundamentals of the Physical Environment by Peter Smithson

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	"Does exactly what it says, outlines the fundementals of physical geography"

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3. New Views on an Old Planet by Tjeerd H. van Andel

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	"Tells eloquently the great story of how the Earth evolved over 4.6 billion years."

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4. The Holocene: An Environmental History by Neil Roberts

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	"Outlines interaction of Man and environment over the last 10 000 years"

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5. Late Quaternary Environmental Change: Physical and Human Perspectives by Prof Mike Walker

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	"Similar to Roberts' Holocene, but more advanced text with a wide temporal scope"

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6. Reconstructing Quaternary Environments by Prof John J. Lowe

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	"Details all the techniques which allowed scienctists to tell the stories in Roberts' and Bell and Walker's Text"

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7. The Great Ice Age: Climate Change and Life by J.A. Chapman

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	"All you need to know about the Ice Age which gripped Earth for the last 2.6 million years and it's consequences"

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8. Global Geomorphology by Prof Michael Summerfield

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	"Geomorphology with minimal Maths. Very accessible"

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9. The Two-Mile Time Machine: Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change, and Our Future by Richard B. Alley

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	"Who'd of thought ice was so interesting? Read this and you'll know why. It tells us where we've come from and where we're going"

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10. Peatlands and Environmental Change (Ravan Writers) by Dan Charman

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	"The only quality peat text on the market"

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11. Atmosphere, Weather and Climate by Roger Barry

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	"This book is currently in it's 8th Edition. Do I need to say any more? Contains all you need to know about Earth's atmosphere"

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12. The Elements of Palaeontology by Rhona M. Black

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	"Getting old but easily accessable and well illustrated"

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13. Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution by Euan Clarkson

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	"A more advanced palaeotology text with an evolutional perseptive"

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14. Rocks and Minerals in Thin Section (A Colour Atlas) by W. S. MacKenzie

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	"Adams is my sedimentology lecturer and has produced these well presented books on rock thin sections"

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15. Carbonate Sediments & Rocks Under the Microscope (A Colour Atlas) by A. E. Adams

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16. Atlas of Sedimentary Rocks Under the Microscope by A.E. Adams

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17. Sedimentary Petrology by Maurice Tucker

The list author says:
	"Great introduction to sedimentary petrology"

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18. Sedimentary Rocks in the Field (Geological Field Guide) by Maurice Tucker

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	"Great field guide"

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19. Sedimentology and Sedimentary Basins: From Turbulence to Tectonics by Mike R. Leeder

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	"One of many advanced sedimnetology texts, porbably the best"

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20. Global Tectonics by Philip Kearey

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	"Intermediate text on all aspects of plate tectonics by well respected authors"

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21. Geological History of Britain and Ireland by Nigel H. Woodcock

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	"Geology is a very British Science because with few exceptions it has most geologic units. This book describes them"

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22. Environmental Hazards: Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster by Prof Keith Smith

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	"Environmental hazards described excellently"

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23. Principles Of Hydrology by Roy Ward

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	"Detailed description of all aspects of hydrology"

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24. Global Warming: The Complete Briefing by John Houghton

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	"Global warming explained by a world recognised expert"

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25. The Map That Changed the World: A Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemption by Simon Winchester

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	"Not a textbook, but any student of science should know how their science was created. Smith laid the foundation for the Science to develop."