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For any basic level geology book to succeed, it needs to be well written and include great pictures and diagrams - and this book does not disappoint… This little guide (it is only 134, A5 pages long) covers everything you would expect from a basic level geology book, including the rock cycle, plate tectonics, fossils and industrial uses for geology. It also includes a great glossary, which these days is essential given that geology seems to have spawned a different language only distantly related to English. --Deposits Magazine
Reviews of the first edition: a great little book...in this book Graham Park has captured the spirit of geology...packed with essential information...For the price, basic level geology books do not come any better." Geoscientist "a book that fulfil(s) the needs for an intelligent adult looking for something that is neither textbook nor coffee table book." Down to Earth "a bargain for anyone wanting a general introduction to the science of geology... with an almost fully comprehensive coverage of the subject." Teaching Earth Sciences --Geoscientist
This remains a key resource for both amateur and professional geologists alike, remarkably squeezing virtually all the basics of our subject into some 135 pages with many informative illustrations. --European Geologist
Reviews of the first edition: a great little book...in this book Graham Park has captured the spirit of geology...packed with essential information...For the price, basic level geology books do not come any better." Geoscientist "a book that fulfil(s) the needs for an intelligent adult looking for something that is neither textbook nor coffee table book." Down to Earth "a bargain for anyone wanting a general introduction to the science of geology... with an almost fully comprehensive coverage of the subject." Teaching Earth Sciences --Geoscientist
This remains a key resource for both amateur and professional geologists alike, remarkably squeezing virtually all the basics of our subject into some 135 pages with many informative illustrations. --European Geologist
Teaching Earth Sciences, No.1 2007
a bargain for anyone wanting a general introduction to the science
of geology... with an almost fully comprehensive coverage of the subject.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
of geology... with an almost fully comprehensive coverage of the subject.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm studying some introductory geology and this book turned out to be an excellent overview of all the various facets of the science. I guess a common alternative as a first book is "Teach Yourself Geology" but although this book is shorter it is better, I think, at summarizing what it's all about. It also has a lot of color images which are really essential for any geology book to be worthwhile. On the other hand, I would have preferred bigger images which would have been possible with a bigger book format (I took away a star for the small format).
I think if a high school student has an interest in rocks and minerals, this book would make a welcome present whereas something like the teach yourself book would be heavy going.
I think if a high school student has an interest in rocks and minerals, this book would make a welcome present whereas something like the teach yourself book would be heavy going.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a slim but beautifully produced volume produced on 134 pages of glossy paper with many clear colour photographs and some diagrams. It moves from the microscopic structure of rocks through to landscape formation and on to continents and a currently topical section on earthquakes and fault lines. The index functions also as a useful glossary, making the book suitable for those with no previous knowledge of the subject, for whom I can highly recommend it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this as a Christmas present for my wife. She is interested in geology to the extent that when we are on holiday she is always checking out the hills and mountains that have been exposed. She has read quite a few books on the subject and said that after reading the guide to the World of Rocks, a number of facts that she had previously read had now been clarified.
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