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Extraordinary book. (Times Literary Supplement )
I have rarely learned so much in so few pages, and this book...has the making of a minor classic. (Geographical )
It builds to a satisfying picture of how our planet's history is etched into every fragment of the pebble. (New Scientist )
Impressively skilful narrative...Geology has a gifted new popular science writer. (New Scientist )
I have rarely learned so much in so few pages, and this book...has the making of a minor classic. (Geographical )
It builds to a satisfying picture of how our planet's history is etched into every fragment of the pebble. (New Scientist )
Impressively skilful narrative...Geology has a gifted new popular science writer. (New Scientist )
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A mind-expanding, awe inducing but friendly scientific exploration of the history (Holly Kyte, The Sunday Telegraph )
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book does not act as textbook for rock study, nor does it just describe a pebble. Instead the pebble is used as a vehicle for leading you through to show how the Earth developed over geological time. The concepts are nicely explained with just enough insight to intrigue but not too much to lose you. I guarantee you will learn something new, even if you are a in the field of geology.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I should probably disclose the fact that I haven't actually read this book myself (beyond a quick skim through), I bought this as a gift for my dad who is currently studying geology with the Open University. His praise for the book was so effusive, however, that I felt I should share his enthusiasm here! He thought the premise of the book was fantastic, to essentially tell the story of the earth's geology through a pebble, and he found the book thoroughly enjoyable and very informative. Obviously a book like this is not a substitute for a geology textbook, but that is part of it's strength - it is totally approachable for people with little background knowledge, without being too basic for people who have studied some geology.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I enjoyed this book, and learnt from it. The author unfolds the far reaches of geological time in Britain as each succeeding chapter follows the ups and downs (or more exactly downs and ups) of what eventually became a smallish pebble picked up on a Welsh beach. One gets a clear idea of its changing environment, and the advanced techniques now available to a geologist. The style comes across as conversational rather than academic, and the author does not draw back from acknowledging difficulties and ongoing uncertainties. Just one minor criticism - in places, a simple diagram might have helped.
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