Good book that even the amateur geologist can grasp
931188
Good book that even the amateur geologist can grasp, with many pictures that present the rock types and rock formations written about in a clear way.
3925339
For anyone starting an interest in geology, this is the perfect book. There isn't high use of jargon, which makes it simple to understand. Personally, I have spent many years studying the field and was looking more for a visual encyclopedia. For the price, it was a great buy.
2962116
This book is unusual in that it is broken into mini 2 page units - each with very good illustrations, explaining a single geologic concept. If you want to learn geology in small and understandable doses, this is the book for you.
1129223
My 7 year old loves geology so I decided to get this book for him. As it turns out, he is a bit beyond this particular book (though he enjoyed looking at the photographs of rocks incorporated into the illustrations). My 4 year old, however, LOVED the book when I read it to her. The author does a good job explaining the science in a way that young kids can understand. For the benefit of new readers she also includes pronunciations of the more difficult words (metamorphic, sedimentary, etc.)

Recommended for science-loving kids aged 3-4 to 6-7.
199214
Review: The Grand Canyon, Monument to an Ancient Earth.

Thank you for publishing this book.  The presentation of scientific information in a simple and systematic way, along with exceptional photos, charts, and diagrams,  make this book very understandable even to those who have never read a geology book before.

As a pastor, I appreciate the way the authors refute flood geologists clearly and pointedly without being rude about it and how they show that the Grand Canyon is a wonderful story book of how God has created our world, a story that geology and paleontology can help us understand and appreciate.

As a student and teacher of the Bible, I appreciate the discussion of how flood geologists abuse the scriptures they profess to defend by inserting hot sea vents,  tectonic movement, tsunamis, underwater landslides, and violent erosion which are not part of the Biblical stories.  My discussions with creationists convince me that they are so engrossed in their anti-science agenda that they miss entirely what the Bible is saying through the creation and flood stories.

This is a wonderful book.  I congratulate the authors and editors for producing it, and I recommend it to anyone who wants to understand and appreciate how God made the Grand Canyon.

Rev. Edwin Womack, United Methodist pastor (retired)
2115633
This book takes the reader on a journey through time showing how the Earth we know today developed, and how this shaped its plants and animals, and how they shaped the planet.  The book blends geology, paleontology and evolutionary biology, with the theme of how all these interact - how the changes in the earth were critical to the evolution of plants and animals and how the earliest algae increased the oxygen content of the planet, enabling air breathing creatures to develop.  Running through this are the travels of the author, and through his journey of discovery one learns how the planet and its plants and animals evolved.  The book is suitable for high school students and those who want a readable overview of geology, paleontology and evolutionary biology.  However, the treatment is only introductory and those who have a more advanced understanding of these subjects may find the book too superficial.  Also, in the process of simplifying the material, I feel that some of it is oversimplified, actually making it less understandable - for me at least.

Exactly what is in the book -
The following is provided for those who want more specific information about the content of the book.  The book is organized into chapters that are organized chronologically, covering:
  The book begins with the "Big Bang", the creation of stars and how supernova explosions created the heavier elements that make up the Earth and those plants and animals that live on it.
  The book explains how initially the oxygen content of the air and sea was too low for those creatures that require this oxygen, but that it was perfect for algae that produced air through photosynthesis, making the planet habitable for oxygen breathing creatures.
  The book discusses the development of the fields of geology and paleontology and its pioneers.
  It discusses continental drift and how it finally came to be accepted and how it explains many of the riddles of paleontology.
  It shows how catastrophic events have shaped the earth and its plants and animals.
  It discusses the complicated interactions between the gradual increase in the intensity of the sun, the interactions between the carbon in the atmosphere and in the granite of the mountains and in the sea, and how the slight changes in the rotation of the earth on its axis and about the sun, all act to alter the climate of the earth and how this has altered the evolution of its plants and animals.
  The book does not contain footnotes, but it does have a very useful section that contains further reading suggestions and notes tied to each chapter.  It also has an index and some black and white photographs and illustrations interspersed within the text.
23047
This is by far the best book I have found on these subjects. The authors of individual chapters are tops in their fields.

It begins with an interesting history of the town of Gunlock Utah, founded by William (Gunlock Bill) Hamblin.

The Stratigraphy section contains seven articles with excellent maps and charts.
p 1 * Lehi F. Hintze "Stratigraphy and structure of the Beaver Dam Mountains."
p 37 * R. La Rell Nielson "The Toroweap and Kanab formations."
p 55 * J. Keith Rigby "The Carmel Formation in the Gunlock area."
p 63 * John L. Larsen, Dru R. Nielsen, and J. Keith Rigby "An unusual lacustrine dolomite sequence in Jurassic rocks of the Beaverdam Mountains."
p 69 * Bart J. Kowallis and Brent H. Everett "Sedimentary environments of the Muddy Creek Formation near Mesquite Nevada."
p 77 * Myron G. Best "Tertiary Geology of the area between Milford, Utah and Pioche, Nevada."
p 87 * Mary A. Siders and Michael A. Shubert "Stratigraphy and structure of the Northern Bull Valley Mountains and Antelope Range, Iron County, Utah,"

p 103 One Geomorphology article by * Grant C. Willes and Julie B. Willes "Holocene slump block in the Beaverdam Mountains."

p 109 One Geophysics article by * James L. Baer "Reconnaissance Gravity and Magnetic Survey of the northern Mesquite Basin, Nevada-Utah."

There are five articles in the Economic section.
p 119 * Lawrence R. Bernstein "Geology and mineralogy of the Apex Germanium - Gallium mine, Washington County, Utah."
p 129 * Don H. Adair "Structural setting of the Goldstrike District, Washington County, Utah."
p 137 * Ronald Willden and Don H. Adair "Gold deposits at Goldstrike, Utah."
p149 * Lawrence P. James and E. W. Newman "Subsurface character of mineralization at Silver Reef, Utah and a possible model for ore genesis."
p 159 * Paul Dean Proctor and Willis H. Brimhall "Silver Reef Mining District, Revisited, Washington County, Utah."

p 179 The book ends with a road log by James L. Baer and Lehi F. Hintze "Thrusting, extensional tectonics, and stratigraphy of the Mineral Belt of southwest Utah."

There is a large geology map of the areas covered in an envelope attached to the back cover.
580490
I love this book.  I take it on trips and it answers my geology questions as we drive down the road; no need to look it up later.  So happy I have it.
1787933
This book presents a good outline of catastrophist geology and Biblical refutation of old and modern comprimise positions (comprimises that are not necessary). Morris and Whitcomb do a scholarly job of laying down a foundation of geology from a Biblical creationist perspective. Topics covered are: Mountain building, formation and origin of sediments, geochronology, pre-flood environment, atmospheric water vapor canopy, anomalous geological formations, coal and oil forming, the size and accomadations of Noah's ark, the Biblical curse and its effects on life, reason for sudden ice age, and a great study of Biblical implications and much more. The people who are afraid of this book have claimed that this book has no merit in its study of the Bible or science. Read this book and see if it provides some insight and see if it provides good refutation of the opposing views that propagate as "science" so called. The very fact that scoffers claim that this book doesn't provide any support for the Bible believing Christian in areas of his faith or science is very curious. If you read it and find that it can stand its ground even to the least extent, then you can be sure that those "scoffers" are desperate.
2600511
I love natural history and the study of our biological and geological past. This book is easy reading for the interested and well read layman and gives a wonderful glimpse into a time in ancient history when most life mysteriously vanished. The techniques, trials and tribulations, and successes of American and international paleontologists are well discussed and made more interesting and personal by the authors own experiences. The history of paleontology and geology is also well discussed. My one disappointment, and not really the author's fault, is that I wasn't at all convinced that we know the cause of the end Permian extinction.  So I learned a great deal of paleontology, geology and history, making this book well worth the time and effort. But I'm no at all convinced that we currently know exactly what happened all those millennia ago. But I am convinced that something did!
291569
I am currently in Iraq and was looking for something to enhance my knowledge of the geology of the area. This book fit the bill. It is not for everyone but it is quite complete for my needs.
4868063
My friends were reading it for their book club and were excited by it so I bought it.  My wide ranging interests include what is discussed in the book.

I haven't worked my way through it as of yet, but even the beginning pages point the way the book will explore.  Years ago, as continental drift was being accepted as the Occam's Razor of Geology, I went before one of my family friend's adult Sunday School to show how the Bible and science can exist side by side.  Most of it was from my feeble knowledge of both subjects and 30 years ago.  This is an expert doing the same.
1819184
I haven't read the paperback, but I just came across my copy of the 1956 hard cover and devoured it with renewed interest. Professor Lobeck selects 72 examples of geography and on the facing page illustrates the geological activity that resulted in that geography. New York harbor, Long Island, the Florida peninsula, the Great Lakes, the island arcs of the Pacific and the Caribbean are among the many mapped and explained geologically. A great book for the student of earth science and the traveller interested in maps and why the our earth is so different and interesting.
945716
The book tells some of the greatest geologic stories in Earth history.  Don Prothero is an excellent historian as well as a super geologist.  His research is impeccable.  Great book for armchair geologists or pros.
3490113
A good start for any entering geology student. Variety of sources to refer to for further help. It's a shame the lab manual isn't attached to this book in some sort of package deal though.
2882952
I ordered this book for my husband an amateur geologist/student.  It came in perfect condition.  He has added this book for his geology reference collection.  Thank you.
4487082
For a student of geology, this is an excellent book, but for the average reader it is entirely too technical and detailed.  Even as a chemical engineer who frequently reads scientific journals, this reader found the book to be a struggle.  Still, it provides superb insight into the real world of scientific discovery, showing how personal interactions, circumstance, and serendipity play critical roles.  It was well worth reading in its entirety.  The author has obviously gone to great lengths to produce a thorough account of how reversals in the earth's magnetic field, dated by radioactive decay, came to be understood and used to prove seafloor spreading and continental drift.