Earth's Dynamic Systems

by W. Kenneth Hamblin, Eric H. Christiansen

Each chapter of this work is introduced with an up-to-date satellite image of the subject covered. The book includes coverage of discoveries on Europa and Ganymede, and the possibility of bacteria on Mars, along with discussions of Cretaceous-Tertiary extinctions. There is an emphasis on Earth as a system, and the role of ocean-atmosphere system and global climate.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Geography, Geology, Textbooks, Natural History

740 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1970

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book itself does its job, but the version we used in my geology class was the freely downloadable online release. This does not include scans of the covers, and some exercises want the maps that are supposedly in them. I've never seen them.

[Anjuli · Rating 5 out of 5]

The absolute best geology text book. It has great pictures and diagrams, plus it's just plain awesome. Honestly, it's one of my favorite non-fiction books.