The Field Guide to Geology, New Edition, 3rd Edition

by David Lambert, Diagram Group

This is an essential field guide for geology lovers. Written by a team of eminent geologists and educators, "The Field Guide to Geology, New Edition" features clear graphics and simple field-guide procedures to guide hikers through the great outdoors. A revised and updated edition of a best-seller, this helpful resource offers readers ready access to the subject. This new edition features 200 new, two-color illustrations (more than 750 in all), updated graphs and tables, as well as two new chapters titled "Monitoring the Earth's Changes" and "Geologists of Note." This volume's lucid, easy-to-follow text covers all the key rudiments of geology and will provide nature lovers with a useful reference to various geological phenomena. The topics covered include: Air currents; Composition; Desertification; Greenhouse effect; Ice changes; Seafloor profiling; Seismic activity; Submersibles; Tides; Waterflow; and more.

Genres: Science, Geology, Nonfiction, Nature, Natural History, Reference

304 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2007

About the author

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David Lambert is an editor with the prize-winning Diagram Group, which specializes in the creation of illustrated reference books of all kinds. For more than 50 years he has written about everything from dinosaurs and ancient civilizations to dogs and outer space. His name might not always be on the cover, but it is usually inside the book.

Reviews

[Dianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little dry, but good information and good diagrams.

[Jrobertus]

i started in months before my trip to wyoming encouraged me to pick up the pace

[Ballpeendash · Rating 3 out of 5]

How can you read things like this? you ask?

I have no idea...I like rocks.

[Miki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good geology reference book with lots of pictures and diagrams. Brian and I have become interested in geology with all of our trips to southern Utah.

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very good introduction to geology. Good high level that helps you to understand what you see in the world.

[Patricrk patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

good basic beginning geology book. I read the 1988 version.

[Mark Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Junior high textbook? Good overview of the field and a quick read.