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I really liked the subject material in this book, and I liked the fact he used a lot of easy to understand examples, but I think he talked a little too long about some of them. I would have loved this book if it had been about 1/4-1/3 shorter. I'm not sure if this is because I have a strong background in geology and didn't need to have such an in depth example to understand or what, but parts of the book were seriously difficult to slog through.
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This book is a double edged sword. First off, it is definitely not a history of the earth. I was quite disappointed to find out that this is actually the story of plate tectonics. The author just discusses how plate tectonics have shaped the world in various ways by recounting his travels to various locations around the globe. For the most part, the writing is very nice, even poetic. There are some very long boring paragraphs, but there are also some great inspiring quotes. (My favorite quote wa
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This book took an eon for me to read, but I learned quite a bit about geology. Fortey's writing is clear and, at times, poetic. I would have liked more photos and a glossary of terms would have been great since most of the geological and mineralogical vocabulary was foreign to me. At times, he seemed to assume the reader would know more than I in fact did.
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