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Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 1,701 ratings — published 2018
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Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 393 ratings — published 1999
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Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth (Princeton Science Library) Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth (Princeton Science Library)
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avg rating 3.98 — 773 ratings — published 2003
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Geology: A Very Short Introduction Geology: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 250 ratings — published 2018
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Why Geology Matters: Decoding the Past, Anticipating the Future Why Geology Matters: Decoding the Past, Anticipating the Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 144 ratings — published 2011
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Nature's Clocks: How Scientists Measure the Age of Almost Everything Nature's Clocks: How Scientists Measure the Age of Almost Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 128 ratings — published 2008
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Reading The Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth Reading The Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 593 ratings — published 2005
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The Earth After Us: What Legacy Will Humans Leave in the Rocks? The Earth After Us: What Legacy Will Humans Leave in the Rocks? (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 187 ratings — published 2008
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Basin and Range (Annals of the Former World, 1) Basin and Range (Annals of the Former World, 1)
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avg rating 4.19 — 4,090 ratings — published 1981
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The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 14,036 ratings — published 2001
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Strata: Stories from Deep Time Strata: Stories from Deep Time (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 89 ratings — published 2025
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Isotopes: Principles and Applications Isotopes: Principles and Applications (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 27 ratings — published 2004
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Looking into the Earth: An Introduction to Geological Geophysics Looking into the Earth: An Introduction to Geological Geophysics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 27 ratings — published 1997
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Geology in the Field Geology in the Field (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 75 ratings — published 1985
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Introduction to Mineralogy Introduction to Mineralogy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 116 ratings — published 1999
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Is a River Alive? Is a River Alive? (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 2,922 ratings — published 2025
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The Whispers of Rock: Stories from the Earth The Whispers of Rock: Stories from the Earth (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.12 — 8 ratings — published
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The Earth Transformed: An Untold History The Earth Transformed: An Untold History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 2,449 ratings — published 2023
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Mountains of Fire: The Menace, Meaning, and Magic of Volcanoes Mountains of Fire: The Menace, Meaning, and Magic of Volcanoes (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 535 ratings — published 2023
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Principles of Geology Principles of Geology (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 356 ratings — published 1830
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Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 604 ratings — published 2024
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The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 7,418 ratings — published 2022
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Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 6,445 ratings — published 2022
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The Good Earth: Introduction to Earth Science The Good Earth: Introduction to Earth Science (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 25 ratings — published 2007
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Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.51 — 7,419 ratings — published 2023
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Elements of Petroleum Geology Elements of Petroleum Geology (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 53 ratings — published 1985
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Guide to the Geology and Natural History of the Blue Ridge Mountains Guide to the Geology and Natural History of the Blue Ridge Mountains (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.75 — 4 ratings — published
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Adventures in Volcanoland: What Volcanoes Tell Us About the World and Ourselves Adventures in Volcanoland: What Volcanoes Tell Us About the World and Ourselves (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.77 — 224 ratings — published 2024
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Annals of the Former World Annals of the Former World (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 4,312 ratings — published 1998
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Turning to Stone: Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks Turning to Stone: Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 546 ratings — published 2024
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A Roadside Guide to the Geology of Great Smoky Mountains National Park A Roadside Guide to the Geology of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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Hydrology: Principles, Analysis and Design Hydrology: Principles, Analysis and Design (Paperback)
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A Geological Comparison of South America With South Africa A Geological Comparison of South America With South Africa (Paperback)
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Landforms of the Earth: An Illustrated Guide Landforms of the Earth: An Illustrated Guide (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published
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QGIS Python Programming Cookbook QGIS Python Programming Cookbook (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.75 — 8 ratings — published 2015
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Introduction to Physical Geology: The Science of Earth Introduction to Physical Geology: The Science of Earth (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2013
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Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences (Hardcover)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2014
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Regional Geology and Tectonics: Phanerozoic Passive Margins, Cratonic Basins and Global Tectonic Maps Regional Geology and Tectonics: Phanerozoic Passive Margins, Cratonic Basins and Global Tectonic Maps (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2012
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Atlas Atlas (Paperback)
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avg rating 2.00 — 1 rating — published 2010
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Exploring Physical Geography Exploring Physical Geography (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.62 — 16 ratings — published 2013
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A Photographic Atlas of Marine Biology A Photographic Atlas of Marine Biology (Loose Leaf)
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avg rating 4.50 — 4 ratings — published 2012
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Dynamic Earth: . Dynamic Earth: . (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.50 — 4 ratings — published
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The Encyclopedia of the Solid Earth Sciences The Encyclopedia of the Solid Earth Sciences (ebook)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2009
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Investigating Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes (Introduction to Earth Science) Investigating Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes (Introduction to Earth Science)
by (shelved 1 time as geoscience)
avg rating 3.80 — 5 ratings — published 2011
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Atlas of Oceans: An Ecological Survey of Underwater Life Atlas of Oceans: An Ecological Survey of Underwater Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 16 ratings — published 2011
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Earthquakes and Volcanoes (The Restless Earth) Earthquakes and Volcanoes (The Restless Earth)
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avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 2008
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Plate Tectonics: Continental Drift and Mountain Building Plate Tectonics: Continental Drift and Mountain Building (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 17 ratings — published 2010
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Walter Álvarez
“But for geologists quarries are wonderful places, allowing us to see down through the trees and pastures that may be pleasing to the eye but obscure the profound stories that rocks have to tell. In a quarry we are privileged to look into the heart of the mountains and open up the record of the Earth's past. For me, finding a new quarry can be an emotional experience akin to entering the granite portal of the university library at Berkeley. In a library and in a quarry we confront the archives of history.”
Walter Álvarez, The Mountains of Saint Francis : Discovering the Geologic Events that Shaped our Earth

John McPhee
“A million years is a short time - the shortest worth messing with for most problems. You begin tuning your mind to a time scale that is the planet's time scale. For me, it is almost unconscious now and is a kind of companionship with the earth.”
John McPhee, Basin and Range

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