Essentials of Geology, 9th Edition

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 504 pages
• Published by: Prentice Hall
• Edition: 9th Edition August 1, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0131497499
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0131497498
• Book Dimensions: 10.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 2.6 pounds

Product Description
Building on the awesome reception to its parent volume, Earth 8th edition, the same groundbreaking media package is now integrated into the brief version of the best-selling introductory physical geology volume. This eighth edition of Essentials of Geology represents a thorough revision, yet retains the hallmarks readers have come to expect from Tarbuck and Lutgen. Reader friendly writing style, carefully crafted illustrations by Dennis Tasa that are both geologically accurate and visually appealing, and updated coverage of the most recent geologic events. The volume provides an introduction to geology covering minerals, igneous rocks, volcanoes and other igneous activity, weathering and soil, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, mass wasting, running water, groundwater, glaciers and glaciation, deserts and wind, shorelines, the ocean floor, earthquakes and earth's interior, plate tectonics, mountain building, geologic time, and earth history. For individuals interested in an introduction to geology. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Info
Designed as a college level text for students taking their first and perhaps only course in geology. Intended to be a nontechnical survey for those with little background in science. Softcover. CD-ROM included. DLC: Geology. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Essentials of Geology (8th Edition) (Paperback) This book is intended as a text for the collegiate course in physical geology. The course encompasses a general overview of the physical processes by which the Earth continues to develop, both gradually and by sudden events of great magnitude. Plate tectonics, volcanism, erosion, mountain building and shaping, mineralogy, mass wasting, the impact of man, glaciation, and all other manner of things are clearly discussed in nineteen separate chapters. The color photography and diagrams are remarkably good, and closely follow the text, which is a real boon, especially to a student who is hard-pressed for time. The coverage is up-to-date and accurate in all respects. Many of the photographs, such as the those of the eruptions at Montserrat, are very current. Given the fact that physical geology is the first of six courses required for any geology degree, and that any well-informed person should have no trouble understanding the contents of this book, I would recommend it to any reader interested in earth science, student or not. Comment | | (Report this)