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Tag Archives: book review
Accretionary Wedge: Guidebooks Galore!
For the August 2013 Accretionary Wedge #59, I asked anyone who reads geology guides, goes on geotourism adventures, or collects fieldtrips to review their books for the good, the bad, and the downright handy. Hollis Marriott of In the Company … Continue reading
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Tagged Accretionary Wedge, Arkansas, book review, British Columbia, field guide, Gallivanting Rockhound, geotourism, In the Company of Plants and Rocks, Joshua Tree National Park, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oregon, Oregon Geology, Outside the Interzone, Roadside Geology of Georgia, Texas, Vancouver
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Book Review: Roadside Geology of Southern British Columbia
Roadside Geology of Southern British Columbia is my least favourite geoscience book I have ever purchased. As an immediate counterview,
Book Review: Joshua Tree National Park Geology
I picked up a copy of Joshua tree National Park Geology while on a family adventure in Joshua Tree National Park. I found my copy at one of the park entry bookstores, but you can also order it online. If … Continue reading
August Accretionary Wedge
The Accretionary Wedge is an ongoing geoblogosphere carnival, a month of thematic posts on any topic that strikes the collective fancy. After watching geotweeps compliment a particular field guide, I ask: what do you think of the field guides for … Continue reading
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Book Review: Atom
Issac Asimov was a prolific author of science fiction, but also of popular science books. I picked up his Atom: journey across the subatomic cosmos years ago as an optional text for a chemistry class, and promptly didn’t read it … Continue reading
Book Review: The Physics of Christmas
My bookshelf is unsurprisingly crammed with far too many “The Science of…” books. I’ve found they fall into two subtly different categories: Introductory science books in disguise, using some pop culture reference as an example. An exploration of a pop … Continue reading