Geology Books


Landslides: Analysis and Control (Special report - Transportation Research Board, National Research Council ; 176)Landslides: Analysis and Control (Special report - Transportation Research Board, National Research Council ; 176)Pesticides and Groundwater Quality: Issues and Problems in Four StatesPesticides and Groundwater Quality: Issues and Problems in Four States
Best Price: $31.16
Pesticides in groundwater can contaminate drinking water and threaten the health of communities....
Earthquake Engineering for Concrete Dams: Design, Performance, and Research NeedsEarthquake Engineering for Concrete Dams: Design, Performance, and Research Needs
Best Price: $19.00
The hazard posed by large dams has long been known. Although, no concrete dam has failed as a...
Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake BayNonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay
Best Price: $40.00
Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay discusses the proposed plan to offset the dramatic...
Marine Mammal Populations and Ocean Noise: Determining When Noise Causes Biologically Significant EffectsMarine Mammal Populations and Ocean Noise: Determining When Noise Causes Biologically Significant Effects
Best Price: $35.00
The NRC report contains much valuable information and some important recommendations, but there...


Evolution of the Earth Through TimeEvolution of the Earth Through Time
Covers geological and biological evolution of the earth through time using major themes of plate...
Books a la Carte for How Does Earth Work? Physical Geology and the Process of Science (2nd Edition)Books a la Carte for How Does Earth Work? Physical Geology and the Process of Science (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $80.00
Pearson eText Student Access Kit for Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology (10th Edition)Pearson eText Student Access Kit for Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology (10th Edition)
Pearson eText gives students access to the text whenever and wherever they can access the...
The Rainbow: From Myth to MathematicsThe Rainbow: From Myth to MathematicsAnnals of the Former WorldAnnals of the Former World
Best Price: $10.85
Readers, take a ride with John McPhee and friends on Interstate 80 between New York City and San...


The Young Oxford Book of the Prehistoric WorldThe Young Oxford Book of the Prehistoric World
Best Price: $58.95
This book is used continually in my classroom. My students use it to write reports about the...
Introduction to Mineralogy and An Atlas of Minerals in Thin Section: Book & CD PackIntroduction to Mineralogy and An Atlas of Minerals in Thin Section: Book & CD Pack
Best Price: $134.00
I will be short and to the point. I just took mineralogy this fall, and this book was pretty...
A Fatherly Eye: Indian Agents, Government Power, and Aboriginal Resistance in Ontario, 1918-1939 (Canadian Social History Series)A Fatherly Eye: Indian Agents, Government Power, and Aboriginal Resistance in Ontario, 1918-1939 (Canadian Social History Series)
Best Price: $28.49
In this book, Brownlie examines how paternalism and assimilation during the interwar period were...
Mixing and Dispersion in Stably Stratified Flows (The Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications Conference Series, New Series)Mixing and Dispersion in Stably Stratified Flows (The Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications Conference Series, New Series)
Best Price: $454.00
This volume collects numerous recent advances in the study of stratified fluids. It includes...
Fossils and EvolutionFossils and Evolution
Best Price: $61.16
This is a very good and not too technical summary by an expert in the Darwinian field not only...

Rheology of Solids and of the Earth (Oxford Science Publications)Rheology of Solids and of the Earth (Oxford Science Publications)
This volume provides an overview of rheology for research workers and graduate students in the...
The Search for our BeginningThe Search for our Beginning
Best Price: $12.95
The author describes in basic terms theories of the origin of the Earth which are largely based...
Geomorphology in Environmental Management: An IntroductionGeomorphology in Environmental Management: An Introduction
This textbook introduces students to practical geomorphological problems in environmental...
The Earth After Us: What Legacy Will Humans Leave in the Rocks?The Earth After Us: What Legacy Will Humans Leave in the Rocks?
Best Price: $8.48
Geologist Jan Zalasiewicz takes the reader on a fascinating trip one hundred million years into...
Water Chemistry: An Introduction to the Chemistry of Natural and Engineered Aquatic SystemsWater Chemistry: An Introduction to the Chemistry of Natural and Engineered Aquatic Systems
Best Price: $102.99
Water Chemistry provides students with the tools necessary to understand the processes that...

Rock & Minerals (Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering & Social Studies)Rock & Minerals (Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering & Social Studies)
A textbook covering the essentials of crystallography, mineralogy, and the igneous, sedimentary...
Geopressured-Geothermal Energy: Proceedings of the Sixth U.S. Gulf Coast Geopressured-Geothermanla Energy Conference February 4-6, 1985Geopressured-Geothermal Energy: Proceedings of the Sixth U.S. Gulf Coast Geopressured-Geothermanla Energy Conference February 4-6, 1985Drawing and Understanding FossilsDrawing and Understanding FossilsPrinciples of Ocean Physics (International Geophysics Series, Vol. 38)Principles of Ocean Physics (International Geophysics Series, Vol. 38)
In recent years, significant advances in both the theoretical and observational sides of...
Rivers of North AmericaRivers of North America
.....you'll love this book. It is large in a school book fashion. I bought it for my...

Bacterial Biogeochemistry, Second Edition: The Ecophysiology of Mineral CyclingBacterial Biogeochemistry, Second Edition: The Ecophysiology of Mineral Cycling
Best Price: $112.41
Bacterial Biogeochemistry, Second Edition focuses on bacterial metabolism and its relevance to...
Aquatic Ecosystems: Interactivity of Dissolved Organic Matter (Aquatic Ecology)Aquatic Ecosystems: Interactivity of Dissolved Organic Matter (Aquatic Ecology)
Best Price: $34.00
Aquatic Ecosystems explains the interplay between various movements of matter and energy...
Satellite Altimetry and Earth Sciences, Volume 69: A Handbook of Techniques and Applications (International Geophysics)Satellite Altimetry and Earth Sciences, Volume 69: A Handbook of Techniques and Applications (International Geophysics)
The new level of precision and global coverage provided by satellite altimetry is rapidly...
Maritime Archaeology, Second Edition: A Technical HandbookMaritime Archaeology, Second Edition: A Technical Handbook
Best Price: $49.17
This was a great book for information you can't find on the internet. Beware you need a...
Advances in Geophysics, Volume 51Advances in Geophysics, Volume 51
Best Price: $201.59
The critically acclaimed serialized review journal for over 50 years, Advances in Geophysics ...

Planetary Atmospheric Electricity (Space Sciences Series of ISSI)Planetary Atmospheric Electricity (Space Sciences Series of ISSI)
Best Price: $93.41
The objective of this book is to discuss our present understanding of atmospheric electricity at...
Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks (Springer Study Edition)Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks (Springer Study Edition)
Best Price: $22.43
The Study of Trace Fossils.: A Synthesis of Principles, Problems, and Procedures in Ichnology. (Springer Study Edition)The Study of Trace Fossils.: A Synthesis of Principles, Problems, and Procedures in Ichnology. (Springer Study Edition)
Best Price: $66.00
Effluent Transport and Diffusion Models for the Coastal Zone (Coastal and Estuarine Studies)Effluent Transport and Diffusion Models for the Coastal Zone (Coastal and Estuarine Studies)
Best Price: $39.00
Gazetteer and Atlas of Astronomy: A Compendium of Astronomical NomenclatureGazetteer and Atlas of Astronomy: A Compendium of Astronomical Nomenclature
Best Price: $803.64
This combined gazetteer and atlas lists, defines and illustrates, for the first time, every...

Light and Color in the OutdoorsLight and Color in the Outdoors
Best Price: $95.75
Had the Dover edition (still available) for years, it's wonderful. Saw the updatedhardbound...
The Pleasures of Probability (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics / Readings in Mathematics)The Pleasures of Probability (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics / Readings in Mathematics)
Best Price: $33.34
Professor Isaac has written a book for those interested in learning about probability. It is at...
The Call of Distant Mammoths: Why The Ice Age Mammals DisappearedThe Call of Distant Mammoths: Why The Ice Age Mammals Disappeared
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Peter Ward writes his book, The Call of Distant Mammoths, like a murder mystery (a metaphor he...
The Little Book of Earthquakes and VolcanoesThe Little Book of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Best Price: $0.01
In this lay reader's introduction to the most spectacular and devastating of all geological...
Argillaceous Rock AtlasArgillaceous Rock Atlas
Best Price: $508.38
A major reason for the lack of understanding of argillaceous rocks is that the key to...

Genesis Answer: A Scientist's Testament for Divine CreationGenesis Answer: A Scientist's Testament for Divine Creation
Best Price: $110.71
History of the Earth's Crust (The Prentice-Hall foundations of earth science series)History of the Earth's Crust (The Prentice-Hall foundations of earth science series)
Best Price: $18.00
Resources of the Earth: Origin, Use, and Environmental ImpactResources of the Earth: Origin, Use, and Environmental Impact
Best Price: $30.00
A balanced, broad-based, up-to-date presentation of the occurrence, availability, and usage of...
Exploring Earth: An Introduction to Physical GeologyExploring Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology
Best Price: $12.05
Exploring Earth is the first introductory text to take an integrative approach to physical...
Applied Principles of Hydrology (3rd Edition)Applied Principles of Hydrology (3rd Edition)
Best Price: $69.33
I picked up a copy of this book many years ago (probably an earlier edition). I thought it might...

Study GuideStudy Guide
Best Price: $19.86
Written by experienced educators Stanley Hatfield and Ken Pinzke (Southwestern Illinois...
This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate TectonicsThis Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics
Best Price: $35.00
This is a great text for those just being introduced to the concept of Plate Tectonics and those...
Minerals Yearbook, 2004, V. 3, Area Reports, International, Asia and the PacificMinerals Yearbook, 2004, V. 3, Area Reports, International, Asia and the Pacific
Best Price: $32.00
Tectonic Consequences of the Earth's RotationTectonic Consequences of the Earth's Rotation
Best Price: $30.00
This book reviews the cumulative evidence for a connection between the Earth's rotation and...
Geostatistical Reservoir ModelingGeostatistical Reservoir Modeling
Best Price: $85.53
This book talks about what is used currently by 3-D geological modelling software, helps to...

Geomagnetism, Volume 4Geomagnetism, Volume 4
This work deals with upper atmosphere physics, the magnetosphere and the solar wind. Some topics...
Biogeochemistry of Inland WatersBiogeochemistry of Inland Waters
Best Price: $112.50
A derivative of the Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, Biogeochemistry of Inland Waters examines the...
Economic Risk in Hydrocarbon ExplorationEconomic Risk in Hydrocarbon Exploration
Best Price: $173.00
This text provides a rich combination of theory, practical explanation, and numerical examples....
Paleomagnetism, Volume 73, Second Edition: Continents and Oceans (International Geophysics)Paleomagnetism, Volume 73, Second Edition: Continents and Oceans (International Geophysics)
Best Price: $26.09
There was a desparate need for a book pitched at the general audience -- until now. The 1st...
Encyclopedia of VolcanoesEncyclopedia of Volcanoes
Best Price: $103.54
Great compendium of volcanology. Especially thrilling to an older geologist to see the advances...

Essentials of Soil Mechanics and Foundations: Basic Geotechnics (6th Edition)Essentials of Soil Mechanics and Foundations: Basic Geotechnics (6th Edition)
Best Price: $45.90
For undergraduate courses in Civil Engineering Technology and Civil Technology, Environmental...
Natural Resource Conservation: Management for a Sustainable Future (8th Edition)Natural Resource Conservation: Management for a Sustainable Future (8th Edition)
Best Price: $49.95
Written from a sustainable perspective, this readable, yet rigorous, book provides...
Historical Geology: Interpretions and Applications (7th Edition)Historical Geology: Interpretions and Applications (7th Edition)Earth: An Introduction to Geologic ChangeEarth: An Introduction to Geologic Change
Best Price: $49.99
This is a core text for a first course in geology. Two outstanding educators present the basics...
The Geology of the Corocoro Copper District of BoliviaThe Geology of the Corocoro Copper District of Bolivia
Best Price: $19.99
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free...

An introduction to mineralogyAn introduction to mineralogy
Best Price: $19.99
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free...
Ocean Yearbook, Volume 16Ocean Yearbook, Volume 16
Best Price: $18.04
Published in cooperation with the International Ocean Institute and Dalhousie University Law...
Gems and Gemstones: Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral WorldGems and Gemstones: Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World
Best Price: $27.50
Well balanced in terms of geological information, history, and aesthetic presentation (images...
The Great Devonian Controversy: The Shaping of Scientific Knowledge among Gentlemanly Specialists (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series)The Great Devonian Controversy: The Shaping of Scientific Knowledge among Gentlemanly Specialists (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series)
Best Price: $176.56
"Arguably the best work to date in the history of geology."?David R. Oldroyd, Science...
Evolution of Fossil EcosystemsEvolution of Fossil Ecosystems
Best Price: $28.79
I had looked forward to receiving this book but was more than disappointed when it arrived. I...

The History of Cartography, Volume 3: Cartography in the European Renaissance (v. 3)The History of Cartography, Volume 3: Cartography in the European Renaissance (v. 3)
Best Price: $405.28
When the University of Chicago Press launched the landmark History of Cartography series nearly...
Earthquake Hazard AnalysisEarthquake Hazard Analysis
Best Price: $78.44
Describes the basic structure, concepts, and application of deterministic and probabilistic...
The Monterey FormationThe Monterey Formation
Even though I've been years out of grad school and spend most of my geoexperience teaching...
Dinosaur Tracks and Other Fossil Footprints of EuropeDinosaur Tracks and Other Fossil Footprints of Europe
Best Price: $7.95
"Dinosaur Tracks and Other Fossil Footprints of Europe " written by Martin G. Lockley...
Dictionary of Geological Terms: Third Edition (Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones)Dictionary of Geological Terms: Third Edition (Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones)
Best Price: $10.53
After spending five years at the university studying geology, I would estimate that I can...

Differential thermal analysis;: Application and results in mineralogy (Minerals and rocks)Differential thermal analysis;: Application and results in mineralogy (Minerals and rocks)Coated GrainsCoated GrainsCassini at Saturn: Huygens Results (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)Cassini at Saturn: Huygens Results (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)
Best Price: $28.30
It may be true that this book contains a lot of information about Saturn and its moons and all...
Stable Isotope EcologyStable Isotope Ecology
Best Price: $51.18
The author gave readers clear points in chapters with his humorous style. If you are the reader...
The Encyclopedia of Applied Geology (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences)The Encyclopedia of Applied Geology (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences)

Solar Variability and Planetary Climates (Space Sciences Series of ISSI)Solar Variability and Planetary Climates (Space Sciences Series of ISSI)
Best Price: $50.43
This book provides an updated overview of the processes determining the influence of solar...
Meteorites: Messengers from SpaceMeteorites: Messengers from Space
Best Price: $30.00
Meteorites - as well as shooting stars and meteors - result from a collision of a solid body...
The Mid-Oceanic Ridges: Mountains Below Sea LevelThe Mid-Oceanic Ridges: Mountains Below Sea Level
Losts of information on the Moon, Mars, Venus and even outer planets' satellites have been...
Kinetics of Water-Rock InteractionKinetics of Water-Rock Interaction
Best Price: $113.12
Geochemical kinetics as a topic is now of importance to a wide range of geochemists in academia,...
Planetary Atmospheric Electricity (Space Sciences Series of ISSI)Planetary Atmospheric Electricity (Space Sciences Series of ISSI)
Best Price: $93.41
The objective of this book is to discuss our present understanding of atmospheric electricity at...

Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks (Springer Study Edition)Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks (Springer Study Edition)
Best Price: $22.43
The Study of Trace Fossils.: A Synthesis of Principles, Problems, and Procedures in Ichnology. (Springer Study Edition)The Study of Trace Fossils.: A Synthesis of Principles, Problems, and Procedures in Ichnology. (Springer Study Edition)
Best Price: $66.00
Effluent Transport and Diffusion Models for the Coastal Zone (Coastal and Estuarine Studies)Effluent Transport and Diffusion Models for the Coastal Zone (Coastal and Estuarine Studies)
Best Price: $39.00
Gazetteer and Atlas of Astronomy: A Compendium of Astronomical NomenclatureGazetteer and Atlas of Astronomy: A Compendium of Astronomical Nomenclature
Best Price: $803.64
This combined gazetteer and atlas lists, defines and illustrates, for the first time, every...
Light and Color in the OutdoorsLight and Color in the Outdoors
Best Price: $95.75
Had the Dover edition (still available) for years, it's wonderful. Saw the updatedhardbound...

The Pleasures of Probability (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics / Readings in Mathematics)The Pleasures of Probability (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics / Readings in Mathematics)
Best Price: $33.34
Professor Isaac has written a book for those interested in learning about probability. It is at...
The Call of Distant Mammoths: Why The Ice Age Mammals DisappearedThe Call of Distant Mammoths: Why The Ice Age Mammals Disappeared
Best Price: $0.01
Peter Ward writes his book, The Call of Distant Mammoths, like a murder mystery (a metaphor he...
The Little Book of Earthquakes and VolcanoesThe Little Book of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Best Price: $0.01
In this lay reader's introduction to the most spectacular and devastating of all geological...
Argillaceous Rock AtlasArgillaceous Rock Atlas
Best Price: $508.38
A major reason for the lack of understanding of argillaceous rocks is that the key to...
George Gaylord SimpsonGeorge Gaylord Simpson
Best Price: $55.00
In 1978 the distinguished paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson published his autobiography, ...

George Gaylord SimpsonGeorge Gaylord Simpson
Best Price: $22.25
Very helpful book for research, came in brand new condition, fast shipping, and very pleased...
Coastlines of the British Isles Hb (Great Rivers)Coastlines of the British Isles Hb (Great Rivers)
An exploration of the geography and geology of the British Isles by its coastlines. Each chapter...
Thunder-Lizards: The Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs (Life of the Past)Thunder-Lizards: The Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs (Life of the Past)
Best Price: $44.56
The large, quadrupedal herbivores known as sauropods were widespread around the planet from the...
Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World: Part 1 : North and South AmericaAlkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World: Part 1 : North and South AmericaOceanographers And The Cold War: Disciples Of Marine ScienceOceanographers And The Cold War: Disciples Of Marine Science
Best Price: $46.21
"Oceanographers and the Cold War" is about patronage, politics, and the community of...

Primate Brain EvolutionPrimate Brain EvolutionMusic Of The EarthMusic Of The Earth
Best Price: $7.95
In the introduction to "Music of the Earth," Morton laments that his editor removed a...
Predator-Prey Interactions in the Fossil Record (Topics in Geobiology, Vol. 20)Predator-Prey Interactions in the Fossil Record (Topics in Geobiology, Vol. 20)
Best Price: $142.18
From the Foreword: "Predator-prey interactions are among the most significant of all...
Hyperspectral Imaging: Techniques for Spectral Detection and ClassificationHyperspectral Imaging: Techniques for Spectral Detection and Classification
Best Price: $111.42
This is a very good account of signal processing methods for detection/classification stemming...
 
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