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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 551.136
EAN num: 9780816043279
ISBN number: 0816043272
Label: Facts on File
Manufacturer: Facts on File
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 320
Printing Date: 2001-05
Publishing house: Facts on File
Age index: Young Adult
Sale Popularity Level: 1370286
Studio: Facts on File
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For students, geologists, or anyone who is interested in the developments in the study of the Earth's structure, Plate Tectonics offers a full understanding of the theory that provides a single guiding principle to the earth's geological history. Beginning with a historical overview of plate tectonic theory in this century, the book describes in clear, nontechnical language how plate tectonics work, how it has affected evolution and extinction, and what the future holds.
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This book is beyond typos, it is just wrong. The ideas are OK at best but many of the examples are wrong. If you do not know anything about geology this book is fine for a "get your feet wet" read. If you do know a little geology then this book will just anger you.
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I never had a chance to take a geology course during college and several years after graduating decided to buy this cheap geology text to learn something about the topic. (...)and was pleasantly surprised by what I found. Like the Oct 2003 reviewer I was a bit worried by the July 2003 review. I agree that the text does need a bit of editing, all the photos are in grey and white and most are from the western United States, and the writing will not leave your heart racing. But the book is reasonably concise and I found it digestible by taking in a chapter or two at a sitting. I wouldn't pay more than $10 for it, but if you find it used for less than that and simply want a concise intro it will suffice.
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I came across this title in Amazon.com several weeks ago, and decided at that time not to look for a copy, based on the negative review by the reviewer of July 2003.
Then I happened upon a copy of the book at a bricks-and-mortar book store today, found it to be quite good, and bought it. I'm about 100 pages into it this evening, and I appreciate the way it summarizes and ties together recent findings I've read about in other works but couldn't relate to one another.
I agree that there have been a few rough places where editing could improve the flow of the text, but I'm finding it quite informative.
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Plate tectonics can be one of the sexiest topics in geology. However, via this book, Erickson and Muller manage to turn it into a sleeper. The writing style is circular, repetitive, and desperately in need of editing. As this book is relatively non-technical, the majority of its content can be found in a second-semester earth science/geology textbook. The one redeeming feature: noteworthy graphics and charts (that would have benefitted from colour over grey and white...)
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