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"A marvelous reference for anyone concerned with natural resource protection."

Marie Curtis, New Jersey Environmental Lobby

"A marvelous reference for anyone concerned with natural resource protection."

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5.0 out of 5 stars Reading the Earth: Landforms in the Making, Mar 24 2003

By	Joe Zika "Khemprof" (Cincinnati, Ohio) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Reading the Earth: Landforms in the Making written by Jerome Wyckoff is a richly appointed book with pictures explaining why there are so many different features on the Earth that we tread upon. This book is illustrated with 556 photographs and 75 drawings and has and extensive index of over 6,000 page entries that makes information easy to find.

If you are interested in rock formations and tectonic plate activity, volcanoes and mountains, seacoasts and limestone caverns you'll fall in love with the easy prose and well-explained information in this book. There is information on glaciers and deserts, soluble rocks and sculpures by running water. Not to mention, there is extensive information about our changing planet from ancestral earth, inside the earth, crustal plates in motion to regimes of climate, weathering, and gravity movements.

This is an excellent book for high school aged children and older who have an interest about the ground we all walk upon. The prose are engaging and fascinatingly captivating and the author explains the workings of all of the Earth's systems.

I found that I read and reread this book several times and it is a welcome addition to your natural history self in your home library. This book is well worth the money spent as you'll find yourself referencing it many times. For instance there are references for lateral and terminal moraines, drumlins and fluting, and eskers these are explained well with illustrations so you can see what these parts of a glacier activity look like.

This is an excellent book for understanding why the earth is shaped as it is where it is.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An effective literary excursion and a genuine visual treat, Feb 22 2002

By	Kevin Schmidt (USA) - See all my reviews

Clearly written, richly illustrated.... Diverse examples of landforms derived from a global set.... Technically sound, easy reading.... for home and office, or as a field companion....The complete index (including over 6,000 page entries) provides for easy reference and investigation.... Readily accessible as an upper-level high-school or introductory undergraduate text.... An effective literary excursion and a genuine visual treat, all at an extremely reasonable price. - Kevin M. Schmidt in Journal of Geoscience Education

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5.0 out of 5 stars For people who want to know . . ., Jan 13 2002

By	mikeinLA "mike94" (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

about geology, the earth, and why it looks the way it does. This is a good geology book - it covers the standard material, but reads easy and has LOTS of pictures to illustrate the points made. A good value for the price.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book !
Jerome Wyckoff is the author of several very successful books on geology, including 'The Story of Geology' and 'Rock, Time and Landforms. Read more

Published on Oct 4 2000 by Ellen Wohl

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Fascinating!
I loved this book! It gave me a whole new look at the wonderful world we live in. I'll never look at rocks or cliffs in quite the same way again. Read more

Published on Oct 3 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating and magnificently illustrated
This is a fascinating and magnificently illustrated introduction to the landforms of our planet. It is a book for ordinary observers, an informal guide in the field, an armchair... Read more

Published on Sep 12 2000 by Chris Angus

2.0 out of 5 stars Over-rated photographs!
As a university professor of geology, I received a promo post card raving about the photographs in this book ("Probably the best in any book on geology" etc. Read more

Published on Jul 1 2000 by Brian E. Lock