Erickson, Jon

Describes how tectonics works, the role of seafloor spreading, how mountains and volcanoes are formed, and what happens when continents collide.

A greedy woman is so preoccupied with her plans for becoming rich from selling her eggs that she forgets she is carrying them in a basket on her head.

Part descriptive overview and part field identification guide to the earth's fossils and minerals.

Explores the varied processes behind (or beneath) all of the major geologic hazards, from earthquakes and volcanoes to floods and landslides; from dust storms and glaciation to meteor showers and mass extinctions.

Explores the phenomenon of the mass extinction of species, beginning with a brief synopsis of historical geology, followed by an examination of major extinction events throughout Earth history, and a look at the major theories proposed as to why they occurred.

A marine geology overview covering marine exploration, the oceanic crust, undersea mountains and chasms, submarine volcanoes, abyssal currents, coastal geology, ocean resources, marine biology, and rare seafloor formations. Includes a glossary and bibliography.

Provides information about asteroids, comets, and meteorites, discussing the origins of the universe, the galaxies, and the solar system, looking at the creation of Earth, the moon, and the beginnings of life, and examining various aspects of meteors, meteorites, comets, and asteroids, and their effects on Earth and other planets.

Describes the formation of Earth and the emergence of life, and chronicles the evolution of life forms from Archean algae to the first humans of the Quaternary period. Includes illustrations, a glossary, and a bibliography.

A reference guide to environmental geology, providing an overview of the causes and consequences of environmental change, covering natural processes, ecology and pollution, the greenhouse effect, water flow and flooding, seacoasts and estuaries, desertification, natural disasters, and other topics.

Covers the geological history of the earth as well as the lastest technology which is being used to study it.