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Title: Wide-Ranging and Informative
Review: This book covers a much broader range of topics than its title (Reading the Rocks) suggests. The various types of rocks and their origin and evolution are indeed discussed early in the book; however, other topics that are discussed to varying degrees include the formation of the solar system and the earth, the evolution and structure of the earth and the atmosphere, the evolution of life, mass extinctions, ocean currents, ice ages, etc. As a result, the book's subtitle "The Autobiography of the Earth" is quite appropriate. This book is well written and should be read by a wide audience, including geology buffs since there are many details given that one does not often find in books aimed at a completely lay audience. The only drawback is that there are no drawings or pictures of any kind; these would have nicely complemented the text. Nevertheless, this is a good authoritative book, engagingly written and highly recommended.
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