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Title: Pseudo-science at its worst
Review: I usually enjoy resding this type of book because they are often thought provoking, even where the basic thesis is, at best, highly conjectural. However I cannot endorse this book, which I read a while ago. It is pseuo-science of the worst sort. The authors attempt to prove that the recent ice age didn't happen and that the continents were connected by land bridges in the recent past. Their method owes more to the humanities than to science. They pile quote upon quote (all well footnoted) in their attempt to prove thier case. However, they are so selective. Most of their quotes seem to come from obscure professors of about 100 years ago. Haven't they heard that there has been a revolution in geology since then (plate tectonics and all that) of which there is no mention. I guess I could find plenty of quotes "proving" that the earth is flat if I went back far enough. This book proves nothing, although it purports to rest on a foundation of sciece.
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