Product Description
Building on the tremendous reception to its parent volume, Earth 8th edition, the same groundbreaking media package is now integrated into the brief version of the best-selling introductory physical geology volume. This eighth edition of Essentials of Geology represents a thorough revision, yet retains the hallmarks readers have come to expect from Tarbuck and Lutgen. Reader friendly writing style, carefully crafted illustrations by Dennis Tasa that are both geologically accurate and visually appealing, and updated coverage of the most recent geologic events. The volume provides an introduction to geology covering minerals, igneous rocks, volcanoes and other igneous activity, weathering and soil, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, mass wasting, running water, groundwater, glaciers and glaciation, deserts and wind, shorelines, the ocean floor, earthquakes and earth's interior, plate tectonics, mountain building, geologic time, and earth history. For individuals interested in an introduction to geology.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 4 reviews)

Hmmm.

I honestly do not know how to rate this, because I still have not received this book. I already had my first test. So, I had to go buy this textbook from the bookstore on campus and was charged an outrageous amount. Also, I emailed the seller to see what the tracking number was and still haven't had response.
September 16, 2005

Essentials of Geology

The book has a wealth of information, I have enjoyed reading it, and using it in my class.
September 11, 2005

A good textbook for the the physical geology student

This book is intended as a text for the collegiate course in physical geology. The course encompasses a general overview of the physical processes by which the Earth continues to develop, both gradually and by sudden events of great magnitude. Plate tectonics, volcanism, erosion, mountain building and shaping, mineralogy, mass wasting, the impact of man, glaciation, and all other manner of things are clearly discussed in nineteen separate chapters. The color photography and diagrams are remarkably good, and closely follow the text, which is a real boon, especially to a student who is hard-pressed for time. The coverage is up-to-date and accurate in all respects. Many of the photographs, such as the those of the eruptions at Montserrat, are very current.

Given the fact that physical geology is the first of six courses required for any geology degree, and that any well-informed person should have no trouble understanding the contents of this book, I would recommend it to any reader interested in earth science, student or not.
January 23, 2004

Not that bad

If you are taking a Geology class, this book is very helpful. Its easy to read, and has many pictures.
March 16, 1998

SIMILAR PRODUCTS

Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology (8th Edition)
by AGI/NAGT American Geological Institute, Edward M. Tarbuck, Richard M. Busch

Laboratory Manual for Physical Geology by James Zumberge
by James H Zumberge, Robert H. Rutford, James L Carter

Exercises in Physical Geology (12th Edition)
by W. Kenneth Hamblin, James D Howard

Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region (California Natural History Guides)
by Doris Sloan
by John Karachewski

The Practical Geologist: The Introductory Guide to the Basics of Geology and to Collecting and Identifying Rocks
by Dougal Dixon