Bare Bones Geology

About the Book

Bare Bones Geology is a user-friendly book for those who desire some acquaintance with geology: not a technical overload, but a pleasurable introduction to how our Earth works and a bit about its extended past. The book is well-illustrated with 56 photographs and 8 drawings.

Twenty-three chapters arrange within three parts: Eyeballing Landscapes, Practical Geology: Coping With Geologic Hazards, and Geology to Stir the Brain. Two chapters in the last part are Asking "Dumb" Questions in Geology and Answers, and Geological Puzzles: A Selection. The "Dumb" Questions chapter asks such questions as "Why are oceans salty" and "Did cave men ever slay a dinosaur?"

Copyright 2003 Alan M. Cvancara.

About the Author

Alan M. Cvancara, Ph.D., is a retired Professor Emeritus of Geology at the University of North Dakota. His other popular nature books include A Field Manual for the Amateur Geologist, Sleuthing Fossils, Edible Wild Plants and Herbs, At the Water's Edge, and Exploring Nature in Winter. The Field Manual is a more in-depth handbook of geology, and can serve as a companion volume to Bare Bones Geology. Alan has also co-authored two books with his wife, Ella: Windows Into Legacy, a collection of poems and accompanying photographs, and Back Trip: A Journey Into Perseverence, a self-hope book about a back-pain sufferer.