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The Earth Through Time

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The book is so good to understand the earth's evolution and the origin of the features of the planet. If you live on the Nortamerican plate this book shows you the history or your place. If you are not in America, may be you will disgusting because the title describes to much of the evolution in norteamerica and avoids a little the other parts of the word. Although is still a very good textbook for Historical Geology, and you will enjoy to read it, it's like to read a novel, a novel full of imagens, a very good edition. Recommended for nongraduated estudents.

Este libro es muy bueno para entender la historia de la Tierra y los porigenes de las caracteristicas del planeta...el porque la Tierra es como es. Solo que hace mucho enfasis en el continente americano, sobre todo en la geologia del escudo canadiense y si tu no vives en America tal ves te desespere ver que trata mucho de esta parte del globo. Pero aun asi es un excelente libro para el curso de Geologia Historica..vivas donde vivas. Su lectura es muy amena, es como leer una novela y aparte esta lleno de imagenes, esta muy buen ilustrado, muy buena edicion. Recomendado para estudiantes universitarios.

I have an older edition from my time at Ohio State about 15 years ago and much has changed. I love the newer edition with more precambrian history and evolutionary history of major fauna groups. The book is heavily illustrated which is a big plus. I like the bibliography and have used those sources to order books to get a different perspective. Great undergraduate book.

I first used the 4th Edition, at Marshall University, Huntington, WV. The 7th Edition is an excellent textbook, it covers all the basics of paleo, and geology. Also, it keeps abreast of the latest in geological research. It is use in 3 colleges, in the immediate area. Also, the study guide will assist in a better grasp of the materials. Recomend it to any one that wants a better understanding of earth. I ordered mine through asane@memphis.edu

My professor was so nice to let us buy this textbook instead of the newest edition. He informed us that only a few pages had been changed so even if your professor tells you that you need the newest version you can save a hundred dollars of so by buying this one and you will still have all the same information from the new text book!

It is about time that Dr. Levin stop churning out new editions to kill off the used book market and pay some attention to the quality of his text. The book is full of typos that could easily have been caught by a spelling checker. But even worse there are some glaring mistakes. For example, Figure 17-6C on page 543 has a photograph labeled "Capuchin" (a new world monkey). Figure 17-7C on page 544 has the identical photograph labeled "Langur" (an old world monkey). OK, which is which. The pedagogical value of the illustration is lost and so is the confidence in the rest of the text. This is an embarrassment.

In these hard times, I appreciate the need to keep the cash flowing. But let's do this with some integrity.

As a lay person, I have a great interest in early Earth history and have read a number of books on the subject (mainly by taking them out from the library). But this book is one of the best (for me the best). This book makes a complex subject easy to understand because it's so well written. It covers everything you need to know. Lots of charts, pictures, time lines, etc. When you finish, you don't have questions still lingering - you feel very satisfied and knowledgeable - you don't feel still wanting - it covers the topic thoroughly. For those seeking to read a very good book on Earth history (both geologically and biologically), this book is for you - you will not be disappointed. (What a bargain for a $44.90 paperback!)

You beat the hell out of my local bookstore! Thank you very much.
The product arrived in a timely manner in descent condition. Spent $17.99 total on this book and it would have cost me upwards of around $100 on campus. The cover was a little worn but the pages were in excellent condition, but overall better than I expected. Great value and a smooth transaction.

I was worried about ordering a used book online but it turned out to be better than described and got it sooner than expected. Would buy again.