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Designed for a new generation of readers, Stanley's Earth System History is a reforging of his Exploring Earth and Life Through Time. Adopting an earth system approach throughout, Earth System History shows students how Earth's ecosystem has developed over time and how events in the past provide a perspective for dealing with present and future changes. Clear and concise, the new Second Edition of this introduction to historical geology is perfect for one-term non-majors courses and contains lots of new content and improved visuals.

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STEVEN M. STANLEY, John Hopkins University, USA. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Paperback: 608 pages
Publisher: W. H. Freeman; 2nd edition (October 29, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0716739070
ISBN-13: 978-0716739074
Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #250,434 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Rock of Ages, Sands of Time: Paintings by Barbara Page, Text by Warren Allmon by Barbara Page in Back Matter
Cyanobacteria in Symbiosis by A.N. Rai on page 251

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent beginner book for geology., January 18, 2006

By	A. Parker "anthropologist, geologist, gamer" (Iowa City, Iowa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Earth System History & Student CD-Rom: with Student CD-ROM (Paperback)

This book covers general geology and the fundamentals of earth processes and paleontology. From earthquakes to evolution, this book gives at least a superficial and fundamental view of each major topic. The images and diagrams are by far the most impressive part of this book. Full color diagrams, photos and drawings help to illustrate practically every page.

Chapter 1: historical theories in geology as well as the basics of geology from the rock cycle to geologic time.

Chapter 2: minerals, rock properties and types of rocks.

Chapter 3: basic scientific organization of life and fossils.

Chapter 4: environment and its relationship with life.

Chapter 5: sedimentary rocks, soils & environments including glaciers, lakes, deserts, rivers and the ocean.

Chapter 6: geologic time, stratigraphy basics and dating methods.

Chapter 7: evolution basics, concepts of extinction, evolutionary trends.

Chapter 8: plate tectonics - evidence, consequences and general mechanisms.

Chapter 9: orogenesis (mountain building) - processes, introduction to structural geology.

Chapter 10: introduction to geochemistry - chemical cycles, isotopes, atmospheric trends related to weathering rates, climate-related isotopes and mineralogy.

Chapter 11 - Chapter 20 each deal with a major phase in geologic time from the creation of the planet to the movement of the plates to the great ice ages and finally to the modern era.

The CD, while helpful, essentially contains the same information as the book. I personally did not find it any more or less helpful than the book itself.

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5.0 out of 5 stars It is wonderfull !, March 19, 2000

By	Andr�a (Curitiba - BRASIL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earth System History & Student CD-Rom: with Student CD-ROM (Paperback)

Everybody that is interested in historical geology and paleontology must have this book. It is clear with a lot of informations, has beautifull pictures and a fantastic CD ROM. One of the best I bought last year !

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5.0 out of 5 stars Earth Systems History, April 12, 2009

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I was looking for a book that was factual and easy to read, I have found it. It is the answer to my questions and makes it possible to learn and enjoy learning

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4.0 out of 5 stars As a text book, it's decent!
Earth System History, Second Edition was my textbook for Geology 1001, and to my surprise I could actually read it without falling asleep. Read more

Published on November 3, 2005 by KP

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