Geology is too fascinating to be the exclusive property of geologists.

If you have an interest in the subject, John McPhee wrote a whole series of books about the geology of North America. They are very well-written and completely geared to the non-specialist general reader. They can be found collected in one volume as Annals of the Former World, or picked up seperately under titles such as Basin and Range or On Suspect Terrain.

He just happened to start this project at a time when geology was just exploding with the widespread acceptance of plate tectonic theory, and he met with some of the best geologists in the nation to get his information. The books are written as narratives (stories) and the characters of the geologists he meets are woven into and around the more technical parts.

Good stuff. I highly recommend it. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />