Volcanoes

by Mauro Rosi, Paolo Papale, Luca Lupi & Marco Stoppato

A Overview of Volcanoes from a scientific point of view, and a list of 100 of the worlds greatest volcanoes. an excelent introduction to the world of volcanoes.

Genres: Science, Geology, Nonfiction

315 pages

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Autumn Slaght · Rating 4 out of 5]

I rated this 4 stars because it was so informative. I learned more in the first 7 chapters (the rest are all about different volcanoes, which I just browsed and dreamed about visiting) than an entire lifetime of trying to learn about volcanoes. The only complaint that I have with this book is the writing style is incredibly difficult to follow if you're tired or distracted due to excessive wordiness. They'll have a lot of, which these sentences aren't always bad, but they are often to the detriment of reading comprehension, these type of sentences. And the king of run-on sentences. For example, this sentence got me:
"Calderas are large circular depressions produced by phenomena of subsidence connected to the collapse of the roof of a magma chamber."
Instead of trying to sound like Double D from Ed, Edd and Eddie, why not just say the roof of a magma chamber caves in and the resulting cavern above is called a caldera? Granted, don't get me wrong. I love words, and I love intelligent sounding sentences but come on. :'D I also like to comprehend what I'm reading without having to break down each word.
But run-on sentences aside, (don't get me wrong, I'm just getting used to reading book by people smarter than me!) I recommend this book for all your volcano needs. For myself, I grabbed a pen and paper and took notes, and when I was able to break it down like that, it helped comprehend. It covers everything from magma to the chemical composition to the different types of volcanoes to, well, everything! Did I enjoy it? Yes I did. Do I recommend it? Yes, I absolutely do because in all my years of reading, I have never run across a book more informative for volcanoes than this one. Just...read slowly. ;)

[CNV · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can't let the frequent Icelandic mistakes go - who told you that Snæfellsjökull means anything but snow-fell glacier? - but otherwise very fun and good.

[Jens · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book so fashinating that I read it even before the course on colcanology that it was the litarature for started. It is a good guide to volcanoes to visit and to know about them. Each volcano listed in the 100 top liost has text describing how to visit them and what to note.

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love volcanoes!! And this book is like my version of the travel-logue!

[Stormy]

Read for a language arts thing in 7th grade. It was interesting but it took forever to finish it.

[Jenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for anyone studying Volcanoes at a University