Geology

Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change. Geology can also refer generally to the study of the solid features of any celestial body (such as the geology of the Moon or Mars).

Stalactite & Stalagmite: A Big Tale from a Little Cave (Caldecott Honor)
Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works
Egg Marks the Spot (Skunk and Badger, #2)
Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life
The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives
The Secret History of Sharks: The Rise of the Ocean's Most Fearsome Predators
Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future
The Age of Dinosaurs: The Rise and Fall of the World’s Most Remarkable Animals
When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance
Turning to Stone: Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks
California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--and What It Means for America's Power Grid
Fire and Ice: The Volcanoes of the Solar System
The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
Annals of the Former World (#1-4)
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded [August 27, 1883]
Basin and Range (Annals of the Former World, 1)
Earth: An Intimate History
The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet
A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Crack in the Edge of the World
The Ends of the World
Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World
Principles of Geology
Rising from the Plains (Annals of the Former World, 3)
Assembling California (Annals of the Former World, 4)
A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth

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Hali Felt
On the geological calendar, all of recorded history takes place during the last four seconds of New Year's Eve. 12:59:56, 12:59:57, 12:59:58, 12:59:59. When scaled down, everything humans know about anything, everything we love, everything we've made - condensed into four seconds. We come and go in the amount of time it takes to uncap a bottle of water and take a sip, sign on the dotted line, or fasten a seat belt. ...more
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