As a geologist, I simply cannot pass up this reading challenge!
Planet Earth Reading Challenge
When: 2008
What: Read one book about each of these four parts of our planet that are studied by earth scientists:
- Lithosphere: the rocky (and molten) part of our planet
- Hydrosphere: the oceans and the water cycle
- Biosphere: evolution and the global ecosystem
- Atmosphere: our thin, blue blanket of air
or two or three books on geology (since there are so many of them), and one on another topic.
emmegail’s list:
- Annals of the Former World by John McPhee
- Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth by Marcia Bjornerud
- Seashell on the Mountaintop: How Nicolaus Steno Solved an Ancient Mystery and Created a Science of the Earth by Alan Cutler
- Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock by Matthew Simmons
- The Map that Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology by Simon Winchester
- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Great list, Emmegail! I’ll be reading #3 as well so we’ll have to compare notes. Thanks for joining in!