Cambridge Univ Press, 1992. This text is an ideosyncratic compendium of knowledge related to earth history, from the Big Bang to radioactive dating to mineral types to atmospheric circulation. Officer, Charles B., and Jake Page, Tales of the Earth. Oxford University Press, 1994. Slim volume with number of interesting anecdotes on environmental change, past and present.
Officer is a noted skeptic about meteor-induced extinctions.
After you have visited Professor Turekian's home page , check out his favorite heavy metal band. No late homework without Dean's excuse. We will post homework solutions and comments as necessary. Passages in up to five books are indicated week by week. Van Andel, Emiliani, and Officer are on reserve.