Introducing Geomorphology: A Guide to Landforms and Processes (Introducing Earth and Environmental Sciences)

Brought for son who is at college and studying earth science.

A basic geomorphology book written for a British university audience contains technical terms and explanations that might be difficult for American introductory-level students to understand without some help.

The book has nice pictures but a lot of information about current day issues (deforestation, oil drilling). I'm more interested in the actual, natural events that does not involve humans. It's also very simple to read: I could have read this in 5th-6th grade. Also, it's a nice small/flat pocket size. Smaller than expected.

This might be a great book, but on both my Android tablet and phone, the bottom 1/4 or so of each page is cut off. The text also is also displayed over each photo. The font button appears to be disabled so the needed adjustment can not be made. I suggest downloading the sample to see if it displays correctly on your device. I hope they fix this so I can read it and give it a content based review.

I really enjoyed this book, but not one for the casually interested, because although lucidly written the author does not shy away from using technical language. As someone with a Geography O level and interested in landscape I was glad it wasn't a simple laymans level introduction. However, a very good extensive glossary is included, and technical words are highlighted by bold type when first introduced. Diagrams excellent. Clear print, colour diagrams and photos throughout. Could benefit from a bigger format for photos, but I guess that would make the series' books more expensive.

An attractive and well-organised account of the subject withvery apt illustrations.

For such a compact book, Adrain harvey packs in a huge amount of information about all the general landforms one might see e.g. rivers and valleys, hills and mountains, caves and all sorts of other interesting features. The full-colourillustrations are excellent and the book as a whole provides a really good and easily accessible introduction to the subject. Thoroughly recommended for GCSE or A level Geography or for anyone interested in the features of the landscape.

I was disappointed in this book. The author claims it isn't a textbook but he dives straight into specialist jargon which means that the non-expert reader has to continually look up the glossary. There simply aren't enough examples, the photos are small and not great quality and the layout leaves a lot to be desired. Overall, understandable enough once you get through the jargon but poorly produced book. Not recommended.

I find the book is very valuable. It is easy to read and offers not only up-to-date text, but also state of the art scientific insights. The "Further Reading" and the "Links" offered to interesting mail addresses are gorgeous. That, by the way, is a common pattern of all the books in this remarkable series. Highly recommended ifor all those interested in the title front page !