Bedrock: Writers on the Wonders of Geology

By: Savoy, Lauret E.

Book Overview

Writers, thinkers, and artists muse on the wonders of geology

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595340238
• ISBN13: 9781595340238
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: Trinity University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Bedrock - A Gift To Cherish

Bedrock is unlike any book I have read - It is elegant, ethical, and educational. It's beauty ultimately comes from its ability to pierce the shields we often hold up against the bedrock of geology. For many of us, geology is a foreign tongue. Yet with these readings it becomes a part of who we are. Take this opportunity to share in the wonders of the earth. You will be pleased.

A great book to inspire dreams and hope!

Bedrock is a wonderful collection of literary pieces. Often, we think of the influence of the global climate change and what we can do to live in sustainable ways. Bedrock educates the reader that landscapes and the geology that underlies them has had a profound influence since the beginning of time. While the influence is subtle, Bedrock's anthology format brings this subtle influence front and center for the reader. From Bedrock: Wide enough to keep you looking Open enough to keep you moving Dry enough to keep you honest Prickly enough to make you tough Green enough to go on living Old enough to give you dreams - Gary Snyder, "Earth Verse" in Mountains and Rivers Without End (1996)

Geology, Science and Philosophy

I originally ordered this book because of a recommendation in the Wall Street Journal. While it was not what I expected, it was still a good read. Various writers from the last 2000 years (Pliny the Younger is the oldest) are gathered in this volume, discussing the various aspects of Earth geology. Mountains, Oceans, Rivers, Volcanoes; all have various small essays or excerpts from books illustrating that topic. While some are pure science, there are poems, native Americans describing their relationship with the land, a 12th century description of a Japanese earthquake, and much more. While I can't say it was a page-turner, the articles were definitely thought-provoking.