alt Hacker NewsFor people interested in the subject generally I highly recommend John McPhee's anthology "Annals of the Former World." Actually I highly recommend everything John McPhee has written but this is a good start :).
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mclaurin10 • today at 5:36 PM
Second for John McPhee! Also Rising From the Plains.
pengaru • today at 5:42 PM
References to his books should carry a warning - something to the effect of:
"may inspire circuitous road trips involving many stops dangerously examining road-cuts on busy interstate highways"
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I can also recommend: "The Earth: An Intimate History" by Richard Fortey