Introducing Geomorphology: A Guide to Landforms and Processes (Introducing Earth and Environmental Sciences) Paperback – March 22, 2012

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.

As a geographer and geologist I have a working knowledge of geomorphology. I found this book quite advanced, and rather more than the "Introducing" label suggests. Too advanced for a casual reader. Also, I think the authors have tried to condense a textbook that requires a larger physical format. The numerous photos that accompany the text are far too small, and worse, appear under exposed so that they are in many cases so dark that the subject is indiscernable . Not good. I cannot recommend this as a starter text in this subject area, it is too advanced, and the production leaves a lot to be desired. I bought this unseen online. If I had physically been able to skim through a copy in a bookshop, I wouldn't have bought it.

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 !