Comments on: Sand: The Neverending Story — a book review

By: The Angle of Repose « Chewing Words

The Angle of Repose « Chewing Words — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:41:43 +0000

[...] angle of repose. The angle of repose, especially when man is involved, must be carefully managed, Michael Welland tells us (Welland is a professional geologist who knows his stuff. He’s made a practice of [...]

By: Sandeep Patel

Sandeep Patel — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:43:12 +0000

i like sand too.

http://www.blacksandcastle.com

SAND.

By: Sandeep Patel

Sandeep Patel — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:42:27 +0000

i love sand too.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:19:34 +0000

I’ve borrowed it from my university’s library, and it’s quite lovely.

By: Deskcrop #25: Black Sand » Ron Schott's Geology Home Companion Blog

Deskcrop #25: Black Sand » Ron Schott's Geology Home Companion Blog — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:13:13 +0000

[...] Ian Stimpson has been featuring deskcrops of local sandstones, and Brian Romans has reviewed Michael Welland’s new book Sand: The Neverending Story (which just went into my Amazon [...]

By: Esther

Esther — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:30:40 +0000

I actually read Welland’s book back in the fall. I LOVED it!
I do agree that the A-Z bit seemed a bit out of place- it was also my least favorite part, but on the whole I really enjoyed the book. I’m just an (hopeful) archaeologist interested in geology/sedimentology, but this book made me want to be an arenophile!

Looking forward to part II….
(And now I have a new book to look for, ‘Dirt’. thanks for the rec, Matt!)

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:11:14 +0000

I read “Dirt” and it was a resource for my book – thoroughly recommended.

(And thanks, Brian, for this comprehensive and generous review!)

By: BrianR

BrianR — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:52:06 +0000

Matt, I haven’t read ‘Dirt’yet but I did see the author give a talk a few years back about the book and it was fascinating.

By: matt

matt — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:22:32 +0000

Thanks for the review. I saw it at GSA and was curious, but didn’t have time to look into whether it was worth getting. I think I may have to. Have you read the book “Dirt” by Montgomery (sp?)? That’s another good geo book with an excellent narrative.
-m