Ophiolites, Arcs, and Batholiths

Ophiolites, Arcs, and Batholiths
Author: James Earl Wright
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Total Pages: 582
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0813724384

Wright (geology, U. of Georgia) and Shervais (geology, Utah State U.) edit selections from a symposium titled "Ophiolites, Batholiths, and Regional Geology: A Session in Honor of Cliff Hopson" held at the Cordilleran Section Meeting of The Geological Society of America in 2005. With contributions from geologists and earth scientists from throughout the United States, the title contains separate sections for papers on the topics of ophiolites, arcs, and batholiths. The publication is illustrated in both black-and-white and color, but contains no index.

Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park
Author: Jeffrey P. Schaffer
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2006-06-06
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780899973838

Virtually every single trail in Yosemite National Park is described in this classic guidebook, together with the scenery and natural history found along each trail. View the soaring granite cliffs and waterfalls of Yosemite Valley, or take in the breathtaking vista from Glacier Point. Explore the impressive groves of giant sequoias and hike the spectacular, glacier-carved backcountry. The major trails leading into the park are also described in equal detail—trails in the Emigrant, Hoover, and Ansel Adams wildernesses. Also included is the most up-to-date, topographic map available of Yosemite and vicinity, showing over 1000 miles of trails, all of them personally hiked by the author or his assistant.

The Bible, Rocks and Time

The Bible, Rocks and Time
Author: Davis A. Young
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 511
Release: 2008-08-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830828761

Davis A. Young and Ralph Stearley seek to convince readers of the vast antiquity of the Earth. They point out the flaws of young-Earth creationism and counter the impression by many scientists that all Christians are young-Earth creationists.