Customer Reviews
Where science writing should go - By: W. David Woods, 15 Jun 2008 
I've enjoyed this book immensely since I found itin a little shopin Gairloch. Its compelling title drew mein & as soon as I saw Scotland's geology was being discussed with that of the Moon & Mars, I knew Rider was on the right track. At times, Rider leans a bit heavily on the terms & expressions he knows so well from his geology background & gentler guidance for the reader would help get some of the finer points of geology across. I also could have done without the rants about wind farms. They seemed so out of placein such a good book. Nevertheless, Rider ably mixes fine storytelling of a human dimension with the awe of Earth's history & contextin the Solar System.
Well done, Malcolm Rider. Your book is a gem.
Geological writing worthy of the Highlands. - By: S. Kendon, 13 Aug 2007 This excellent book manages to delve deep into the complexities of Scottish geology using lucid explanations of sometimes quite complex science to explain details & principles which are usually either avoided by the dumbing-down demanded by popular science or couchedin terminology so esoteric as to be incomprehensible to the less-than-PhD standard reader. The only book I have read which is truly worthy of its wonderful subject matter & surely compulsory reading for any aspiring geologist, geomorphologist or anyone simply eager to understand something of Britain's most wild & beautiful andscapes.
seriously entertaining book - By: Ronald Turnbull, 14 Jun 2007 Bought this book on the strength of its title & the backup material on its website huttonsarse.com. Not disappointed - it lives up to its title. Not a field guide, & doesn't assume any knowledge of geo-jargon. But serious heavyweight geologyin a lucid, personal, & entertaining style. I gave my copy away to a friend who livesin Wester Ross so now I'm back on Amazon buying another.
