Best books to learn Geology & Earth's history, in order

Geology clicks when you build it in order: the shape of deep time first, then the machinery of plate tectonics, then rocks, minerals and the landscapes they make. Suddenly every roadcut and mountain tells a story.

Reading paths for geology & earth's history

Read the rocks: how to learn geology

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Popular geology & earth's history books

Annals of the former worldJohn McPhee · 1983

Rocks and Minerals (Smithsonian Handbook)Chris Pellant · 1990

Plate tectonicsNaomi Oreskes · 2002

A short history of nearly everythingBill Bryson · 2003

The ends of the worldPeter Brannen · 2017

The story of EarthRobert M. Hazen