The Earth After Us: What Legacy Will Humans Leave in the Rocks? - Jan Zalasiewicz This book reinforced two ideas that I should have accepted by now: I know more than the average bear about geology,and books should never, never be written entirely in a sans-serif font.

I've been working with earth scientists for ten years, so it would make sense that I know something about the topic. And as an undergrad in Advertising, I had to study typefaces. So both of these ideas should have sunk in by now. I'm glad Zalasiewicz proved them right.

I was especially interested in reading this book because I've heard rumors (don't tell) that this question keeps popping up in oral exams. And now I have a fairly good sense of what the answer might be.

I really appreciated the way in which Zalasiewicz explains how tectonics and climate change work together to affect the Earth's surface. The explanations were very clear without being dumbed-down. It is of course pop science, even with some humor thrown in, but I noted that there were parts that I might not have understood fully if I didn't already have some exposure to the basic principles.

I enjoyed it so much that now I'm going to have to get my own copy. While reading it I kept thinking, "Oh, there's a good question for me to ask of a geodecist (or a stratigrapher, or a atmospheric scientist, etc.)" I want to mark up a copy and then bother my students and faculty with all sorts of questions.

By the way, New Orleans wins, y'all.