Fortey, Richard

This book will appeal to English historians, naturalists, archaeologists, and countryside travelers. Those who dream of traveling or living in the English countryside will be entranced by the detail and thought, while those with little interest in the topic will soon wish to take a trip across the pond to experience these sights for themselves.

Suitable for college students and educated readers, this work is less technical than Paul Selden's Evolution of Fossil Ecosystems or The Rise of Animals by Mikhail A. Fedonkin and others. Readers will come away with an understanding of the immensity of geological time and the volume of fossil-bearing rock throughout the world.

The information presented here will appeal to readers interested in living fossils; recommended with the caveat that images are lacking. [See Prepub Alert, 9/29/11.]