*Hough, S.E., 2002. Earthshaking Science: What We Know (And Don’t Know) About Earthquakes. Princeton University Press. 238 pp.

Hough’s book, written for general audiences, is outstanding primer on seismology, plate tectonics, and earthquakes.

*Collier, Michael. 1999. A Land In Motion: California’s San Andreas Fault. University of California Press: CA

*Rudwick, Martin J. S. 1997. Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes. University of Chicago Press: IL

As the author states in his Preface, catastrophism is “back in fashion.” This book provides commentary and new translations of Cuvier’s texts.