52 Things You Should Know About Geophysics

I agree with the other reviews. This is a book that focuses mainly in the application of geophysics in the oil and gas industry. If you are looking for a broader perspective, try to look somewhere else. However, it is without doubts an excellent work and worth reading, as long as you have, at least, basic notions of seismic methods and basic maths. This is not necessarily a book you can read while drinking your coffee in the morning without much demand from your brain.

OMG. Matt Hall edited a book? I have to buy this immediately.And I did. And I loved it.Read this book. Read all of Dr. Hall's work. It's seriously weird and wonderful.

This book is full of professional advices for young geophysicists. It is worth reading. I am satisfied and I have already recommended to a friend.

I bought this as a gift for a friend that is a geophysicist, and ended up reading it myself. It's amazing. Each article is short, all the individual topics are engrossing. Highly suggested!

The book is a collection of 1-2 page essays by practicing geophysicists, most of whom work for companies doing oil exploration. There is some general philosophy and advice about developing your career, but mostly it has to do with detailed tips about processing and interpreting seismic data, useful for the kind of geophysicists who read the "Geophysical Corner" column in AAPG Explorer. So if you know about "Geophysical Corner", or are a student expecting to do geophysical work in industry, run out and get this book RIGHT NOW. Otherwise, maybe not. "Geophysics" is a big area, and this book only addresses a small part of it.

I AM A RETIRED GEOPHYSICS TEACHER BUT IF I WAS STILL TEACHING I WOULD MAKE THIS BOOK REQUIRED READING BY MY STUDENTS DR FRANK REVETTA

The collection of essays in this book helps to bridge the gap between geologists and geophysicists. A must read for students of geology and practicing geologists.

Not sure how any geophysicist wouldn't enjoy what is presented in this book. Great insights. I'd love to see another volume

Interesting read, don't expect a lot of in depth technical details. More of a philosophy of professional and academic experience but I found some inserts very interesting, some not so much.

A really valuable collection of advise from the elite in Geophysics to help you on your way to becoming a better more competent Geophysicist. As an OU BSc (Honours) Geosciences student, I have found this a fascinating insight into the real day to day world of Geophysics. The collected experience of many Geophysicists providing pointers and advice; some provide practical "how to", some are more of a mentoring "these are the mistakes I made / have seen" , advising on areas or techniques to pay attention to or things to be aware of when reading other's works or reports. Some advice seems initially unrelated to the world of Geoscience (learn IT programming skills) but the point of this book is to share the many years of collective experience of the authors' of what does/has help/ed them in their work.

I bought this for my daughter. She liked it. She will use it in her job. A good summary book.

Geology students, and anyone in the industry would do well to read this book and check out the website of the guys at Agile Geoscience.

Interesting review.