Hello Everyone, I agree with Bob, Find and Falling Star is inspirational. To those new on this list who haven't read it, you need to get a copy. Michael Blood used to sell it. I am not sure if he has any more copies. I see Eric Twelker (http://www.alaska.net/~meteor/)has some for sale for only $25.00. Mike Martinez and Martin Horejsi also sell meteorite books. Maybe they have some copies for sale.
Lets see, someone else also sells meteorite book from time-to-time. Oh, yea - me! But I don't have any for sale so I don't count. I think an underrated but really good (and cheap) meteorite book is Robert Dodd's "Thunderstones and Shooting Stars: The Meaning of Meteorites" I suppose I like so much because it was the first meteorite book I bought and read. Before Norton, this book made me realize that a single meteorite could have undergone igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary process. Written in 1986, it is a bit dated but I find it easier to read than many parts of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites. Someone else mentioned wishing for a collector oriented book. List member Phil Bagnel has written "The meteorite and Tektite Collectors Handbook" which I believe was the second book I read about meteorites. It's an easy to read book that is very collector friendly. Maybe Phil has copies for sale? -Walter ----------------------------------------------- Walter Branch, Ph.D. Branch Meteorites 322 Stephenson Ave., Suite B Savannah, GA 31405 USA www.branchmeteorites.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 9:37 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] METEORITE CONTEST #5 - FREE BOOKS! > Hi Mark, > The best meteorite book I ever read was "Find a Falling Star" by Nininger. It just > got me so caught up in the excitement of meteorites I had to get one of my own. > And it revealed Nininger's shear grit and determination during hard times to make > a life for himself and his family collecting rocks most people ignored. I admire > both his courage and contributions. > The book I'd like to read but remains as yet unwritten is a complete account of > the Sahara/NWA meteorite rush of the 1990s-2000s. The book would have > photographs of nomads, dealers, the kids who drag the magnets through the > Taza strewnfeld and all the stories to go along with them. We are living in a > unique time, and the opportunity to get these stories into writing and pictures > won't come again. > The book I'd like to see Richard Norton write is a biography of meteorite > collectors -- a selection of famous and little-known folks -- complete with lots of > photographs of their favorite pieces, in-depth interviews along with tips on > hunting, displaying and preserving collections and of course, what motivates their > passion for collecting. > Thanks, > Bob King > > > > > Hello Everybody, > > > > It's METEORITE CONTEST #5. FREE METEORITE BOOKS!!! > > > > This summer and fall has me pretty busy and I havent ran a contest lately so......here we go! > > > > What is the best meteorite book you have read? > > > > AND > > > > What is the meteorite book you would like to read? > > > > Just to make it a little harder you cannot answer with either of Richard Norton's books. (Note to anyone interested in meteorites: If you do not have Norton's books, GET THEM, e'nuff said) > > > > For bonus points you can answer.. > > > > "The book I would really like to see Richard Norton write is......" > > > > The Rules: All entries should be e-mailed to the meteorite list. Entries sent only to me will not be counted. I will give out at least 4 free different meteorite or closely related books and pay the shipping. Entries can be in as few or as many words as you like...and just for a stupid rule to > make it a little harder....you can not say the word meteorite or meteorites more then 4 times. E-mail any questions. > > > > Thanks, Mark Bostick "The Big Collector" > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
