Dear Pat, Walter, List;
I second Pat's review, the book could have been three volumes longer
with the adventure it contained. Good old Geoff Notkin is one of the
interesting personalities of our time that is in the book. Many of you
have the Russian sites represented in your meteorite collection and the
site visits help you discover the circumstances of where your specimens
fell and how they were located.
A friend sold me a copy for $5, I got a deal there!
Highly recommended reading, a great addition to any meteorite collectors
library.
Best,
Dave Freeman
Walter Branch wrote:
Hi Pat,
Thanks for the review. It is a great book. I like it just because it is so
non-technical. Nice photos too.
In fact, seeing your post makes me want to re-read it!
-Walter
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Meteorite" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 8:58 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Book Review: _Meteorite Hunter_ by Roy Gallant
Hi All,
I just finished _Meteorite Hunter_ by Roy Gallant
(ISBN 978-0071372244).
This book is not terribly technical, but is a great
read none the less. The book consists mostly of a sort
of travel log of Mr. Gallant's wonderful expeditions
to several remote impact sites in the former USSR
including Tunguska, Sikhote-Alin, Chinge, Pallas,
Tsarev, Popigai and Teleutskoye. The section of
historic and contemporary photos is nicely done.
Mr. Gallant's descriptions of the terrain, the
difficulty of travel in Siberia and the complications
in dealing with the Russian beaurocrasy are riviting.
The only fault that I could find with this book was
that it was not longer!
If you are intrigued with meteoritic field work, you
should find this an enjoyable book.
With Best Regards,
Pat
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