"Underground in Arabia." John Pint. Selwa Press; 2012. ISBN
978-097011525-1. 5 by 8 inches, 150 pages. Softbound $14.95 according
to the bar code, but $12.95 according to Amazon; Kindle edition $4.99.
A nice little book of tales about the author's adventures exploring
caves in Saudi Arabia, both well-decorated limestone caves and large
lava tubes with lots of archaeological and paleontological potential.
It is clear that there is a lot more to be discovered underground in
Arabia, but the logistics and officialdom would likely be difficult.
Much of Pint's work was done while he was a consultant to the Saudi
Geological Survey. Local guides are essential, and the interactions
with the locals make for at least as interesting reading as the caving.
The book is clearly meant to be just an entertaining read, which it
is. There are no index, no bibliography, no cave maps, and only
scattered small black-and-white photographs. For a very nice coffee-
table book of color photographs, see Pint's The Desert Caves of Saudi
Arabia, ISBN 1-900988-48-8, still in the Amazon catalog for only a bit
more than twice the price of this new book. An extensive bibliography
is at www.saudicaves.com. The same web site also has a long list of
links to trip reports from the country.—Bill Mixon
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