[meteorite-list] Geoff's book

[Notkin]

Dear Walter and Laurence:

Thank you for the kind compliments about my new book.

As some of you know, I have been a writer for many years and my  
published work has focused on meteoritics, paleontology, and the arts.  
While there are a number of excellent reference works on meteorites by  
our late friend Richard Norton and others, until recently there was no  
guide to meteorite hunting. One of the most frequent requests we  
receive as a result of the "Meteorite Men" series is: "I want to look  
for meteorites, how do I start?" My book is an attempt to answer that  
question.

As Walter noted, this is primarily an entry-level work, and you old  
pros will already be familiar with much of its content. To widen the  
appeal, I hired my very talented photographer, Suzanne Morrison to  
take a series of studio photographs to illustrate the characteristics  
of fusion crust, orientation, chondrules, flow lines, regmaglypts,  
etc., and the book is also peppered with numerous photos from both  
seasons of "Meteorite Men," as well as various anecdotes from the road.

Our good friends Nancy and Dr. Larry Lebofsky, late of "Meteorite"  
magazine, did a superb job of editing the book, and I was honored to  
have an introduction written for me by Chris Cokinos, of "The Fallen  
Sky" fame.

"Meteorite Hunting" can be ordered online at:  http://meteoritehunters.tv

If any List members would like their copy signed and/or personalized,  
just let me know and I will be happy to oblige.


Thank you for your interest and best wishes from a grey and blustery  
Tucson,

Geoff N.

www.aerolite.org
www.meteoritemen.com
www.meteoritehunters.tv