Essentials of Geology

Author(s): Stephen Marshak

Difference between 5th and 4th editions
Side by side comparison of table of contents helps to figure out the most significant changes.

Key differences between 5th and 4th editions

Period between current and previous editions: 4 years (2016 vs 2012).
The book was first published in 2003.
The Fifth Ed. consists of the same 19 chapters as its predecessor. Some material has been streamlined and upgraded.
Several sections' headings have been restated.
The Fifth Edition of Marshak's text cover currents events, news, and research in geology, including new discoveries from EarthScope science program, findings from the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report.
Coverage of recent earthquakes, typhoons, tsunamis, floods, typhoons and other natural disasters.
More than 50 new animations and videos demonstrating geologic processes.

5th Edition of
Essentials of Geology

eBook, 720 pages

eBook ISBN: 9780393288315
Published by: W. W. Norton & Company, May 01, 2016

Loose Leaf, 575 pages

ISBN-10: 0393601102
ISBN-13: 9780393601107
Published by: W. W. Norton & Company, March 20, 2016

Paperback, 720 pages

ISBN-10: 0393263398
ISBN-13: 9780393263398
Published by: W. W. Norton & Company, February 02, 2016

4th Edition of
Essentials of Geology

Paperback, 648 pages

ISBN-10: 0393919390
ISBN-13: 9780393919394
Published by: W. W. Norton & Company, October 30, 2012

Loose-Leaf Format
Ring-bound, 648 pages

ISBN-10: 0393124320
ISBN-13: 9780393124323
Published by: W.W. Norton & Company, November 2012

3rd Edition of
Essentials of Geology

Paperback, 628 pages

ISBN-10: 0324590024
ISBN-13: 9780393932386
Published by: W. W. Norton & Company, February 27, 2009

Paperback, 776 pages

ISBN-10: 0393196569
ISBN-13: 9780393196566
Published by: W. W. Norton & Company, July 29, 2009