[meteorite-list] METEORITE CONTEST #5 - FREE BOOKS!

From: Walter Branch <branchw_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:00:09 2004
Message-ID: <029e01c231ed$ed7e9020$e2bf5341_at_cc516468a>

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



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Walter Branch, Ph.D.
Branch Meteorites
322 Stephenson Ave., Suite B
Savannah, GA 31405 USA
www.branchmeteorites.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob King" <lakewind_at_infi.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
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"
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Received on Mon 22 Jul 2002 10:09:07 PM PDT